lighting

I’m about to have my electrician install lighting in our kitchen (just refurbed) and we are going to have quite a mixture going in - including a few runs of LED strips (e.g. under worktops, around a recessed ceiling) and pendant lights (e.g. above island, above dining table). NB: The LED strips...

So SWMBO hates seeing AV equipment, can’t be bothered with surround sound but loves the big picture. Added some bias lighting to our oled tv a while back and after some initial resistance we now can’t have the tv on without it. She now wants the floor standing fronts replaced with in wall...

Hi, We are looking to get some lights on the front of our house that we would like to come on when it starts to get dark, but not after a specific time such as 23:00. I know this is do-able with Philips Hue lights, but as the better half would like 7/8 up and down lights, this would come in at...

I am having my driveway extended at the front of the house and was looking into led lighting as its quite dark at night to reverse the car in. I have come across recessed led strip lighting, however I have no experience or seen it in person, not sure if this is what to go for or individual spot...

Hi all, I am after some help and advice. I have an new bathroom unit that has lighting running along the top of it. There is a Electronic LED Convertor on top. To get the lights working with Philips Hue do I need to replace this with something compatible with Zigbee or do I need to add a...

Some days ago I realized that the bass of the bar was not as punchy as before. I checked the subwoofer and I saw that the LED was red. I unplugged its power cable for some minutes and plugged it in again but now the LED is always off. I tried everything: unplug again, press the PAIR button for...

We are thinking of replacing the rather ugly ceiling light in our living room with LED strips around the perimeter of the room (mounted as uplights on coving). The room is about 6 x 4.6 metres with a few alcoves giving us a circumference of roughly 21.5 metres. From what I've seen, the maximum...

Hi, I’ve just moved home and would like to update to smart lighting and will eventually want to include wider automation including heating, CCTV, basic security, environmental monitoring and more. I’ve done some general reading but see that this is a huge space and I don’t really know where to...

Good Morning All. In my small village in the UK we have put together a community theatre. At home in Plex I have previously set up Philips Hue GU10 lights that Sync. When the movies starts they dim and they come up for the credits etc. The lighting in the "Cinema Room" is terrible fluorescent...

Hello everyone! I am having some problems with my 55pos901F, where in particular HDR content is giving me some issues with some sort of instability in the brightness of the image. The problem is usually very visible and distracting, as it is some kind of blitz effect, that occurs typically with...

Hello all I have an older home where I don't really want to be ripping wiring out all over the place and need help with the kitchen lighting. Currently, there are 3 lightswitches for separate sets of lights in the kitchen, plus a couple of sets of plug in LED lights under the units, again each...

I am about to start a kitchen refurb and plan to replace existing mini fluorescents under the cupboards with led lighting. I'm not sure whether a Shelley RGBW2 would be the right choice for control and would appreciate some advice. The mini fluorescents are in 3 groups each with their own mains...

Hi All, I'm currently turning a spare bedroom into a man cave/office. I've been looking at some lighting for the walls such as the Nanoleaf tiles... But blooming eck, they're a bit pricey for what they are! The thing is, all the reasonable alternatives are either cheap looking, too small or are...

Does anyone use Philips Ambient lighting with their TV’s and, if so, which lights are you using and is it worth it ? My partner has a Philips OLED Ambilight TV and I really like/appreciate the Ambilight lighting and so was considering the Hue Sync box with appropriate lights for my LG 77” CX but...

Hi all, My lounge has bright, office-style LED panel lighting (to help with a visual impairment). My current (OLED) 55" is high on the wall and tilted downward to the viewing position so the ceiling lights are not in the angle of reflection. I'm looking to change to a 75" (Sony XH95, X95J, or...

Hi all I've been away from the home automation world for a few years since I got divorced and went into rented. Almost 4 years on I'm finally buying a house again, and I'm due to complete in the next couple of weeks. One of the things I'm doing immediately is changing the lighting in the...

Hi all - I'm reading through some of the options for the type of RGB smart lighting available. I'm looking at having three bollards, 3 spike lights and a recessed LED strip light in the composite decking. I've looked at Phillips Hue, Ledvance and a few others. But deciding on the brand of...

This might sound like a weird question, but why is it that so many houses in movies and TV shows are seemingly lit by a half dozen floor\table lamps placed around the outside of the room, rather than by down lighters or central ceiling roses like in real life? Is this just a weird set dressing...

Evening All, I will be moving into a new house this year and it comes with an ’HDMI plate’ on the wall where the TV will go in the living room. In short this means I can put all AV equipment away in the corner of the room rather than underneath the TV - meaning I can have literally just the TV...

I have just completed on a house and I have the exciting yet daunting task of a full house renovation. The house hasn't been touched in 30 years so it will be a full gutting and redo with new wiring, plumbing and all. I want to take the opportunity to try and make it a smart home and one area I...