Diy Ambilight for TV

Any of you guys done this ?
Used the LED strips and put them on back of tv via usb

Think it might add effect but wondered if it looks tacky lol

Would it look better all around, top/bottom or 2 sides ?
55" TV

Not done it my self but have seen some fantastic results, It all stems from the Phillips range of TV's that have the ambilight feature which is purely for making your Blacks look as black as possible.

If you already have some form of low level lighting in your room behind or near to the rear of the TV then the ambience light is not needed, if you go for it try and get the multicoloured LEDS which will give you a choice as to what makes your Colours on the TV stand out better

Yeah your right about Phillips, a mate of mine had one when they first came out

Would the power from the usb be enough? I dont want them overly bright

Lightberry seem good shame it needs power supply was hoping to not use more plugs
ignore that needs Raspberry PI to run lol , back to the drawing board

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I'm liking that.

That along with a reclining chair and I would be set

Just be careful with the amp's used, make sure you get a very low wattage strip!

5.5v the amps will be very high.

PS I could not even find a 5.5v LED strip???

Where did you see this @Rat

Mick

Tbh Ive looked at loads this evening but here is 1 thats usb powered? Or have I got it wrong @Mick

not used usb powered as mine was plugged into my home theatre power bar.


went for the better option music activatedrumsnly thing i notice adhesive strip can come away

forgot to add my tv is in an enclosure so strip on all 4 sides and is controllable by remote.

Was that USB @Mick or have I got it wrong ?
Would usb even work ?

I need guidence lol

I think USB would work but you would have to find out what the TV's USB 'Draw Power' is as there seems to be loads of different figures bounded about anything from 1.5 to 5v and then in between, And then you have the different USB 1.0,2.0,3.0 that all draw and need different power.

I would say if your going USB style try and get the lowest Power ones you can

Im sure if you can have a hdd running ok an led strip would be just fine on the same port, im going to get a small light aswel looks quite smart

I've ordered a 2M length with usb
I noticed a lot of the longer ones come with mains lead rather than usb, so grabbed this 1 for £20
Will let you know what it's like when it comes

dont forget some photo's of the finished article @Rat

Yes would love to see it finished...

Sorry I missed your question @Rat, to be fair I am not sure anyway regarding the USB, I just now that you need to be careful with how much the LED's pull, I dont think you could use SMD 5050's as they are around 15watts a meter... (roughly 3 amps just for a meter needed by the USB port).

Regards
Mick

I would hope if it's sold with a usb as the connector it would be ok :err:

Well the picture shows them working on a TV
it wont blow my \tv will it ? Im worried now

If your worried about the TV m8 why not use a USB plug adaptor and plug it into a wall socket

Could do @Bronto but I was trying not to use a plug as Ive used all the sockets in the extension lead lol

That reminds me, I grabbed this during the KS funding: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1410893208/ambiled-hd-high-definition-ambient-light/description

I really should get round to fitting it.

I bought a 5m kit for under and over the kitchen cupboards, they are 12v smds (can't find the original specs). They have a remote for changing colours, flashing, strobe. Also dimmable. Can cut too any length and i fitted some alarm cable to bridge a gap from one side of the kitchen to the other.

These give off minimum heat, so i don't think they would cause any damage. Shame there isn't many 5v ones to choose from.

just seen ikea dioder
ready made but 12v, but there is a few hacks for the ikea.

The ones that change colour with the screen are pukka

How can I find out what power the TV's USB can handle ?