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  HeXa on 08/09/2014 - 16:18

  meh…. was hoping this was HDMI based

  it isn't… USB controlled one :(

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  KLoNe on 08/09/2014 - 16:21

  Yep, you need a beast of a PC to run these; don't even think about rigging this to a minimal/standard HTPC.

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    Forfiet on 08/09/2014 - 16:33

    minimal/standard is a pretty wide term….. do you mean atoms based sets? care to elaborate? :)

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      mrderrickc on 08/09/2014 - 16:43

      +1

      I am running a i7-3630QM and it sometimes lags the system.

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        Forfiet on 08/09/2014 - 23:08

        thanks, gives me a decent idea(Have one of those in my Laptop aswell)….

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    salem on 08/09/2014 - 16:57

    I thought I'd read about these running off a raspberry pi? Not sure why it'd lag a real HTPC….(although the pi i think was a separate pi to the one playing the videos). 2 pi R squared.

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      pin4e on 08/09/2014 - 17:19

      I think they are home made ones not this kit?

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      Elijha on 08/09/2014 - 17:46

      I've run one off of a pi running XMBC and hyperion .. only thing is the Pi is a little laggy as a media player.

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    uncleted on 09/09/2014 - 07:14

    That depends on the software you are using. The Prismatik software it comes with is quite slow/limited as far as I have used it.

    There's other software you can use, for example Boblight (with XBMC) or Ambibox (XBMC and other stuff.) I use XBMC and Boblight personally - it determines the colours and LEDs to use from the decoded video stream from XBMC rather than screen capture, which is a lot faster and uses less resources.

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  GnarlyKnuckles on 08/09/2014 - 18:17

  I must be a bit simple; I don't understand what this product actually is/does… even after clicking on the "Go to Deal" link!

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    salem on 08/09/2014 - 18:22

    +3

    Makes the wall behind your TV light up to match the video you're watching. Eg: if there's an explosion in the top right if the screen, the lights will shine orange and red on the wall at the top right behind your TV. If the movie goes underwater it will glow blue/green, etc.

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      GnarlyKnuckles on 08/09/2014 - 22:44

      Thank you salem, excellent explanation :)

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  DoesntEvenMatter on 08/09/2014 - 22:33

  Surprised Philips ain't opening a lawsuit since there copied there ambilight technology that I had about 6yrs ago on a Philips

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    Forfiet on 08/09/2014 - 23:10

    using the term "ambilight" sounds more of a problem then the function to me…..