How to setup PC & TV Backlight - Ambibox Tips & Troubleshooting (Original Video)
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Thank you very much for this video. None of those LED sellers send any installation guide
Bruh.... This is one of those videos that needs 2 like buttons. THANK YOU SO MUCH, I was getting frustrated using the window 8 profile.. Working amazing now with the GDI FS Aero on my 49in Samsung Ultrawide...
Help! anyone here experience when LED just turn off suddenly? everything is working as it is but after around 20-30 mins it it turn off but in the ambibox settings, it is connected and backlit is checked.
My troubleshoot is always to close the program and unplug/plug the usb to my pc then opening ambibox. After than everything is back to normal. I think it goes to sleep. I cant find any settings about the lights going to sleep.
Same issue here.. idk what to do. Did you find a fix?
@@Digo676 still happens to me from time to time. Still only solution right now is unplug/plug the led strip then restart ambibox app.
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(See what happens when I do it myself?)
Extremely helpful, very well explained.
I am glad you found it useful. I am still learning here, and I was so focused on trying to speak clearly I didn't notice some of the menu's were not being captured. So I have some learning to do, but I appreciate your feedback.
@@sixty-six nice, have built my ambibox project and it turned out great:)
How wud u set up the ambient lights on a tv?
Yes need this too
@@danrosales2039 whats the process to set it up, what did u do?
Sorry for the delayed response but I have a possible solution for you. An AliExpress seller offered me a discount on a 4K TV AmbiLight box. I still feel uncomfortable doing paid videos, so after using it I agreed to make a video they could share BUT they didn't get to see the video first and they agreed to offer a discount instead of paying me an affiliate / referral fee. This video has a demo, unboxing, setup, and calibration: th-cam.com/video/UDy4bLiztAA/w-d-xo.html
The video is marked sponsored on YT because I received a discount, but I did pay money for the product.
thanks, much love
Nice guide, thank you. For the record, the "Windows 8" screen capture method works for me with less of a CPU impact than "GDI FS Aero". Also, I had to play with the number of zones to get my knockoff Ambilight from Aliexpress to work. Mine has 60 LEDs but wouldn't work properly until I set it to 20 zones, and switched the color order to RBG.
Your 60 LED kit is only working with 20 zones? Does that mean you have one color per group of 3 LED?
I bought this product hoping to use it on my TV (not as a monitor for my computer) am I able to download and set up the software, change the necessary settings using my computer, and then plug into my tv?
This requires a computer to be the source of what is on the screen. The boxes that come in the LightBox kits are powerful enough to control the LEDs but they can't monitor what's on your TV.
It will not work with a smart TV's built-in apps or other HDMI devices like consoles and streaming sticks like Roku, Fire, or AppleTV. The later point is mostly true, and while you can technically do it the cost would make it less than optimal.
If you don't want to use a computer to play your content than there are alternative options that don't use AmbiBox. I call them 'pass-through' and 'screen view'.
'Pass-through' solutions connect a mini-computer like a Pi or an Arduino between the device (PS4, Roku, etc.) and your TV. The most popular consumer version of this is the Hue Play system. It looks amazing, and is priced like it. There used to be more consumer options in this category, but they seem to be perpetually out of stock. I have plans to do videos on these options. You can build it yourself, but one of the issues right now is that most DIY options sacrifice audio quality, screen video quality, or cost as much as the consumer solutions.
Govee has a product coming that might work. I cal lit 'screen view' because it uses a camera pointed at the TV. Issue is, they won't anyone pre-order it. If people message them I telling them about this channel maybe we can get them to sent out review units or something. I would be happy to make a video showing how it works and what uses cases it would be best for. Their facebook is: facebook.com/Govee.smarthome/
Sixty-Six Days thank you so much
Sixty-Six Days I had heard of the Phillips products but was turned off a little by the price to get the setup I wanted. Saw the ambibox on an add (probably because I was looking at LED tv lighting). The answers given by the seller, similar to the question I asked, were very misleading. Money wasted for what I wanted, but lesson learned!
Because I don't have one, I always forget about Android. There is an Android TV streaming Box app ( play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sevson.androidambiapp&hl=en_US ) that claims to work. I don't have one of these devices so I not purchased the software, and therefore never played with the software either. The reviews are polar, with mostly 1 and 5 stars - which leads me to think that that either only some hardware works or some content. Netflix is known for having issues with DIY Ambilight. Then there is the issue of having to power both video playback and the lights which might be asking a lot of some of the lower end android boxes. Finally, 4K and HDR was an issue for the DIY community for some time and maybe (again I don't know) this software still has some issues.
I want to do a video about these options, but I am not sure what Android devices to work with that would be the most help for people exploring it as an option.
Hue I have much more experience with. It's A solution but not THE solution. For one, at least for now, has a hard limit of 10 lights. And, yeah, the bulbs cost $45 to $60 each. They were just updated to gen 3, so it's unlikely to see huge sales on them, but if you find a store with the now discontinued gen 2 bulbs they are often far cheaper. The big difference between gen 2 and 3 is that gen 3 can be controlled by Bluetooth or WiFi and generation 2 can only be controlled by WiFi. Oh, and how they show the color blue is a slightly different hue. (Only an issue for people mixing generation 2 and 3 in the same room). I have a 4 bulb demo that you can see here ( th-cam.com/video/7Nrj2xZ3seg/w-d-xo.html ) and I have a comparison of PC controlled options here ( th-cam.com/video/3_ExIUGhxFI/w-d-xo.html ). I realize it's not exactly what you want to do, but it will give you an idea of how it would look if you went that way. If you did do hue you have to add another $200 to $250 for the HDMI controller box.
