I sent indiegogo a note as well. Please, everyone, send indiegogo, paypall, and anyone else a message. This needs to get exposed and this campaign closed down.
Guys, lets not lose site of this. This is not a scam, this is FRAUD. It is illegal activity, to raise $153,284 with zero intention to deliver a product. It is time to involve the authorities.
Oh my god I’m stunned. So its a SCAM I have just seen the photo of what I4v4I4mp3
I’m so disgusted at SE I really am. Give me my godvdamn money back you criminal’s.
I’d advise everyone right now to file a PayPal dispute immediately and report this to Indiegogo. I’m stunned and it will be my reason I dont use Crowd funding ever again
How can Indiegogo let new backers waste their money by letting this project open ? I warned them some days ago and I’m pretty sure I wasn’t the only one neither the first.
@Pierre who is trolling now? Honestly some people. Not all paypal claims close on time. Its called patience which is something obviously you dont have what so ever. Idiot
Trying to open a dispute on Paypal, and Paypal tells me that “the seller is currently unavailable to reply to your dispute”, and offers me to transform it into a claim that Paypal will review. I’m guessing their Paypal account has been blocked because too many people opened a dispute, and now Paypal is taking things into hands…
I’m not sure who is a fake a account or not.
Some people before said they received it and had a strange email name.
I’m wondering why indiegogo is still allowing this!
I’m so pissed of right now, no updates in a few weeks and now pictures anywhere on internet of received items.
People! Just ask for a refund or call your bank! I’m going to call tomorrow , its over!
Tomorrow i will call ing bank! This is a scam!
I dont trust it anymore, all the stuff going on cant be coincidence
I think l4v4…. Is just a faker or softwarernterprise just faking a account.
I’m definetly stopping now. Its over!
People ask your money bank! They are faking! We got scammed big time!
Although I have been positive about this project from the moment I payed for my kit the odds for SE have changed to negative.
After seeing all issues with l4v4 I gave up.
I tried to stay positive about you over at SE, offered to help, got emails from you that led me to believe everything was legit but it seems you fooled me big time.
I just got my money back from PayPal. Now I have got a name and a address of this person. So if there is someone who can’t get there money back and wants to give this man a visit, give me your email address and you will get the information.
@Pierre – I have no reason to believe l4v414mp3 has any association with SE. He is just like you and I, although he has ordered more units than we have. He has been very candid with his comments/disappointments, and has shared pertinent info here and on the facebook page. Please be mindful with disparaging remarks regarding others in the same boat as you. As I recall, two weeks ago you were certain Warren, and others were trolling this campaign. It appears you have changed your position.
Yes this is extremly strange and things gone really really but. Most of you should know/believe that I am not a fake, but even don’t care about the rest.
hahahaha this is amazing im not even mad. when something was shipped i was almost sure there would be a brick in the box. But nothing is delivered haha.
I’m really sorry for the late response but we had another issue today, as said the tracking gives that the item is delivered, but it not with me.
So we checked neighbourhood and things and found nothing.
I’ve checked with local post service and found that the item was delivered to an allmost wrong adress.
Now Team and me, and local and belgium post services checking, how this can happen.
So no pics or sth like that from my end today.
@lv4 – with it being evening time in Europe, am hoping you will be able to shed some light for us. Did you receive the package as expected? How does it look? Feel free to join the facebook group to share insight.
I was one of the first backers (first 100) and live in Belgium, where the packages are sent from? I have not received anything so far. There does not exist a postal company who offers a service that takes more than 3 days for sending packages.
@l4v4l4mp3 You’re a lucky guy! Hopefully it contains everything you ordered.
I’m following this comment section for a while, so I also got a bit sceptic.
If there are manuals in the package, could you do us a favor by scanning those?
Thanks and looking forward to your unboxing experience :)
@l4v4l4mp3 Its imperative that you do an unboxing video or at least a few pictures showing this,with something that signatures that it is indeed you who have taken the pictures and the kit received.
David – I check this every day, but rarely comment. I know I have other friends who do the same, so I think it’s likely if someone had received one, there’d be a mention of it somewhere online.
I was an Early Bird (not Super) and placed my order on 4th September. SE have said it has been dispatched when I’ve emailed, so I’m hoping it’ll arrive soon.
I’m looking forward to l4v414mp3’s update later :-)
It is complicated to know what happends. Would it be possible to have a clear update on what is going on ?
What is send, and how. A simple planning should be great.
Because reading comments does not look very cool about the professional of the situation !
Many thanks for clear update
If you’re a September backer and didn’t receive anything by then, I’d suggest to ask for a refund. “Not received” + “no delivery proof” is equivalent to “not sent”, and saying “but I sent it” won’t have a lot of influence on Paypal’s way of solving the dispute.
For any one who would want to know, one Zambilight kit apparently weighs around 470g.
@markkettle Maybe people who got their package sent on Jan 31st never commented here… We’ve got more than 200 early birds, and a few dozens only commenting here. What’s for sure now is that “all Septembers orders were shipped” (according to SE). Which means that within 10 days (I’m being overly patient here), all Super Early Birds (plus some duo/reseller kits, and maybe some early birds too?) should have their package in the box. (continued)
Thanks. I was hoping since you are a reseller, the package would be going to a place of business, and therefore would have less sensitivity around your address (assumed your business address would be published in many places online). In any event, no worries at all. I completely understand your discretion.
Any chance you are open to sharing your tracking number with us? Would love to be able to see rather than bugging you with “did it arrive yet” questions.
I still havent received it, i live in the Netherlands, usually when i order something in belgium, france or italy it is here in 2 days.
So since it was shipped last friday it should have been here by tuesday, now its wednesday and still isnt here. I started a claim through paypal and hoping to get my money back.
This is without a doubt a 150.000 dollar scam, job well done.
I am really disappointed that SE hasn’t not come here to comment in over a week. No desire to make things right. No desire to tell his side of the story. And I can’t believe people are still funding this. As I have said many times, I am still hopeful that this isn’t a scam, but how many signs have to point to it being a scam before we call it that? There are countless indicators that things aren’t right here…
I received my refund today. Reason for the delay is that it is refunded using a company in the UK, a clever way to hide your own banking details (or non existing company). For me this is a small project that due to the many backers ran completly out of control. The original goal was very low and the person behind this project probably thought he could fund his experiment in a cheap way and do the work after school or his daytime job.
Anyway I was refunded so this will be my last post here.
No, you did not read wrong. P&P is very expensive over here without a high volume contract.
it must be hard to make any money from this project considering the cost of the Raspberry Pi, LEDs, HDMI splitter and small parts, not to forget the P&P.
@RonAllan Ro: I know, right?! When I saw the prices, I thought I read them wrong…
BPack World (with tracking) is even more expensive…
But it is what they told me… Waiting to know the weight of a Zambilight unit. (Am I wrong thinking it’s probably more than 500g, all included?)
That is the problem with the cheap cost services, almost no updates or to late.
But i hope for l4v4l4mp3 that it will arrive as soon as possible so everyone can read his experience.
Had the same experience before with cheap post services, received mail updates of the delivery and the package was delivered already for 2 days.
No the tracking has less information, like never before.
Start Date and time and location and current status, which does not changed since last friday.
But they update me via personally that the tracking is really bad and sometime steh item arrives and than the tracking updtes. (And yes thats sth i know from cheap ost services in germany, too.)
The resseller pack includes 10 items.
And yes from my opinion it shoul arrive today, at least by next monday, if we the longest possible periode.
@l4v4l4mp3 when tracking your package, does it give you details like its weight? Can you remind me how many units are in a reseller kit?
I’m a bit surprised that the 3 units + beta present (a mug and a pen, awesome…) fit in less than 2kg…
Early backers from Europe and USA should start to worry next Saturday (actually, closer countries like France, Germany, should be delivered by today Wednesday). I myself will stick to my previous decision : if by the end of the month I’m not delivered, then I’ll open a refund request on Paypal,and I’m pretty sure I’ll get it, as the “seller” has no proof he sent anything, and Paypal usually protects buyers.
Here’s a sum up, according what I know and what I found on the Internet. With “bpack world light” (which was their cheapest option), it seems delivery for Europe and USA is estimated to 5 office days max (not guaranteed), while rest of the world is at 7 office days.
Packages were shipped last Friday 5:30, so make it Saturday. (continued)
@ Twan P The reason why there is all this negativity in the first place is because when they comment it’s all lies. Consider how long it has been since SE first said a shipment had been sent… IF, and that’s a big if, someone, somewhere gets a package, how will they ever support it if communication is like it is?
They send me an email all orders where shipped last Friday and we should expect it to be delivered tomorrow in Europe.
The reason they didn’t post a new comment was because of the negative comments and they were beyond the stage of making things right with comments so they were focused on shipping.
If nobody receives it tomorrow we can say for sure it was a scam. When things will go normal i should get it tomorrow and i will post some pictures, until then fingers crossed.
Still no refund, so they don’t keep their promises as this only takes one working day. I’ve also never seen any proof of a BTW (TVA) number, so my guess is that there isn’t even a company.
The registrar of the website points to De keyserlei 5, a well known building called Antwerp Tower and used by many fraudulent companies in Antwerp. This building is under renovation, almost every company left the building so…
Anyone care to set up a Facebook group for us all to join? My fear is this is the only form of communication we have, and not sure if the creator can close this or otherwise prevent comments. It is pretty obvious that no one received their unit two weeks ago when some were “shipped”. No one has yet received theirs from last Friday shipping either. $152,854 raised and we are left with nothing (thus far). Patience has worn thin.
I am located in France (so next to Belgium) and went on a super early bird. I haven’t receive the unit yet.
As I can see nobody got the Zambilight as of today…
Yes I think I am the only one so far.
Maybe because, bigger amount of money, more kits, visibility, or just as said, because it included for huger packages anyway.
But as said its just in the first step of shipping. But the carrier seems a bit slower, ’Cause that should be surface shipping, to save some money in that hard calculated campaign.
Maybe it should be an option to upgrade to prio shipping for the next shipping waves.
@Software Enterprise it would be good to know what kind of shipping method you used… Airmail I hope?
If you used surface mail, it would be good to know, as it could take weeks (if not months)…
Or maybe I’m too naive and @l4v4l4mp3 is the only one who got a tracking number because he’s the only one they shipped…
“All the September orders are shipped.” That’s a pretty good news, if true.
I contributed on September 5th, so I should be on this batch. Although, as Japan is quite far from Belgium, I’m not expecting to get my package before next week…
My patience is reaching its limit, but I won’t have to wait long before receiving or requesting refund!
@Warren Coakley As I wrote a few days ago, maybe @l4v4l4mp3 got a tracking number because they’re getting a “reseller pack” (or whatever it was called), which is a 10 (or 5) unit pack, heavy enough to get parcel tracking at no extra cost?
I believe we’re not getting tracking numbers because it was too expensive for @SE (well, seeing how cheap the perks are, I can understand that).
I’m way beyond the refund date, so that’s a kicker. I’m still hoping this comes off – my inclination is that they have a product that does work, but have found themselves in a bit of a bind being able to fulfil the quantity that has come in… it worked fine as a prototype, but actually realising that potential into something they can ship and track around the world has hit them. Hoping it’s all innocent rather than money grabbing, but… I’m certainly not holding my breath!
I also asked for a refund last week, should take no longer than 1 working day as I live in Belgium and asked for a bank transfer. Untill now no refund…
Suppose that he uses an investment service like ING, Capital One or whatever. He puted $ 150,000 of the campaign at 2.5% annually. In this type of investment, interest is calculated every day and paid monthly. This placement allows him to generate $ 10.14 per day, that represent $ 304.23 per month. To stay active, he did not refuse to refund all those who ask, but he does not repay immediately and expects the limit set by paypal to benefit from this cash as long as possible.It’s a fucking Ponzi!
