41'' - 59’‘ Luminoodle LED Lights for TV

We have a 70" TV, and so I took to the task of not only trying to find a light strip that would be reliable and sturdy enough, but also one that would fit the large TV without looking awkward. In the photos, it shows that for a 70" TV, it will wrap around the left, top, and right sides of the TV, leaving the bottom empty. After much consideration, I decided to buy this product, and that it would be okay to leave the bottom-side unlit (or that we could purchase a shorter one to add later on, if we really wanted to light up the entire thing.Here's our experience with this:1. We opened up the box and found that the tightly packaged bag was nice and flat - the strip was a little tacky on the edges, so I carefully pulled it out of the bag and began to unravel it.2. We grabbed each end and found the center, peeled off the backing from the center a little, cut off about a centimeter of the plastic backing, and stuck it to the center of the back of our TV.3. Then, we were able to line it across both sides of the top, and down the left and right sides. The instructions show that you should fold down the corners on top of itself, and that was easy enough to do (and the strip feels sturdy enough that you don't have to worry about ruining it when you do this).4. We got down to the bottom corners of the TV, only to find that there was quite a bit of the strip leftover. This is when I started to worry. There was a bunch left over, but not THAT much. We brought it across the bottom from each corner, only to find that there was about 1.5 feet of empty space in the center, on the bottom of the TV.5. We stared at it for a while, sighed, shrugged our shoulders for a moment, and turned it on. "Hey, it doesn't look half bad!" we thought.I did take off 1 star for the misleading measurements/description/illustrations. In the end, it's nothing that we'd lose sleep over, but it would have been nice to know exactly what we were getting, and we might just end up purchasing a different strip and adding that little bit to fill in the gap.** A TIP FOR ANY POTENTIAL BUYERS:I was worried about how the length of the strip itself, once attached to the TV, would work out, in terms of plugging it into the USB port. To be on the safe side, I decided to buy  Sabrent 4-Port USB 2.0 Hub with Individual Power Switches and LEDs (HB-UMLS)  with this strip, and I'm so glad that I did. Especially since the strip ended up finishing off towards the bottom center of the TV, the strip wasn't long enough to reach the USB port, and the USB hub ended up being not only a great extension cord, but also a great little on/off switch, if we choose to use that instead of the remote. We attached the hub with some 3M to the back of the TV, and voila! No cords, no mess, no worry!If my review has helped you in any way, please let me know, or hit "Yes" under this review. Thank you! :)