This is why I am being so pushy about expressing my interest in that GOVEE option I mentioned before. It has the possibility of being a TV option that falls between the AmbiBox price and the Hue Play price. It's also the only option so far that will likely support SmartTV content in addition to content that comes from an HDMI device. However, I question it's ability to handle fast moving action scenes.
As far as this device - if you have a monitor for a windows, mac, or linux computer you can get it up and running for no more than what you already paid. And it works well for reducing eye strain if you do a bit of work on a computer screen - especially at night.
So an AliExpress seller offered me a discount on a 4K TV AmbiLight box. I still feel uncomfortable doing paid videos, so after using it I agreed to make a video they could share BUT they didn't get to see the video first and they agreed to offer a discount instead of paying me an affiliate / referral fee. This video has a demo, unboxing, setup, and calibration: th-cam.com/video/UDy4bLiztAA/w-d-xo.html
The video is marked sponsored on YT because I received a discount, but I did pay money for the product.
do you know where to buy the product in the uk
Hi I just bought this and followed your set up tutorial, but it didn't say how i could connect it to a TV. Can i use this on my samsung tv without a PC. I noticed your title also says TV backlight but i couldn't get it to work on my TV. I bought it solely to connect to my TV not PC. Can you please help
Is there a way to get the lights to work with a screensaver? My lights just go off when my screensaver comes on.
Very good guide i like it and thank you. I have a 5mx60 strip and only 13 leds are lit up , all different colors , the Use Backlight tick option does not turn on or off the leds, everything shows connected. Any ideas?
Hi!, thx for the video, is really helpfull to make the setup, i bought a complete setup and installed using the L shapped adapters to make 90 degress corners, i wanted to ask you because i have a trouble with the lights, it just turn ON the bottom line of lights, i've just reinstalled the software and all LEDs are ON on it, and it should work fine but it doesn't, i tried contact the seller, but got no answer, i'm guessing it may a trouble with with one of the LEDs might be burned out or something, there is a way to proove the LEDs are working fine?, or this might still be some sore of software trouble?
There are a few issues you might be having. First, I made a new video (th-cam.com/video/g22SV34mIz0/w-d-xo.html) that goes into more detail but is also a better at showing the software panel. Check that out, and I will use that video for timestamps here. As far as your question:
1. There could be a hardware issue with the strips themselves, but we can rule out other things first.
2. Check and make sure the number of zones is set to your number of LEDs on your strip (th-cam.com/video/g22SV34mIz0/w-d-xo.html?t=540)
3. Set the profile to a solid color (th-cam.com/video/g22SV34mIz0/w-d-xo.html?t=770). If this works try step 4, else go to step 5.
4. Check that each individual LED is set to on, as indicated by a checkmark in the on screen box. (th-cam.com/video/g22SV34mIz0/w-d-xo.html?t=1509)
5. Now it's worth troubleshooting hardware as this step won't help us unless the software was set up correctly. Check the connection of the RGB strip. It's easy for the L brackets to be slightly off and not connect. Open the bracket and reset it. If it still doesn't work try swapping the L bracket, to see if the L bracket is the issues. If this doesn't work then then try swapping the second strip with another strip in your setup. If it really is a bad LED, this should allow it to work.
6. Let me know where the issue resolved, or if it didn't.
Good luck!
@@sixty-six Hi!, thanks a lot for your answer, i tried each step, and in the end i found the issue, tested each strip and all LEDs lighted ON, the L shaped connectors aren't as good as they should, they don't do a perfect contact so the power is not correctly transfer to the next strip, i'll buy a tin soldering iron and weld them to correct this problem. I still have a doubt with this, if we number each strip from the power source to the final LED 1-2-3-4, i tried strip 1 with 3-4 with a white color, and 3-4 lighten up in white color as number 1, but when i did the same with strip 2 it light up with an rgb pattern, each led flashing in different colors, and all blinking changing the color, they never stayed in white, maybe this strip was damaged?, maybe a shortcircuit produced by the faulty connection of the L connector?, again, thanks for your time to answer.
I am sorry I didn't respond sooner. it seems I don't get notifications if I have ever replied to someone before. I am glad you identified the source of the issue even if it might have been a pain. I am using the L brackets on my display and they can be a little cranky about cooperating. Keep me updated!
where do i get the hardware please its not detected in the software and device manager says no driver installed im running windows 10
How do you download it what button do you press
Hello, I have a problem with Color Music, when I select my speaker and
put on music nothing happens. Do you know how to fix the problem? Thank
you in advance.
i have everything set up like this video tells me but my lights arent turning on at all, not once have these lights turned on. says its connected and everything. any help?
i have the same problem,only a handful leds light would just turn on but thats it
Same been having this issue too, I even bought a second strip thinking I burned my led strips
Hi thank you for your helpful video. I'm trying to download load the app on my TV and for some reason can't open it. Anything out there to open files on Android TV. I have the Sony x900h.
Are you trying to download it onto the TV directly, or are you using an android streaming box? I have not seen a TV that can run the software directly.
Would i need a computer or laptop to always run the lights. Is there a app for android phone to control the box and chance settings.
@@jgracing627 If you want the lights to change based on what is on the screen, from what I know, you need either a windows or mac computer which plays the content or you need an android streaming box that can install third party apps and again it has to be the source of the content. If you want something that can work with a console (Xbox, PS, etc.) than your best options are either a complete DIY with an Arduino, a Hue Play box, or a lightberry. The lightberry is really hard to get right now and the Hue Play is $200-240 for the box and then about $200-250 for a light strip that does sides and top (no bottom) or play bars that make each side of the screen the most prominent color at about $120-$150 per 2 bars. All in USD, and all way expensive. I have a video ( th-cam.com/video/3_ExIUGhxFI/w-d-xo.html ) where I talk about it. It's good, but pricy. If you watch it, NZXT still doesn't have their product in stock, and at this point - due to broken links on their website - I believe it is unofficially discontinued.
