Author Topic: DIY - light behind your LCD (Read 46659 times)

burnok123 · « **Reply #90 on:** Nov 22, 2008 at 08:37 PM »

may mabibiling power adapter nyan sa openpinoy..parang laptop adapter 300 yata...

ninjababez® · « **Reply #91 on:** Nov 23, 2008 at 01:37 PM »

Quote from: dyerds on Nov 22, 2008 at 05:11 PM

That's not what I'm using. I'm using ang Ikea brand which can be bought in Ace for about P200. I don't have time to take a pic of it. Pasensya na.

i guess i misquoted you, my bad .

anyway the image above is from sunbeam ccfl and has a 12v to ??v?

simonzaide · « **Reply #92 on:** Nov 26, 2008 at 05:53 PM »

i went to ace hardware yesterday and had mine assembled all in all mga 520 pesos nagatos ko

ikea or ichea na blue light - 400 (20 watts)
2 meters na electric chord - 40 pesos
omni plug - 40 pesos
omni switch - 40 pesos

sila pa nagassemble

swiftness02 · « **Reply #93 on:** Nov 26, 2008 at 08:52 PM »

Quote from: simonzaide on Nov 26, 2008 at 05:53 PM

i went to ace hardware yesterday and had mine assembled all in all mga 520 pesos nagatos ko

ikea or ichea na blue light - 400 (20 watts)
2 meters na electric chord - 40 pesos
omni plug - 40 pesos
omni switch - 40 pesos

sila pa nagassemble

nice yan ah! ganu kahaba ung ikea light mo bro?

excatly what i need! ingredients para sa DIY ambilight

simonzaide · « **Reply #94 on:** Nov 27, 2008 at 10:39 AM »

roughly mga 20 inches sya with matching switch pa sya parang sa lampshade para u can turn it off and on with one flick and you can leave it plugged

anya618 · « **Reply #95 on:** Dec 06, 2008 at 04:46 PM »

bumili rin ako ng ikea brand 20 watts, installed it myself hehehe

Reefshark · « **Reply #96 on:** Dec 12, 2008 at 11:33 AM »

I've been reading this thread to get ideas on how to make the back light and was suppose to follow what simonzaide did... but when I was going around Ace looking for the other components for the DIY I saw this 8watt, T5 cabinet light by Akari.

The cabinet light is available in 2 configurations, with diffuser + housing or plain holder lang. It is also available in blue, green, daylight, red and warm(yellow) light. Nice thing about this is meron na din pang mount sa wall but since magaan lang sya I decide to just use double stick tape. It also has it's own on/off switch and additional cord if you wish to put more lights (series). The best thing is the price, P349.75 yung may diffuser and P300.00 yung plain.

darth_rye · « **Reply #97 on:** Dec 16, 2008 at 02:04 PM »

Quote from: Reefshark on Dec 12, 2008 at 11:33 AM

I've been reading this thread to get ideas on how to make the back light and was suppose to follow what simonzaide did... but when I was going around Ace looking for the other components for the DIY I saw this 8watt, T5 cabinet light by Akari.

The cabinet light is available in 2 configurations, with diffuser + housing or plain holder lang. It is also available in blue, green, daylight, red and warm(yellow) light. Nice thing about this is meron na din pang mount sa wall but since magaan lang sya I decide to just use double stick tape. It also has it's own on/off switch and additional cord if you wish to put more lights (series). The best thing is the price, P349.75 yung may diffuser and P300.00 yung plain.

I also use the same Akari Brand but mine is 14Watts,T5 using white lamp but are contemplating on replacing it with a Blue lamp. Easy set-up talaga comes with power cord and power switch.

doughn · « **Reply #98 on:** Dec 20, 2008 at 01:31 PM »

Quote from: simonzaide on Nov 26, 2008 at 05:53 PM

i went to ace hardware yesterday and had mine assembled all in all mga 520 pesos nagatos ko

ikea or ichea na blue light - 400 (20 watts)
2 meters na electric chord - 40 pesos
omni plug - 40 pesos
omni switch - 40 pesos

sila pa nagassemble

thanks for the info... i also made this

simonzaide · « **Reply #99 on:** Dec 20, 2008 at 02:13 PM »

no prob sir

jeyps11_c · « **Reply #100 on:** Dec 20, 2008 at 07:07 PM »

Reefshark and simon - thanks sa input. meron na tayp 2 options. up to us na lang ano mas gusto natin.

ruth2art · « **Reply #101 on:** Dec 22, 2008 at 09:57 PM »

Quote from: simonzaide on Nov 26, 2008 at 05:53 PM

i went to ace hardware yesterday and had mine assembled all in all mga 520 pesos nagatos ko

ikea or ichea na blue light - 400 (20 watts)
2 meters na electric chord - 40 pesos
omni plug - 40 pesos
omni switch - 40 pesos

sila pa nagassemble

Salamat, mga bro, for the great ideas. Movie watching is now more enjoyable.

