Bias Lighting (Ambient Backlighting) as Fast As Possible

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Bias Lighting (Ambient Backlighting) as Fast As Possible

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Bias lighting - you know, the lighting you put behind your display - not only looks cool, but also has practical benefits!
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@kaileeinatree 6 жыл бұрын

ARRGEEEBEEEEEE -Linus 2017

@Fred_Costa 6 жыл бұрын

He forgot to talk about those that you connect to your HDMI cable and are responsive to the colours on your screen. Those are the real deal.

@sharifsircar 6 жыл бұрын

Won't you even need a HDMI hub to duplicate the same signal for it to work

@Ellis2525 6 жыл бұрын

can you give me the name of those? Ive seen pics and vids of them, just don't know what they're called.

@Razz_Putitin 6 жыл бұрын

Link or name would be awesome

@LoopyLucy95 6 жыл бұрын

Yup, can't find any either.

@tacoengineer6660 6 жыл бұрын

3ll1s There is one called Ambilight

@Flutters_Shygal 6 жыл бұрын

I actually use a standard desk lamp that points behind my monitors, onto the white wall. It's the same effect.

@citizenclown 5 жыл бұрын

@Cthulhu Almost, until you want a subtle colored option. But i guess if you like swapping bulbs you could do that.

@SVB089 5 жыл бұрын

I use my phones light

@ssrini2002 4 жыл бұрын

Genius

@elevensnotebook 6 жыл бұрын

BIAS LIGHTING? more like A REASON TO BUY MORE R!G!B! RGB! RGB!

@sharifsircar 6 жыл бұрын

Duck 🦆, you need to calm down

@Ben.N 6 жыл бұрын

EMOJISS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@csgas0 6 жыл бұрын

LESS IS MORE? FUCK THAT MORE RGB IS MORE RGB!!!! RGB RGB RGBBBBB

@JJMza 6 жыл бұрын

word.

@sarahbingham1133 6 жыл бұрын

CMYK! ;-D Jk RGB! RGB!

@JackLe1127 6 жыл бұрын

KNAWLEDGE

@kiwi6277 6 жыл бұрын

KNAWLEDGE

@janmacgregor5131 6 жыл бұрын

KNAWLEDGE

@janmacgregor5131 6 жыл бұрын

wait fuck you guys are done doing this

@SuperNovaHeights_ 6 жыл бұрын

Jack Le Knowledge* Your grammar could do with a little work.

@janmacgregor5131 6 жыл бұрын

/r/wooosh

@stopfidgetting 6 жыл бұрын

I'm sad you didn't mention reactive bias lighting. Especially since it's the video thumbnail.

@osimmac 6 жыл бұрын

thats too advanced/deep of a topic for tech quickie to cover, the research is so superficial you could learn infinitely more just by googling it and clicking on a few links.

@HomeAutomationX 6 жыл бұрын

You could do this with Philips Hue LED Lighting.

@HomeAutomationX 6 жыл бұрын

If you're gaming, you could also have them trigger and flash as the noise increases like explosions.

@Divisiondoorway 6 жыл бұрын

Those are wayyy more expensive

@HomeAutomationX 6 жыл бұрын

Divisiondoorway True definitely not cheap. I have them in my living room / family room. It's a case of you get what you pay for.

@RDMracer 6 жыл бұрын

Might as well just buy an ambilight tv...

@osimmac 6 жыл бұрын

yeah i want lightbulbs that can be hacked from the internet sounds great m8

@2minutestotwelve388 6 жыл бұрын

This was very illuminating, thanks for the bright idea, hope too see you soon, with a better view,

@AK90 6 жыл бұрын

Ive had ambient lighting for years lol. It really does help with the eye strain. I can easily spend 12h gaming with no problems :D

@KittySYT 6 жыл бұрын

My HP monitor has an ambiance feature; it also saves energy, and has a little light under the screen for keyboard. 🌚

@ihateoutube 6 жыл бұрын

Kitty S what model?