So an AliExpress seller offered me a discount on a 4K TV AmbiLight box. I still feel uncomfortable doing paid videos, so after using it I agreed to make a video they could share BUT they didn't get to see the video first and they agreed to offer a discount instead of paying me an affiliate / referral fee. This video has a demo, unboxing, setup, and calibration: th-cam.com/video/UDy4bLiztAA/w-d-xo.html
The video is marked sponsored on YT because I received a discount, but I did pay money for the product.
Can you add more extra bulbs to the ambibox?
It relies on LED strips. You can add more led's so long as your power supply can handle it and the new led's are the same format. They have to be strung as one continuous strand of LEDs. You can disable some leds and you can make space by adding wires to move the strips. If you want to have a lot of lights in different places I would suggest either Hue with entertainment zones (limited to 10 sets of lights) or corsair branded products which don't appear to have an upper limit.
When downloading the software, it is asking to install a list of things. I know you mentioned playclaw, but do I need the plugins, XBMC, Kodi, or Mediaportal? Please help! Thank you in advance!!!
XBMC, Kodi, and Mediaportal are entertainment front ends. They make looking for TV and movies on your own hard drive easier and more attractive. These plugins just ensure the lights are compatible with content played via these programs. The plugins are optional if you don't use the programs.
That being said, if you are hooking up a PC to a TV exclusively for entertainment - check them out. They are all decent.
@@sixty-six Thank you! I do have a 6tb drive hooked to my TV filled with movies, so I am glad I asked! I appreciate the response and your video.
That sounds awesome! Here is a good article to kinda run through the differences of XBMC/Kodi with Plex (which is what I used to use); androidpcreview.com/kodi-xbmc-vs-plex/. You can learn more about media portal here: www.team-mediaportal.com/
@@sixty-six I was able to get the ambilight working on my computer last night, however I am stuck on how to transfer the configuration to my Samsung TV. Do I just unplug from my laptop and plug into my TVs USB?
@@JaredCondie Unfortunately, AmbiBox doesn't save your profile in a way that you can do screen capture lighting without the computer. With AmbiBox you would need your computer hooked up to the TV via HDMI and running both the AmbiBox software and the content (movie/game/music).
TV USB ports are pretty limited. They can power static RGB lights (or ones that have a controller that let you change the color with a remote) and are generally only able to provide about 5w of power. They can also read documents, pictures, music, and or videos from from a thumb drive, or in some cases let you use a keyboard.
Possible Solution for SmartTVs: There may be a way to do AmbiLight on a SmartTV. Govee has a product that should be available on August 15th which might provide good enough AmbiLighting solution for Smart TVs via downward facing camera without a computer. On paper it sounds like it will have a lot of delay, but who knows. If you (or anyone else) would like me to get one and run a demo / tutorial for it I would be happy to do so... but I would need to get my hands on one first. I reached out them to try either preorder or request a review unit and I haven't heard back. If you would be interested in seeing this before buying it maybe let them know via their facebook page that this channel exists. facebook.com/Govee.smarthome/
Hello this may seem a silly question but can this be used on say a Sony bravia android TV? Also do I need to connect my light box to my computer to setup first before connecting to the television? Kind regards in advance
It would need to be connected to a PC (Windows, Mac, or Linux) or an android streaming device. I have never tried it with an android powered Smart TV. For it to work it would need to be able to run two apps at the same time.
@@sixty-six yes it works you can download prismatik on your android tv
there is just one problem in for example my country signal is blocked on tv channels due phillips claim but in youtube it works perfect and blue ray as well
So an AliExpress seller offered me a discount on a 4K TV AmbiLight box. I still feel uncomfortable doing paid videos, so after using it I agreed to make a video they could share BUT they didn't get to see the video first and they agreed to offer a discount instead of paying me an affiliate / referral fee. This video has a demo, unboxing, setup, and calibration: th-cam.com/video/UDy4bLiztAA/w-d-xo.html
The video is marked sponsored on YT because I received a discount, but I did pay money for the product.
@@sixty-six I just watched it. Are you pleased with it? Do you recommend it?
@@renesonse5794 I have this one and the Hue Play and I prefer this one for just TV lights. However, last I checked this strip doesn't have the option right now for supplemental lights to expand the lighting across the room. I actually run both Hue and these lights at the same time. This strip behind the TV and Hue Play and Hue Bulbs in other parts of the room. This works out well because Hue Play Entertainment zones are limited to 10 lights total and this frees up spots for a more immersive lighting experience. The only issue is that due to lack of HDR on this model of their strip but HDR support on the Hue Play the colors don't match unless you watch SDR. It's not a huge deal - and it's always a consideration if you mix any RGB brands. In fact you can also have issues if you mix different Hue bulb generations.
Hi! I received my second set today and I have the same problem as the previous one. When I restart my PC ambibox automatically starts and everything works fine for about 2-5 minutes, after this they freeze and then turn off. Do you have any clue how to fix this? I really want them to work I have already tried lowering the brightness what I saw on your other video this made them work a little longer but after a couple of minutes they still freeze and turn off I then have to restart my PC and they will work again otherwise they are completely unresponsive in the ambibox program
How frustrating! We can try and work through it via comments, or I can broadcast a live stream today so you can ask questions in real time. In either case I would like to see if we can narrow down the issue. For now, does it freeze and turn off in static light mode, and or just when in screen capture?
@@sixty-six It looks like it has been solved but thank you very much. I think there was a problem with the power plug I switched it and now everything works fine :D
I cut my previous led strip into pieces because I thought there was a problem with the led strip itself but I think it was the power plug all along
I hope it works well for you. Let us know if you still have any issues.