Mabuhay ang Pinoydvd!

sacred cow · « **Reply #102 on:** Dec 23, 2008 at 12:29 AM »

pwede kaya yang iwan ng overnight? gusto ko sanang gawing night light na rin kasi yung ikea blue light

Waxx · « **Reply #103 on:** Dec 23, 2008 at 10:49 AM »

this is interesting... sana magkaroon ng breakthru na ma hack ang ambilight system ng philips... so far meron ng naka imitate, but you would need a pc pa to do this...

waiting for the day when this will be commecially available..

anyways.. ano ba ang pinakamagandang light? isnt blue too harsh sa eyes?

would warm be ok? might put one on my setup..

crossing my fingers that this device would be available soon.. kahit diy or homebrew

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiihSdo4KDY

Mave · « **Reply #104 on:** Dec 23, 2008 at 01:55 PM »

Ganda ng effect hehe,try ko nga din ito. Thanks!

itoT · « **Reply #105 on:** Dec 26, 2008 at 10:11 AM »

there's a 6 watts ikea and 8 watts akari, i might try one of those kasi i find the ikea 20 watts that i'm using too bright...

itoT · « **Reply #106 on:** Dec 26, 2008 at 10:19 AM »

Quote from: itoT on Dec 26, 2008 at 10:11 AM

there's a 6 watts ikea, aslo 8 watts akari, i might try one of those kasi i find the ikea 20 watts that i'm using too bright...

jeyps11_c · « **Reply #107 on:** Dec 26, 2008 at 10:51 AM »

No more stock ng 8W Ikea sa Ace Market Market. Pati sa Akari wala na din.
Plus they don't have the colored ones -- pura white and warm white.
Need to check other stores.

dyerds · « **Reply #108 on:** Dec 26, 2008 at 11:08 AM »

Quote from: jeyps11_c on Dec 26, 2008 at 10:51 AM

No more stock ng 8W Ikea sa Ace Market Market. Pati sa Akari wala na din.
Plus they don't have the colored ones -- pura white and warm white.
Need to check other stores.

Blame this thread!

I am also looking for an 8-watt blue Ikhea lamp but it's out-of-stock. I already went to Ace MOA and SM Sucat to get another one but unfortunately, the only available stocks are the white and yellow lamps.

When I bought mine a few months ago, there were a lot of blue lamps but now they are all gone.

anya618 · « **Reply #109 on:** Dec 26, 2008 at 11:09 AM »

ung 20 watts ata marami pang stocks

simonzaide · « **Reply #110 on:** Dec 26, 2008 at 11:24 AM »

if you guys find the 20 watt to bright an option is to have a dimmer type of switch installed(the one that you turn clockwise to make it brighter and counterclockwise to make it dimmer)
its commonly used for wall sockets but ithink i saw a small one at at na pwede narin gamitin will try to get a photo of it pagpunta ko sa mall

jeyps11_c · « **Reply #111 on:** Dec 26, 2008 at 11:35 AM »

^Pwede din, kasi balak ko din lagyan ng switch yung 8W para mas madali patayin. Kaso the 20W that I saw are too long.
Ideal talaga yung 8W ng Ikhea eh. Will check DIY sa Rob Pio baka meron sila.

itoT · « **Reply #112 on:** Dec 26, 2008 at 05:07 PM »

saan ninyo nga pala dinidikit...sa table or sa wall? sa aken kasi sa wall, the light facing the back center of the tv...noong una, balak ko dikit sa tv para magba-bounce yung light sa wall, pero baka hindi safe...

jeyps11_c · « **Reply #113 on:** Dec 26, 2008 at 06:43 PM »

Finally got my DIY light and installed it

Maraming salamat sa mga ideas nyo.

Ako sa wall naka dikit (3M mounting tape) bouncing off the back of the TV. IMO mas maganda kung sa wall nag b-bounce per sayang yung TV.
Wala na talaga stocks Ikhea. Buti na lang meron alternative QUSUN. 8W din with red, bluw, yellow and green colors to choose from.
Ang ok dito eh pwede mo i-series yung 2 lights..na hindi ko na-realize kaya isa lang kinuha ko...para both sa taas and baba meron with 1 switch.
I added a switch na malapit sa akin when lying down para pag hindi kailangan I can easily turn it off.

By the way, go it from DIY Shop sa Robinson's Pioneer. Getting another one to put on the lower side of the display.

arvin_dp · « **Reply #114 on:** Dec 31, 2008 at 12:09 PM »

Got the akira 8w T5 from ACE hardware but unfortunately there were no blue bulbs so I had to improvise on using the white bulb and wrapped it with blue cellophane paper that i got from national bookstore. I connected it to the wall behind my sammy using double-sided tape. works pretty well. It comes with the switch already so no need to create one from scratch. I will post the pic when I have time. this has been a helpful topic and was well worth it.

raul21 · « **Reply #115 on:** Jan 05, 2009 at 09:43 PM »

di kaya po baka masunog yung cellophane bro, pag kinabit doon.

doughn · « **Reply #116 on:** Jan 06, 2009 at 02:47 PM »

i used 20w blue ichea bulb with my 40" lcd, ok naman yung 20w for the 40" for my taste.

darth_rye · « **Reply #117 on:** Jan 06, 2009 at 03:03 PM »

Quote from: raul21 on Jan 05, 2009 at 09:43 PM

di kaya po baka masunog yung cellophane bro, pag kinabit doon.

Same concern here, before i was using an akari 18watts white lamp covered by blue cellophane but during long period masyadong maiinit. Kaya nangyari pinalitan ko na lang ng ikhea 20watts blue lamp from ACE hardware. Gastos ulit pero safety first muna.

simonzaide · « **Reply #118 on:** Jan 06, 2009 at 03:15 PM »

Quote from: darth_rye on Jan 06, 2009 at 03:03 PM

. Gastos ulit pero safety first muna.

+1 ako diyan its okay to spend another 600 compared to burning all your possesions

although the worse naman mangyari siguro is you just burn the cellophane

Waxx · « **Reply #119 on:** Jan 06, 2009 at 05:35 PM »

ropelight is good... dami sa binondo, i think its around 3-500 per meters tapos 2 meters minimum cut.. tapos install sa dimmer.. ill post pic of my setup..

ropelight LED= less power consumption=less heat, magaan pa..

i just installed mine using duct tape.. taped it behind my lcd..