Bias Lighting Advice

JokerCandy on 30/09/2019 - 19:02

Hi brainstrust!

Just got my new computer set-up and keen on trying out some of this bias lighting I've seen where a backglow changes automatically to match what's on the screen.

What would be the best value way to go around this? A Google/OzB search was quite confusing to me :(

Cheers,
JC

Computing

Comments

  • AdosHouse on 30/09/2019 - 20:07

    Are you talking about the monitors that have lighting in the back of them?

  • yippy on 30/09/2019 - 20:40

    I'm just using an led strip on the back of the monitor connected to the usb port on the back of the computer, cheap and does the job fine. I've tried using fancy colours with an rgb bulb but it's not as comfortable on the eyes compared to a cool or warm white light.

  • dasher86 on 30/09/2019 - 20:54

    I don't know if you want bias advice.

  • rookie317 on 02/10/2019 - 01:25

    You can get this

  • Switchblade88 on 14/10/2019 - 10:11

    I built my own because I couldn't justify spending $100ish on hardware that costs under $20! But it's not for the faint-hearted:

    • Arduino Nano: $3
    • 2m of WS2812 LED strip lights: $12
    • 5v power supply: recycled USB charger, so free
    • Arduino programming experience: some
    • Patience: much.

    You program the Arduino with the FastLED library, use the Hyperion software on your PC to send the data to the Arduino, and then solder & stick the LEDs to the back of your monitor. It take a bit of fiddling around & much research to troubleshoot edge case issues (e.g. your LEDs must share the ground with both the power supply and the Arduino, or the signal is flaky). But once setup it's a brilliant improvement, and no latency at all!

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