@@sixty-six I do have one more question. How do I control the led strip via the phone app? I installed the Ambibox control app that was in the Ambibox installation folder and connected the IP but the page stays blank or goes to the Ambibox website. However, when I enter the IP address on my computer it does go to the Ambibox web control app and I can control it from there. When I enter the IP address in my phone web browser it won't load the web control app. Is it also possible to control the Ambibox via voice control? (google assistant)
@@Verition You are using the android apk found in the ~\AmbiBox\Android AmbiBox Remote App\? Correct?
Are you getting the IP address from within Ambibox's Additional Settings tab?
And are you adding the IP address into the 'Add a IP' option of the android app as " ###.###.#.##:8088 "?
Hello,
How do i know if i need to use playclaw ? and how to use it ? thank you
Sorry for the (extremely) delayed response. I have never used playclaw, but it is positioned as an application that can screen capture when an application prevents it. If you have lights working for the desktop but the application you want to sync with your bias lights doesn't work, it might be worth installing PlayClaw.
Why is it not possible to move the LED setup up and down the screen? I always watch movies on a typical cinema resolution screen with two black stripes (the one at the bottom being wider then the one at the top for the subtitles). Is there a back around to this option?
I am not sure I understand what you are asking. I have not found a way to set the zones off center without manually placing them. If the content is centered on screen, but there are black bars due to aspect ratio of the film you could either attempt to crop the frame to remove the black bars from the screen or you could set a profile in AmbiBox and name it something so you can swap to it when you play content of that aspect ratio.
Option 1: If you are using the VLC media player tapping 'C' applies various crops to the playing video. You need to do this each time you play it.
Option 2: If you prefer having the bars on screen than AmbiBox has a aspect ratio option in the (more settings> show areas of capture > wizard capture zone > aspect ratio drop down menu item) option. I would suggest playing the movie, pausing it and ALT-TAB to the Ambibox settings so that you can make adjustments while the film is still on screen.
Let me know if that works for you.
Hello! How can I save different profiles? When I create a new profile, it replaces the main profile and does not allow me to have different profiles...
Please help!!
I made a new video on Ambibox. Here is the timestamp for profiles. th-cam.com/video/g22SV34mIz0/w-d-xo.html
@@sixty-six Thanks a lot bro!! ❤️
So I've a light pack I'm using ambibox I'm wondering with the zones is I've 117 leds is there a way say for 10 leds to react to one zone and so on and not have 117 zones ?
Yes. You can overlap zones, but you have to do them manually by moving and resizing the zones. In your case you would need to stack 10 zones on top of each other, and you would have 12 zones total with some zones have more than 10 or one zone having 7 LEDs. Some people have reported that individual zones are distracting to them, so grouped zones might be a compromise between individual LEDs and total color average. It's worth exploring.
@@sixty-six ahhhh so I'd have 10 zones with 10 leds and 1 zone with 7 essentially. Wow that seems like a long nights work haha.
However you want to mix it up. You could also do 11 LEDs on some of them. Unfortunately, while it's totally doable, there isn't an easy way to automate the task. But make sure you save your profile after you are done. I would also recommend you check out Prismatik ( th-cam.com/video/E2IyTD1lADM/w-d-xo.html ) before you spend time doing this. It's a different free software program that some people prefer and it can also do what you are asking. Find the one that has the best combination of performance and features for you before you spend time building this configuration.
@@sixty-six I must look at prismatik. Would it be possible to see a video on how to do the zones ?
@@sixty-six will prismatik work on Android tv
Hi @Sixty-Six Days, just bought the Dream Color pack on amazon, downloaded Ambibox and configured it. It says Adalight: connected but when I turn on "Use backlight", the lights doesn't light on. I've managed one time to get the first LED light on by plug in plug out sometime the power/Dream Color box, but it doesn't work as expected. Can you Help me ?
Ok I found the issue. I was following a tutorial with a homemade Arduino and it said to change de 'BaudRate' in a config file. I've set back the value and it worked. In fact, I should not have changed anything. It works fine.
I am glad to hear everything worked out. There are a lot of impressive ways to have screen capture bias lighting and a lot of the tutorials can bleed together when you are trying to troubleshoot. I am sorry I didn't see your message sooner, but I think it's wonderful that you were able to figure it out and you shared your solution. There is a good chance that someone else will run into that issue and I hope they find your comment before they spend a lot of time working on it. Thanks for sharing, and enjoy!
I am having the same problem as you. Could you please explain to me how you fixed it? Whats BaudRate?
Will this work on my tv without the computer attached? How do i program it to plug into my tv and not my computer? That was the whole point to have the tv on its own. Seems it has to be plugged into my laptop usb port but the leds are on my tv.
This device has the ability to control and change the color of LEDs, but it doesn't have the ability to capture the screen or figure out what colors the LEDs should be.
It was designed to run on a PC which is also playing the games, movies, or music as well. There is an option to use an Android TV streaming box or some smart TVs using this program: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sevson.androidambiapp . I do not have an android TV or Android streaming box so I have yet to test it, but from what I have read it doesn't work with live TV or any service that has protected content (Netflix, TH-cam, etc.). This appears to be a limitation imposed by the android app, so it might work with unofficial apps that don't impose DRM copy protection. It should work fine with apps like VLC.
If you are looking for a way to do ambilight from another HDMI device, say a PlayStation or XBox, than you can either do a Lightberry (hard to find), a Hue Play option (more expensive), or a questionably available and questionably performing Govee option that uses a camera pointed at your TV.
