ambilight?

millerman 3732

dose any one her use the lights that you put behind your t.v. ( I don't know what it's really called) like the new phillips plasma screen with ambilight. Dose it make any differance?

















































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Airplay355

I dont really like lights on when I watch movies. If you do, grab a blacklight, doesn't seem to interfere with my movie watching when it's on but there's still enough light for me to see things.

h4ma

try this link, it's a how-to, but the first couple of paragraphs give a insightful look at back lighting.

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-10165_7-6217705-1.html?tag=viddet

Gaara

hfma nice link, never knew cnet knew about backlighting.

I personaly do use a backlight, one of the cinemaquest standard ones, I think it was about $60 when I bought it, and did a world of wonder. I can't say how it affects picture, alot of people claim it makes the picture look more natural, colors better, yada yada, I think it does improve picture slightly, but I'm no expert. What it does do for me is let me play movies with no eye stain, or play games. Before I got it I would get tired of watching a movie around the hour mark, I would sometimes stop and go do something else for a little while. Now I can easily watch a whole movie through, or play games for hours at a time. The main thing for me was in movies changes from dark scenes to light scenes would hurt my eyes. The change isn't as drastic with the backlight.

Jared

millerman 3732

dose t.v. size matter

millerman 3732

Thanks h4ma, might just try that it, won't cost that much either

PolknPepsi

At circuit city I saw one of those new tv sets with the built in back lighting. Weird thing, it brightens and darkens as the picture on the tv changes.

I thought about making my own back lighting by putting a small fluoroscent light maybe a 6" one behind the tv and plug it into a socket so it powers up when everything is turned on. More of an ambience thing.

goingganzo

depends on the tv and what i am watching. for a front projector i like it super dark. the projector has enough light to light the room. in all other i like a little light behind or above the tv

millerman 3732

went and got an 18'' flourecent light with a 5000k bulb I couldn't find the recommended 6500k let you know how it turns out

kberg

I can't seem to find an 18" 6500k fluorescent light (or close to it) at Lowes/Home Depot. All I seem to find are the undercabinet models that connect to a ceiling fixture - not the plug-in kind.

Any suggestions on where I can get one?

millerman 3732

Got the light mounted ,but i think its more of a distraction than any thing else. When the lights are dimmed all the wires and cables are visable with the flourecent light on and the speakers stand out more , which for me takes away from watching the movie because of all the thing your constently finding little things to grip about. Maybe I should just try to dim it down alittle or maybe it just takes some getting use to

h4ma

Have you watched the video on the site I posted, millerman? Make the area of light in the back of your tv smaller using foil.

kberg, i'm in the same boat. I wasn't able to find a portable fluorescent light either.

millerman 3732

got mine at the local wal-mart, it's an 18'' under cabinet mount light with about a 6' cord, but I still can't find a 6000k bulb , only a 5000k