Panasonic TX-P42GT60B

dhill said:
Psycho Sonny, do you know if the Antec bias lighting for hdtv kit is any good/up to the job at all? http://www.antec.com/soundscience/hdtv-bias-lighting.php
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yeah that's a really good kit, in hindsight i would have bought that one as it switches on and off with the TV (powered by USB), but that is due to me having too many plugs running off lots of extensions.

a downside is that it will also be on during daytime.

i mainly use my BIAS lighting at night and i have a little remote which i use to turn it on or off and increase or decrease the light, basically only 3 buttons on this tiny remote the same size as a car fob.

another downside is that you cannot dim it i think of that antec setup, say if you think it's too bright, but again i keep mine on full power anyway and never dim mine so not really something i would use, but some people do.

look at this post

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=24033359&postcount=59


show's you exactly what i'm talking about

at the end of the day it's all about having a nice spread of light around the back of the tv.

some people use bulbs and lamps, others use tubes, most use LED's either in a kit like the antec (argos sell a kit as well for cheap), or one off ebay.


a lot of people buy coloured options, but coloured light reduces PQ, it's also weird imo having say a bright green, red or blue background constantly, therefore white is the best and the closer to daylight the better.

some people spend £100's of pounds on BIAS lighting kits too, imo that is overkill, my kit cost £25 and does a brilliant job imo.

have a look at all the different solutions and just choose one which suits you, there is no wrong way to do it so long as it's a white light and a decent enough uniform spread around the back of the tv.
 
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That's my only concern with the Antec kit, whether it will provide a decent enough uniform spread of light around the back of the tv or not :/

Oh by the way Psycho Sonny, the Antec kit comes with an on/off switch ;)
 
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Well I've ordered the Antec HDTV kit, hope it provides enough of a uniform light spread around the back of the tv. Time will tell.

Will have to get some on and off pics to post up at the weekend :)
 
LEDS are quite far spread apart, on my strip theres hundreds of them.

theres a small gap between them, unlike yours.

therefore I hope it gives a powerful enough effect like mine does.
 
Psycho Sonny said:
LEDS are quite far spread apart, on my strip theres hundreds of them.

theres a small gap between them, unlike yours.

therefore I hope it gives a powerful enough effect like mine does.
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That's my own concern as well...nothing ventured, nothing gained though. Only time will tell :/
 
dabotsonline said:
dhill, how are you getting on with the Antec / soundscience HDTV Bias Lighting?

http://www.antec.com/soundscience/hdtv-bias-lighting.php

http://www.antec.com/soundscience/pdf/HDTV_Bias_Lighting/HDTV bias lighting flyer_EN.pdf

http://www.antec.com/soundscience/pdf/HDTV_Bias_Lighting/Sku sheet_HDTV bias_lighting.pdf
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i had to bin my setup after the PSU exploded, didn't trust it, I now use this kit and it's inferior brightness wise but it does the job. If you have a 42" tv one kit should be fine, 50" or larger then buy 2 of them.
 
dhill, you do realise the GT60 comes with 2 pairs of glasses, right?

The GT60 is such a good TV, I'm actually surprised you managed to find one still! I spent ages deciding between the ST60 and the GT60 just after Christmas, only to find out that they were both sold out everywhere. With all the news about production stopping I nearly went into a mild panic trying to find one in London! :p

It's such a good TV though. I chose the GT60 over the ST60 because it has more calibration options, less input lag and also you can record to USB too. Plus it just looks more expensive in comparison :p
 
Scam said:
dhill, you do realise the GT60 comes with 2 pairs of glasses, right?

The GT60 is such a good TV, I'm actually surprised you managed to find one still! I spent ages deciding between the ST60 and the GT60 just after Christmas, only to find out that they were both sold out everywhere. With all the news about production stopping I nearly went into a mild panic trying to find one in London! :p

It's such a good TV though. I chose the GT60 over the ST60 because it has more calibration options, less input lag and also you can record to USB too. Plus it just looks more expensive in comparison :p
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Check the Thread date ;)
 
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