Is it possible to buy Philips ambilight strips to put around my TV?

[Deleted member 2457]

As above?

 

[Benedict_Arnold]

Yes. Buy a Phillips TV and they come free. But why anyone would want them is anyone's guess.

Anyway, since Chrimbo is over, you could always pop down to Argos and buy some fairy lights half price...

 

[Gray]

You could use fixed LED strips to light the back wall.

I've used coloured GU10s in a fitting above the TV. They shine down a plain backwall, using RGB you can have any colour, including white. with nice overlaps. (The wall looks better than most of the stuff on TV)

These are what I used (when they cost a fiver each!):

https://www.toolstation.com/search?searchstr=11373%2035733%2090526

This old classic nicely shows the RGB mixing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKJvqEgDBC0

 

[bigboss]

I've attached Philips Hue lightstrips to the backs of my TVs.

 

[Deleted member 2457]

Cheers guys! Very interesting. I like the sound of your idea BB.

 

[Deleted member 2457]

Have you got a link to that BB?

 

[bigboss]

https://www.philips.co.uk/c-p/7190155PH/hue-white-and-color-ambiance-lightstrip-plus

 

[Diamond Joe]

I heard about this product from a colleague, it's called DreamScreen and I think this should do what you want. I've just found out that WHF mentioned it in Feb last year.

 

[Diamond Joe]

https://www.philips.co.uk/c-p/7190155PH/hue-white-and-color-ambiance-lig...

"Limitless possibilities for an extraordinary experience"

Really?

Pure marketing hyperbole, I don't have an issue with the product but the BS the marketing people come up with gets my goat.

 

[bigboss]

https://www.philips.co.uk/c-p/7190155PH/hue-white-and-color-ambiance-lig...

"Limitless possibilities for an extraordinary experience" 

Really? 

Pure marketing hyperbole, I don't have an issue with the product but the BS the marketing people come up with gets my goat. 

They're alluding to the fact that Philips Hue can display 16 million colours. You can set as many scenes you want for different moods.

 

[Deleted member 2457]

Thanks guys.

 

[Alantiggger]

I use a simple £5.00 Asda lamp behind my TV.

 

[Alantiggger]

There's this as well gel : https://www.stuff.tv/news/lightpack-2-philips-ambilight-any-tv

no auto linky ? ^^^

 

[Deleted member 2457]

That’s interesting Al still not available yet I think though. Looking back through the posts I am thinking of BB’s suggestion and now I got my TV sorted I am ready to do something about it. BB do you know how much I would need for my 65-inch TV? Cheers.

 

[Deleted member 2457]

Nope, not sure still.

 

[Deleted member 2457]

I am thinking the lightbulb thing will work and it will be cheap?

 

[Deleted member 2457]

You could use fixed LED strips to light the back wall.

I've used coloured GU10s in a fitting above the TV. They shine down a plain backwall, using RGB you can have any colour, including white. with nice overlaps. (The wall looks better than most of the stuff on TV)

These are what I used (when they cost a fiver each!):

https://www.toolstation.com/search?searchstr=11373%2035733%2090526

This old classic nicely shows the RGB mixing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKJvqEgDBC0

Can I get these lights from anywhere else? Thanks

 

[bigboss]

2 X 2m lightstrip is what you'll need. TBH, it's more of a gimmick. You'll stop using it in a few weeks.

 

[Deleted member 2457]

2 X 2m lightstrip is what you'll need. TBH, it's more of a gimmick. You'll stop using it in a few weeks.

BB I am thinking about the lightbulb thing now instead, I need LED candle bayonet lights though. Any ideas where to get them from?

 

[Deleted member 2457]

BB what about this:

https://www.led-supplier.co.uk/150-led-multi-rainbow-colour-strip-lighting-kit-dimmable-via-remote-control.html

 

[Alantiggger]

Nice wee read here gel https://www.stuff.tv/features/ikea-tradfri-smart-lighting-vs-philips-hue-which-right-you

 

[bigboss]

BB what about this:

https://www.led-supplier.co.uk/150-led-multi-rainbow-colour-strip-lighting-kit-dimmable-via-remote-control.html

I don't know about this one, but I had one from visual chillout. The quality was really poor.

http://visualchillout.co.uk/product/tv-bias-lighting-kit/

 

[Series1boy]

I put led strips on the back of my TV and don’t use them any more

 

[Deleted member 2457]

Nice wee read here gel https://www.stuff.tv/features/ikea-tradfri-smart-lighting-vs-philips-hue...

Cheers Al.

 

[Deleted member 2457]

BB what about this:

http://visualchillout.co.uk/product/tv-bias-lighting-kit/

Cheers BB.