Lights at the rear of the TV

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Hi all looking at putting some lights at rear of my 42" tv have no idea where to start could you be so kind as to help me out, are they same as the lights you put in the case of pc if so how do you power them?
 
cold cathode tubes are what they use in pc's. you can probably get kits that plug straight into the mains with the inverder for it built it. :) or could look for led strips, just a long bit of plastic with lots of led's along it, again probably just get a power adapter and plug it into the mains :)

i also will be doing this once i get my cabinet :)
 
google is ya friend :)

just make sure it comes with something so you can plug it into the mains ;)
 
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avforums powerbuy section! Apollo lights are what you want. They have a small button packed remote and can be programmed into you Logitech all in one remote if you have one. Full RGB too so you can get pretty much any colour you want, and about 5+ presets too!

Plus if you use a white light it will improve the bperceived blacks. Something to do with tricking the eyes.

Here is the kit when I first got it:
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Mounted shot (not great focus)
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One from earlier this year
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Ikea have pretty much the same set, different colours etc, i have them on my pana plasma, look the dogs, 50 squid
 
Been thinking of getting these lights but a couple of questions

Do you guys have them on when watching a Film / TV

Do they improve the picture and are certain colours better than others

Are they worth £50

Thanks Dutch

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ad have you got a link to the av forums one? atm ive just got 2 small lamps behind the TV but it's not ideal:

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Too yellow for a start!

Cheers

Tom.
 
oh ***** as ya likey tom lol old DIY lol 2 ikea lights behind the brilliant panasonic plasma, i may nick the 2 lamps around the house when mine arrives:p


rG-tom said:
ad have you got a link to the av forums one? atm ive just got 2 small lamps behind the TV but it's not ideal:

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Too yellow for a start!

Cheers

Tom.
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Ikea set is called Dioder, either plain white or multi colour. I run a set on my tv and it makes such a difference to the viewing (far more than I thought it would!)

:)
 
ZG002 said:
Do they make that much difference though? If so how?
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I prefer watching films with the lights off, and the backlight around the tv seems to make the blacks look better, and also softens the burn on your eyes. Really hard to explain though!

Looking at the specs the avforums kit beats the pants off the ikea set, bit more expensive though. Horses for courses (and if I had known about the avforums one 3 months ago I would have bought that instead)

:)

Sam
 
Ah right, get it now. Thanks mate :). May have to invest in a set when I get a bigger and better tv.
 
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