How to Install A LED TV Strip Light

Adding LED lights to your TV is not the most difficult thing, but as with anything there’s probably some unforeseen aspects.

Use The Manufacturers Installation Guide
Each brand may have specific methods to their products installation. When it comes to LED lighting, this is important. If you have an app controlled product, be sure to download the appropriate version.

Clean All Surfaces
TVs get dusty. Make sure you’re adhering your strip lights to a clean surface thats dust free. Otherwise your tape may become wrinkled over time as the adhesive lifts.

Watch Out for Uneven Surfaces
If you have any excess give in the strip light roll, be sure to adhere it to any concaving or protruding surfaces on the back of your TV monitor.
If you’re lacking in extra strip light tape, just make a straight 90 degree line. As long as your lights are adhering securely to a segment, you shouldn’t have any sagging issues.

Use Angle Connectors at Corners
If at all possible, try to avoid bending or creasing strip lights. It can damage the tape and prevent the light from function properly. 
If you do need to bend the strip lights, make sure you are giving it plenty of slack. Otherwise, most brands include connectors. The connectors sit in between two sections of cut strip light where a corner needs to be.

USB Connections
Adding lights to the back of your TV is easiest with a USB powered strip light. Most TV’s will have a few ports for you to plug into. However, you can use traditional LED strip lights with wired plug-in power supply if need be.

Dial in Your Light Settings
This is where you can get creative. Choose the color, the brightness, dim them down or up…the choices are abundant for sure.
No matter what product you choose as a light source, make sure to spend the time to get to know the settings and features. 

Can The Colors Change or Sync Depending What's on TV?
It is possible. It takes some calibration and some extra dollars for an LED light strip kit with a camera though.
The camera sits on your TVs edge and gets calibrated to the edges to optimize its field of view. It’ll then connect to the lights behind the TV to display accurate colors.
Syncing your TV to your lights can make your TV really pop. If you’re going this route, be sure you are going to have your TV and surrounding equipment for the foreseeable future. This is more of an investment and takes some time to install and configure.

Enjoy the popcorn and movie!