So an AliExpress seller offered me a discount on a 4K TV AmbiLight box. I still feel uncomfortable doing paid videos, so after using it I agreed to make a video they could share BUT they didn't get to see the video first and they agreed to offer a discount instead of paying me an affiliate / referral fee. This video has a demo, unboxing, setup, and calibration: th-cam.com/video/UDy4bLiztAA/w-d-xo.html
The video is marked sponsored on YT because I received a discount, but I did pay money for the product.
Hi, thanks for the vid. Very plain and simple. I have a problem though, it's telling me that the device is not connected. Probably this is because in device manager it looks like de driver didn't install correctly. My problem is that I can't find any good drivers for this ambibox. What am I doing wrong? I am running the latest windows 10. Can someone help me please.
I hope you fixed it. I got the same issue, what I did is I went to the device manager, go to the driver that says it has an issue, you will see it when you try do disconnect and connect the device from the usb port. Then click right click on the driver with error and select update using windows update. or auto update from web or something. Then go to the windows update, there should be an optional update on drivers, then try to download and install that one. then for me it work after I restarted.
did you found any fix? i have the same problem
No I did not. Bought proper stuff and moved on😅
@@pvtnelson i actually managed to get mine working 😂uninstall and downloaded from a utube vid and it somehow works
ive setup my led amount and all that but cannot got the ratios to match what i have in real life, even with aspect ratios changed.
The lights run-ahead of the posistion of where something is on screen, is anyone able to help me solve this?
I have 180 leds, 30/31 vertical and 54/55 horizontal
It sounds like you are describing a lag between the animation on screen and LEDs behind your monitor. That's a lot of LEDs, do you have it behind a TV?
Also, What happens if you have a 16:9 monitor and you happen to watch a movie with cinematic black bars at the top and bottom? do the LEDs just turn off at the bottom and top of the screen?
They capture the part of the screen that is assigned for capture. So if there are bars you will light up the color of the bar. Unless it's black in which case they are off. I have different aspect ratios set up in the profile section to allow me to quickly change the bias lighting to fit the content. The easiest way to do it is to start a video with the aspect ratio you want to map and ALT-TAB to the AmbiBox application and then start the configuration. Doing this leave the movie up and you can adjust the zones as needed.
@@sixty-six thanks for the reply
Thank you for the tutorial. would you be able to help, half of the LEDs always freeze when Im in windows explorer.
I experienced something like that when using Chrome. I made a quick "one-take" video that explains what I think the issue is and provided a suggestion on how to fix it. Good luck, and let me know if it helped. th-cam.com/video/VSiQ4impJJY/w-d-xo.html
how do you get the music option to work?
Once everything is set up, select 'Color Music' and choose your sound device. For me the Default Audio Device is best because it follows the windows audio device thus allowing me to switch between speakers and headphones as I would on the task bar. The sound level bar to the right of the black box in the center of the screen lets you customize the rate in which color changes occur. Farther right increases the speed while left slows it down. Make sure you choose save settings on the bottom of ambibox to secure the new settings. See my other video for other instruction about setting different profiles and configuring your preferred music player to automatically switch to music mode when the active application.
Hi
I have watched this video but still i cant figure out how to make my led start at top left corner, it is like no matter what i do i cant get it to count from 5 led down from top left corner and then clockwise
I have set my zone/led count to 175 as i should have, but my max offset keeps me from having my starting point where i want to have it??
So I don't have my lights set up with 1 in the top left, so I never tried to do it that way. I played around a little and the only option I found was to drag the zones manually into place. Not ideal, but it would work. If anyone else figures it out I would love to know as well.
Can I use this lights for my tv?
As of now there is no TV, except for the AmbiLight TV's by Philips that will work with smart TVs apps. The way this idea is implemented requires either an Android device or a Window's, Mac, or Linux PC to be the source of the content. Alternative solutions, like the Hue Play and LightBerry exist, but they still require the source of content be something via HDMI. So you can do this on a smart TV, but you wouldn't be able to use apps built into your TV.
So an AliExpress seller offered me a discount on a 4K TV AmbiLight box. I still feel uncomfortable doing paid videos, so after using it I agreed to make a video they could share BUT they didn't get to see the video first and they agreed to offer a discount instead of paying me an affiliate / referral fee. This video has a demo, unboxing, setup, and calibration: th-cam.com/video/UDy4bLiztAA/w-d-xo.html
The video is marked sponsored on YT because I received a discount, but I did pay money for the product.
hi , now i tested it on my PC whit just hooked a long USB cable to the box but when hit the use back light, nothing happens... no light what so ever...the ambibox says its connected .. the button next to use backlight also lights up but the LEDS are not.. so how do i test if the leds are not broken .. i have tested the electric v5 whit a multi meter and works fine. the ambilight dream color box also light up when USB is plugged in. so do not understand what is wrong....i must say that from the start i have NEVER one mini second see the lights led up so maybe the led it self are broken ..if so .. than how do i test this ?
Sure, it is possible that the lights are defective, but before you attempt to replace them lets see if we can rule out other issues. Would you be able to share a screenshot of AmbiBox's profiles tab under "intelligent back light display" with the 'more settings' option selected?
Same Problem here....
i made a vidoe about the settings : th-cam.com/video/qXVDLzrZ8xA/w-d-xo.html
I solved my problem...
Ambibox will say connected to any COM device so I had the wrong one.
Open Device Manager and look for the USB
Ambilight Box (in my case it is COM 21)
Now it works
@@ch40skappa64 I am happy for you that it works now .. I had it hooked up to my PC and there I must choose the right USB port and only one shows connected. After that I have to enable backlight and it should lightup.. but again nothing.. so still need to try the port thing on the Android box but I already think will not work.. but I am happy that it works with you... And how are the lights ? Is the response to dhange oké or is it laggy ?
dude im really struggling to get my device manager to recognise it, is there a direct link for drivers? its showing as USB serial
I wrote 75+ pages today over the past few days and my fingers hurt. I responded to this comment during my Q/A session tonight. Sorry it's not a written response that gets right to the point. th-cam.com/video/fHIE1-dhzhc/w-d-xo.html
did you figure it out? I have the same problem.