Guys, it is the same story over and over again. Updates are coming. Blah blah blah. He should have hand delivered the five closest customers and begged them to write a review. Why is anyone surprised no update was provided as promised?
Backed the project a little late (early january) and see a lot of problem here.
I hope the first backers and active commenters here, will post pictures and review after receiving their unit in a couple of days.
I will wait till the end of februari to see if the dark clouds above the project will turn into some Sunny days for the early backers. If not, I will first try to meet SE personally (it’s not that far from the netherlands) or otherwise get my fund back.
Are all people that are still saying this is fake going to apologize here if it all is legit?
Communication of the people behind zambilight is really bad, no question about that but still, when sending them a mail I get a response within hours.
I will apologize if I am wrong for trusting this project but come on people, if you don’t trust it back out, mail your cc company or PayPal.
Again. I’m given them the benefit of the doubt. They said they posted my full kit yesterday so I have to take their word for it. If in fact they have, it should arrive to me by Wednesday. If after a week of no show and no further updates from other backers recieving pledges I will have no option but to request a refund.
To see the further proccess post some information and things like that.
One more hint:
The items first shiping step, accept in network step where was in the urban of brussel, so this is another point of truth for the given information and it’s not a scam.
But as said I will be here, once all is clear and campaign ends (hopefully) for us all in a good way.
I am fully with you, that communication here is still really bad. and some more information, about shipping would be great.
Or better, we are not ant thracking, because most people had there kits home, thats the way it should work.
But it isnt and thats not the best situation, but once again, I guess the campaign grows a bit to heavy for the team and now it takes time to get back right.
But tracking nr is first step to proof its non scam. And I will be here, even my kits arrives.
Naive comment about @l4v4lamp3 getting a tracking number: maybe it’s because it’s a reseller pack (10 units), big and heavy, and even the cheapest shipping option has tracking?
I still want to believe, but man, this is becoming hard. Why aren’t we getting any response from SE here, not even the usual ones?
It is bpost.be sounds like the country wide post service.
And I believe them thats more an time management topic, to do not send every tracking number.
But to be honest I expected that waren and maybe some more active backers were informed about it. So that we all can get back more trust in the campaign.
I am sorry for that and hope that finally all early backers will get there items by next week, or within the next few days.
@l4v4l4mp3 … what courier company hi sent it to you …You’re the only one so far with ID tracking …if it is true …He (SE )sent many packages and only one tracking…hmmm
@SE I hope it’s fine to give some words about shared information, because it will give you back mor trust and reputation.
WE will get these 10 kits along with some manual and an instruction DVD, as well as the iPhone App. But therefore I am not sure, if I have to jailbrake my device or if its in store just with a strange name :D
Android will be in store next days (pls correct me if I am wrong, but thats what I got so far).
But I think App is an addition, it will work as it is.
Since I was one of teh first resellers we had some email communication from time to time, to get an update or tweak my order in screensize and things like that.
Over the last days weeks my trus was gone a bit, but now I git this tracking number directly from the team and I am back on track.
I think we will have the items mid of next week, ’cause we are from germany.
So pictures and vids from my mades will be there soon.
So it is the sum of all correspondence, communication, updates, etc that is alarming, not any one by itself. I will be the first to eat crow if my “blah blah blah” comments are proven wrong. And I genuinely hope they are.
I have exchanged multiple e-mails with Jan, and he is ALWAYS quick to respond. That I give him. It is that he has been saying the exact same thing in the responses for the past 4 months. If you look at the responses individually, there is no concern. If you look at them as a group/trend, I honestly see the same blah blah blah message over and over. We will ship next week. We will provide an update tomorrow/on the weekend/next week/sunday night. More pictures and video will come (cont).
given over and over, with the (almost) worthless updates as an attempt to pacify you, you may have a different perspective. Delays are always going to happen with crowdfunding, that is understood. It is the extreme lack of communication (other than blah blah blah), what the message is, general lack of respect for backers, lack of true responses to queries, etc etc that has many/most of us articulating issues with this campaign. Issues that are deeper than simple delays. (cont)
Those of us who are being vocal, have weathered the storm. We have had communication with Jan since back in the early days when there was significant discussion around the reddit posts, and the suggestion that this entire project was ripped off from someone else. For someone who recently backed and doesn’t have the benefit of history, I could see why there would be a greater sense of patience. If you have read all 1400 comments, and have had broken promises (cont)…
@Max – While I agree with your sentiment, there are a few flaws in your position. 1. 1st units should have arrived more than a week ago as they were sent 2 weeks ago today. Units that would have been sent to Europe should have been received 10 days ago. 2. It looks like you backed in January. There is a history of communication, both via the comments section and e-mail that goes back to Sept/Oct time period that you don’t have the benefit of exposure to (e-mail communication) (cont)
@tony6867 I wasnt given a tracking number,didnt they say they where not doing tracking numbers so @l4v4l4mp3 must be one of the lucky ones who is getting tracked information.
So i have nothing to prove they actually sent it today only their word.
As i mentioned in an earlier post i will give it another week,after that i give up.
I fully agree that communication of this project is way below expectation, however please consider that this was neither a finalized product when you purchased nor does Software Enterprise seem to be a mature company (https://support.indiegogo.com/hc/en-us/articles/526816-How-to-Evaluate-a-Campaign)
I’m not stating this is no scam yet, but please give them some more days – First units should be received soon and we hopefully get feedback here
SO, the more of us that attempt to get our money back (chargebacks cost the company $ even they end up being denied), the more incentive IGG has to clean up this place. Bonus: the real project creators will have more room to flourish.
Software Enterprise: I was an Early Bird Duo backer. If, as you claim, my shipment is truly on the way, I’ll gladly retract everything above and repay you the $98.00. But you’ve given me no reason no to think this is a scam at this point. (last post)
, is terrible at allowing scammers to run rampant. They get their cut, and then don’t care. You can see it clearly, even in this case – well after this guy has failed to deliver a single substantive update, proof that the product exists, tracking numbers, ANYTHING – Indiegogo still allows them to take money. Because it’s profitable for them. …(post 2 continued)
For any of us who paid through credit cards rather than PayPal, depending on your cc company, you may still be able to contest this. I pledged for the $98 Duo back at the end of December, and my credit card company is willing to issue a chargeback.
The great thing about this is, I’m not sure it has any effect on Software Enterprise, BUT it should cost Indiegogo money. The reason this is great is because Indiegogo, more than any other crowdfunding site … (post 1 continued)
@David – good point of clarification. I sent an e-mail to Jan to ask, and his response was that it was shipping today. While I am hopeful, I am certainly not holding my breath. Frankly I will be shocked if I get mine next week. Jan could have elected to provide a tracking number, and I have said a million times something as easy as that would start to increase confidence. I have not received a tracking #. The writing appears to be on the wall.
To people saying “I was told that my unit(s) ship today” : did you ask them, or did you just receive an email telling you so, without requesting?
Once again, I think it would be good to send an email to all people who are getting their unit shipped today…
Some people were talking about tracking number too. Did you get it?
I have been told that my two units (beta and regular) are going to ship today. If I don’t receive the units by this time next week, I will be asking or a refund. No more playing games.
I wonder if @SE will continue to ignore any messages here or for a change they will give an appropriate response.
It’s just embarrassing what’s going on here and nothing gets responses by @SE\
Someone has already received its shipment ??
How do I know if I was among those who sent to them? (Though it’s really funny. I do not really believe they sent to someone)
@Tomasz Do you use a Raspberry for playing medias ? My plan is to use my Raspberry only for driving the leds with Hyperion and use an android TV Box device to play videos using Kodi and its Hyperion plugin.
Got teh rpomise of shipping with tracking number for tmrw as well (one of the first resellers) – Will report tmrw (like Warren) → If that will not happen, our last hope and trust is gone.
@Alan … I bought Lightberry , and I am very happy with it , this is my real photo (phone photo) http://www.mediafire.com/view/quqwwsh670caaep/IMG_20150212_201002.jpg , http://www.mediafire.com/view/bmtd3394mb9v2n1/IMG_20150212_201025.jpg
I have been told i was not in the first way by Software Creator and mine will be shipped tomorrow. Kind of disappointed that I was not included but I’m trying hard to find any who where.
I will give them another week after that I’m throwing the towel in.
Still waiting for my refund.
Very despointed by asking for it but i was on 45’s day in paypal so i had to open a claim since updates were so desapointing.
I asked them directly as well the 9th. Got answer the 10th but no paypal refund yet.
Will update when refund received.
I also backed Ambivision. Delivery estimated in March/April.
Each and every day, Zambilight looks more and more like a scam, even though the pictures being made contain geo information from Brussels and Eindhoven.
@moh: I think you’re right. Technically the product is possible in the way the maker mentions but there’s no way you can get all your resources at the price the maker wants for it. I have no clue how the maker came to the asking price but in no way can you produce this product at that price, not even in huge quantities.
I hope the maker comes clean, admits he indeed made huge miscalculations, refunds everyone and gets some private lessons in mathematics…
I am one of the first 100 backers (super early bird) but I received nothing as today.
Software Enterprise told us that he sent at least 100 units so I should have received it. I am afraid actually nothing was sent…
I’m still disappointed because I believed in this project.I do not think this as a scam but rather a big lack of organization .The project was presented as a finished when he is not.
In China it’s cheaper
I bought my led strips on Aliexpress
5 meter WS2812 29$
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/5M-30Pixel-M-150-5050-RGB-SMD-WS2811-IC-Built-in-WS2812B-WS2812-white-PCB-Addressable/1998194636.html
4/On a lot of campaigns there is a quick introduction on the real person behind it (not just a generic name : Software Enterprise)
For me it’s becoming more and more like a scam (a good scammer will refund some people so they can continue the scam a little more)
So maybe it’s a scam, maybe not, but until we have the answer let’s ask indiegogo to stop the funding : it’s already to the second april 2015 campaign and people still buy it (and they can’t event deliver the first one batch)
Hi everyone,
I also ordered one kit and followed this thread. At first I thought it was legit but now i really doubt.
1/ all these updates with photos are always the same (the last one is a joke, anyone can do a picture with photoshop and show it on his phone)
2/ SE was always quick to answer here and by mail, so he has a lot of time on hands, so not even one minute to produce a good video or a some good photo shoots ?
3/ Why not sending these packages to warren or other well know backers ?
Guys, if you think about it, it has always been too good to be true…
Raspberry Pi: 35$
5m WS 2812(controls each led individually, which is needed, I took the cheapest 30leds/meter): 82 $ PSU for the Raspberry: 11 $ HDMI→composite+video in: 16 $
That’s already 144 $, add to that the casing and a bit of cash for work and that makes me a non-believer when mister Jens or Jan or whoever he is says that he already bought all Raspberry’s…
Respectfully, I think we need more than pictures of boxes ready to ship. At SE’s admission, 100+ units have already shipped (12 days ago). But yet zero evidence of these units in the wild. “fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me”. This isn’t about delays, it is about lack of honesty and transparency. $150,000 is a lot of money. SE hasn’t done themselves any favors by being forthright with us. We are past a picture of boxes ready to ship…
@Software Enterprise I’ve not yet received the Zambilight kit (nor the beta kit you said you’d be sending me). Will you be sending tracking details when you ship?
Also, other companies tend to show pictures of the boxed packages waiting to be sent out as a way to reassure backers that shipping is in process, will you be able to do the same?
@Cassidy,
I don’t think too many people really mind the lateness of the shipments. The doubt is from whether there are ANY working units shipped. Or even not shipped. Or any verification from any third party that the zambilight really can and is being made.
Certainly if a few people got them and showed videos of unboxing and (semi-) working systems, I would be willing to accept a longer delay.
