Ambient light options?

themuskr
themuskr Posts: 149
edited February 2010 in Electronics
Hey all, I was just wondering if there are any cool ways to create some ambient light around my TV. i have seen some behind tv lighting systems, but i was just wondering what others have done.

Sorry if this is in the wrong forum.

thanks-
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  • adabro
    adabro Posts: 212
    edited February 2010
    Ikea has Dioder LEDs that look good - check out DH4645's set up in the system showcase...
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,537
    edited February 2010
    I use a Cinema Quest "Ideal Lume" 6500 kelvin lamp. Makes quite a difference, especially at night.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited February 2010
    A blacklight on either side has always done the trick for me.

    I've also got a blacklight mounted behind each of my speakers. Makes for some great ambiance, when mixed with my numerous posters.
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,615
    edited February 2010
    For some reason, I am hearing **** music in my mind reading this. :D
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  • kuntasensei
    kuntasensei Posts: 3,263
    edited February 2010
    I had an Idealume behind my old RPTV, but it didn't work well with my projector screen when I stepped up. I snagged a couple of little LED accent lights from Home Depot and stuck them to the back of my armoires with double-sided tape so that they light up the walls to the sides of the screen. Works quite well, and was cheap.
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  • grif32
    grif32 Posts: 267
    edited February 2010
    These are pretty slick

    http://www.amazon.com/Cyron-LED-Lighting-Pack-System/dp/B000V1NW7G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1265761415&sr=8-1
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,246
    edited February 2010
    steveinaz wrote: »
    I use a Cinema Quest "Ideal Lume" 6500 kelvin lamp. Makes quite a difference, especially at night.

    That would be the best bet. I am going to google that one now...
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  • superjunior
    superjunior Posts: 1,632
    edited February 2010
    pics? there's some good ideas here
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  • themuskr
    themuskr Posts: 149
    edited February 2010
    Wow thanks for all the responses! pic would be great. lots of good ideas!
    2 Mirage OMD-5's (burled Maple)
    1 Mirage OMD-C1
    4 Mirage nanosat MX
    Mirage MM-6
    Def Tech Prosub 100
    Pioneer Elite vsx-40
    BJC cable
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  • themuskr
    themuskr Posts: 149
    edited February 2010
    FYI heres a ink to the Ideal lume

    http://www.cinemaquestinc.com/ideal_lumesb.htm#Standard
    2 Mirage OMD-5's (burled Maple)
    1 Mirage OMD-C1
    4 Mirage nanosat MX
    Mirage MM-6
    Def Tech Prosub 100
    Pioneer Elite vsx-40
    BJC cable
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  • themuskr
    themuskr Posts: 149
    edited February 2010
    I am also looking to the Ikea model thats a little cheaper

    http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50119407
    2 Mirage OMD-5's (burled Maple)
    1 Mirage OMD-C1
    4 Mirage nanosat MX
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    BJC cable
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  • themuskr
    themuskr Posts: 149
    edited February 2010
    Any other suggestions or pics?
    2 Mirage OMD-5's (burled Maple)
    1 Mirage OMD-C1
    4 Mirage nanosat MX
    Mirage MM-6
    Def Tech Prosub 100
    Pioneer Elite vsx-40
    BJC cable
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  • themuskr
    themuskr Posts: 149
    edited February 2010
    ttt.
    2 Mirage OMD-5's (burled Maple)
    1 Mirage OMD-C1
    4 Mirage nanosat MX
    Mirage MM-6
    Def Tech Prosub 100
    Pioneer Elite vsx-40
    BJC cable
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited February 2010
    Honestly? I just put a rope light behind there. Does the trick. It may have a low-ish WAF, though.



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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,537
    edited February 2010
    LED's are too blue in color to be accurate bias lighting. Ideally, you want 6500k color temp bulbs, and a neutral background behind the TV.
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited February 2010
    Ghetto ambilight:
    Buy a cheap LCD 5-7" panel off ebay and feed it the same signal as the TV is getting. Put some kind of diffuser over it, so you don't get distracting motion going on (ie wax paper, smoked glass, etc). Prop it behind the TV facing the wall. Changes color in sync w/ the TV. Did this at my old place w/ a 50" LCD projection & it worked pretty well.

    The main problem with the ghetto-ambi was that it transitioned as fast as the signal transitioned, so a sudden change to a dark screen and it'd be gone. Ambilight is more averaged and smoothly transitions from one scene to the next.

    I'm sure that one could find a video processor for cheap that'd give you the same end result (only has to be NTSC and doesn't matter if it totally fuzzes up the signal), but I never got around to sorting that out.

    Other ideas here:
    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=70209
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,537
    edited February 2010
    The Cinemaquest Ideal Lume is only $59 bucks, and comes with a spare lamp.
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