Get your living room GTA 6 ready with these ambient RGB lights for TVs

The journey toward an actual release date for Grand Theft Auto VI has been arduous, to say the least. After 13 long years, pre-orders are finally live for the massive open-world game for PS5 and Xbox Series X players. After placing your order for the game, why not make some extra preparations to make the experience that much more special? With the help of some smart RGB lights on the back of your TV, you can transform your gameplay into a more immersive experience.

Since it's Prime Day until tomorrow, there are hundreds of deals on tech products of all kinds, including smart RGB lights. I prefer Govee and SwitchBot above all other brands because you get ambient audio sync modes, plenty of customizability options, and affordable pricing for high-grade RGBIC light strips. Most importantly, both brands' light strips are compatible with Alexa, Google Assistant, and Apple Home without the need for any hub.

These smart TV light strips are half off for Prime Day, so now is the best time to get your living room GTA 6 ready. Once they're all set up, it'll be the gameplay of a lifetime!

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Govee TV LED Backlight

The Govee TV LED Backlight comes in two sizes, a 12.5ft options for 55–65 inch TVs and a 15ft option for 70–80 inch TVs. These RGBIC smart LED lights stick to the back of your TV to create mesmerizing showcase of colorful lights.

Depending on the mode you choose, the dynamic lights react to the sounds around you, creating a truly immersive viewing experience. With GTA VI playing on your TV, the glowing lights shifting with the sound of your gameplay will truly look awesome.

Since these lights have Bluetooth and Wi-Fi support, you can either customize and adjust their brightness and color modes via the smartphone app or through voice controls. You even get segmented control over the light strip. The Govee lights support both Alexa and Google Assistant.

SwitchBot LED Strip Light

SwitchBot offers an even wider compatibility with smart home ecosystems. You can connect the SwitchBot LED Strip Light to Alexa, Google Assistant, Apple Home, and IFTTT. This five-meter-long strip, or roughly 16-foot-long strip, is more expensive than the Govee option, but it is also more versatile and much longer.

The SwitchBot LED Strip Light 5M can display 16 million colors and deliver up to 1200 Lumens with tunable color temperature from 2700K–6500K. It also has music sync modes. This strip glues onto the back of your TV and creates a bright halo behind it. You can customize your light presets or choose from one of the 26 preset scenes within the app, and you get segmented control on these lights too.

The bonus perk with the SwitchBot LED Strip Light 5M is that it is Matter-enabled. You can create smart home automations and incorporate this strip light into it, for example by creating a smart gaming routine involving your smart TV, smart speaker, and maybe even smart AC. Get the room cool, groovy, and ready to game in with one voice command. You could even create a specific smart home routine just for playing GTA VI!