[mjb-av]

Hi Folks ,

I have read on an American forum that lighting behind a plasma screen can enhance your viewing pleasure, it suggested daylight lamps at approx 18watts. But I can’t find the site now.

Can anyone recommend suitable lights/colour, etc?

What are you using to enhance your viewing pleasure?

[Nick_UK]

The "compact fluorescent" lamps are quite suitable because they don't give off a lot of heat. You can place lamps either behind the screen, or behind the viewers - we have a 3-seater leather sofa, and I've placed a couple of 6W compact fluo's behind that, with quite good effect. Placing lamps behind the screen minimises the risk of reflections. All I used were the cheapest lamps I could find (small white ones @ £4.99 each) because they're hidden anyway.

[mjb-av]

Hi,

Thank you for the reply, while looking through the forum late last night I found these lights from IKEA being used - Lighting strip TRETTIOEN £21.00 / 4 pack - here is the link http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/store...roductId=11158

Anybody else have any comments.

[Son of Shaft]

You can try CCFL's. http://www.sharkoon.com/enghtml/illumination.htm
These are lights that are often used in PC case mods. Just connect the inverter to a 12V mains adapter and they work.
Going to use them behind a rear-pro myself. They are pretty cheap too and should last for at least 20.000 hours.

[cR4cKF0x 5TevE]

Just 'installed' my new Ikea TRETTIOEN lights with my Hitachi 42PD7200.

They look fantastic and do seem to make a difference.

I went for the Blue option to be 'sympathetic' to my living room decor, they produce a really atmospheric glow in a dark room.

One other thread suggested there weren't many of these lights left, but Ikea in Wednesbury had loads in stock today.

[kaisersozeuk]

Hi Gravy

Any chance of a pic to see the lights in action?

Cheers

Soze