This blog post is out of date as of September 1, 2024.

MediaLight Mk2 v2: Now Featuring Ultra High Bond (UHB) Adhesive and Nano Tape

As of September 2024, the MediaLight Mk2 v2 has been upgraded with Ultra High Bond (UHB) adhesive, offering superior hold and reliability for your bias lighting setup. In addition, every MediaLight Mk2 unit now includes a roll (or sheet for 1m strips) of nano tape, which allows for clean installation and easy removal. This nano tape uses molecular forces (van der Waals forces) rather than traditional adhesive, making it a versatile option for those who may want to reposition or remove their lights without leaving residue. If you're using the nano tape, remember not to peel the plastic off the MediaLight strip itself—you'll be placing pieces of nano tape, spaced out, to securely attach the lights to your display.

The LX1 Bias Light: Still Utilizing 3M VHB Adhesive

While the MediaLight Mk2 v2 has moved to UHB and nano tape, the LX1 Bias Light continues to use 3M VHB (Very High Bond) adhesive and does not include the nano tape option.

Here's the original blog post:

MediaLight and LX1 Bias Lights are backed with 3M VHB (Very High Bond) adhesive. This is strong glue and we made the switch back from standard 3M adhesive in August 2017, when our MediaLight range started falling off the newest LG OLED as well as various new Samsung displays. Quite literally, customers would apply the lights in the evening and wake up to find the lights in a pile on the floor. We realized that we needed to upgrade our adhesive. 

With VHB, this doesn't happen anymore (the adhesive tape is so strong that it's used to attach windows and steel cladding to the Burj Khalifa in Dubai). However, this leads to a lot of questions such as:

"How can I remove bias lights from my TV?

"How can I temporarily install bias lights?"

"How do I move bias lights to another TV?"

"How do I remove bias lighting residue?"

Some people use painter's tape to apply the lights. Others would use electrical tape. We realized that a lot of our professional users were using gaffer tape, which, admittedly, a lot of users at home don't have sitting around. 

Until now. 

In keeping with our goal of constantly evolving our product range, we are now offering mini rolls of gaffer tape for $3.50.

Click here to order some gaffer tape.

We think that gaffer tape is super handy for home theater use, whether it's used to apply bias lights or to help tame out-of-control cables. And for professional users, we think that our mini-rolls are perfect for your backpack, camera bag or laptop bag. At about the size of a roll of electrical tape, it is much more convenient than lugging around a huge roll of gaffer tape.