@SE
Hy,
let me calculate
first wave 40 Single + 50 Duo + 3 Reseller (10 kits/Reseller)
Sec. wave 150 Single + 75 Duo + ?? Reseller
= >470 Units shipped
= you have shipped to all Super Early Birds (100 Units)
=you have shipped to 90 Early Birds (250 Units)
=you have shipped to 50% of first Dou kits (250 Units)
“Last friday we’ve shipped 40 single packages / 50 duo kits / 3 reseller kits
In the next wave we will ship minimum 150 single packages / 75 duo kits and the rest of the reseller kits."
i´m still believing but some questions.
Is my calculating right ?
How many Kits are finished ?
How many Kits can you make (in this couple hours after your work) per day ?
Do you need some help (programming/packing/testing/etc.) ?
Greetings
Harry
PS: Randy +1
Send to the beta tester and more people will trust in you and your work.
Yes Cassidy, plan was shipping before xmas and now more than a month postponed without any further proofs. and this is not the best situation for such a project within teh comments.
But I guess most of the guys are just trusting teh zambilight team so far, but not for ever.
I’m still holding out.I’m just a little disappointed with the why the campaign has gone. Simple requests like more video,more pictures and to be apart of the journey with you guys is what we needed.You have left so much doubt and lack of trust in your backers minds because you wouldn’t listen to them. Some backers have more experience than others on the fundamentals of campaigns and know what to expect from creators.I sent a message asking if you have send my package twice and you never replied.
Pretty sure my campaign support isnt supposed to ship until march…. Why all the flustering and refund requests? Is it because the earlybird shippments are a month late?
Yes Randy you are right, we all know some really responsive persons from the comments section, so this would help alot. If they will recieve there kits, they will promote the project again. And all these things will give good reputation again.
@SE
If there are only a couple of working units (which I am starting to doubt), they should be sent to the most active posters here (like Warren and/or Randy), who we can be assured will post video of the unboxing and setup.
@Maikel Bennebroek Zambilight Team Brussels Belgium , Name : Jan Vandezande http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/led-system-helps-create-a-realistic-aura-behind-television-563832.htm
These units will buy you a TON of goodwill and hopefully allow you to regain credibility. Otherwise, your hard work and effort will be wasted, as people will ask for refunds, and won’t recommend you to their friends. If anyone thinks this is a fair and reasonable idea, please comment accordingly. But it needs to happen today. End the string of broken promises and excuse after excuse. Start over today, and the beta testers will support you and give you a clean slate.
in this project, and continue to have patience. As of now, there is no patience because all we have gotten is broken promises. There is very little credibility in this project right now, even though $150,000+ has been raised. People are questioning if this is a scam or not. Send these units today with tracking numbers, become transparent. No more excuses. If 100 units have been sent already, and more to be sent on Friday, you certainly should have 6 units available to send. (cont)
When you get home TODAY, package the units for the beta testers, and send them out TODAY. Send them with priority tracking so we have visibility into when they will be received (there will be no questions, and no worries). I suggest the beta testers all take pictures, video and write up a review. This exposure should serve to provide a level of comfort to all backers, and start to reframe the dialog. Instead of many backers asking for a refund, hopefully they will have more comfort (cont)
They have always responded to e-mails promptly, and have always responded to comments here too. For the most part, people appreciate that this is a dude in his basement working on this project. I think what we are asking for is extremely reasonable in the grand scheme of things. There are a half dozen people who were selected as beta testers. We are a vocal group. Understanding there are only 2-3 hours to work on this a day, this is my suggestion to Software Enterprises: (cont..)
@thomasz Fischer That’s not the name of the guy from zambilight. Name of the owner of the building. The guy of zambilight speaks dutch and not french. Wrote some emails and they replyed back.
J’ai demande un remboursement par email. J’ai reçu une réponse comme quoi ils me mettaient dans leur “liste de remboursement”. Mais je n’ai rien reçu à l’heure actuelle.
Je leur ai envoyé mon mail en français sachant qu’ils sont de Belgique. Ils m’ont répondu en anglais.
Cordialement
If they are legit, as we have to assume if the would hire personal as suggested.
Alot of the money goes to buying the objects, buidling them and later on shipping them. 60$ is very little for all that, so i don’t think they have any money to hire anyone.
And if they aren’t legit, then why should they hire anyone? :P
Zambilight owner Name: Jan Vandezande Louisalaan …Now you can contact with him . You can ask him a question directly ,his website :
http://louise120.com/contact.html , someone can talk to him over the phone ,,French-speaking,,
If this was a scam do you really think they would still respond to Posts here and emails?
Why should they refund then?
I am pretty sure this project went over their heads, it would be wise to stop accepting new orders and communicate a lot better but hey…. To me they still respond rather quick when emailing them so I’m waiting patiently for my kit to arrive.
I also mailed them that I will post as soon as possible here when my kit arrives.
Hmm.. Software Enterprise is fast with refunding.. Paypla claim closedI have my money back.. ;)
Hmm.. Software Enterprise is fast with refunding.. Paypla claim closedI have my money back.. ;)Good luck to all waiting for zambilight. I realy hope it will happen..
If so, glad to pay more to have the zambilight.
Software Enterprise,
Tnx for your mail about refunding money.
If you want gain trust? Don’t write everytime that you are busy. I think lot of people wants to help you guys. You funded over $150.000 .
If I was you, I had sent David Stosik and Warren Coakley with fastest post an version of Zambilight.
So if there satisfied, I think everyone will be :) And you gain big trust again.
@ Warren they will ship the next units on friday, so no one has the chance to recieve units besides the wave 1 candidates and they will not post anymore.
Give us some time to answer all the mails.
We will provide refunds and there are already people who received refunds.
We are trying to find a way for better communication.
But please remember that we only have a few hours a day to work at this project
@SE
i still believing in your work.
I´m ordered in Sept. when i can count with the delivering of my kit.
Is it possibile to post Photos of your Team (Yourself) or is it a secret ?
So much doubts, that could be erased if someone posted a video a real video of the device package, unboxing, setup etc and not some creepy pictures that could be paper fakes.
Did Indiegogo team gave any feedbacks? I assume there were lots of complaints.. Does this kind of scams happening also on other crowdfunding sites? Such as kickstarter ect…
Ok, I understand there will be some delay due to overwhelming response to campaign, this was obvious from initial project limit of $500.. they simply underestimated how many people would want it, BUT, what is Zambilight? 1x Rasberry Pi, 1x Hdmi splitter, 1x video grabber, 1x reel of led lights. ALL items are off-the-shelf, only real work is software and packaging. SO. Zambilight, show pics & vids of product from receipt to setup, your YouTube efforts so far are poor.
The story gets worse! Address of the registrant has been changed:
Domain Name: zambilight.com
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.ascio.com
Registrant Name: Jan Vandezande
Registrant Street: De Keyserlei 5
Registrant City: Antwerpen
Registrant Postal Code: 2018
Registrant Country: BE
For those who don’t live in Belgium, both Av. Louize (Brussels) and De Keyserlei (Antwerp) are posh streets, the rent is very high for an office in those streets.
Take a look here: http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/tsv/tsvn.htm (Sorry, only Flemish or French) There is no such company as Software Enterprise in Belgium. That’s why I asked them for a VAT number.
@Antonio Tiat: I would advise you to wait untill there is real proof that the first batch has been delivered!
Most of the pictures were taken in “Wildemansweg 18-20, 3020 Herent”. Some others in Eindhoven, but no pictures were taken at the “official location” in Brussels. So I do not think that you will find any of the guys at the location in Brussels…
Zambilight owner Name: Jan Vandezande Louisalaan 125…Now you can contact with him . You can ask him a question directly ,his website :
http://louise120.com/contact.html
@Software Enterprise: Can we have your company’s VAT ( or ondernemingsnummer) number? This would certainly calm down the bad feeling many people have over here.
I’m also starting my 45 paypal refund. This project is not serious anymore. And to my suprise, i’ve contacted Indiegogo about the ‘scam’ feeling, but haven’t recieved any response yet….
@SE I am a Super Early Bird backer so i was supposed to be in the first shipping round,still haven’t received the zambilight kit. Can you check if you allready shipped to me?As you can read a lot of people are thinking you are a scam. I would like to come pick up my Zambilight in Brussel if you havent shipped to me yet, is that possible? Or maybe you can ship to me with tracing code
Then i can make a video and pictures for the other backers so they will have faith in you again.
Greeting,
Twan
I do not understand how @Software Enterprise allow themselves to ignore comments written here.
We Should receive an appropriate response from @Software Enterprise to all that was said here!
Ok that is really sad. the update is a “no update”. old pictures and things like that. no communication about sent items. (next wave should be at 6th Feb. but now you’re telling it will be the 13th?!)
Sorry guys, but another few days, and you just loosing trust.
My last mail, about a week ago, I am still waiting for a reply.
If I don’t get that, I’ll take the safe option to retract my pledge and ask for my money back.
@Anonymous Contributor if you’re so eager to protect them, why don’t you upload a few pictures (or better, a video with some words) showing the unit that you received, and telling us how it’s working for you?
@Anonymous Contributor As I already said, I’m perfectly fine with the delay ; I actually gave some money to other ongoing croudfunding projects, they’re all delayed even longer than Zambilight, and I didn’t complain to any.
I (we) just need better communication, proof that, even if shipment gets delayed, we’ll get something. My last deadline before losing my money is March 5th. I’m not asking to get my items by then, I’m asking for enough communication so that I can trust “Software Enterprise”.
jeez people just take it easy! some of you here dont get the crowdfunding idea.. if you not happy you should wait for commercial product.. just give them a break. you probably dont realize but 99% crowdfunded hardware products are being delayed.. again relax you’ll get it eventually!
I personally have until March 5th to open a claim (here in French: https://www.paypal.com/fr/webapps/helpcenter/selfhelp/article/?solutionId=FAQ1062&m=SRE), and I won’t hesitate to do so by the end of February to get my money back and use it on Ambivision, that looks better managed (although more expensive), and I invite all other backers to think about it too.
You’re sitting on $150k, dude, you can’t expect people to let you go away with it, pull yourself together!
@Software Enterprise By the way, I know English is not your native language (me neither!), but what did you mean by “At least by the end of April”?
Did you mean that all units will be shipped by then, or that most units will be shipped at end of April?
- try to get shipped backers to post pictures/videos/impressions
- ideally, package tracking codes
If you don’t manage to reassure us, earliest birds still have at least one month to get their money back from Paypal. I’m telling you this because I still have a bit of faith in this, and I’d hate to see you guys lose money and fail only because of communication problems…
@Software Enterprise
Dude, if Nicolas Costis is right (and it looks like he is), and if you’re really not trying to scam us, then you’d better get yourself together and provide good proofs. I mean:
- better pictures/videos
- release the application (.apk file, if any, will be faster than waiting after the Play Store)
- send an email to people who got their Zambilight shipped (and maybe to people who you will ship to on Friday)
- give us a schedule (estimate quantities shipped per date)
The “update” was a joke.
So now i take actions : I opened a case at paypal and complain to indiegogo.
You realy should have taken 10 minutes to make a proper update.
@Sylvain : Alex (from one of the discussion I’m following) has found this article from Paypal contract (https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/ua/useragreement-full?locale.x=us_US#13) :
Open a Dispute within 180 Days of the date you sent the payment, then follow the online dispute resolution process described below under Dispute Resolution. For Pay After Delivery transactions you must open your Dispute within 180 Days of the date of your transaction.
People are STILL paying and funding this (look at Funders) so if this is a scam, its still working.
It’s hard to believe they have time to package and ship all these units but don’t have time for a 5min update with some proof. And if any user has actually received it, where are the early reviews/pics? Isn’t that what the super early bird/beta testers were for?
