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Post by mustangfox302ho on Jan 8, 2015 13:51:33 GMT -5
Awhile back manufacturers where building flat screens with build in back lighting to reduce eye stress and strain in a dark room. Sounds like a great idea anyone have one or bought a kit online and noticed it being worth it?
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Post by KeithL on Jan 8, 2015 14:06:29 GMT -5
I know at least one person who has a TV with that built in - and he hates it (and is very unhappy that it can't be disabled entirely). Whether you find watching a bright screen in a dark room to be pleasant or not seems to be a matter of personal preference. There are definitely all sorts of little "LED strip light" kits you can buy - at quite reasonable prices. The better ones even let you dim them or dial in whatever color you want. Awhile back manufacturers where building flat screens with build in back lighting to reduce eye stress and strain in a dark room. Sounds like a great idea anyone have one or bought a kit online and noticed it being worth it? |
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Post by mustangfox302ho on Jan 8, 2015 17:03:29 GMT -5
The cheap kits where what I was looking at online. Thanks for the reply
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Post by DYohn on Jan 8, 2015 17:26:28 GMT -5
I installed an uplight behind my display with a 10W 6500K CFL, and have it turn on triggered by the preamp. We love it.
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Post by leonski on Mar 15, 2015 1:58:12 GMT -5
I have a small fluorescent tube behind my set to provide a backlight. Bright TV (most are WAY too bright) against 'black' is bad on the eyes.
About 1/2 of all TVs are NOT adjusted by the end user.
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Post by jmilton on Mar 15, 2015 9:10:09 GMT -5
I have a small fluorescent tube behind my set to provide a backlight. Bright TV (most are WAY too bright) against 'black' is bad on the eyes. [ ...except in a darkened movie theater. |
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Post by jlafrenz on Mar 15, 2015 9:46:07 GMT -5
I prefer a lamp off to the side in the back of the room.
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Post by novisnick on Mar 15, 2015 10:44:18 GMT -5
I can blackout my theater and have black sound absorbing curtains behind my TV, I pref blue rope lights on the floor in front of the screen and behind my seated position.
This makes it easy to get ready for a performance, once all are seated I turn off the string of lights between the seats and the screen. String lights behind the seats stay aluminated.
All lights in the room are controlled remotely, so if we deside to have an intermission it's easy to aluminate the room quickly.
Once more popcorn is made, it's time to resume our entertainment,
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Post by leonski on Mar 15, 2015 11:15:09 GMT -5
Lounge,
Movie theater lighting is usually very well done. If you notice, during previews / cartoons / nonsense, the room lights are gradually dimmed. When you enter, at first, you can see VERY well. The lights, except for legally required, are
extinguished as the main feature starts. And don't forget, the screen is HUGE. You'd have to be 6' from a 70" to get the same effect.
It doesnt' take MUCH light at all for the desired effect. One of those 3 watt bathroom 'nightlights' would work fine. Everybody knows how bright THOSE seem at 0300. I keep my TV area dark enough that lights in the kitchen or hall or
even DOWN the hall in either bedroom are distracting.
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Post by RichGuy on Mar 19, 2015 20:47:58 GMT -5
I have two small Black Can Mini Accent Lights one behind each of my front main speakers. They are completely 0-100 percent dimmable and I can completely control them with my systems remote. I think they look great reflecting upward illuminating the wall behind my plasma display and creating excellent back lighting that enhances the picture in a dark room. Here is a pic of one of the lights, they are about 5 1/2" high and 3 3/4" in diameter. I use my Insteon lighting to control them by my remote ON/OFF dim/brighten. The Black Can Mini Accent Lights are from Lamps Plus.  |
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Post by ac2011 on Mar 19, 2015 20:52:47 GMT -5
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Post by bobcel on Mar 19, 2015 21:20:34 GMT -5
I actually bought one of those years ago. Honestly I tried to like it...but in the end I found it more of a distraction than anything. I had my DLP calibrated professionally, added the back light and at least for me, it just was a distraction. I tried to live with it for a month but ultimately just shut it down.
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Post by moovtune on Mar 25, 2015 14:42:55 GMT -5
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Post by cawgijoe on May 16, 2023 8:02:18 GMT -5
I picked up a couple LIFX light strips and placed them on the back of the TV. They work great and are controllable with the LIFX app. In a dark room they definitely help with eye strain. Not sure if they actually make the picture appear any better as is claimed. I have the light output set at 20%, but that can be varied depending on preference. I'm also using a white light set at 5600K. The LIFX has tons of colors, but I haven't really played with them.
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Post by marcl on May 16, 2023 8:10:06 GMT -5
I picked up a couple LIFX light strips and placed them on the back of the TV. They work great and are controllable with the LIFX app. In a dark room they definitely help with eye strain. Not sure if they actually make the picture appear any better as is claimed. I have the light output set at 20%, but that can be varied depending on preference. I'm also using a white light set at 5600K. The LIFX has tons of colors, but I haven't really played with them. It's a good idea! I'm using Philips Hue light strip. The Spears & Munsil test disk has a screen for adjusting the brightness of the bias light. Also important to use a neutral color so it doesn't affect screen color perception. |
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Post by leonski on May 16, 2023 13:29:41 GMT -5
This might actually be worth a survey.
Simple questio at first?
Backlight for TV? Yes........No
Ambiant room light......Dark or 'light'.......??
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Post by ttocs on May 16, 2023 14:11:28 GMT -5
I've been using a Bias Light for quite a while now and love it. In an otherwise totally dark room it's a must for me, can't live without it. Much easier on the eyes, and since the pupils are closed down a bit more with the extra light that isn't falling on the screen it has the illusion of darker blacks in the screen, thus, having the appearance of more contrast.
Mine is the MediaLight Mk2 Series calibrated bias light. Highly recommended!
I got a size long enough to completely encompass the perimeter rear edge of my 85" tv panel.
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Post by leonski on May 16, 2023 15:05:31 GMT -5
I calibrated MY light by buying the shortest fluorescent tube I could find at the home store. Got it in 5500k, IIRC.
It is about 18" long. And lasts for years. Next lamp failure will result in replacement by an LED / dimmable type.....
It is about 10" ot more from the wall, so it is diffuse enough to cover the works.....
Original purpose of what I bought was 'under cabinet'.......
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Post by ttocs on May 16, 2023 15:10:52 GMT -5
Here is a thread started by LCSeminole on this very subject: Bias LightingIt's informative and has videos on the subject also. |
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Post by 405x5 on May 17, 2023 14:22:55 GMT -5
Here is a thread started by LCSeminole on this very subject: Bias LightingIt's informative and has videos on the subject also. I will pay a visit to that thread and see what’s up with this. One of those subjective topics that I never gave a thought to. Perhaps this is why the thread died in 2015 with only a handful of responses. |
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