Do you have a tutorial to set on my android box
No, sadly, not yet. Right now I don't have any android devices to play with.
hi! if someone ca help me please i install all the things correctly but the light is inverted...like if my screen is blue on the left, the led is blue on the right..i don't know how i can resolve that. thanks.
It sounds like you need to flip the LED direction. Try this: th-cam.com/video/g22SV34mIz0/w-d-xo.html
Hi, Thank you for the video. I installed a led strip with 60 leds per meter and it works great while playing games or looking youtube in full screen. But if i use netflix or amazon in fullscreen, doesnt matter if i use it with chrome or desktop app, the led lights going off. I tested it with all different modes of ambibox. Nothing changed. I have no idea and google search did not help....
Will you clarify if the lights turn off completely, or if if they don't change colors but they stay lit.
@@sixty-six in fullscreen the are completly off, just in the moment i switch to full screen.
@@mm-business7262 OK. That suggests that both services are blacking out the overlay. This is common for these services to try and prevent people from recording the movie while they watch it. (If you have Netflix on your phone and take a screenshot it will save an all black image.) So getting working lights with TH-cam but no lights with Netflix/Amazon tells us we need to find an alternative screen capture mode.
Try changing the 'method of screen capture' to Window's 8 ( th-cam.com/video/g22SV34mIz0/w-d-xo.html ). You can try any of them to see what works the best for you. PlayClaw will likely require a download ( playclaw.com/ ) so try that one last. If it still doesn't work we have a few other options.
Let me know.
@@sixty-six i tried any of them and i am normaly using Windows 8 mode. I downloaded and installed playclaw but i do not know what i have to do with the software. Do you have a video for that?
One Point, sometimes before Amazon plays the next Episode there comes an advertise video. Than the ambilight works, but if the next episode starts, it is going off.
meu programa não abre, win10 , alguém consegue me ajudar?
How do I set this up on my Samsung Television? Connected to my laptop, it works fine, but when I connect to my television, it malfunctions. Please help?
Sorry for the delayed response but I have a possible solution for you. An AliExpress seller offered me a discount on a 4K TV AmbiLight box. I still feel uncomfortable doing paid videos, so after using it I agreed to make a video they could share BUT they didn't get to see the video first and they agreed to offer a discount instead of paying me an affiliate / referral fee. This video has a demo, unboxing, setup, and calibration: th-cam.com/video/UDy4bLiztAA/w-d-xo.html
The video is marked sponsored on YT because I received a discount, but I did pay money for the product.
Just bought ambilight kit from aliexpress tried to connect from my laptop- downloaded the softwere for windows .. to tv.. all cables connected as instruction but.. is not working... doesn”t recognise the port on laptop.. is designed only for android tv or? I have a normal lg tv.. not smart tv
Can you provide a little more detail about your setup? How is your computer connected to your TV? Are you running a Windows Desktop or Laptop to your TV? Are the Lights not working at all or are they only one color?
Sixty-Six Days i have a laptop conected to tv via hdmi. Lights are not working at all.
@@unasistent Is the light on the AmbiLight box turned on?
@@sixty-six I'm having the same issue and the light on the Ambibox is on which is red.
Apologies. I am just seeing comments pop up today. Did you ever get this resolved?
Will this work on my tv with a android tv box attached
I don't have an Android TV box, but this website (ambilight.tender-complex.ru/en/about_software/) seems to have some good information that might help you.
I realized you asked 2 years ago but an AliExpress seller offered me a discount on a 4K TV AmbiLight box. I still feel uncomfortable doing paid videos, so after using it I agreed to make a video they could share BUT they didn't get to see the video first and they agreed to offer a discount instead of paying me an affiliate / referral fee. This video has a demo, unboxing, setup, and calibration: th-cam.com/video/UDy4bLiztAA/w-d-xo.html
The video is marked sponsored on YT because I received a discount, but I did pay money for the product.
for some reason when i disable 1 zone it turns off 3 leds. there are 120 leds on this strip but it only seems to do 40 zones. do you have any idea why this is? i think it might be this led strip but not sure. nice video btw :)
Does it light all 120 but only turn off 40 or does it only light the first 40 of the 120 led strip?
@@sixty-six they all light up. just every 3 leds are controlled by 1 zone so the first zone is led 123, second zone is 456 etc. for some reason i can't make it so 1 zone controls 1 led instead of 3 at the same time. the lighting effect i get right now is still pretty cool neat though but it would be nice to have it working properly.
@@autochromes I would check two things. First Under additional configuration of zones tab select 'for all zones' and hit the default button. If that doesn't work go back to the profiles tab and change the device type. Let me know if either of those help at all. It's a weird problem.
My 4k movies become so slow.. and my PC is strong enough.. Im confused.. why computer become slow even it is strong enough?? How to set it to works fine??
Ambibox can take up to 10% of CPU usage. Open task manager and see if CPU utilization is high during playback with the lights and then try and lower the fps. You might get better performance with Prismatk. I have a video with links here: th-cam.com/video/E2IyTD1lADM/w-d-xo.html
Does this work with Windows 10? I read a few comments elsewhere that state that this doesn't currently run on Windows 10. I'm hoping those comments are wrong because I'd love to get this.
I run the most up-to-date build of Windows 10. I'd say no issues, but that's not really true. In the past month I developed an issue where the lights can take a few minutes to turn on. It's not every time, but something is delaying the device from starting immediately at startup. Once it's on, however, I have no issues.
@@sixty-six Does the windows installer still work from their website. Every time I try to install it I get a 404 error from within the installer.