I still have some faith but need to see proof soon.
Ok, so I’ve just opened a claim with PayPal and I placed my order in September.
Didn’t really want to do this,but the forum has grown more suspicious this week and I need to ensure I don’t lose my money.
Such a shame though.
@Sylvain : I’ve watched some discussions and my Paypal limit to open case. But I’m not sure to be refunded, I hope Paypal could find funds to refund all of us.
@Nicolas —> 45 days open case: you are the one men. I pick mine in October so totally out of it.
@sw enterprise : is this the first of second update for today? Come on, take a little 4 min Zamb-Action with your 3gs iPhone saw on the last upd pic and upload to youtube with:
- your 3gs controlling Zambilight
- working wired connection (Zambilight tv connected)
- last shipping batch receipt picture
cmon’ you all saying it’s a scam?? How can Indiegogo let this even happen?? Indiegogo & paypal should work together better for this situations.. but why would they.. they both get payed and we’ll be still buying stuff here.. this was my first order, and i though really this kind of situations can not happen.. intro videos with no real persons/makers in it i say fck them, no money from me.. i cant beleive how can a scamer on legit way gets away with 150.000$. .are you fckin kidding me??
@Software Enterprise. im a little disappointed again with that update.Its very vague indeed.So you shipped the units with the app not been completed yet? Same pictures as before nothing new to bring to the table? No one confirming here they have received units with no proof or pictures.
I still have faith in you guys and i hope you prove me wrong.Since it is the 45th day of Paypal closure i had to open a claim for insurance reasons but will be closed when the units arrive safely. Thanks
I just asked Paypal to get my money back. I dont trust the project anymore. It’s a update with no update. It’s not something they had to work on for 5 days. I loved this project but i don’t trust it anymore… Just give me one reason why it’s al real. I haven’t found one.
I agree. The update is nothing more than what Software Enterprises shared in the comments section in the last few days. They have got to do better than this. The updates have become blatantly disrespectful of our intelligence. They have had so many opportunities to “make it right” with backers. To go above and beyond. There hasn’t been one update (of the 13) that actually helped set backers at ease. Its unfortunate.
@Warren Coakley : I’ve asked a refund some days ago but ZT tells me they are waiting funds from Indiegogo before refund me, about 1-2 weeks. It was the last day (of 45 days) to open a case to PayPal so I’ve opened it. My refund is not processed, I’ll see tomorrow…
5 days to post some pictures of packaging ? I can understand you’ve got a hard job but this is a joke… you can do 10 pictures with a small text in 15 minutes, so why do you need 5 days to do that ? You are managing a 151,128$ project and 2,247 contributors, not a 500$ !
Could you guys please, pleaasseeee. Post a video or photos from the packaging process when you guys send it. Or maybe a bit more other stuff? Just a video around the office would be super cool!
I see a lot of negativity here and although there’s been a huge delay in delivery I don’t get it.
today I emailed the zambilight team about this and got a really decent answer, understandable also given the fact these guys are doing this beside regular jobs.
I for one will wait patiently and do believe the product will be sent.
naive? maybe but assuming all kinds of stuff because a few people here think they know it all? no way…
Underwhelmed by the most recent update, but my unit should be shipping next Friday. Once received, I will install, test and get a review written up. I am still hopefull for a positive outcome to this project.
It’s my last warning before paypal and Indigogo complain.
Show us what’s going on.
And stop your usal answers. They don’t work anymore.
Stop postpone our requests. Give us manual, real product demo (your youtube “demos” can be another product since we don’t see zambilight), iphone app, any proof that things are on track.
@Software entreprise, please do your best to achieve your project with a positive note because lot a people here have a serious doubt on it and on you.
We all hope it is not a big SCAM, then please respect your agreement and show us more proofs on your project (real demo with a belgium TV program, the Zambilight in real situation in a video, a proof of the smartphone application or at least an updated planning for this one).
This delay was deliberate, it was about 45 days paypal refund (and all the time ,,many naive people,, pay money for this suspect project , Most of you have no possibilities receive a refund by paypal , Hence it is delay in the shipment of December to February …All of this is happening without firing a shot…target- 150,788 USD
This is becoming really fuzzy. Sad thing is that they were featured in indiegogo’s official newsletter. So I suppose that indiegogo background checked @Software Enterprise. If anything, hope not, goes wrong, indiegogo should also take responsibility.
What happens if we will never receive the product?
Is there a way to get the money back?
I don’t really trust it anymore :(
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Voor de mensen in Nederland die geen engels kunnen.
Heeft iemand al iets gekregen en zou iemand een foto kunnen uploaden op tinypic.com? Dan heb ik er nog vertrouwen in.
Tell me, are you still only 2 peoples to deal this project?
Let me help you for your tommorow upd:
- we should develop an app maybe soon
- 100 on 2240 founders delivered
- unfortunatelly, no one of these have a phone to take and post a picture. In our case, we lost it
Smell like another “Soap Router Project”, i begin to get used to…
If there is anybody who feel disappointed, I recommend to look at AmbiVision:
http://ambivision.tv/
or
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ambivision-standalone-ambient-lighting-device/x/8431535
Je trouve ça étonnant que même @Software Entreprise (dont on connait le nom grâce à Paypal) ne puisse pas mettre une photo du Zambilight/package final. Que personne n’ai reçu un mail de confirmation de l’envoi sachant que l’on nous a contacté pour nous demander la taille d’écran (il devrait y avoir un suivi).
I expect an update tomorrow. If it is not convincing , I reclame my refund via PayPal (before the 45-day delays ) .
@Software Enterprise …the same promises…promises …You are the master of promises …this project for me a long time is very suspicious …nevertheless I’m waiting for a miracle !!!
It really seems to look like a scam now. Please contact Indiegogo and tell them your concerns, i just did. Use the ‘Let us know’ link under the perks (http://support.indiegogo.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?campaign=925491&description=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indiegogo.com%2Fprojects%2F925491&subject=Prohibited+Content&ticket_form_id=68803)
Do not expect something!
The price is to damn low for all the components. They (15 year old boys) just miscalculated and now try to run with the money.
Toujours aucune image ou vidéo des “nombreuses” personnes qui ont reçu les kits. Je me demande si ceux qui ont laissé des commentaires comme quoi ils les ont reçu ne sont pas des backers à 1$…
@David – forgive my lack of french, but it seems you said reassurance would be a photo of the packages ready to ship. Apparently 100 units have already shipped (a week ago), so reassurance would be hearing from those who have received their units and getting feedback, photos or video. We are long past the “here is a photo of kits ready to ship” stage.
Comme je l’ai dit, je suis français,donc je suis proche de la belgique, et je n’ai rien reçu à l’heure actuelle. J’espère ne pas mettre fait arnaquer, ça sera pour moi la dernière fois le financement de projet
In anticipation of receiving my two zambilight kits, I decided I would find and download the app for iOS. This would allow me to get a glimpse at functionality prior to receiving the kits. To my dismay, an iOS app was nowhere to be found in the App Store. What’s going on? Certainly those who’s units have shipped/received would also be here commenting about no app. Please explain.
@Anonymous Contributor After a week of supposed shipping I certainly haven’t recieved mine yet. I’m hoping Monday but its kind of strange no one really here for the exception of I think 1 backer who has stated they have recieved it but no pictures of it or video.
I did some research on the whoisname. I found that he has a son ( I don’t mention his name ) That son has some nice idea’s/shops and is only 14 or 15 years old ( I guess)
Maybe it is a little to much to handle for a young boy.
I’m not totally sure of this but atleast say it @ZT. We all respect it and wil try to help you guys!! If i’m not right you can also say so ;D Sorry for my bad english
Ok I do understand all the postponed timelines and things. Thats all ok. But currentl we are getting a bit scared. We still getting no proof of shipping and no proof from someone who recieved the kit(s).
In addition more and more people shouting, that all is fake.
So that will mak things not easier.
And as a reseller we invest some more bucks and do have some people waiting for there kits. So this will go to our reputtion, too.
Pls give us some proofings soon.
@Anonymous Contributor
Zambilight owner Name: Jan Vandezande Louisalaan 65 -on this street but at a different address such a person exists … Louisalaan 125…Now you can contact with him .
http://louise120.com/contact.html
@Software Enterprise: i understand that but you take time to answer.
You’ll save you some troubles by just making one or 2 pictures and/or video of the final product/shipping process. How hard is it?
Or make sure people wich are beta testers have theirs as soon as possible.
Blog/youtube unboxing/reviews will boost your sales.
@Software Enterprise : Can you post any update to stop the drama?
Photo of ready to ship Zambilights?
Software and manual?
Tracking number for complaining people?
I know that you are a little company but your communication is so bad that i can’t recommend friends to buy the product until i have evidence that the real thing is shipping.
It has been 18 days since you made an update, please let us know something.
On reddit, people are saying you are fake: http://www.reddit.com/r/raspberry_pi/comments/2ftbjx/my_led_backlight_tv_blog_post_is_being_ripped_off/
Please respond asap. If it is a scam, this is the zambilight.com whois data (but could be cheated as well?):
Name: Jens Deferme
Street: Wildemansweg 10/1
City: Herent
or
Name: Jan Vandezande
Street: Louisalaan 65
City: Brussel
@Alan yes i thought that too and with no tracking numbers its hard to stay where they are or even if you will receive them? im hoping for tomorrow or at least by Monday.
@Pierre-Olivier – With all due respect, those who you refer to as trolls are people who have been involved with this project since Day 1, who have commented multiple times, who were promised beta units, etc. You appear to have two comments (total) in the last 24. This doesn’t make you any less important to the campaign, but it does question why you would be here calling people trolls. People who frankly want to see this project succeed.
. in a very positive light. We are all looking forward to being able to do that, but right now we just have broken promises. For the record, I remain very positive about this project, but we need to start seeing results. It is now six days after shipping has begun with very little evidence that any unit has been received. For such an amazing product, that is a bit concerning. I for one cant wait to show it off, which will be accomplished with video, not a few lines in the comments section
I said… DON’T FEEDTHETROLLS! Guys seriously don’t feed them, they will win at this stupid fight because they have more experience than you in trolling an arguing about stupid thing.
…you can rest assured, that we are some of the biggest supporters of this project, and will shower the comments, and internet in general with great information and reviews about the product and creators. We have been disappointed on a number of occasions with broken promises, but have still given SE the benefit of the doubt. As you can tell, patience is wearing thin. There are some really easy, reasonable things that the creators can do to gain back trust, and allow us to put them…
… this campaign. We were probably selected as beta users to keep us quiet, and for the most part it has worked. But because we were the most vocal, it would have been really easy for SE to send us the beta units, and we would have become the biggest cheerleaders for this project. Our negative commentary, questioning or raising issues/doubts would have immediately turned into positive reinforcement that would have benefited SE and all backers. This sentiment still remains true today…
Guys, I think people are relaxed. There are a few of us who were selected as beta users. Frankly we were told that we would expect to receive beta units back in October. That obviously didn’t happen. There is an appreciation that Software Enterprises is a guy in his basement with a few friends, putting together the kit. I personally don’t believe we have had unrealistic requests. Admittedly, the beta testers, me included, were probably some of the most vocal individuals at the start of..
@Jan What do you mean be treated like kings. Let’s point something out. I was chosen as a Beta tester as I have experience with testing products which they didn’t deliever but have honoured to send me it along with my pledge. Also if you read the story page it states super early birds get the promo kit too. Get your facts straight first. Again well aware of crowdfunding
You’re comparing asking for a simple email to being treated like kings? Talk about a sense of proportions…
As much as I made the promise to send my money, @SoftwareCompany made the promise to deliver. On time or not, I don’t care.
