NEXT LEVEL SIM RIG IMMERSION FOR UNDER $300 – Adaptive Ambient Lighting using Phillips Hue Lights

What if you could make the ambient lighting cast on your sim rig and your body match what it should look like in real life?

Real-time Adaptive Ambient Lighting has been something we’ve been wanting to do for a long time but didn’t think was possible.

But a recent video from Sim GP tipped us off to a relatively easy way this can be set up for surprisingly low cost using the Philips Hue system.

Regardless of how your monitors are connected, you can use the Hue Sync Desktop app to control your lights with no need to intercept the video signal from your PC to your monitor.

This brings a whole new level of immersion to the sim racing experience.

So let’s see how it works!

About The Authors

Will

Will Ford operates Boosted Media with his brother Tom and is the on-camera host and technical lead behind the channel’s sim racing hardware reviews.

With a background in electrical engineering, adult education, and automotives, he combines hands-on product evaluation with practical technical analysis and a passion for motorsport and sim racing to explain how sim racing hardware performs in the real world, and is one of the most experienced people on the planet when it comes to reviewing Sim Racing Hardware.
Tom Ford

Tom Ford operates Boosted Media with his brother Will and produces all Boosted Media sim racing videos and written articles. A true motorsport fanatic with a professional background in engineering and media, he works closely with Will across testing and analysis, turning extensive product evaluations into clear, practical reviews and buying advice for sim racers.