I want lights behind my tv......

richardvc

Walking the dog the other night I saw someone's tv with the most fantastic lights behind it - multi coloured led variety I guess. Made the room look very cool.

Can anyone tell me how I can get them or do you have to buy a tv with them ?

Any advice / info would be much appreciated !!

Richard

chrisw

I think what you are referring to is the Philips ambilight system. It comes as part of certain Philips TVs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambilight

Pikeyp

Could this be an excuse to drag out the old xmas lights a bit early ... dangle some of those behind your TV?

locky123

You stick the LED strips or bars to the back of the TV. Ikea have LED strips which you can select your colour. I use Apollo LED ambient lighting bars which come with a remote. Not sure where you get them now as several years old. Have a look on Avforums.com or ask there, as that's where I found the Apollo kit.

shown73

Have a look at www.visualchillout.co.uk No connection to me, other than I've been thinking along the same lines. Wouldn't suit everyone, of course, but it doesn't have to, just us! Haven't seen a setup, but pics look good.

Mankysteve

Do you want something like Philips system. If so there are systems out there but usually need a fair bit of processing power. Most use pc/rasberrypi to do the work.

scheming_gypsy

You can use these

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5M-3528-SMD-RGB-300-LEDs-Waterproof-Flexible-Strip-Lighting12V-Receiver-Remote-/281127193249?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Night_Lights_Fairy_Lights&hash=item41747c8aa1

I've got a couple of sets (don't think from that particular seller though) in a lizard viv and a snake viv. I just use them for daylight (white) and night (dimmed blue) but they have multiple colours and can be dimmed by the remote control

sharpy2010

scheming_gypsy wrote: »

You can use these

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5M-3528-SMD-RGB-300-LEDs-Waterproof-Flexible-Strip-Lighting12V-Receiver-Remote-/281127193249?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Night_Lights_Fairy_Lights&hash=item41747c8aa1

I've got a couple of sets (don't think from that particular seller though) in a lizard viv and a snake viv. I just use them for daylight (white) and night (dimmed blue) but they have multiple colours and can be dimmed by the remote control

I'd love to know where to get those wholesale...

Basil1234

sharpy2010 wrote: »

I'd love to know where to get those wholesale...

all come from china then resllers buy them sell them on flea bay

also the better ones are the ones with the built music controller so when music plays lights become like a disco lol

such as this one from hong kong
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5M-SMD-5050-RGB-Led-strip-light-with-music-sound-controller-24-Key-Remote-IP65-/261016893274?pt=US_String_Lights_Fairy_Lights&hash=item3cc5d1b75a

mttylad

Does the TV have a USB socket?
If so pop to poundland - they do a set of USB lights - for a pound lol

Will sow you what a lit up back telly looks like.