I’m just saying a lot of voices would lower down if they just took 5 min (FIVE!) of their time to copy a list of emails from an Excel spreadsheet, paste it into the BCC field of a new email and type “Your Zambilight was shipped, enjoy!” Are we THAT hard to please?
@Pierre-Olivier H.Mercier As for you,i will post whatever i want here. The information your looking for should of been covered along time ago or will be covered in an update from them.So please go away you annoying person.
@Steven Day Excuse me,who the hell do you think your talking too? I know exactly how crowdfunding operates. i have ran 3 very successful campaigns on both indiegogo and KS so dont look down your nose at me. I know how complexed projects can be. I was told one thing then another from these guys so yes im allowed to be a little vigilant when it comes to my investment.From doing projects myself.
@SoftwareEnterprise
Although I’m not happy about the decision, I can understand you can’t send us tracking numbers, probably because it would have been too expensive, compared to what we paid, but would you be kind enough to send an email to people you actually shipped a package? I’m sure you’re tracking it some way, as you must ensure you won’t be neither sending twice to the same person, nor forgetting any one, so please, a quick email, a few words, and every backer will know what to expect.
Ok, we are all close to receiving Zambilight, right?
If so, can you release a decent ‘set up’ video of Zambilight, show how it is connected to hdmi, how do you calibrate to your TV etc…
More info please, asap
I agree @pierre. Warren, if you expect a small startup business to have the same level of service and logistics as Walmart, Don’t do crowd-funding. Since backing you’ve never offered any productive comments and only whined and complained. Seriously man, grow up.
Installed mine 1 hour ago.
Installed the 4 led strips.
My television is at a wall, so it is not so easy to stick the berry and the box at the back of the television because i have not so much space.
Only a lot of power adapters, for the box, the led strips, it should be better with only 1 power adapter.
Did some test with receiver and it is working.
Will take more time during the weekend to test it.
I can’t post pictures in the comments here, only text.
With it being evening time in Europe right now, I imagine anyone receiving their unit today would have already received it (in Europe). Anyone? Please share your comments/feedback for the rest of us who are still waiting. Today is Day 5 since shipping, someone must have received it by now…
@Software Enterprise: Why do you ship the “Duo Kits” (Planned delivery Mar 2015) before you have shipped all of the “Super Early Birds” (Dec 2014) and “Early Birds” (Jan 2015)?
@ Harry
Last friday we’ve shipped 40 single packages / 50 duo kits / 3 reseller kits
In the next wave we will ship minimum 150 single packages / 75 duo kits and the rest of the reseller kits.
How many kits you shipped last Friday and how many kits going out in the second shipping ?
I hope I’m in the second wave, because I didn’t believe the kit need more them 4 days to Germany, so I wasn’t in the first shipping with my duo kit.
Greetings Harry
Maybe you can go to Software Enterprise and help them :)
So you can get your version faster ;) And dont forget my version to bring :) I am from Netherlands to :)
Hmmm i hope to receive my super early bird soon.
I live in the Netherlands and the product is shipped from Belgium on a Saturday, Normally it would be here in 2 days(yesterday), hope to receive it today.
I have backed four projects since discovering fund raising sites a year ago and have yet to received anything from any of them. I was one of the super early bird backers here so hope to have mine very soon which will certainly restore a bit of faith.
I can confirm I have yet to receive mine yet. I am waiting on a full completed kit and a beta kit and promo pack as I was one of the very first backers of the super early bird. I will post a YouTube video and pictures when and if I receive it.
All the people who haven’t the zambilight yet are ready to post pictures, but the people who said they have already the kit…..
I can’t understand this! Mostly of the baker’s want some more pictures over week’s ago nothing happened and now the first kit’s arrived the story goes on and on and on . I will believe, that I get my zambilight tomorrow, but I think what will be not happened.
@Tino – While I am as eager as you are to see photos from users, I don’t believe Indiegogo allows us to post pictures. Hopefully those who have received their units will post somewhere online and link the URL here.
Thanks Dennis. Quite exciting. Although I have to ask. Did you pledge as part of the super early bird? When I click your name and look at campaigns you have funded, there are none that show up. Wondering if you purchased directly from the website, or part of indiegogo?
I almost lost my confidence in crowdfunding because i’m waiting for ages on my Trackr bravo, i was happy to receive the ambilight system.
I will install it tomorrow and leave some reactions.
@Dennis – when you say “Thank you for the delivery”. Does this mean you have received your kit, or you are just thanking in advance? If you have received it, please provide additional comments/thoughts/reactions.
Of all backers, the first one telling us he got his Zambilight from “Software Enterprise” HAD to be named something like “Crowdfunding_account”…
Man, seriously, wouldn’t I be used to this project’s “shadiness”, I would start to worry again!
Hopefully it’s just a few days before I’m reassured by getting my own Zambilight kits in the mail…
Hey, “Crowdfunding_account”, feel free to send a quick pic! ;)
I too, as a beta tester, also feel an element of responsibility to share my thoughts as well. As soon as I get my two units I will be happy to post a review.
Hello,
I don’t remember telling you the size I wanted for my “beta” kit, along with my Duo Kit.
Would you mind telling me, if it’s shipped, which size you shipped?
On friday the first packages super early bird/duo zambilight kits / reseller kits left the building.
We will do our best to ship as soon as possible.
Questions? Info@zambilight.com
Congrats!!! Hopefully the first units have left for their final destination. I assume as a beta tester I will receive my two units as part of the first batch? Can you confirm? You guys have done a ton of work, and hopefully this is a great product. 2178 funders!!! WOW! Something tells me there will be a lot of movie watching in the coming days/weeks.
We will concentrate us on the shipping, so we will not sent tracking numbers, that is a lot of work, we will hold them in case of questions, ….
The first packages will arrive next week.
Existing :-)
Enjoy your weekend, we’ve still a lot of work to do with the shipping.
Do we get a track & trace code? I live in the Netherlands so i hope i will receive it this weekend or the beginning of next week. Can’t wait to try it out with some movies.
In this scenario, we want first to deliver al the packages to the funders.
Tomorrow the first packages will be shipped. (the first super early birds / the first duo Zambilight kits / the first reseller packages)
When all the deliveries are done we can start looking for the possibilities in the future.
I think the important thing is to have a good solid software in the Zambilight. I’d asked if it was Hyperion and got a reply from the team that it wasn’t but something better, so I’m hopeful.
What will really be useful is if the software is either open source, or at least has an open API. Then things like Hue support can be added by the community itself. At this point the team I’m sure is focused on delivering the initial product.
Philips allow anyone to develop and integrate with hue. Take a look at all the third party apps that have been developed on app stores. It is part of the ZigBee open source home automation project.
Hi,
will only the early birds be shipped end of january and all others in march/april and nothing in february?
I ordered in november, does that mean anything? ;)
hue is closed sourced and patented by Philips. Zambi-team would have to pay loads of cash for the license and that’s why there won’t be any hue-support.
1 day to go before I get my shipping mail with tracking :), Although, I’m not a beta tester I will definitely post my review here!
Question regarding shipping. What provider will you be using to ship to the US? Will we receive tracking information via e-mail when our units ship?
Congrats on reaching this milestone. There are a lot of us who are eagerly awaiting Zambilight to arrive. I appreciate the hard work of you and your team. I know this is a hobby for you and you have been working on this after hours and on weekends. Hopefully we can all celebrate the arrival soon.
I read all the posts here.. and this is what I think:
When I was begun to read from beginning I became angry of David Stosik with his questios.
After reading and reading I think he had good questions after all.
Still no beta testers and no shipping at all..
And yo (software Enterprise) says shipping will be end of this week. So I will stay here till and of next week to see of anyone get his Zambilight.
If no: I will ask refund.
+1 for LIFX i have a few of those bulbs in the room i will be putting this in? How about making the PI IFTTT enabled then we can do some cool stuff with it,including adding Hue,LIFX,NEST etc.
For the app it’s a matter of days before you can download it worldwide.
There will be a manual with instructions for installation included in the package.
We will also ship a package to a famous blogger wo will make a video of the installation of Zambilight.
There will be an update of our website www.zambilight.com in a few days with the installation manual and the necessary software.
Hello i backed the zambilight and wanted to ask you what i should do if I want to have some more lights added into the box. My TV is 63 inch big and i read that there was an option to do that. I would also pay more for that. Thanks
Aaaah @Eric DENAYER by “pitch tab” you mean the tab that says “Story”? and when @Software Enterprise says “our page” he means the indiegogo story page and not www.zambilight,com
Everyday there are comments asking for proof of the kit or current product since weeks. You can stop them now and give back trust for everyone. It only takes 5 minutes.
@ Ron and Bruno
We will post more videos and pictures.
But you have to give us some time also.
We all have a full time job, we doing this after our work….
And then we have to make everything ready for the shipping also.
We only have 2 hands….
No picture of the final product, 3 poor video.
I’m begining to wonder if zambilight is a scam…
Is this that hard to give us a real feedback on what’s going on?
Well 8 or so days to go. Still none the wiser about installation of the unit as I haven’t seen anyone actual do one or explain properly about it. So forgive me If I recieve both my units and I’m unable to write a review on it at first considering I may have to figure it out on my own.
Is it possible to combine the power sources of the zambilight box and the rasp pi so that I only have to plug one device into an outlet? Do they run on the same voltage?
I will mount this behind my tv, which is hanging on a wall, so reducing the footprint is important. Thank you.
This is the normal playing time ,Business is booming but unfortunately the effects of this lack of , only promises ,several amateur photos and videos and all that….to 01.12.2104 you received 81.928 USD !!! : http://crowdtoolz.com/index.php/igg/showProject/925491/1
There are more pictures and videos coming today and during the next days.
The mayer priority was to fix the issues so we can start shipping as soon as possible.
I have to ask, will my 3d TV capabilities still work when I have the zambillight hooked up. Does this have 3d pass through. Is the hdmi cable you are giving us 1.3b or 1.4?
I’m scratching my hair off because I can’t understand why you have so hard time making updates that makes any effort in proving that we are anymore near a completion of this project.
How hard can it be to take a couple of images (not just a closeup of empty pi casings) of the prototype you are using for your test for the software?
You can’t be for real if you think these two new videos is answer to any of the questions posted in the comments. It is just a movie of a tv in a dark room.
Hey guys, just wondering about a couple of things. Are these new shipping dates for everyone that’s funded you so far or just early backer and secondly, how long after backing you should I expect an email regarding what size screen I have? Regards, John.
I was hopping pictures of ready to ship devices.
Just shipping dates and two videos? Desapointing.
Hope early birds will provide feedback when units are received.
I have to ask, will my 3d TV capabilities still work when I have the zambillight hooked up. Does this have 3d pass through. Is the hdmi cable you are giving us 1.3b or 1.4?
I’m looking forward to the update tomorrow and hope there will be positive news.
If you’re not already aware, you have new competition with this (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ambivision-standalone-ambient-lighting-device#description ). It looks neater in some ways, but the fact it only works from a VGA connection and requires the customer to buy splitters is a deal breaker for me.
Zambilight looks great and I can’t wait to receive it
Hi guys. Thank you for the reply. I understand, but please consider at least an option without the Rasp Pi, as it is the worst component to have duplicated and would cut the cost down a bit.
Thanks again.
That’s difficult, because there are people who only wants the software.
People who want everything without the Rasp Pi
And people who wants everything without the Rasp Pi and led strips.
That’s the reason we are working with one package.
Hi,
Would it be possible to have a “Zambilight box only” perk, for those, like me, with a Raspbery Pi and led stripes already? Just the control box + grabber.
Thanks!
Just post some videos with bugs or what ever and some kind of update guys… it is ok if delay happens,…but at least respect the backers with frequent updates than reply to comments .. that will help you to concentrate on what you need to do :-)
On 26/12/2014 I canceled and still not get my money back!