@KittySYT 6 жыл бұрын

John Hurst HP w2558hc. It was around 500 5-6 years ago when I bought it, and it still rocks! 😁

@nathraxx 6 жыл бұрын

That is sooooo dope :0 I'm officially a jar of jelly!

@pixelvirus2669 6 жыл бұрын

Why do you need light for keyboard when you have RGB keyboards? But it is still dope!

@KittySYT 6 жыл бұрын

PixelVirus It's not just for the keyboard, but also for reading/work while you're using the computer late nights... 🤤

@encryptedmaze 6 жыл бұрын

What about one of these that continues the picture on your screen? Like it computers from the pixels around the edges of your screen the average colors and displays it.

@dusnoki 6 жыл бұрын

I built one of those for around 10$. You have a video on my channel :)

@daniellee6912 6 жыл бұрын

MazeOfEncryption I think they are really distracting and stupid overall, I would rather buy one of those rbg strips that come with a remote and tape it to the back of my monitor

@fluffyjello 6 жыл бұрын

That Razer whatever-the-project-name-is projector thing?

@DumbSloth87 6 жыл бұрын

that_fluffy_jello no, he's talking about something like Philips Ambilight TVs (are those still a thing?).

@Erowens98 6 жыл бұрын

I personally feel they make the image seem more vibrant and make my eyes less strained. Especially if your monitor is Vesa mounted to the wall the effect is amazing for movies and games.

@Halterung01 6 жыл бұрын

How could you do this episode without even mentioning Philips Ambilight?

@osimmac 6 жыл бұрын

because tech quickie research consists of seeing it on youtube or 4chan and googling it once, then they throw it in a script and record it.

@WiseWik 6 жыл бұрын

Scrolled too far for this

@RePeLSTeeLTJe-- 6 жыл бұрын

AMBX AMBX AMBX!!!!!!!

@franktg632 6 жыл бұрын

dp vn03 yahh

@pasta0328 6 жыл бұрын

This is kind of like Ambient Lighting (might have been branded as Ambilight?) that used to come with Philips plasma TVs. It was an interesting feature that you’d think is kind of dumb, but it was actually really cool.

@sogerc1 2 жыл бұрын

I've been doing this with various USB leds for like 10 years, didn't even realize this was a thing, it just was more pleasant to watch the monitor this way.

@HotRodHippie 6 жыл бұрын

We had a Phillips TV a decade ago that had built in ambient/bias lighting. It changed colors to whatever was the dominant color on the screen on the time. I loved it.

@alfredlindquist3046 6 жыл бұрын

BIAS LIGHTING!? Comrades, we have finally reached our goals ))))

@Hyperus 6 жыл бұрын

alfred lindquist ))))))

@scra7chy2008 6 жыл бұрын

100% first world probs

@georgigoranov3552 3 жыл бұрын

Protip: You can imitate this effect with your phone by using the flashlight

@williamwhite5792 6 жыл бұрын

Okay but is it RGB

@androiduberalles 6 жыл бұрын

William White yes

@williamwhite5792 6 жыл бұрын

Guys that doesn’t answer my question. RGB? Or not? It’s not that difficult

@SywnWoW 6 жыл бұрын

William White ...

@williamwhite5792 6 жыл бұрын

The jokes going right over yalls head.

@SE_Lin 6 жыл бұрын

+Gord Mosset Whoosh.

@Black70Fastback 6 жыл бұрын

i have bias lighting behind my TV. well worth it. it doesn't take much i just used a cheap clamp light with a 6500k bulb and surge protector that has some of the outlets turn on automatically when whatever is plugged into the "master" outlet is turned on. so my clamp light comes on by itself when the TV is powered on. highly recommend it

@Danielevans2 6 жыл бұрын

THAT WAS SUCH A GOOD EPISODE!! often there's so many chringy INDUENDO crap in these videos. but this was genuinely so good to see something clean yet really entertaining

@cheatermaster100 6 жыл бұрын

Note that for oled displays Bias lighting does not enhance contrast. but it still reduces eye strains

@vgenisis 6 жыл бұрын

Imagine getting your backlighting to reflect directional damage indicators in multiplayer games.