@@pelvist I just tried this one and it worked: ambibox.ru/ambibox_downloads/AmbiBox_setup_2.1.7.zip
But here is another if you need it: github.com/AmbiBox/kodi.script.ambibox/releases/download/v2.1.7/AmbiBox_setup_2.1.7.zip
Yes, runs good, you need instal ch3x driver in Windows 10
did anybody manage to have a white backlight for a white monitor screen. On my installation, I get a light purple instead.
I appreciate that I don't know exactly what hardware you have, so off the top of my head I can think of one cause for your problem. I am curious if you are getting an artifact where the power supply is unable to provide enough juice to the RGB lights. Typically this manifests as some lights being turned off, but you could have insufficient power by the power brick when trying to produce white and instead of turning some of the lights off you actually end up making an unexpected color. Unless you are using RGBW strips white light is produced by lighting up all three RGB lights. This can put a strain on your power supply. Check out the video I made where I talk about the lights turning off (th-cam.com/video/VSiQ4impJJY/w-d-xo.html) and let us know when happens. If it is only turning purple when the brightness reaches a certain point than you may need to replace your power supply or avoid all white back lighting.
I am really curious what you find, so keep us updated.
@@sixty-six Thank you for answering my question. My understanding is that in order to have a real white, you need a white LED. Producing a white color out of the 3 other colors is always approximation. I'm interested to know how approximative. I bought my system on Ebay from a Chinese seller but the solution looks like the one from this seller on Amazon:smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07P5MDD2W/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
In the last picture, there is quarter of the screen that is white and the backlight is also light purple. For length like 5 meters, I heard of cases where the power supply is not powerful enough. But my product is only 2 meters long with 60 LEDs. By the way, your link does not go anywhere for me. I played with the settings in the "Additional configuring of zones" tab. I got the best result of reproduction of colors besides white by setting General brightness and Brightness to maximum, Saturation to maximum, Hue to minimum, Gamma correction to minimum Minimum light to minimum
Hmmm. Does applying mild pressure on the strip between different rgb lights change the color or the length of the incorrect color? I wonder if it’s a bad wire internally.
@@sixty-six I did not see a difference. So you say, your LED strip produces a perfect white without a white LED? by the way, I just realize referred to the same Amazon seller than you. LOL! So, you can see in his example, the white is also light purple...
I think I understand what you are saying now. When I set my stip to static white I get good representation of white. Not a perfect white, no but it's close enough that I would call it white. I think my white is better than the white in the photo, though I suspect that is because the seller was more focused on showing the vivid colors and was willing to sacrifice the white to do it. From a marketing perspective it would have made more sense to just pick a different color.
That said, when I use the dynamic lighting feature there is some bleed between the color it was and the color it is transitioning to. Typically I don't notice it, but watching a recording of the white color I do. Second 14 of this video (th-cam.com/video/vmgK95NeRAY/w-d-xo.html) shows a white screen within a flash between two purple scenes. It appears similar to how you described. I can improve this a little by increasing the 'Max FPS' on the profile page, however it still takes about half a second to a second of having the white on screen for the lights to adjust to whatever 'their white' color is actually called.
I was reading your previous comments as if it was displaying solid purple when you set it to white, but now I feel like you are saying you are unsatisfied with the presence of a purple tint within your white. Is a fair representation of your issue? If so, I think it's a valid complaint with RGB strips and there may be some things you can do (higher refresh rates and different content) but without a RGBW strip I don't think you are going to get that perfect white you want.
2:30 my lights arnt turning on.. Please help
There can be a few reasons for that. a few possibilities.
1. Hardware connection issue.
2. The software doesn't find the lights on the COM port selected.
3. The number of zones is 0 (so no LEDs are selected).
4. The mode selected has some error. Try placing it in 'Static Background' and checking with a Red, Blue, or Green color. I have seen some lights default to black (AKA off) for some reason.
5. Check the 'Show Areas of Capture' setting as you may have everything correct but the zone capture areas are all turned off. You should see a check box in each zone and they should have some color assigned to them. If you don't you might need to enlarge the zone (click and drag a corner).
Let me know if any of those helped or if it's still having issues.
@@sixty-six I don't know how many zones I have and I have done all of them and still doesn't work £40 I spent on this shit
I never got a notification of your reply. I am sorry I wasn't able to get back sooner. I hope you fixed your issue. Let me know if you are still having issues.
My lights aren't coming on at all. I'm about to return this faulty device.
I am sorry you had issues. I don't make or sell these devices or software but I do appreciate being in that situation. I hope you were able to get another or alternative product working.
Thought I'd leave a comment here seeing as how you seem to be really helpful in these comments :)
I have setup my Ambibox (1M, 30LED) and everything says connected. However, my lights aren't changing from the colours they were when I first powered them on, even if I try using static colour mode. They also don't work with anything else, e.g on/off controls.
I also tried Prismatik (both the official and unofficial builds) and that, similarly, connected but did nothing. I'm at a loss for what to do and was wondering if you have any ideas.
I have three questions to start.
1. What color are the LEDs stuck as?
2. Do you know if they RGB or RGBW LEDs?
3. What device do you have selected? (See th-cam.com/video/g22SV34mIz0/w-d-xo.html) for how to see your selected device. Try running through each of these options to see if your controller is seeking something different.
Let me know how it goes.
@@sixty-six 1. LEDs are a combination of green/blue/off (not necessarily in that order)
2. I believe they are just RGB
3. I have COM3 selected, none of the others give me the 'connected' response and also it's what I see in device manager.
Oh. So they are not all one color.
Is this a Lightbox kit or a homemade DIY solution? Did you solder the LED strips or are you perhaps using an L bracket to connect cut pieces?
