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Re: what do you use for home theater lighting ??

Buy a short flourescent fixture and replace the stock bulb with one that puts out as close to 6500 kelvin as possible. I found mine at Home Depot. Then mount this on the wall behind your monitor and turn it on when watching movies. Turn the other room lights off too. This is called "bias lighting". Because the light is behind the screen, there is no glare and because it has a constant output, it does not make your pupils constrict and expand which is what they do when you watch in a dark room. "Home Theater" magazine ran an article on this a couple of years ago. You may be able to find it in the archives on their website. Good luck.


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