Does anyone have this applied on their tvs? It's basically a backlight for your tv that is supposed to enhance the picture. anyone wanna post up some pix....

http://www.cinemaquestinc.com/ideal_lumesb.htm

 

Interesting. No, I don't, but might consider it in the future.

 

I never watch in total darkness. If I did I have a Olivia 27" Lcd and it has a back lite. It may not have been their intension but, the back side has a cast onto the back and side wall. Really noteable when the picture goes dark or the scene is dark.

I have seen the back lite thing in action and it seems to work well. I think mitsubishi has a tv with a built in back lite.

 

I usually watch movies in complete darkness. I've heard nothing but good things about bias lighting and Cinema Quest.

 

philips has this ambient light deal, but other than that i dont think any other manufacturers do...and i watch most my movies in complete darkness. I'm probably gonna order it within the next few weeks and see how it goes. The guys over at AVS are saying it does help with black levels and eye strain

 

I really does help when watching in the dark. It gets rid of a lot of the strain your eyes go through when bright scenes come on suddenly. It also helps you see in the dark if you get up I used a little 5-10 watt bulb behind the set.

I don't have it setup in my house; but I did in my apartment behind my 65"; I use the recessed lighting we have now.

 

So this is just white light? Or is it like the ambient light that changes color?

 

bias lighting helps the most if you have a neutral colored wall (notice the wall in the picture is gray). if your wall has alot of color, it can actually cause some color distortion.

 

It recommended that you get 6500K light (a 100W bulb, for instance is about 2700-2800K).

I purchased a Cinemaquest Ideal-Lume, and it makes a big difference, although I need to recalibrate with the bias lighting on.

 

I have a 42'' Philips tv with the ambient lighting. They have some videos on youtube of it.. I dont use it much though.

 

I rigged some cheapo fluorescents behind my low TV bench and yeah it helps. Unfortunately, I have medium chocolate brown walls, so the light ends up looking a bit yellowish, although it still helps when watching TV. Probably would be better with high quality lights, but I just kinda wanted to see if I could DIY it...

 

Most pro-monitors in my industry made by sony and panasonic have the image framed in a 18% grey (skin tone.) And when you look at them they were designed to have a small amount of tungsten light spill on them.

Your eyes will overcompensate for certain colors in total darkness.

 

Having never calibrated a TV with a colorimiter, what is a typical target white point? From my experience with caibrating computer monitors for photo work, a 6500K light source seems like it would potentially be overly blue.

 

An ISF calibration will get your display as close to 6500K as possible. And the 6500K is the SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers) standard for bias lighting.