Off topic: Bias lighting

floresjc · « **on:** 22 Jun 2010, 08:59 pm »

I'll start here since I always do. I've got a 50" Pioneer Elite Plasma which I love. Never really looked into the issue of bias lighting, which sounds to me like putting a 6500K light behind the tv to improve picture contrast/quality. Anyone of you audio/video guys know where I can find kind the "how to" or "all about" for this subject? Any experience with this in your own theater setting? Anyways, off to AVS forums and google!

satfrat · « **Reply #1 on:** 22 Jun 2010, 09:14 pm »

Home Theater & Video Circle would have been the place for this topic, not a loudspeaker Circle. But regardless, that's up to you & Jim Salk.

I've had a Ideal-Lume 18" 6500K light from CinemaQuest behind my Sony XBR CRT HDTV for over 6 years & I swear by it. Better colors, easier TV viewing on the eyes, nice background border lighting. I have replaced my German made florescent bulb once, got about 5 years out of the original one. Mine has a ballast that I'm unable to use a dimmer on so I have to adjust the light output via filters. The newer ones have the dimmer so it's less of a hassle. I highly recommend an Ideal-Lume along with an ISF Calibration for anyone who's serious about their TV viewing,,, like me.

Levi over at NY RAVE Circle uses one also, maybe he'll chip in if he happens to notice this offtopic thread.

Cheers,
Robin

floresjc · « **Reply #2 on:** 22 Jun 2010, 09:16 pm »

Thanks, I can post over there as well. If Jim would like this moved, he's more than welcome to.

ctouhey · « **Reply #3 on:** 23 Jun 2010, 10:26 pm »

I have three Ideal Lume 18" I've never used. When I had the set calibrated (Pioneer 141 FD), it was suggested that I really did not need them given our particular situation. And, given we've never suffered from eye fatigue and the set definitely doesn't suffer performance wise, I guess he was right. I should think about listing them on Audiogon.

Chris

Levi · « **Reply #4 on:** 24 Jun 2010, 01:19 am »

+1

As Robin described.

Quote from: satfrat on 22 Jun 2010, 09:14 pm

Home Theater & Video Circle would have been the place for this topic, not a loudspeaker Circle. But regardless, that's up to you & Jim Salk.

I've had a Ideal-Lume 18" 6500K light from CinemaQuest behind my Sony XBR CRT HDTV for over 6 years & I swear by it. Better colors, easier TV viewing on the eyes, nice background border lighting. I have replaced my German made florescent bulb once, got about 5 years out of the original one. Mine has a ballast that I'm unable to use a dimmer on so I have to adjust the light output via filters. The newer ones have the dimmer so it's less of a hassle. I highly recommend an Ideal-Lume along with an ISF Calibration for anyone who's serious about their TV viewing,,, like me.

Levi over at NY RAVE Circle uses one also, maybe he'll chip in if he happens to notice this offtopic thread.

Cheers,
Robin

satfrat · « **Reply #5 on:** 24 Jun 2010, 01:42 am »

HERE is an old thread on the subject and it includes some good info on the subject of Ideal-Lume lighting with a plasma TV, specifically Levi's as shown here.

Cheers,
Robin

Levi · « **Reply #6 on:** 24 Jun 2010, 01:48 am »

Wow! I don't have those huge hunter green leather couch anymore.

floresjc · « **Reply #7 on:** 24 Jun 2010, 02:20 am »

Quote from: ctouhey on 23 Jun 2010, 10:26 pm

I have three Ideal Lume 18" I've never used. When I had the set calibrated (Pioneer 141 FD), it was suggested that I really did not need them given our particular situation. And, given we've never suffered from eye fatigue and the set definitely doesn't suffer performance wise, I guess he was right. I should think about listing them on Audiogon.

Chris

ctouhey -

Before you think about listing them on Audiogon, let me know what you have and what you might want for them, like in a PM or something. I have a Pioneer Elite, I think the 1140, which I think is pretty much the same model you have.

As far as I can tell, the CinemaQuest is pretty much the only quality game in town. Most things I find on the web point towards that Ideal Lume product.