Nanoleaf has announced a new version of its 4D immersive TV lighting kit that includes an LED light strip adding an ambient glow behind your TV, connected to a camera that it uses to match what’s on the screen. As with the original that debuted in early 2023, the new Nanoleaf 4D V2 is a cheaper and simpler alternative to products that integrate with your home theater using HDMI, like the Philips Hue Play HDMI sync box 8K that launched last year at $350 and has seen its price increase to as much as $385.
The Nanoleaf 4D V2 is available today through the company’s online store for $99.99, and will come to Amazon and Best Buy in September. That’s the same price as the original kit, but while Nanoleaf previously sold the 4D in two sizes for TVs up to 85 inches, the new 4D V2 kit is only designed for screens up to 65 inches.
Powered by a better color-matching algorithm, Nanoleaf says the included LED light strip and camera with the 4D V2 can make both whites and colors look brighter and more vivid. It features a new zigzag design that’s lighter and more flexible, so it’s potentially easier to install around the perimeter of the back of your TV without the need for supportive corner brackets. Like the original, the light strip can be trimmed with scissors to better fit smaller TVs, and the lighting effects will automatically readjust for the shorter length.
Both the light strip and camera connect to a small control box that can be powered over USB-C. It offers four modes, including ambient lighting with slower transitions or faster color changes that more closely mirror what’s happening on screen. The box also connects to Nanoleaf’s mobile and desktop apps, and using the company’s Sync Plus feature, it can control other Nanoleaf lighting products to expand your immersive TV experience to an entire room.