@Black70Fastback 6 жыл бұрын

@zORg_alex 6 жыл бұрын

For a year or more I've been turning my table lamp to light the wall behind my laptop. And now I realize that it's called bias lighting. Whatever you know. Awesome! now I know why I'm doing this, It's actually helps my eyes.

@nedis4 6 жыл бұрын

Philips figured it out ages ago with Ambilight. And I love it.

@soukkhanhsila134 6 жыл бұрын

I got a dreamscreen set up on my entertainment center. It was expensive but it destroys those boring RGB back lighting. The dreamscreen lighting is dynamic to the picture on the screen.

@RnRollie 6 жыл бұрын

Bias light.. a variant on the "tv bad for eyes, you should put a candle or table lamp on top (left/right side) on it" urban legend, which has sold bazillions of table lamps since the '50s :)

@stayprofessional2453 6 жыл бұрын

Had to turn off notifications for Techquickie, it doesn't deserve it anymore

@EminoMeneko 6 жыл бұрын

I added a LED behind my screen exactly for the 1st reason of eye fatigue. I also added a switch for it is connected to an USB port behind my screen and unpluging/replugging to avoid it being used when not needed.

@eimya 6 жыл бұрын

Linus is The Best of All 😊

@Kaelygon 6 жыл бұрын

I bought RGB ram because it was 6€ cheaper with same speed and CL.

@YoloMonstaaa 6 жыл бұрын

Justcampus can you buy me some? Please? :)

@unnAMDable 6 жыл бұрын

bias lighting is a god sent I just placed a cheap lamp behind my display + a 6.5k bulb and it was *very helpful*

@jai5176 6 жыл бұрын

It's nice to see the old thumbnail

@pirolysis 6 жыл бұрын

Yep. Linus is reading my thoughts. I've been googling this shit for the past week.

@jordanwright7660 6 жыл бұрын

TPS Reports - I see what you did there ;)

@dnzssrl 6 жыл бұрын

Hey I'm early. You get it.... *Techquickie intro.*

@Roxor128 6 жыл бұрын

I wonder if you could integrate the RGB bias lighting with F.lux so it matches the adjustments to the display's colour temperature?

@hkoizumi3134 6 жыл бұрын

My wife called it dork light. I now know what It's called, I can say to her "nyah uh! It's bias lighting!" Thanks Linus.

@pofjiosgjsoges 6 жыл бұрын

I have AmbiBox Lightpack for 70$ Just plug USB, install Prismatic and you got Full Ambilight experience

@Rattacko 6 жыл бұрын

Smooth Video Project has this feature, you can have 'fake' backlighting in the black bars around movies, and there is also ambient backlighting control (using prismatik software)

@donp.8331 6 жыл бұрын

the people who disliked already got eye damage, and they're pissed because u only now posted this video. this comment isn't supposed to have any hate towards Techquickie

@sammikinsderp 6 жыл бұрын

Take Bias Lighting to the next level. Get Philips Hue LED strips, pop them on the back of your TV, monitor TV with phone or tablet and have it adjust the LED's to match color of TV (I already do this). Perhaps write a Kodi addon to do this? I have a Samsung TV, I wouldn't mind native Samsung TV Support for Philips Smart Bias Lighting.

@Abu_Shawarib 6 жыл бұрын

there are bias lights that illuminate around the display that get their color from the content that is displayed on the screen.

@GalluZ 6 жыл бұрын

Legends say that bias lighting LED strips sale increases somewhile after this video posted.

@HaydenX 6 жыл бұрын

I just bought an $8 White LED lamp on a flexible head...then put it next to my monitor, facing at an angle dead-center behind my monitor. It serves as bias lighting when I want it...and the cord is long enough that I can use it as a flashlight for isolating spots in my room that need cleaning...or as a worklight due to its flexible nature. The only downside is that the LEDs are integrated and nonreplaceable...but it was $8 and has an estimated lifespan of 25,000 hours (about 3 years).

@Fabian-gj5tk 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot linus! This might've been what i've been looking for. Definitely looking forward to try out the bias lighting! :)

@vicmaestro 6 жыл бұрын

I built this for my PC a year and a half ago :) It's really easy to do with available resources and quite cheap, even for a huge screen.

