LED lighting - Page 4 - Blu-ray Forum

Cisco in HD · 05-26-2009, 08:28 PM

Really? I looked on Ikea's site and their diodes were round, not bars. I'll go back and take another look. Since there's an Ikea in Sunrise, I'd take a trip down there. Just want to make certain I'm getting the right product.

Bluray_ne1 · 05-26-2009, 08:29 PM

I got a set of those recently and they work spectacularly well. Not too bright and produce a nice ambient glow. Very pleasant to look at (I have a couple of pics in my HT Gallery, one is daytime, the other at night). I highly recommend them.

Bluray_ne1 · 05-26-2009, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cisco in HD

Really? I looked on Ikea's site and their diodes were round, not bars. I'll go back and take another look. Since there's an Ikea in Sunrise, I'd take a trip down there. Just want to make certain I'm getting the right product.

There are two kinds. One is round the other is a set of bars. Each kind has two different light types as well. One is white only, the other is multi-color. To get what you're looking for, you need the multi-color lighting strip set. http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20119418

(Note: Change the "Color" drop down on the site to "Multicolor".)

Cisco in HD · 05-26-2009, 08:41 PM

Thanks for the heads up.

JJ · 05-26-2009, 09:55 PM

Yeah, it's by I-75 and I-595, right on that highway intersection, you'll see the big blue and yellow building. Don't forget to get some swedish meatballs for lunch as well,

Bluray_ne1 · 05-27-2009, 02:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JJxiv1215

Don't forget to get some swedish meatballs for lunch as well,

Ha ha... I never miss those when I go. It's just something you have to do.

JJ · 05-27-2009, 02:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bluray_ne1

Ha ha... I never miss those when I go. It's just something you have to do.

Haha, I dated a swede two years back. Talk about great cooking.

Of course, talk about upset when I compared IKEA's cooking to hers...didn't even give me a chance to say hers was better!

DavidAg02 · 05-27-2009, 06:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by forsberg21

Congrats....yes, please provide pics. I don't have the controller, but I still enjoy my lights all the same.

Ask and you shall receive...

I really love these things. It was very easy to make them work with my Harmony activities. Now, any activity that uses the TV also turns on the back lights to their D65 White setting. The controller is really cool. Allows for complete customization of color and dimming functions. Has a sleep timer, and several built in light shows including one that responds to sound. My only complaint is that the IR eye could be a little more sensitive. It misses about 1 out of 10 commands I throw at it.

A few pics of the install...

I ran the light cords behind the wall using the same channel as my HDMI cable. Instead of cutting a separate hole, I just dremeled out a small piece of the HDMI wall plate cover and fed the wires through there. The controller itself is much smaller than how it looks on the Cyron website. I was expecting something about the size of a Blu-Ray case, but it's only about half that size.

Super easy...

Fors* · 05-27-2009, 11:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DavidAg02

Ask and you shall receive...

I really love these things. It was very easy to make them work with my Harmony activities. Now, any activity that uses the TV also turns on the back lights to their D65 White setting. The controller is really cool. Allows for complete customization of color and dimming functions. Has a sleep timer, and several built in light shows including one that responds to sound. My only complaint is that the IR eye could be a little more sensitive. It misses about 1 out of 10 commands I throw at it.

A few pics of the install...

I ran the light cords behind the wall using the same channel as my HDMI cable. Instead of cutting a separate hole, I just dremeled out a small piece of the HDMI wall plate cover and fed the wires through there. The controller itself is much smaller than how it looks on the Cyron website. I was expecting something about the size of a Blu-Ray case, but it's only about half that size.

Super easy...

Very nice indeed. I have to look into the controller as I too would like my harmony remote to control the lights when I start an activity. Good idea with the wiring, no need to make more holes and stuff.

gtmorgan23 · 05-27-2009, 12:45 PM

davidag02, I have a couple questions for you....

where did you mount the led bars, on the tv or on the wall? also what length bars are those? where did you buy the kit? and how much?

DavidAg02 · 05-27-2009, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by forsberg21

Very nice indeed. I have to look into the controller as I too would like my harmony remote to control the lights when I start an activity. Good idea with the wiring, no need to make more holes and stuff.

The controller is pretty expensive, but it has a lot of functionality too. Good part is that it will control way more lights than I would ever want to use, so plenty of room left for future expansion.

Quote:

Originally Posted by gtmorgan23

davidag02, I have a couple questions for you....

where did you mount the led bars, on the tv or on the wall? also what length bars are those? where did you buy the kit? and how much?

The light bars are mounted to the back side of the TV using the supplied mounting brackets and double sided sticky tape. I tried them out on the wall just to see how it would look, but it cast way too much light out into the room for my taste. The way it is now, the effect is more subtle. Here is a picture of one of the bars mounted to the TV.

I bought everything directly from Cyron.

What I purchased:
HTW1000 IR Controller
HTPB15 15" Pro Light Kit ("Pro" models are the ones that can do D65 light)
30 Watt Power Supply

Like I said, this is very expandable. Will be very easy in the future to order more bars and add them on if I choose.

