Man caves are notorious dens of complete darkness, filled only by the illumination from TVs or monitors.
On the other hand, living rooms (family rooms/lounges) are often populated by WAGs who demand they have enough lights on to apply nail polish as they watch Coro....
If either situation applies to you, well, you're doing it wrong!
I'll let these guys explain it -
My new Panasonic 50" plasma has a design flaw which sees the beautiful out-of-the-box black levels become lighter over time. I've already experienced one of several shifts in under 160 hours of use.
Bias lighting is a good way to increase the perception of contrast and get some ambient light into the room that doesn't shine directly on the screen.
This is mine -
Neither photos or videos do it justice. Most modern flatscreens when viewed in a dark room look give the appearance of washed-out blacks. It doesn't help that the bezels are generally jet black too.
I'm loving it for both the ambience it produces (WAG friendly) and the soothing effect it has (especially good for gaming) on my eyeballs.
I went through some pretty ridiculous hunting and testing to settle on the particular tube I'm using, but I assume most people aren't going to be as hung-up on colour rendering as I am.
More people should use it in the home. After all, professionals use bias lighting to create the content we all watch.
On the other hand, living rooms (family rooms/lounges) are often populated by WAGs who demand they have enough lights on to apply nail polish as they watch Coro....
If either situation applies to you, well, you're doing it wrong!
I'll let these guys explain it -
My new Panasonic 50" plasma has a design flaw which sees the beautiful out-of-the-box black levels become lighter over time. I've already experienced one of several shifts in under 160 hours of use.
Bias lighting is a good way to increase the perception of contrast and get some ambient light into the room that doesn't shine directly on the screen.
This is mine -
Neither photos or videos do it justice. Most modern flatscreens when viewed in a dark room look give the appearance of washed-out blacks. It doesn't help that the bezels are generally jet black too.
I'm loving it for both the ambience it produces (WAG friendly) and the soothing effect it has (especially good for gaming) on my eyeballs.
I went through some pretty ridiculous hunting and testing to settle on the particular tube I'm using, but I assume most people aren't going to be as hung-up on colour rendering as I am.
More people should use it in the home. After all, professionals use bias lighting to create the content we all watch.
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