Ambient Lighting for computers?

MrJediJunk

I have recently begun revamping my desk space when I remembered an article on Gizmodo from about a year ago, mentioning a set of USB connected ambient light projectors. I couldn't find the article. Is there anything out there like this that you can suggest?
All I got from that 'Ambient Light Projector' search was actual projectors, which I don't need lol what I am looking for is something simple to give my computer ambient lighting that matches whats onscreen. (Video games, movies, etc)

Answer
>Why don't you Google "ambient light projectors?" I did and it came up with lots of articles. I don't know anything about this topic but if you do some research on the net you probably will find something in all the articles I saw.

Projector Over Fireplace?

Robert A

I'm getting ready to move into my condo and I'm still trying to figure out how to setup the television in the room. The condo is very open with Cathedral Ceilings. The television is going to go downstairs below the loft in a room roughly 12x9 (so the distance to where it would projected is roughly 9ft and I would build a shelf on the wall).

I'm hoping to put the television over the fireplace. However, there are no electrical or cable feeds over there. Rather paying a lot of money to have them run over there, I was thinking about just using a projector. I don't watch a lot of tv so I thought this would be a good solution.

Good idea? Bad? How many lumens should I get? Looking to stay under $1k. I'm also not sure how bright the room can be. It's going to be projected on to the wall opposite of where the light comes in but I'm not sure if that will help. The room is naturally bright because there are two 10ft of glass on both sides of the fireplace.
It's a relatively nice condo so the idea is to keep the visibility of the wires to as little as possible. I have hard wood floors and I can't go under them so I'm not sure how to run them without going around the whole room.

However, I'm now starting to think that the right idea would be to have a handyman put an electrical and cable jack near the fireplace. Then cover this with a mantle. That way only a few inches of cable show up to the television.

I realize the projector is overkill but I was trying to find a simple, inexpensive answer that didn't involve running wires. The point of saying that I don't watch a lot of tv was that it would take a long time for the bulb to burn out. I wasn't sure if a projector was the right answer but I guess it wasn't.

Answer
Agree with ansel.

Also, if you only want to pay $1k for your projector, you're going to need really good control over the ambient light in the room.

It's not that hard to run wires through your fireplace. What you see is the outside of a large open cavety. The actual flue is a metal pipe in the center. You can cut a small hole on the side of the fireplace and another behind your TV location. You can trim your holes with a drywall ring $4.00 and an open decora cover plate $1.99 on each end.

If you're not comfortable with that, try a handyman instead of a lisensed contractor. It's a very small job.

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