- Nanoleaf has launched a new screen-mirror light system for game PCs
- It connects to your PC via USB-C instead of using a camera on screen
- This should mean less latency and better color production
Nanoleaf, manufacturer of some of the best smart lights we’ve tested here at Techradar, has launched a new strip of light designed to make PC games more immersive by bathing the wall behind your screen in a sink of color that is changing to mirror what is happening on the screen. And it’s much cheaper than you could expect.
The idea is that Light Strip, like an Ambilight TV, effectively blur the edges of the screen by expanding its colors and helping you feel more involved in the action.
Many of the best Ambilight alternatives (such as Nanoleaf 4D and Govee Flow Pro Wi-Fi TV Smart Bars) can do this with any screen, including TVs and PC screens, but these usually work by using a camera to monitor the changing colors. This can work fine under optimal lighting conditions, but reflections on the screen can throw things off, and there is always a slight delay before the lights behind your TV change color to match.
With Nanoleaf’s new PC screen mirror light strip, it no longer has to be a problem because the system connects directly to your PC via USB-C and retrieves the data sent to your screen. It is very similar to the way a Philips Hue plays HDMI Sync Box, captures the HDMI signal that is broadcast to your TV and uses it to give real-time synchronized backlighting.
How to order
As notebookcheck explains, the system also removes the awkward parentheses that make many lightweight strips difficult to look after the back of TVs and screens. Instead, it has a zig-zag form that lets it easily bend around corners. It is compatible with screens up to 32 inches and can be cut to fit less.
PC Screen Mirror Lightstrip is controlled using Nanoleaf’s desktop software available for Windows and MacOS, but at the time of writing it is not compatible with the Nanoleaf mobil app.
It is available to pre -order now directly from Nanoleaf for $ 49.99 in the US, £ 39.99 in England, and orders must be delivered at the end of March so you don’t have to wait long. The company has not yet announced pricing or a launch date for Australia.