Have spoken with PayPal:
Answer:
> I’ve looked at your request and the seller has in the
> Repayment probably the method “eCheck” used.
> “eCheck” is an order, but no refund.
> The repayment is independent of the order.
Something impossible, $ 450 shot in the wind …
1000x :(
Many of my friends are also interested but they are waiting for my personal review so if I’m satisfied with zambilight, you’ll be having more customers soon hehe.
ah well gee. I tried to contact Warren and it seems that its not really allowed. Same failure message: “translation missing: de.you_can_only_send_messages_to_people_that_youre_connected_to_through_a_project”.
O well, my bad there…. It’s just this “waiting” is killing me :/
Well I tried to contact him and Indiegogo said that my message can’t be delivered because Contributor GB is not on any project involved I’m in at (heh I’m involved here in your Zambilight project?!?!). Weird ain’t it?
What the hell? The beta tester “Contributor GB” is not even connected with this project (not even with $1 USD support). How come did he become your beta tester or is this just all a fake?
Yes I too would of liked to see feedback from the beta tester,set up,unboxing,used with different sources,cable,gaming etc. Infairness this should of been showed along time ago. If only I had received mine I would of been able to do this review which many are so eager to see.
We told 4 days ago that there will be an update next week.
So next week (by the end of the week) you will receive all the details, new videos and then we are sure of the shipping dates.
If we look to the progress and the work we need to do before shipping, we will start shipping around 26 January.
Thanks. Last week you said we would get an update this week. Now it is the end of next week? Why not just give us a quick update now instead of waiting any longer. We are all waiting very patiently
Hi Software Enterprise team. When can we expect an update from you all? Can’t wait for my beta unit and regular unit to arrive. Really hoping they will be here before the Super Bowl!
We will release the software together with the product.
So we ask you to wait till you received your package.
Next week there will be an upgrade with new videos of our progress and the shipping dates.
Whats the problem with not giving/sending me the .ipk of App? As of now, we don’t have any viable proof of the zambilight. Pictures are good but still with photoshop these days. We need some solid facts!
If you order the duo zambilight kits before 12 october, you will receive this when we start shipping.
You will be informed by mail when the package is on his way.
Warren was first of all a beta tester, then we decided to work with our existing team on our product.
We promised Warren the extra unit together with his unit that he ordered.
Am I missing something here? What is the point of sending out Beta kits at the same time as other kits. Surely the idea of Beta testing is to iron out any problems with the units before the commercial units are delivered.
Also, as I’m going back home in Japan next week, and didn’t receive my Zambilight packs at my parents’ in France yet, could you please change my shipping address back to the one in Japan that I sent you last year?
Impossible something like that! Christmas is over !!! The gifts I needed to Christmas, as it has been promised.
Delivery was agreed: 12/20/2014
Software error … yes, and I pull my pants in the morning with a barge pole at :(
I have just resigned from the purchase and have demanded my money back!
Please keep in mind that you have just 5 weeks when we complained and Paypal payment, otherwise your money story. People always fall purely on any tricks
@jandeleeuw100 So far you’re the first one disagreeing with this, and I read at least 2 comments who agreed they’d rather get their product on time, and update software later.
I’m telling you, even if it ships in January, you can be sure bugs will be found, and software will require further updates. Why? Because you’ll suddenly go from only the developers, plus one beta tester (which I won’t believe in until I get proofs he exists), to dozens of backers with various configurations.
Assumptions are the mother of all fuckups, e.g. I can wait. Why the hell would they ship if it needs additional bugfixing? Haven’t we had enough of unfinished products (games: AC Unity, phones: Apple as well as Android phones are guilty)?
If you would have received the product by now, you would have probably left a lot of comments complaining it is not finished?? Patience, you are on Indiegogo, not a webshop!
I still don’t understand, if you’re really down to fixing some bugs in our software, why you can’t ship units then a later software update… Don’t tell me you want to ship a perfect product, we all know it’s never gonna happen (no product ships in a perfect state, ever). I also think it’s pretty safe to assume that backers would prefer to have an early bugged software than a late hardware.
@Warren:
Like promised, there will be an update this evening.
@Jnabet:
You can control this in the configuration.
Everyone have other preferences.
There are persons who liked everything dark when there is no screen (see planes movie) and there are people who like some lights when it’s dark.
You can control it yourself.
I agree with jnabet, “black is black” —> “leds are off”!
So I went back at the home page, had a look on tested samples, got confused by sec 8th of “Avatar” scene which is showing less than 5% light for a lot (to much) of light and brightness coming out of zambilight. But fortunately at the opposit, “Plane” sample has a fade out to full black from the third to 7 th second. Tv and Zambilight are perfectly sync (without any light).
By the way, it’s been 14 days since your last update, now would be a good time to show us some progress… (I mean a real update, something better than short comments.)
Like, you could show us pictures of the other parts that will ship with Zambilight, maybe the boxes you’ll use to pack them, also pictures of packed units… Give us something!
I personally think that releasing a slightly bugged software to meet an early-bird (and Christmas!) deadline is acceptable, as it can be easily updated by downloading and installing a new version on the SD card that ships with the product…
You showed us demos, months ago, so you have early versions that kind of work right?
Bugs happen, and I would personally be a lot happier if I could get my Zambilight by Christmas, then bug fixes through manual (or automated) software updates later.
At this point we are still working on the software.
We hope that we can start shipping on time.
We are working with a whole team day and night to get the software correctly up and running.
We keep you informed as soon as possible.
You wil receive an email when your package is on his way.
For me is not a problem to receive the product after Christmas, the important thing is it gets a finished product with a stable and perfect software.
Production delays happen even to the most big companies. I am willing to wait until the end of January.
If you are so fussy and anxious, do not participate of these crowdfunding projects.
However more official update with photo, would be appreciated.
Just backed for the 2 pack option! I bought a lightpack a couple years back from kickstarter and loved it, but this seems WAY better as it combines all the components you need to use it without the PC. Plus, excellent value for the price, as i can cover my 60 inch tv with this! I’m really looking forward to hooking this up to my other TVs. Thanks for making such a great product, I hope to receive it on time! Keep up the good work, i’m super excited!
@ RenaudD and Warren
The kits for the Super early birds are almost finished.
Just working on the software, once the software is finished we can make the SD cards and start shipping.
I am a beta tester, and am very excited to receive both of my kits also. I have exchanged numerous e-mails with the Zambilight team since I pledged, and they have always responded to my e-mails extremely quickly. As others have noted, it will be quite tight to get these out before Christmas, but I have faith they won’t let us down.
@David I was one of the beta testers who did not recieve a kit to review etc. I’m hoping they are true to their word and send me the beta and the finished product so i can try it out at home and in work too.
Less than 17 days before Christmas.
@Software Enterprise You are still going to send me both 46" kits as promised?
Hey, some might call me crazy, but in spite of all the comments I just posted, I still have a pinch of hope to get something in December.
If you manage to ship before or around Christmas, would you mind changing my address, as I’ll be spending holidays at my parents, and would love to test and give my feedback as soon as possible?
@ David,
What do you expect?
We are a group a guys who are doing this project after work.
We aren’t living in the same street ….
There are people from Leuven, Brussel, Eindhoven (is just across the Belgium border), Lommel, Gent, ….
Everyone have his own task in this project.
And now we are just want to get this done, so we can deliver to all the backers.
This is not just a problem of bad communication or “guy in his basement”. This is a guy in possession of $71.000 we paid for a product, who refuses to answer our questions, our requests for detailed updates, who is slowly disappearing from any public site on the Internet (I also noticed his Facebook account disappeared last week), and can also be suspected of previous scam attempts.
I don’t know what more you guys need to react and join me in asking more detailed answers!
Hello,
In 4 days, we got no answer, justification on why the update was a lot less than expected, this is not acceptable. The comments I’m writing below are going to raise critical questions, and require clear and detailed answers, or I’ll have to report this campaign to Indiegogo, and urge backers to react.
I checked the pictures location (GPS data saved in EXIF), and at first, it was clean: all pictures were in Leuven, near what seems to be @Software Enterprise’s address.
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But in the last update, there are two sets of pictures:
- Three of small size (seriously though, 320×240? You can do better than that…), located in Leuven too, but somewhere else (some kind of research park, maybe work place, that’s fine).
- The two other pictures, unfortunately the ones that show us a stock of Raspberry Pis and cases (bigger size, cool), are not located anywhere in Leuven, not even in Belgium: they were shot in Eindhoven, in Netherlands.
This is only a 100km away, but how do you want us to believe that this stock is yours, and that you’ve started to assemble and pack, if parts are not even together? That’s exactly the reason why I asked for proofs that pictures are from you! Also, no picture to show the stock of various other parts of Zambilight (HDMI splitter, video converter, etc.).
Next time, please upload pictures of all parts, with origin proof (writing “Zambilight” on a sheet of paper will do).
Now, I’ve checked @Software Enterprise’s other old projects, and the description of one of them (http://bit.ly/1pKv7iZ) is a complete rip-off of an existing online course that someone else made: http://bit.ly/1zbwDuC. This looks like pure knowledge theft and does not help me to trust you. Any good explanation?
I’ve also “googled” @Software Enterprise guy’s real name (found on the Paypal payment receipt),
and it looks like his profile disappeared recently from various social networks (Twitter, LinkedIn, PicBadge, Google+), but still shows in Google’s cache.
I also remember the project description page was saying, a while ago, that 6 beta-testers were selected, it now says 7. Am I wrong, or has it changed recently? Could the beta-testers reading this let us know who they are, and maybe tell us the date they were told they’d be beta-testers?
I’m happy for the pics and as soon as I get my delivery (hopefully), I’ll will order another two. I would also promote this to my friends, if everything goes smooth.
I might have been spoiled by Pebble or Lightpack Kickstarter projects, that had very good updates, along with pics. I’m not used to text-only updates, since these are not that convincing.
I’ll just hope for the best and randy7fx might have a point regarding the basement. By the end of this month, we will know for sure.
ich habe mir mir 1x Reseller-Kit bestellt, und hoffe dass es meinen Erwartungen entspricht !
Meine Bekannten und ich freuen uns schon auf dieses schöne Gadget.
Gruß aus Deutschland
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Hello,
I ordered 1x kit for reseller, and hope that it meets my expectations!
My friends and I are looking forward to this lovely little accessories. :)
@randy7fx point taken. I do hope they prove us all wrong. I honestly do. I’m looking forward to recieving both kits and do a nice review on it. I just hope I don’t have to use the term down the road “I told you so”
They may not be the worlds best communicators, but it seems like it is a guy in his basement, doing his absolute best to deliver a product. It wouldn’t be reasonable to expect world class communication/updates, and lets be honest, there has never been a crowdfunded project that I was a part of that updated me too frequently…its just the nature of the platform. Are they doing everything the way you or I would do it? No… but it doesn’t mean we should flame him over it….Patience..
@ Warren – you are taking it a bit far. This is crowdfunding, not the NYSE. You purchased a product in anticipation of it being created/delivered. I hardly think any of us have “invested” in Zambilight, despite the fact that it is our dollars/pledge that allows them to exist to begin with. I, too have had doubts about this project, but it presents a decent risk for the $50 bucks I am out. They have ALWAYS responded to my e-mails (within hours), and clearly are moving forward. (1/2)
@Aldo I have and succeeded. Maybe they could learn something from me.
Again I’m not a hater, I’m an investor wanting to know where my investment is going. I’m not a charity either. If I give you money I expect something in return.If I ask questions I would like them answered. It’s not hard really. It’s a common courtesy. Too many scams coming to light on these platforms. It’s in their interest to prove to me and everyone else that they are not another one.
