A few years ago, I committed what some in the AV space would call a cardinal sin: I added a lightstrip to the back of a TV. Cue a nice talking point for any visitors – and a mixture of curiosity, interest and outright horror when I revealed this to the What Hi-Fi? team.
For the uninitiated, LED lightstrips are strips of LEDs that clip to the edge of your TV and project colours onto the wall behind. The particular model I purchased, the Govee DreamView T1, also came with a camera that points at the screen and syncs the lights with the on-screen colours. So if my screen features a green field, the external lights will turn green as well – creating what should be an immersive experience that extends beyond the screen.
