'Backlighting' your TV

[Billargh]

K editing again.

I'm going to get some neon light to backlight my 20" TV with, so should I go for 2x 4" neons or one 12"!?

 

[confused]

I'm presuming you're doing it to make the black tones to look more black, in which case there really isn't going to be anything in it, might be easier with the wiring of the single tube though

 

[Lamp]

Agree. Single tube

 

[Billargh]

I'm presuming you're doing it to make the black tones to look more black, in which case there really isn't going to be anything in it, might be easier with the wiring of the single tube though

That might be it, apparantly they add 'depth' to your viewing experiences. Plus it looks damn good!

 

[- English -]

may i ask what backlighting your tv does? never heard of it before :x

 

[Nate]

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[Chronictank]

i dont quite understand why it has to been those numbers specifically
surely any low light is fine as the whole point is simply to distinguish the tv and the wall :s

Also odnt most modern tv's have a backlight feature built into the tv? or is that soemthing different

 

[Billargh]

i dont quite understand why it has to been those numbers specifically
surely any low light is fine as the whole point is simply to distinguish the tv and the wall :s

Also odnt most modern tv's have a backlight feature built into the tv? or is that soemthing different

If you're on about the 'numbers' (size?) of the lights it's because that's the two sizes a certain website stocks.

And I've never seen a TV like this, must be thinking of something else chron.

 

[Chronictank]

ah no its not like that at all, its a option on the tv menu which says "backlight" i was jsut wondering if it is the same thing, its not from that pic

 

[AngelHeal]

...think philips came with this concept year or 2 ago..

its called.. euh .. 'ambilight' ?