BASIC REVIEW:- I bought the XL size (13.1 feet) for my 55" TCL 55P605 (2017 Best Buy version of the TV) and holy wow did it fit perfectly. I tried not to get my hopes up that it would be complete coverage until I had completely laid it out and taped it to the back of my TV with painter's tape, then I got stoked. It was so perfect, see pictures.- Squiggly ribbon geometry on the LED strip makes folding those perfect 90 deg corners much easier if you fold it at the biggest squiggliest part.- Brightness is good enough for me and color choices are also good enough. I plan to leave it on the soft white preset color, top right color on the remote. Next best color is the light orange color. I kind of wish there was another, darker orange between the light orange and the deep red.- Remote is RF so you don't need line-of-sight to make it work and your IR TV remote won't mess with it. Pro tip, keep the little plastic strip that blocks the battery contact and put it back in when you're not using the remote so the battery doesn't drain. Color the end of it red with a sharpie so you don't lose it when it's out.- In-line controls are a bit fiddly to get to on the back of the TV but it helps if you stick the controller in place with some 3M VHB tape. Read the instructions to figure out how to control all the modes and brightness with just the 3 buttons.- Gets 5 stars for now, hopefully this product lasts a long time since the fit and appearance is basically perfect on my TV. If it fails prematurely I will update this review.IN-DEPTH/TV-SPECIFIC REVIEW:- This product has the 5050 LED chips, which are the larger combined elements that each contain smaller R/G/B LEDs, opposed to the older 3528 style which has separate elements on the strip for each color. The 5050 chips on this strip give nice uniform colors and none of that annoying color shadow effect. The strip itself is white and the elements are bare (i.e. NO silicone covering) but that allows you to fold the corners neatly into 90 deg angles.- There are a few different folding options for making 90-deg corners. If you are careful to fold the correct direction you can make sure that the nearest LED element to the corner ends up on TOP of the stack and therefore avoids casting shadows on the wall. I got really lucky and all 4 corners of my TV ended up with an LED almost exactly in the corner so the backlight coverage is amazing and a complete border. I didn't stick the strip all the way down in 2 corners so that the LED would face straight back instead of angled in towards the middle of the TV (see pics).- For installation, this TCL 55P605 had a border along both sides and the top that was perfectly the width of this LED strip... like they were made for each other. Along the bottom was less perfect and required some bridging up and over a few protruding sections but it came out fine (see pics).- The strip ends overlapped by about one 3" section, which I decided to leave on instead of cutting off. Can't notice any brighter spot from the front so I will leave it.- Use some double-sided tape to hold the in-line controller to the back of the TV and keep it from drooping and twisting off the LED strip.- If you are curious about whether this TCL TV can power this strip, which claims to need 5V/1A in the setup sheet (although it clearly says 5V/0.8A on the packaging), it absolutely can. TCL does NOT give a max power rating to their USB ports, but it powers this XL LED strip just as bright as plugging it into a USB wall adapter.- I also use a chromecast (original 720p version, I know it's old) that came with a wall adapter that outputs a max of 850mA (although it probably doesn't draw much more than like 500-600mA). I previously had this plugged into the TV's only USB port so that it turns off with the TV and doesn't stay on all the time, heating the electronics 24/7. I experimented with using a USB splitter to allow both the Luminoodle LED strip and the chromecast to draw power from my TV's single USB port and... it worked. Lights don't seem any dimmer with the Chromecast plugged in and streaming, and the chromecast works fine with no issues.- At max I am drawing 1.85A through that single USB port, which seems like a lot for a TV port unless it's rated to run a HDD or something in which case it might be rated to 1.5-2.0A, but again TCL doesn't specify the power rating. I'm guessing the LED strip is only drawing 0.8A per the packaging (they say you need a 1.0A rated port, but most products only draw ~80% of the rated port for safety) and the chromecast is probably drawing about 0.6A max when streaming for a total of 1.4A, which seems like a reasonable load the TV should be able to handle. I don't use the chromecast all that often since the TV has a Roku built in but I will leave them both plugged in and see if any issues arise. Hopefully that only USB port doesn't get fried...COMPARISON TO OTHER PRODUCTS- I went back and forth between this product and one of the others with 4 pre-cut strips but eventually decided to get this one with the one long strip that would require corner folding and/or end cutting with hopes that I could buy a larger size and get full edge coverage on my 55" TV. The chances of getting an absolutely perfect corner-to-corner coverage with any pre-cut strip package seemed quite low, and those kits had several wires to deal with instead of just the one with this kit. Long story short, this Luminoodle product worked out perfectly for my 55" TV.- If you have a TV larger than a 55", you might be able to get a full rectangle of coverage with the XL size of this product but you will definitely need to offset the lights in from the edge of the TV by several inches, which will give you a dimmer backlight appearance. For any 55" TV this should be able to give you pretty much perfect edge coverage, depending on how thick the bezels are, but make sure to lay it out and fold it gently before actually sticking it on for keeps. This product still seems like it's the most flexible and will give you the best chance of making a custom setup for your TV, regardless of size, opposed to any pre-cut package.- The one benefit of the pre-cut strips featured on some other products is that they can be the waterproof version of the LED strip encased in a continuous silicone bead which is not necessarily beneficial for waterproofness when mounted on a TV but those strips also tend to be more durable since you can't break off any of the electronic components (I've knocked off LEDs from the non-sealed strips so be careful). These waterproof strips CANNOT be bent into nice 90 degree corners, however, so you don't really have a good option for getting perfect edge coverage with one long, continuous strip like you do with this Luminoodle product.

This is for Luminnoodle Backlite. Looks really cool. Especially with different colors and various settings. Other than having to take tv off wall if happen to have it mounted there the installation is easy. One caveat though. I'm using it on an older Samsung 55 inch and when turn brightness up to certain level I get a USB power warning. As long as I keep the brightness at a low level it seems to work okay. May try it with a powered USB hub to see if will go to higher brightness without power warning. Only have one USB port and don't want to burn it out. Also a little tricky to fold over to make those 90 degree corners.Update: Hooked it up to a USB powered hub and it works great. Just have to remember to turnoff with remote instead of with just the tv. Luminoodle Color Bias Lighting - USB LED TV Backlight with Color, Adhesive RGB Strip Lights with Wireless Remote & Built-in Controller - X-Large (13.1 feet) for 55" to 75" TV

I went for this make on the Amazon store after looking at similar lights on eBay, but majority on there are Unbranded and I wanted a branded product regardless of the price.Fitting the lights was a breeze and they stick really well to the TV with 3M adhesive backing, on plugging into toe USB the lights didn't come on, I tested my USB port with a normal USB lead to a power bank and it worked fine (problem !! not really ) they lit for a brief second then went off the connection was a little lose, so I purchased a USB extension lead only 98p plugged that into TV USB then the Luminoodle into the lead. Hey presto, they worked just fine, so I assume My USB on my TV doesn't like the thin connection the Luminoodle have, but into a new one on the little extension USB, well it works a treat. Remote works fine no problems there, choice of colours good as well. Overall I would recommend this product if anybody is thinking of Lighting for your TV. Sorry it was a little long winded but I hope it helps people with the same problem, they may think the lights are broken which wasn't the case.

Overpriced led strip that's all it is, here's me thinking I'll pay the extra to get brighter more vibrant lights but what you get is just normal led lights with a cheap taky remote and not many modes, I purchased some cheap led light strips from Amazon a while ago and they more modes than this

Great option for back-light to your lovely new TV. Does enhance the experience. Not quite bright enough for my liking but still suitable nevertheless.

Brilliant

Perfect product so far, did it 15 mins looks great. Creates any look you want