No space behind the LG Gallery series? How losing that gap forced me to build a "downward sync" setup.
Over six years ago, I made my first Hue setup to simulate Ambilight on a non-Ambilight TV. I posted about it over here: Reddit - "I love Hue Light Sync, but don't want to stick lights onto my TV!" Setup Guide. (Inspirational).
Now I've bought a new TV, the LG OLED G5 65". I love the picture quality, but because the Gallery series is mounted flush against the wall, I have no more room to place my Hue lights behind the TV. Also, my old Hue Sync Box was not HDMI 2.1 compatible. So, I decided to part ways with them.
That is until I discovered the Hue Sync app on the LG TV, which can control all content, including the built-in TV apps! That made me rethink my strategy and experiment to see if I could get some of the video sync back into use, even though it can't be done behind the TV itself.
I ended up experimenting to extend the TV colors downwards behind my TV cabinet. The setup consists of two E27 Hue Color bulbs on the left behind the cabinet (top and bottom), two E27 Hue Color bulbs on the right behind the cabinet (top and bottom), and one LightStrip+ in the top center behind the cabinet.
I'm quite happy with the results, but I am still trying to optimize it. Has anyone else tried similar video sync setups where the sync area is actually not behind the TV itself? Any tips or knowledge someone can share?