Software Enterprise
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@ David: Tomorrow we will receive the pictures beta tester Contributor GB, we will put these in an update tomorrow evening, together with the pictures of our production process.
Software Enterprise
1 day ago
David,
We want to make 1 full update.
Not sending every day an update with one picture in it.
We will make the full update tomorrow evening
If what we got yesterday is the only update we get in a whole week, then that’s fucked up.
Great update and thank you! I’ve watched the videos and still honestly have no freakin clue how the components are installed, and what the limitations are (like, I currently have 3 components going into HDMI slots on the TV – I don’t quite understand if that will work, if I’ll need to buy a splitter, and if a splitter reduces the quality of the video output), but I’m totally excited for both of mine, and will likely buy several more if they work as advertised!
After a rubbish couple of months at work, that was an exciting update to receive. I’m now planning the first film to watch with my Zambilight – keep up the good work guys
@ Warren The app is now in submission process.
We will not work with an DVD but with a normal manual, this looks easier to install it.
The manual will be finished before we ship the product.
Well 22 days until Christmas and less than that to recieve both the Beta and finished early bird unit’s.
I’m still waiting on concrete evidence of production, app testing, video set up, retail packaging etc which infairness none of this has been addressed.
Software Enterprise – Your response to my request for a photo yesterday :-
“Hi chris
Thank you for your comments.
We will post a picture of our stock tomorrow.
Best regards
Zt”
It is now well over 24 hours & still no photo !
As I said yesterday, it would only take you 10 minutes to post 1 photo
At the end of my request I wrote “If you don’t do this then we can only conclude that you are not telling us the truth.”
So what are we now to think ?
I’ve also heard nothing about the app for Android and IOS. Has this been completed and tested? It could take up to 6 weeks for submission to the appstore. Has the instructional DVD video been completed? This is something I would like to see and surely needs to be completed before launch of any of the units?
We all wait for PROOFS …whether the problem is to take some pictures , I think you have already done parts inventory Raspberry Pi , Leds strips etc …or anything that will mean about your involvement in this project, beyond mere words . 1/2
@Chris Cole write ,,As You have now confirmed what I said earlier, that you have the parts for the Super Early Bird / Duo kits, why is it so difficult to post a picture of the 156 Raspberry Pi’s, Zambilight boxes & LED strips. This will show us backers that you have actually invested some of the money on stock. Also as I said earlier this would be so quick & simple to do and would help put our minds at rest. If you don’t do this then we can only conclude that you are not telling us the truth 1/2
Look I’m willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. I understand the struggles involved with a project but I’m really hoping this isn’t a scam and they come through on their word. 20th is the last shipping day for Christmas so that’s 3 weeks from today. When I recieve both units as promised I will do a detailed video testing of it.
Aldo & @Eric You don’t have to tell me what crowdfunding is about as I have been involved in many projects myself both on KS and Indiegogo.
It’s common courtesy to be transparent with your backers considering they are the ones who have made this a reality.
Nobody’s asking for a perfect product. We’re asking for the assurance that our money is put to good use. We can ask for that because it is our money, and it makes us founders.
So far, we’ve only seen promises of tangible proofs in “next update”.
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In fact, the first goal of the project is only 500 $, I think that Software Enterprise is overcrowded by demand if they assumed less bakers.
But I repeat it is crownfunding project not a purchase in a big company. You give your money to help guys to create a company and create a good product.
Please stop to be so negative and let’s Software Entreprise a chance.
May be it is a scam but I don’t think so.
Be patient and ask refund if you don’t want to take the risk.
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@Aldo +1000
Don’t remember guys that is a crowdfunding project, You give your money but with risk.
Here Softaware Entreprise makes a refund if you want , so there is no risk.
For information, I’m a beta tester too and I’m waiting my beta testing kit.
But explanations gave here and by mails explain why there is some delay.
We took notes of your comments earlier and we will use your comments to make the next update.
We didn’t say we don’t want to keep doing updates.
We want to sent one update a week, not one a day.
That’s the reason we will sent a complete update tomorrow evening.
Mmmmm Something just doesn’t add up. Why are you still putting doubt in backers minds about this campagin? Tangible proof. You say you don’t want to keep doing updates, well get the update right first time around with some solid transparent proof of it.Please use my requests in the earlier comments to help explain it better
Your doing yourself no favours here.
If you aren’t behind this project you can just ask your money back by sending a mail to info@zambilight.com
We want to make a full update, not sending every day a mail with a little info or one picture.
You already said “tomorrow” 20 hours ago. Does it mean you’re a day late posting these pictures? Why? What kind of problem could delay a few pictures one more day?
Note for all: it is 13:35 in Belgium.
@ David: Tomorrow we will receive the pictures beta tester Contributor GB, we will put these in an update tomorrow evening, together with the pictures of our production process.
Please have a little patient.
This is a lot of work.
We want to deliver on time, we have a hard deadline and we want to make this done.
We will offer pictures in the next update.
Hey good idea, Brussels is just across the border ;)
If you @Software Enterprise (Jens Deferme) can’t take pictures, Henning and I are willingly to take some photos and if the majority of backers wants a video that also ^^
I’m still in doubt unfortunately. Something just doesn’t add up. All the below should of been done along time ago? Like how hard is it to do a video update? You still haven’t put my mind at ease on this project. I’m hoping you prove me wrong, I really do.
Video of Beta Tester walk through.
Video of detailed set up.
Video of what’s in the box.
Explanation of why you have changed your kind and sending Beta Units with finished units?
Estimated dispatch date of Super Early Birds?
Tangible proof of production and manufacturing?
Proof that there is more than one unit in development and not just a prototype?
Proof it actual does work after fixing issues according to your Beta Tester with no lag or sync issues?
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Same as @Warren Coakley here. Too many justified concerns (if you haven’t yet, you can read my numerous questions a few comments below).
Why shipping beta test units at the same time than early birds, I don’t understand either, it makes no sense. If hardware is ready and just needs assembling and shipping, then it should have priority over any software issue (especially if it’s Wi-Fi, that doesn’t sound critical).
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Wires instead of corner connectors will be fine for a beta test unit! As the problem is known, we won’t focus on it…
We still have no tangible proof that:
- project is progressing as told
- Zambilight’s custom software is real and worked on
- @Contributor GB is a real backer and his beta test was real too
- enough parts were ordered and received
- we’ll get anything before Christmas
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As a reminder, I (and probably other “beta testers” too) was told my beta test unit would ship before the end of the campaign, months ago.
Hope the pictures we get today will be detailed enough… Be sure to include details that prove they are from you. (Still waiting to see anyone’s face on this project…)
@Aldo I’m just saying what the majority of the backers are thinking. I’m not been rude I’m just been logical and reading through the lines. How can you be so naive? I’m hoping they prove me wrong.
Again. I don’t want to see pictures from your beta tester. If he had done a beta test before you would know a video is more tangible than pictures and to be honest it was a poor test. Something just isn’t right with this campagin. What are you hiding? I’m hoping you are going to prove me wrong. Sure I will take a beta and a fully functional super early bird from you and beta test it properly
Wait,What? So now your sending the rest of the Beta Test units with the Super Early Bird Perks. Can you tell me why your doing that? It makes absolute no sense in sending a beta kit with the finished product. Honestly the updates are really poor. I was very excited at the start but throughout the campagin, proper understanding of your product has been very confusing and sometimes doubtful.
As You have now confirmed what I said earlier, that you have the parts for the Super Early Bird / Duo kits, why is it so difficult to post a picture of the 156 Raspberry Pi’s, Zambilight boxes & LED strips. This will show us backers that you have actually invested some of the money on stock. Also as I said earlier this would be so quick & simple to do and would help put our minds at rest. If you don’t do this then we can only conclude that you are not telling us the truth. Just 1 photo of stock.
The rest of the beta tester units will be shipped with the super early birds.
So the delivery will be before X-mas.
We asked Contributor GB to make some pictures of his set-up, this will be included in our next update.
We will also make some pictures of the production process.
We already got all the parts to create the Super early birds / duo zambilight kits, we are just waiting for the corner connectors.
We keep you informed on our further process.
As David suggested, I would be happy to turn my beta testing unit into a super early bird, and provided you with appropriate feedback as I indicated I would with the beta unit. Also happy to take photos and video and send to you to be included in your update. This may make it easier on you and allow you to focus on the product. Happy to help.
Think about it: that might be a way to get your backers’ mind at ease, which means less questions from them, less answering time for you, so more time to fix bugs, assemble and ship units!
I’m sure it would also get more people interested in your product…
Now here’s a very selfish suggestion : why don’t you start shipping a few super early bird and duo kits right now, to people who you promised they’ll be beta testers? I’m sure among us you’ll get very reactive people to post unboxing, setup pictures, better reviews… As we know the software is unfinished, we won’t complain about it!
And even if you consider it’s not a beta test, it might allow you to catch some unforeseen critical problem before shipping anyway, right?
You’re not giving enough dates either. When did you order parts, when do you expect to receive them (pictures as soon as you get them!), how many units do you think you’ll be able to assemble and pack per day?
This is really simple stuff man, nothing that should wait for “next update”.
Photo updates should only take 5-10 minutes, as @Chris Cole says. We don’t need you to take days on writing some text to go with it. Just post pictures of @Contributor Go’s setup, and of all the assembly parts, with a simple caption “This is …”.
You’re talking about a software issue that will require two weeks to be fixed. Why instead don’t you start production and shipment right now, do be on time (and get super early birds and duo their presents before Christmas), then fix the software latee? It’s nothing a firmware update on the SD can’t do! And I’m sure most backers will be OK with a bugged software, as long as they got their unit on time!
Yeah, this looks more and more like a scam. “Beta testers” with an ‘s’? I’ve never heard of more than one, and you can’t say he’s been very active around here… Is what you posted in the update his whole feedback? Is this a joke? No list of tested systems, movies, shows? No picture or video of the received system? How do you expect us to believe you?
I feel like I’ve been had, that I’ve been told I’ll be a beta tester just so that I shut my mouth and stop asking questions in the comments…
This latest update is nothing more than words. To put people’s minds at rest you need to show something more tangible. You say that delivery of the ‘Super Early Bird’ & ‘Duo’ kits should be before Christmas, so we have to assume that you have already purchased most of the required items to fulfill these. So why not update us with a photo or 2 with one of the team & the 156 Raspberry Pi’s, 156 Zambilight boxes, LED strips etc that you must have. That should only take 5-10 minutes.
If the time lapses after you promising me delivery I want out and a refund to be sent back. Anyway let’s wait and see and indeed to see if you just needed 2 beta testers to iron our all the issues. I’ve 10 years experience in the AV sector so I’m looking forward to see it in action.
The update is a little vague again .2 beta testers only? Mmmmm. I honestly thought this late into the project that there would be set up videos (not picture’s) I just don’t know. Since I’m a super early bird and delivery to me will be in weeks I myself will do a video of unboxing, first impressions, set up scenarios and final thoughts and will post it here for the other backers to see what they will be recieving.
We are doing our best to get our project up and running.
We are working day and night.
We will provide picture of the beta tester settings and on the next update we will put some pictures of our production.
I’m still very very suspicious. There are so many things that are really really alerting, to someone who wants to invest.
I’ve backed the Pebbles watch before and they did updates like crazy. I would like to see assembling or production pictures, packaging whatsoever, anything at least showing that gathered money has been invested.
Also… beta testers? Plural? Who are these testers anyway. I want this to be the real deal but there is so much stuff going on screaming “scam”.
