TV with ambilight, anyone has one?

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  • Paul&John
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    • Aug 2005
    • 8619

    #1

    TV with ambilight, anyone has one?

    Hi!

    I'm planning to ditch my full HD TV and get a 4K capable next years, is ambilight worth the extra money?
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    • Nov 2015
    • 1416

    #2
    What is an Ambilight?

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    • Paul&John
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      • Aug 2005
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      #3
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      • Choopa Phil
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        • Apr 2009
        • 3965

        #4
        Probably not all that great unless you watch TV in the dark only. Seems gimmicy to me. That and I would never buy a Philips TV.
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        • CurrentlySober
          Too lazy to wipe my ass
          • Aug 2002
          • 38955

          #5
          if it doesn't fit up inside my bottom... then i'm simply NOT interested....


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          • Paul&John
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            • Aug 2005
            • 8619

            #6
            My preferred brand for TVs ATM is Samsung, however I'm pretty sure I can live with an other one too
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            • Choopa Phil
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              • Apr 2009
              • 3965

              #7
              Honestly if you're asking if its worth it, its because you don't see the value in it yourself. Stick with a better brand TV without the gimmics
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              • $money$
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                • Nov 2015
                • 1416

                #8
                It would be alright "Sometimes" can you turn it off?

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                • 2MuchMark
                  Mark of 2Much.net
                  • Aug 2004
                  • 50938

                  #9
                  Don't do it. You pay a lot of money for something that you can do yourself. Do this: Shop around for the best TV in your price range (Best picture, etc). Then go to the hardware store and buy those ribbon LED's. They cost less than $30 for a small set and you can install them yourself. Get one that has a remote control and that lets you change colors, dim etc.

                  It won't change colors with the picture, but it doesn't matter. The ambient light looks great at any color, and color changing with the picture is distracting anyway. The reason you want ambient light is to make the TV easier on your eyes when watching it in a dark room. The "wide" light it casts on the wall behind the TV softens the harshness of the TV light itself.

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                  • Paul&John
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                    • Aug 2005
                    • 8619

                    #10
                    Originally posted by MarkPrince
                    Don't do it. You pay a lot of money for something that you can do yourself. Do this: Shop around for the best TV in your price range (Best picture, etc). Then go to the hardware store and buy those ribbon LED's. They cost less than $30 for a small set and you can install them yourself. Get one that has a remote control and that lets you change colors, dim etc.

                    It won't change colors with the picture, but it doesn't matter. The ambient light looks great at any color, and color changing with the picture is distracting anyway. The reason you want ambient light is to make the TV easier on your eyes when watching it in a dark room. The "wide" light it casts on the wall behind the TV softens the harshness of the TV light itself.
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                    • bronco67
                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                      • Dec 2006
                      • 29026

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Paul&John
                      As someone who has been known to put electrical tape over LED lights because they distract me when watching a movie, I would say a big "hell fucking no" to this bullshit.

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                      • bronco67
                        Too lazy to set a custom title
                        • Dec 2006
                        • 29026

                        #12
                        I'm in the market for a 70 inch TV, and have been doing a lot of research. I keep reading over and over that 4K is not a worthwhile investment at this time. Nor is 3D.

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                        • SBJ
                          So Fucking Fabulous
                          • Apr 2003
                          • 11377

                          #13
                          Originally posted by bronco67
                          As someone who has been known to put electrical tape over LED lights because they distract me when watching a movie, I would say a big "hell fucking no" to this bullshit.
                          this is how I feel and my receiver has a display dimming feature that I love watching movies in the dark.

                          I wished I held off a year on buying a nice tv cause the 4k tvs have really come down. Last Nov I bought a 55" Samsung 1080P 3D tv that was on sale for the same price as the non 3D one $1,100. This year you can pick up a decent 4k for the same price. Maybe next year I'll upgrade but my current tv is too new and the picture is too good to just throw it away or sell it for a few hundred..

                          But I would never buy or use this Ambilight. I like colored leds lining the ceiling in theater rooms but not to where they take your eyes off the tv

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                          • bronco67
                            Too lazy to set a custom title
                            • Dec 2006
                            • 29026

                            #14
                            Why Ultra HD 4K TVs are still stupid - CNET

                            I definitely agree that with double the pixels, you'll see a difference if you get right in front of the screen, but that's not how you watch a movie. There will be no discernible difference at proper viewing distance depending on the screen size.

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                            • brassmonkey
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                              • Sep 2005
                              • 77390

                              #15
                              Originally posted by CurrentlySober
                              if it doesn't fit up inside my bottom... then i'm simply NOT interested....
                              get a nite light! be careful you don't break the bulb in your ass!!!
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