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philips aurea video shows tv’s true colors

Philips Aurea Demo Movie

A few weeks back I told you about the new Philips Aurea flat screens, and their illuminated color LED frames. Now Philips has just posted a dramatic video clip by director Wong Kar Wai which really shows off what the set can do.

For the first time, you can really see the cool color-shifting effects…

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August 31st, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: home entertainment video

philips aurea tv: ambilight gets an overhaul

Philips Aurea Ambilight Television

Philips Ambilight technology has been around for a few years now, providing flat-panel televisions with color-enhanced ambient backlighting. While placing lights behind of television screens has long been known to improve perceived contrast ratios and decrease eyestrain, Ambilight’s color-cycling was always a bit more superflous in my opinion.

The company is now getting set to…

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August 9th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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ambilight knock-off for your pc

Ambient Reality Effects LED Backlight

Philips Ambilight technology is said to improve perceived contrast and reduce eyestrain. Well now you can try a similar technology on your PC’s monitor. Smartbytes’ Ambient Reality Effects is a compact device designed to mount to the back of your monitor and produce colored background light on your surrounding walls. The system uses an array…

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September 8th, 2006 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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philips shows 100-inch lcd with ambilight

Philips 100-inch LCD with Ambilight

At this week’s IFA consumer electronics show, Philips showed off a prototype 100-inch LCD FlatTV complete with their Ambilight Full Surround technology.

For those not already familiar with Ambilight, it provides an array of colored LEDs as a backlight source behind the set. The LEDs change colors in accordance with the subject matter on the…

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September 1st, 2006 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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