Take a look at the option in Ambibox just above the COM port. In the link I provided I have mine set to Adalight. Try each of those device options to see if it changes anything.
@@sixty-six it was a kit from Aliexpress, pre-built. No soldering on L connectors. Guide recommends Adalight, however I tried the others to no avail as well.
One like this? ibb.co/2YPMZTt
Great video! thanks! One question - does anybody knows how to increase Capture speed? I have 10-15FPS and it's awful
Yes. I have new tutorial that shows how you can adjust the max FPS (th-cam.com/video/g22SV34mIz0/w-d-xo.html). Keep in mind this is MAX FPS not set FPS. This means it isn't going to go up because you told it to, but it will possibly stop it from going up if you throttle it. It is influenced by CPU availability, and on my current i7 I see AmbiBox uses about 7 to 10% CPU utilization at idle when set to 60 FPS.
Thank you! :)
You are welcome. As this was my first video I was still learning how to use the software. I want to go back and do a better job showing the menu's, but it makes me happy to hear it helped someone as it is.
So, are you telling me I can't use this on my 65 inch lg tv??? I've wasted my time and money :(
Yeah, these boxes can control LEDs but they can't do the screen capture required to tell the LED what color to be. It will work with your TV if the content is played from a computer or a dedicated android streaming box. But no, it won't work on a TV by itself.
@@sixty-six thanks, very helpful ;)
i have this adalight (dream box), it stop working without reason, sometime works only after restart pc... actualy it takes 5% of processor, thats a lot for led lights/usb/comX, and it takes much more when stop working, i think this device and software is out of date, thats why is cheap in china
Seems that Baud rate is software limited to 115200 bauds too low If you have more than 60 leds connected and want to get a good FPS rate. It's possible reflash this unit (seems to be an arduino uno chinese board) and change baud rate to some like 1Million (seems hardware support up to 2M baud rate). With FastLED library, Adalight-FastLed github.com/dmadison/Adalight-FastLED and Arduino App to re-programe device may be would be possible achieve more baud rate. Somebody has tested it? Wich is correct PIN_DATA number (maybe 8)...
hi, nice explained. but this is on a PC i think but should be the same on a android beelink TG king BOX and i read some reviews that is works fine.. but not mine.i have hooked it up according instructions but noting happens no light .. nothing not even ones.
so the instructions tells also that most off the things we like to watch whit this light are regular channels and movies .. but also not going to work. only content that is not protected that not allows this light to be used ??? than why the hell they made ambilihgt if we can only use it on games as i heart...anyway....
made an mistake to buy this shit.. because it is still not working . so i need some information step by step to when the light start burning on what for step.. as i understand the ambilight software installed on my beelink box, it says led strip connected,and have those 3 options for instance simple color mode, and when i hit this button.. it lights up.. but the leds are not.. should the LED LIGHTS also light up ? because that kind of information is nowhere to find .
if somebody has and android tv and knows the steps il sure would appreciate it.
I am sorry. I don't have an android device to explore this sort of setup.
Depending upon the application you are running the software may not allow overlays. This is true for some video programs and for some games. So far the software I use hasn't had this limitation, but I have heard others discuss it. The playclaw software that is bundled with AmbiBox seems to work for some people who have this issue, but this is Windows software and I am not sure what the android equivalent would be.
I am sorry I couldn't be more helpful, but without an android device I have no way to explore a solution that might work for you. If you find one let us all know.
Your Thumpnail isnt sync. with the image from tv. You haveto make a Whitebalance and so on
Hello! I am always welcome to advice on how to be better. I don't really understand what you said but if you are able to clarify I will try and improve.
@@sixty-six look to ur thumpnail at green and yellow. It doesnt match. You have to set rgb with a white Background till its totaly WHITE!! ;)
AH! I see what you are saying. This is a old photo and it's probably worth updating the thumbnail anyway. Thank you for bringing it to my attention.
THEY ARE GOING BACK LOL
LOL Ok. I don't make or sell them, but why's that?
Sixty-Six Days no I know you don’t . They just don’t work - all I get is a single line of ice blue. I try and change the parameters but the software automatically adjusts the horizontal if I change the vertical and vis verser - I give up . Not to sure at what point they are to come on . Lol
@@ChrisLaw84 Have you tried Prismatik yet? I have a video here ( th-cam.com/video/E2IyTD1lADM/w-d-xo.html ). If not I would recommend the following. Make note of what COM port the box is plugged in (it's the one that makes it connected in AmbiBox) and don't move the USB port as Prismatik's setup process won't tell you if you picked the right com port. Quit AmbiBox completely (including the system tray), install your version of Prismatik which is in the description of the video I linked. I prefer the unofficial built, as it is technically newer and it tends to have better performance. Be careful when setting up the lights as the software has changed a little since I made the video. I think the top option, for 500 LEDs, is no longer Adalight, which is what most lightboxes use. You will most likely need the second from the top, but pick what is appropriate. If setup doesn't work you can get back to it in the Device tab under 'run configuration wizard.'
Sixty-Six Days I got them working lol.. only thing is my FPS is terrible in games. Call of duty is so staggery. I have an rx3700xt so definitely not my pc capabilities
Which program did you end up using?
Can this be set up to a LG TV or a ps4
Sorry for the delayed response but I have a possible solution for you. An AliExpress seller offered me a discount on a 4K TV AmbiLight box. I still feel uncomfortable doing paid videos, so after using it I agreed to make a video they could share BUT they didn't get to see the video first and they agreed to offer a discount instead of paying me an affiliate / referral fee. This video has a demo, unboxing, setup, and calibration: th-cam.com/video/UDy4bLiztAA/w-d-xo.html
The video is marked sponsored on YT because I received a discount, but I did pay money for the product.