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    No worries Colin, you'll be surprised at the difference it makes Not only will you get enough light into the room from the backlight to see what you are doing if you need to move about, but you'll also reduce eye strain.

    Oddly the picture appears to improve due to this

    If it appears to be too bright then employ some kind of shade, you want about 10% of the full screen brightness of white.
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    Its a problem ive had since using flat screens so im looking forward to the results. When viewing in a fully lit room i have to whack the backlight up and end up with foggy blacks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by colinB View Post
    One negative about my new bravia sreen compared to my old Philips is the fact it has a glossy screen as opposed to the matt one im used to.
    This raises issues with lighting. The hallogen spots at the back of my rom show up on the screen.
    With the lights of and the tv back light put to minimum i get the best impact but i find it a strain on the eyes.
    I once thought about getting a new philips tv with ambi light but wasnt sure if it was for me.
    Id like to hear what everybody else does with there cinema rooms.
    Got a philips 42' ambilight, i must say it's really good, mind you i have noticed the new philips sets have gloss screens too, mine is about 3 years old now and has the matt screen.

    Lighting wise i use 1 lamp in the corner and the ambilight on a colour setting for normal use and the dynamic setting for films


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    Quote Originally Posted by Jac Hawk View Post
    Got a philips 42' ambilight, i must say it's really good

    Lighting wise i use 1 lamp in the corner and the ambilight on a colour setting for normal use and the dynamic setting for films
    I like the ambilight as well but i have mine permanently set to as near 6500K as possible Have a look at this site here & see how having the ambilight set to dynamic can trick your brain into seeing colours incorrectly

    It's pretty astonishing how it can change your perception of things
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    Genius Mark. Got a ikea lamp of e bay and switched it on tonight.
    Problem solved.

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    I think not but i'm glad you are happy I just learn by reading Colin, which is effectively what you've done after i posted about it

    Which CFL did you go for by the way? Was it the 11W tube?
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    I just have to upgrade my glasses now. These lenses are covered in scratches and in the dark its very noticeable.
    My new system will have to wait until i have some new specs.

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    Watching Natural world on bbc hd. Looks great despite the fact my aerial is a cheap reel of co axial coiled on the floor he he. Might have to address that one day.

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