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Winter is the perfect time to settle down and lose yourself in a world of mystery, action or romance. However, creating the right ambience is essential when perfecting movie nights. Setting the mood can improve your cinematic atmosphere and help with the immersive viewing of the film.
There are many ways to create the perfect home theatre. Whether it’s for gaming, or those all-important family film nights, getting the tone right can easily be done with the likes of our cheap 4K TVs. We explore the AmbiLux and Ambilight smart TVs from Philips and how there is more to these 4K TVs than a crystal clear picture.
What Is an Ambilight TV?
The most recent trend we have seen when creating ambience with a home theatre set-up is the use of LED lighting, which mimics the colours onscreen to provide an array of lights suitable for the onscreen content. This has been done with external LED lights, which can be plugged into your device and use smart technology to mimic the information. However, Philips has patented a range of smart TVs that can do this without external plugs. Introducing the Ambilight TV.
A Philips Ambilight TV has a collection of intelligent LEDs embedded into the rear of the TV casing around three or four edges of the screen, depending on which Philips smart TV you choose. The LEDs emit a soft halo of colour around your device, perfectly synchronising with the action displayed on the screen. It is a built-in feature unique to Philips Ambilight TVs and is controlled by software owned by Philips. So, you can guarantee this will offer the best and more immersive ambient hues compared to external plug-ins, which may not work as the integrated technology of an Ambilight TV.
How Does Ambilight Work?
Each LED reflects a unique light behind the TV, replicating the colours displayed on the screen onto the wall behind. The LEDs will offer various colours around the display, which can help extend the scene onto the wall behind as a beautiful glow. Ideally, the wall should be clear of patterns and dark colours. For the best results, a white wall is perfect.
Ambilight Tv works with the AI technology within your Philips Smart TV to offer a unique light display, creating a colourful hue around the TV. This hue can help set the atmosphere in a room when all the lights are off and offer the best solution for a home theatre set-up. It can help reduce eye strain too. In low-lit rooms, eyes will strain to concentrate on a single item producing light, so an Ambilight TV can help minimise the issue, which can create headaches and dizziness.
What is an AmbiLux TV?
An Ambilight TV offers the same innovative technology as the Ambilux TVs but with increased detail. Again using the same intelligent LEDs, a hue is created behind your TV, reflecting the image seen on your smart TV. However, instead of LEDs, a projector is placed in the centre of the TV’s casing at the rear of the device. Offering a projector over LEDs reflects much more detail within the hue and provides a replica in a much larger and contrasted format of the content you are viewing. The AmbiLux TV can give much more fluid motion to the light display projected onto the wall behind and maximises the immersive view of the movie you may be watching.
The technology is there to increase and transport you into the world on screen without external devices and allows you to see your entire wall as a moving image. The effect is seamless and almost removes the frame from the TV to create an impressive atmosphere which is perfect for movie night and can even be used for the perfect gaming set-up. Again this technology is unique to Phillips and offers possibly the best option for immersive cinematic experiences within domestic settings.
Which is Better, Ambilux or Ambilight?
The Ambilux TVs were first marketed in 2015 and aimed to offer a revolutionised viewing experience within homes. However, as the years have passed, the technology associated with Ambilux TV has merged with the Ambilight TVs. So, although you may be able to find them second-hand, the idea behind the Ambilux has been combined with the detailed technology of the Ambilight range of smart TVs.
With developments within their intelligent LEDs in the Ambilux, Philips can now recreate the intricate detail of the AmbiLux in their Ambilight TVs. So if you want the best way to create an all-immersive experience with your TV, an Ambilight TV from Philips is the best option.
Other Features of the Ambilight TV
Although you may be put off by the idea of a constant hue projecting from the back of your TV, there is no need. The LEDs can be switched off to allow you to use your smart TV for more casual viewing. This feature also lets you emit light without watching any TV, letting you set a range of colours to suit the mood you wish to create in Lounge mode. It’s a creative way to introduce mood lighting to your room without purchasing other lights. Of course, the Ambilight TV does offer the usual high specs associated with a new Smart TV, including stunning 4K display technology and impressive audio from Dolby Atmos. So, if you are looking for cheap TVs, we can offer a range of Philips Ambilight sizes to suit your home. These smart TVs also offer Android smart functionality and everything you can expect from the brilliant manufacturer Philips. So pick up a bargain Ambilight TV online, or visit our showrooms in Birmingham for more advice on finding the perfect TV for your home.