Bluray_ne1 · 05-27-2009, 03:02 PM

Awesome job David! Looks fantastic.

Cisco in HD · 05-27-2009, 07:18 PM

That IR controller looks pretty sweet. I take it the controller only works with cyron lights, and not Ikea lights...right?

DavidAg02 · 05-27-2009, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cisco in HD

That IR controller looks pretty sweet. I take it the controller only works with cyron lights, and not Ikea lights...right?

Yep. The Cyron lights have their own proprietary plug. It does have hardwire capability, so their might be someway to work around the plug issue.

crazyBLUE · 05-27-2009, 10:38 PM

SORRY ~ But I just felt like posting some pics of my CYRON LED lightbars !!

JJ · 05-27-2009, 10:38 PM

You're lucky I already posted pics, or we'd have another friendly pic-off again, Craz...hahahaha.

DavidAg02 · 05-27-2009, 11:11 PM

crazyBLUE - Are yours the regular Cyron bars or the Pro? I want to figure out if there is any real difference.

JJ · 05-27-2009, 11:46 PM

I think he just has the regulars.

MarkJ801 · 08-17-2009, 08:03 PM

Those who have bought theirs from Ikea, what section are they at in the store? I looked all over and couldn't find them. I assumed they would be with all the lighting, but didn't see them.

Jtodd · 08-17-2009, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MAD7334

I was looking at some pictures of peoples HT's and was wondering what kind of LED lights I could/should pick up to add to my HT. Also where I should buy them would help too lol. Thanks

Im using ikea dioders and i love them!

Similar Threads
thread	Forum	Thread Starter	Replies	Last Post
Harmony One Remote Lighting/ LED lighting help	Home Theater Construction	Silverwing	9	06-08-2011 11:14 AM
led lighting and seating question.	Home Theater Construction	dukenukem	5	02-04-2010 05:06 AM
Jethroblu's ht set-up....new cyron led lighting	Home Theater Galleries	jethroblu	16	11-16-2009 07:10 PM
LED lighting	Home Theater General Discussion	onemorechance	0	08-27-2009 06:34 PM

05-26-2009, 08:28 PM	#61
Cisco in HD Senior Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:West Palm Beach, FL Trading Score:3	Really? I looked on Ikea's site and their diodes were round, not bars. I'll go back and take another look. Since there's an Ikea in Sunrise, I'd take a trip down there. Just want to make certain I'm getting the right product.

05-26-2009, 08:29 PM	#62
Bluray_ne1 Special Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Near Seattle Home Theater Gallery:17 Blu-ray collection:114 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:28	I got a set of those recently and they work spectacularly well. Not too bright and produce a nice ambient glow. Very pleasant to look at (I have a couple of pics in my HT Gallery, one is daytime, the other at night). I highly recommend them.

05-26-2009, 08:41 PM	#64
Cisco in HD Senior Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:West Palm Beach, FL Trading Score:3	Thanks for the heads up.

05-26-2009, 09:55 PM	#65
JJ Blu-ray Count Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Miami, FL Home Theater Gallery:99 4K collection:619 Blu-ray collection:1293 DVD collection:31 Digital collection:5 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:203	Yeah, it's by I-75 and I-595, right on that highway intersection, you'll see the big blue and yellow building. Don't forget to get some swedish meatballs for lunch as well,

05-27-2009, 12:45 PM	#70
gtmorgan23 Senior Member Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Austin Texas Home Theater Gallery:20 Blu-ray collection:98	davidag02, I have a couple questions for you.... where did you mount the led bars, on the tv or on the wall? also what length bars are those? where did you buy the kit? and how much?

05-27-2009, 03:02 PM	#72
Bluray_ne1 Special Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Near Seattle Home Theater Gallery:17 Blu-ray collection:114 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:28	Awesome job David! Looks fantastic.

05-27-2009, 07:18 PM	#73
Cisco in HD Senior Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:West Palm Beach, FL Trading Score:3	That IR controller looks pretty sweet. I take it the controller only works with cyron lights, and not Ikea lights...right?

05-27-2009, 10:38 PM	#75
crazyBLUE Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Pacific Northwest Home Theater Gallery:89 Blu-ray collection:479 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 38 Trading Score:30	SORRY ~ But I just felt like posting some pics of my CYRON LED lightbars !!

05-27-2009, 11:11 PM	#77
DavidAg02 Senior Member Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Houston, TX Home Theater Gallery:16 Blu-ray collection:46	crazyBLUE - Are yours the regular Cyron bars or the Pro? I want to figure out if there is any real difference.

05-27-2009, 11:46 PM	#78
JJ Blu-ray Count Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Miami, FL Home Theater Gallery:99 4K collection:619 Blu-ray collection:1293 DVD collection:31 Digital collection:5 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:203	I think he just has the regulars.

08-17-2009, 08:03 PM	#79
MarkJ801 Power Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Salt Lake City Blu-ray collection:273 DVD collection:2	Those who have bought theirs from Ikea, what section are they at in the store? I looked all over and couldn't find them. I assumed they would be with all the lighting, but didn't see them.

Best Blu-ray Movie Deals