LiquidFX 135 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 (edited) I made these videos a few weeks ago showing off what Hyperion does with the backlighting. Total cost to setup everything was about $120 and it was well worth it, even the wife agrees. Its something you become immersed in and when its off you know something is not right with your viewing experience. Hyperion - Forum (hyperion-project.org)Amazon Parts List Edited December 11, 2020 by LiquidFX 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceboy 2484 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 yep had this with a lightberry https://lightberry.eu/ for a few years now. also using hyperion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidFX 135 Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share Posted December 11, 2020 I had looked into Lightberry but they didnt seem to be in business anymore so I had to make my own. This also works with 4k so that was a big plus. How do you like Lightberry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenkethBoy 2063 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 any particular post(s) on their forum that has instructions or what you did to get it to work - rather than wading through loads of posts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sooty234 266 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 I recently trashed my DreamScreen. It was causing artifacts. This looks interesting. I may give this a whirl, at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidFX 135 Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share Posted December 11, 2020 5 hours ago, PenkethBoy said: any particular post(s) on their forum that has instructions or what you did to get it to work - rather than wading through loads of posts? I went with Youtube, this is the video I watched for the setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidFX 135 Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share Posted December 11, 2020 2 hours ago, sooty234 said: I recently trashed my DreamScreen. It was causing artifacts. This looks interesting. I may give this a whirl, at some point. I had seen DreamScreen but never got it because of the support issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sooty234 266 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 I think I like this guy's approach. https://www.hyperion-project.org/threads/simple-setup-x86-two-wled.10934/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sooty234 266 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 3 hours ago, LiquidFX said: I had seen DreamScreen but never got it because of the support issues. They when out of business. It worked well, for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidFX 135 Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 I'm so glad I finally done mine, and watching the fluid video that guy had showing his looks awesome as hell, thats how I sold my wife on the idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sooty234 266 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 I think I just discovered some setups that run on Windows and uses screencapture rather than an HDMI. I use an HTPC, so that would be so much better than compromising the HDMI signal. I need to research a little more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sooty234 266 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 There are some good options. https://www.hackster.io/news/this-diy-behind-monitor-ambient-lighting-looks-great-reduces-eye-strain-41a8b5d1d460 Lightpack appears to be a complete system. And it looks like they are right here in the bay area. Here's one for you Britishers http://www.ambiledhd.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidFX 135 Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 I looked at the lightpack but never got a response from them when asking about the UHD version. So many of these companies are small and don't have great support, if any, and don't last very long. DreamScreen was around for several years, I was waiting on the 4k unit but I was seeing issues with their support around the time they released them. Going with any form of the Hyperion setup seems to the be the best, they have a great support base and an active community. There's already been 2 updates since I set mine up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sooty234 266 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 You can still use their software, it would appear. I like that they have a Windows version. That first link I provided points to it. It's Prismatik. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sooty234 266 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Looks like I would need a 20A transformer. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XK2DDW4/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=AA0YO4F2UD50F&psc=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidFX 135 Posted December 13, 2020 Author Share Posted December 13, 2020 1 hour ago, sooty234 said: Looks like I would need a 20A transformer. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XK2DDW4/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=AA0YO4F2UD50F&psc=1 I'm running 226 LEDs and have a 15amp power supply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sooty234 266 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 7 minutes ago, LiquidFX said: I'm running 226 LEDs and have a 15amp power supply I think I'd need something like 270, depending on where I'd attach them. Apparently it's 0.06 amps per LED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidFX 135 Posted December 13, 2020 Author Share Posted December 13, 2020 Mines only a 55" TV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sooty234 266 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 I have a 65". I think this will be a new year's project. A little fabrication will be needed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmack3000 84 Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 How does this look for images wider than 16:9? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidFX 135 Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 On 3/15/2021 at 2:07 PM, Bigmack3000 said: How does this look for images wider than 16:9? The LED's can be setup based on the size of the display and receives the image from the source so I imagine it would look the same. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmack3000 84 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Does it break the immersion to have color around the screen, but black strips in between? Or on the sides for full screen films? I'm looking into setting this up, but I've realized a lot of what I watch may not fill the screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidFX 135 Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 For me it doesn't, you focus on the screen so the lights just kind of extend the feel a bit but you don't focus on them. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceboy 2484 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 yep, the same 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnyGreek4 0 Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 (edited) Yes, the minimum glow for dark areas is adjustable. There is a delay setting (some sort of averaging is likely) of the backlight. I had Ambilight backlighting for TV (DreamScreen) and I was even glad that I spent a lot of money, until I saw on github how guys did everything with their own hands. They bought a simple ice strip with bulbs https://www.vont.com/product/smart-strip-lights-led-strip-lights/ and installed it through a converter. There's no control over the degree of blurring of the picture and the complexity of having to switch the HDR. But it's not a lot of money to get the same effect. Edited April 30, 2022 by JohnyGreek4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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