@GameslordXY 5 жыл бұрын

It's called Ambilight Linus. It was made popular by Philips and it's Ambilight line of TV's. And it's glorious.😃

@MsUltrafox 6 жыл бұрын

Philips Ambilight patent EP 137908 has been registered back in 2011. TV's with that system has been on sale in the Netherlands since that year. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambilight Welcome Linus to the future that is already ancient history.

@wile123456 6 жыл бұрын

Should have mentioned the dynamic ambient light that is on Phillips TV's and third party boxes that goes into hdmi. These uses rgb to change colors at the borders of the screen extending the image somewhat and are really neat. I hope when Phillips patent expires that all manufacturers get it on their TV's since it is so nice. You can also do it yourself with a raspberry pi.

@InfectedSquid 6 жыл бұрын

0:22 linus car mod. IGN 10/10

@olehoiii 6 жыл бұрын

it also makes watching movies more immersive when talking about active bias lightning like in 0:53

@JJMza 6 жыл бұрын

one of my worst investments was from following a DIY back monitor lighting for my PC using the *Arduino* controller board. the lesson I've learned was that if the tutorial doesn't come with an *easy* way to purchase the parts - simply.... don't do it (Ambilight was what is was called)!

@XzTS-Roostro 6 жыл бұрын

First time I came across Bias Lighting was when Philips had TVs with Ambilight. Later on they would also create and spin-off amBX Ltd. for the PC

@brandonfrench8465 6 жыл бұрын

Anybody catch the low key diss on Unbox Therapy??? Lol well done Linus

@lrdalucardart 6 жыл бұрын

Instant ordered it from Amazon asap!

@Steve30x 6 жыл бұрын

You can also buy a Led light kit for behind your tv or monitor that mimics what’s on the scree. I can’t remember who does it but I would like to get it for my tv and monitor

@MeshPromo 3 жыл бұрын

really useful info. thanks mate.

@HatchetHaro 6 жыл бұрын

You can also build one yourself with an Arduino, a breadboard, an LED strip, and some Processing code. Still enjoying mine :D

@osimmac 6 жыл бұрын

that would've been too advanced for tech quickie to cover, too much research and effort has to go into finding something as complicated and highly advanced as that

@HatchetHaro 6 жыл бұрын

I actually just followed a quick tutorial online. Was pretty easy actually.

@WiseWik 6 жыл бұрын

Osimmac *would have

@osimmac 6 жыл бұрын

oops im a grammar scrub and my brain remembered would of and not would've. i pronounce them pretty much the same.

@osimmac 6 жыл бұрын

also HatchetHaro i was joking about how they don't research some of their videos very well..

@Erranteumbra 2 жыл бұрын

Oh man the audio/video quality has improved a ton at LTT in the last few years.

@mouthbreather280 6 жыл бұрын

2:54 Taran edited out the apple logo I see.

@cartmanjeans 6 жыл бұрын

I've just installed bias lighting on my monitor with a USB LED strip with 20-some "bulbs". All during this episode. I relly like it for now.

@zombl337og 6 жыл бұрын

I need this for my tv

@in7849 6 жыл бұрын

Who fast-forwards during the add?

@osimmac 6 жыл бұрын

i play the entire video @ 1.25x speed because they have taught linus to add pauses between each word and sometimes he elongates words or phrases beyond what is considered a normal talking speed.

@danielparziale1501 6 жыл бұрын

Philips needs to bring their Ambilight TVs to the United States. I would buy it without thinking twice.

@Aranimda 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Philips. You got some Ambilight patents. Why not bring it to your line of PC monitors?

@mohitbling6658 5 жыл бұрын

3:34 you can also use the empty molex in you pc

@fisklars3579 6 жыл бұрын

Got this on my tv

@shiddd 6 жыл бұрын

Either he has 20 of those shirts, never washes the 1 he has, or washes the 1 he has every half hour

@EdubLex 6 жыл бұрын

oh cool civic in Street Legal Racing Redline!

