Description
Two flexible LED strips, 50cm each, run along the back of a television and throw colour onto the wall behind it. Together they draw 3.2W and give 195 lumens, which is accent light rather than room light: enough to lift a wall, not enough to read by. The light is RGB colour changing rather than a fixed white, so the same pair can glow warm red one evening and cool blue the next. A handheld remote sets the colour and carries a plain white setting alongside them, and the lead has an inline switch so the strips can be turned off at the cable.
Two 50cm strips give a metre of run in total, so most people fit them along two edges of the screen, top and bottom or down both sides, rather than framing all four. Behind a living room television is the obvious home, and the same idea works behind a bedroom set, a desk monitor, or under a shelf to light the wall above it. Where a screen is watched in a dim room, a lit wall behind it softens the jump from bright picture to dark surround.
Power comes over USB, so there is no driver or plug-in transformer to hide: a spare USB socket on the television will run it, and where that socket switches with the set, the strips switch with it. The beam spreads at 150 degrees, wide enough to wash a wall from a few centimetres out. It is rated IP20, so indoor use only. The manufacturer states it is not dimmable, so keep it away from a wall dimmer; the remote is the control. Sold as a single pack holding both strips, the lead and the remote, with a minimum order of one.
Specification
| Type |
LED striplight, USB powered TV backlight |
| Light source |
Integrated LED |
| Wattage |
3.2W |
| Brightness |
195lm |
| Colour temperature |
Variable, RGB colour changing |
| Beam angle |
150 degrees |
| Size |
2 x 50cm strips |
| Finish |
White strip with black lead |
| IP rating |
IP20, indoor use only |
| Dimmable |
No |
| Sold as |
1 pack containing two 50cm strips, a USB lead with inline switch and a handheld remote |
| Minimum order |
1, sold in multiples of 1 |
Frequently Asked
Will it run from my television's USB port?
Yes. The strips are USB powered, so a USB socket on the set or a USB mains adaptor will run them, with no separate driver to house.
Can the strips be cut shorter?
The manufacturer does not state a cut length or any cut points, so treat them as fixed 50cm runs and plan the layout around that.
Does it dim?
No. The manufacturer states it is not dimmable, so do not wire it through a wall dimmer; the colour is chosen at the handheld remote.
What does RGB colour changing mean in practice?
The colour temperature is variable rather than fixed: red, green and blue LEDs mix to give coloured light, and the remote also carries a plain white setting.
Is there an equivalent incandescent wattage?
None is stated by the manufacturer. The figure to judge it by is 195 lumens across both strips, which is accent lighting rather than room lighting.
Can I use it behind a computer monitor?
Yes. Anything with a spare USB socket will power it, and 50cm suits the back edge of a monitor as readily as a television.