@zeromailss 6 жыл бұрын

Best useful tech under $100? Cool

@heythatsprettygood6492 6 жыл бұрын

the picture in 0:28 is a game called street legal racing btw

@sarahbingham1133 6 жыл бұрын

I need this

@sarahbingham1133 6 жыл бұрын

So I can have 10 hour gran turismo endurance races without my eye sockets screaming

@manhimanh 6 жыл бұрын

My philips ambilight takes care with that.

@borisobinya1003 6 жыл бұрын

Great informative video! Thanks

@sneakyswede3379 6 жыл бұрын

So, Linus, what's happening? Aahh, now, are you going to go ahead and have those TPS reports for us this afternoon?

@BlakieTT 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Linus

@lisalouisekeen4191 6 жыл бұрын

Wow I did this to my new editing room, only did it as I thought it looked good. No wonder I dont get so much eye strain. result.

@W0lfZero 6 жыл бұрын

I created a discord to help and talk about ambient lights since it can be kind of hard getting set up but here is the link: discord.gg/EtpMJx8

@MokiSenpai 6 жыл бұрын

Okay, this is getting scary. Bough a projector, next LTT video is DIY projecton screen project, now i was thinking about backliting the screen, a bias lighting video pops up on TechQuickie.. STOP FOLLOWING ME LINUS!

@jemsncrystals 5 жыл бұрын

I have my monitor setup so that there is a window behind it. Abd window has a slightly green tint glass. In day thats my bias lighting. Also now i know why my eyes hurt when i watch my phone screen. And why it's pleasant when im working long hours on my bias lit monitor

@orestislef 6 жыл бұрын

watching this episode on a Bias lighting setUp monitor #feelsGoodMan

@sUmEgIaMbRuS 6 жыл бұрын

You missed a horrible pun opportunity at "the EYE-DIA" about eye-strain

@matj12 6 жыл бұрын

When Cool White has greater temperature than Warm White.

@blank6826 6 жыл бұрын

You look like Linus, you should collab with Linus someday.

@stevensolferino8486 6 жыл бұрын

4:10 ...ILLUMINATTI CONFIRMED

@ExEBoss 6 жыл бұрын

I have been doing this my entire life by putting my desktop lamp behind my monitor. I now also finally have a keyboard with RGB backlighting so I can see they keys even in the dark.

@HeavenlyWarrior 6 жыл бұрын

I already do that for years because it reduces ENORMOUSLY eye fatigue. Although I don't use back light I just use a lamp near the pc, it's the same thing...

@ommahajan1 6 жыл бұрын

0:14 pink Lamborghini 😂😂😂😂 MoVlogs

@kalle8348 6 жыл бұрын

Linus has a pink honda civic, thats why he said it.

@xShxdowc 6 жыл бұрын

Yay this is so cool

@TheGilBehar 6 жыл бұрын

But why no reference to ambilight?

@CruelViper88 6 жыл бұрын

4:06 Techquicky magic...change of shirt in seconds for the sponsor :P

@MrNeeds 6 жыл бұрын

Interesting, can we have a tech quickie on colour temperature? (explaining the warm/cool correlation to Kelvin)

@Roxor128 6 жыл бұрын

I think it's kind of stupid that warm/cool has an inverse correlation to the actual temperatures of objects which produce that spectrum.

@Roxor128 6 жыл бұрын

When people talk about "warm colours" they mean ones with lots of red and "cool colours" as ones with lots of blue, which is the opposite from how temperature affects the spectrum.

@MrNeeds 6 жыл бұрын

Got ya, it's a bit strange that people associate warm with redder colours and cool with bluer colours, but in reality, Kelvin is a unit to measure actual temperature.

@cellshaded 6 жыл бұрын

LightPack PC is the closest thing to interactive bias lightning I could find for my higher refresh rate needs and using DVI. There's a HDMI solution called DreamScreen but I should think you are then limited to 60Hz. Anyone else found other solutions? Building your own would would pretty much land you at the same price of the Lightpack PC ($89 with free worldwide delivery at the time of this post) so I decided to buy it.