Just got ripped off (150$) by Soap router project. There is similar parterns with this one: unrespected update date, always more to come, obscure engineering shift, no beta tester… Send me a full refund if you have no meet next Sunday morning. Not another scam please…
Mmmmm wasn’t the update meant to be Friday? Guys you need to give us more on your project. Things are looking very unusual. Again if I don’t think your update relights my confidence in this project I’m out. December is this Monday and you haven’t stated of they will be shipped or not.And to all the other beta testers what now? Are we still testers? Are we going to recieve the kits?
No more bullshit.
Im with David on all his comments, I was one of the one’s who was going to be a beta tester… that was ages ago now… some real substance would be great for a change.
Thank you for the feedback.
We will take care of all the points that you’ve mentioned in your feedback.
And give answers on them in on next update this week (probably sunday)
@Software Enterprise You say “The Beta tester posted his feedback here with the comments.” No he didn’t. He wrote a quick comment with first impressions. I’m asking for the full feedback, that he sent you, as he says: “I have redirected mt(sic) full review to the Zambilight Team”.
We want to know what you’ve been working on, with details please! We don’t want to ask questions by email, we want answers here for all.
- When does mass production start?
- Do you plan to have a manufacturer?
- Did you choose one yet?
- Or maybe you plan to assemble and ship all units by yourself? (It’s fine too, just tell us.)
- When do you plan to put the first early bird final unit in the mail?
It’s fine if you need to extend the deadlines, it happens all the time on IndieGogo, but please give us dates. Not only do you need to have a plan, but you also need to be transparent with us.
Maybe if you don’t have time to be more active in the comment section, you should ask someone to help you? @Contributor GB could for example write a more extensive review of the product, maybe show us some pictures or videos he’d take himself. Show some gratitude for getting the first beta unit, man!
I’m getting worried. This has been very vague indeed with little or positive and creates feedback about the product. I honestly can’t see us getting them in December at all. Sure I haven’t even recieved my beta kit. I don’t understand how you can put this into production with just 2 beta testers. Feels like I have been had.
Depending on the content of your update, which is well overdue, I will be requesting a refund and I will drop my pledge.
I’ve always defended you guys but David noted some important and legitimate points there. How realistic are your shipping date plans? December is just a few days away…
Thank you for the feedback.
The Beta tester posted his feedback here with the comments.
By the end of the week there will be an update of our project and we will publish the feedback of the first beta tester in it.
After the first feedback we changed already a lot.
We added corner connections, we changed the wires from the led strips to the rasp pi, we have updated the software several times, now we continue with the update of the software to clear the Wifi problems.
@Dawid …for me personally, this project is no longer viable (One big unknown … just the same promises) …one discussed beta tester @Contributor GB ..I think that this is fiction
@Software Enterprise I don’t agree with your will to ship beta products that won’t need to change (it’s the goal of a beta test to catch flaws and change). But let’s pretend for a minute that I agree.
Let’s be very optimistic (and hypothetical):
– say you send the 6 other beta kits as promised, and that, miraculously, we get them by December 1st
– say it takes us 2 days to beta test it completely, and give you our final feedback (probably not gonna happen either) (continued)
- now say it takes you a week to make all the changes to fix what you got from our feedback (reminder: it’s been 1 month since you got the 1st tester’s feedback)
- we now reached December 11th, and you haven’t started mass production yet (obviously, you needed the beta feedback to finalize your design)
How do you plan to produce and ship 192 units before end of year (that would be 20 days, and I’ve been very optimistic), then 250 more by January? (continued)
Also, don’t forget about the end-of-year holidays, and how everything (shipping parts, shipping finished units, etc.) goes slower…
Did your first beta tester take any pictures/videos of his unit?
Or maybe you could post his feedback in an update, to show us what you’ve been working on for a month?
You also promised an update by mail concerning the beta, “this week”, and it was 14 days ago, I got nothing.
This is our first serious Crowdfunding project.
We never thought it gonna be a succes like this.
We want to make sure that our product is up and running, without sending 3-4 times a beta testing kit that we have to replace the whole time because there are bugs in it, or problems with the connectors.
From the first beta testing kit till now we changed already a lot and we are still busy to change things.
We keep you informed.
Hi, @Software Enterprise
if you are in production and at least 100 units shipping in December can you provide images of the process so we can be assured that the production is ongoing ?
To me,to back a crowdfunding project is to be apart of the journey and i can tell you i don’t particularly feel i am with this one. Realistically Christmas is 5 weeks away,and post will be crazy etc,so what part of December are you actually thinking of?
Short answers like Next Week,have a nice day are getting old and a little annoying.
@Software Enterprise,its just with a serious lack of responses and updates it does seem this is going no where really. i have no real facts that progress has been made with 1 possible 2 beta testers receiving the kits to test out. if i had received a kit to test i would of been more enthusiastic about this product.
Any update is well over due with some good solid news on exact dates,better videos,pictures,set up,beta testers and shipping.
With less than a few weeks to go before shipping since December is around the corner how realistic is it that I will be getting a full functioning unit with all tge bugs ironed out? Sure I’m on your beta tester list and I haven’t even recieved that yet. Mmmmm little disappointed.
Thanks for the update, and keep up the great work! Cant wait to get my beta unit and to provide you with valuable feedback. So excited about this project!
In the configuration you can control the border to pick up the colors.
We have changed already a lot in the configuration, so we have a faster respons time and we changed also the color configuration.
In this video you can understand what I say:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_efTFDibGC8
For example, the tail of the squirrel in the minute 4:22, the LEDs begin to darken before the tail exceeds the frame of the screen and gradually.
Or the logo at the minute 4:45.
Good Morning. I bought 2 sets and I wanted to ask you a question.
In your video I saw that the LEDs take the color after the image exceeds the frame of the screen and not when it approaches. For example if an orange ball on a black background rolls on the edges of the TV without overcoming them, the LEDs do not take the color.
Not sure if you know what I mean.
This thing can be calibrated after receiving the kit?
If it can be done easily without programming skills with liinux etc?
Nothing wrong with China :). But good to know that we Europeans don’t have to pay additional customs. And if we have to, it really doesn’t matter ^^. Keep up the good work!
You can use your existing led strips and save the other for later.
Working with linux distro on the rasp pi is possble.
We are not working with Hyperion/boblight, because we have our own software.
You will be able to download the image file when you purchase a Zambilight kit.
The software is made by us, we worked for several years on this project, and we are happy that we can share this project with the world.
Can I hook up my existing Adalight leds directly or at least the Arduino and then just save the shipped LEDs for later?
Can I also use other LED stripes, e.g. WS2801?
Will I get access to the linux distro running on the RPi?
Will I be able to install Hyperion/Boblight on my own?
Apart from the fact, that the pricing is awesome, have you really built up everything from scratch including the software doing the grabbing?
Would it be possible to get an updated shipping schedule for all of the different contribution levels with the understanding that this is subject to change. Thanks!
We will start shipping the super early birds in december.
We are already in the production phase with the led strips.
And we are working on the software by removing the bugs.
We received the full review of the first beta tester.
Now we are busy to make some changing in the software and the led strip cables.
Why we didn’t sent it directly to all the beta-testers?
It’s simple, if we need to do some changing we have to sent it again to all the beta testers. That’s the reason we first worked with 1 beta-tester.
Did you decide to scale down to only one beta tester, or do you plan to send something soon to the 6 others?
I mean, if the plan is to ship a “final product” by December, then you have 1 to 2 months left to run a “beta test” and act on its results to finalize your product.
That does not seem much to me, so I thought I’d ask where you stand…
Don’t forget that a beta product doesn’t have to be finalized (by definition, it shouldn’t be!).
@ Beta tester GB – Thanks so much for posting your honest review. It is a beta, so we expect there to be issues to work through. I cant wait to receive my beta unit and to provide feedback to help shape the platform as well.
Sorry for me late respons.
I’m the first beta tester of the Zambilight system.
I’m a software engineer from Germany.
After unpacking, the question was, what is the top and what is the bottom.
The manual wasn’t ready so i decided to send an email to the Zambilight team.
After 2 mails it took me 15-20 minutes to install everything.
After some test with Blueray player/computer.
My first impression was good.
Now we are waiting for the funds of indiegogo.
As soon as we have the funds, we can order al the necessary components.
We expect start shipping in december (super early birds)
When there is a delay of more then 2 months, you have the possibility to ask your money back.
Because we promoted this as 100% guaranteed delivery or money back.
December delivery sounds great although it will be very, very very difficult to achieve.
I saw in one of your updates, that you promote “100% guaranteed delivery or your money back”.
Can we agree on a date the above would apply latest? For example delivery by December 2015 (worse case scenario…that’s 14 months from now) or your money back?
@Maryann Irizarry:
These LED stripes usually can be shortened by the use of a scissor. See sample image: http://oi58.tinypic.com/245n39w.jpg
The adjustment of the active part should be a configuration file, to be confirmed though by zambilight…
Hi, I ordered two Zambiights. One for myself and one for my son as a gift. You sent an email asking for TV size and I have a dilemma. My son has a currently has 32 inch TV. He just mentioned he hopes to purchase a newer and bigger TV real soon. If I order the 60 inch can he resize it (shorten the LED strips and change the settings) if he gets something a bit smaller than 60 inch ?
I was wondering,.. If you want to dim the lights with an app as you stated as stretch goal, you will also need network access to your local network. Will you also include a wifi usb stick with the raspberry Pi or would you consider connecting the device by wire.
I mean there is no real need for network access for the pi unless you use it for xbmc or similar purpose.
Just curious as this usb wifi stick would add another few bucks on the already long list of things to include..
Congratulations on your campaign which made 71.405 USD.
Good luck with your next step on receiving quotes for
1220 x Raspberry Pi B, case, Powersupply, hdmi splitter, hdmi2RCA converter, hdmi cable, SD Memory Card + software image
Did I forget something… Oh yes, the 5 km of LED strips (150.000 LED with driver)
Storage, stamps and shipping boxes
Please remember to keep us all updated on the progress (at least once every three months) until fulfillment.
Hello, as a skilled software developer and campaign owner at http://igg.me/at/mosima/x/4535408 , i am willing to reach my goal.
I would be happy if you promote my campaign and/or at least fund 1 USD.
Please Note: As I have said that “I am skilled developer”, I assume You guess this comment is sent you automatically by using a security vulnerability on IGG. Never forget: Security is important!
Cheers!
Next week you will receive a mail to confirm your screen size.
Maybe you can just let us know how big your television is exaxtly.
That’s the easiest way.
Hi krisp,
This are consumer products, this comes inside the Zambilight box.
We are waiting for the boxes that we ordered, these will arrive on monday or tuesday.
At this point the software will not be open source.
You can also chance the software by changing the SD card
Hello
i have a few questions about the Zambilight kit.
As i can see in your pictures and videos, it seem that the hdmi splitter and hdmi to av converter are consumer products, can you confirm this ?
Did you plan to make a box? Did you have some images of this box?
Will the software be open-source or not ?
Can we use another software like Boblight or Hyperion ?
Hello !!
I love zambilight, in Italy we do not have these products, so thank you for creating such an innovative product and addictive ..
I wanted to ask:
The kit zambilight Standards of 59 $ and enough for a 50 inch tv?
As you can see there where a lot of updates during the last days.
Tomorrow in the afternoon there will be another update.
With more pictures / video of the setup.
So, i can order a bigger LED strips for every side of my TV and just disable some unnecessary lights and hide them on the back of my TV? And then i can enable them back when it needed?
I have a 32" TV, so if I order zambilight for this TV I can’t use it with 45" when I will buy it? Or I can order zambilight for 45" and use it with my smaller TV?
I had a project on Kickstarter with more than 1000 backers, it’s a lot of work.
I’m sure that there are several updates coming before the campaign is over.
Give these guys some credit and watch their new Youtube videos.
The new Avatar video is great!
We want to make sure that everything is working like we want, before we start shipping the Beta tester kits.
Running a campaign like this is more then fast making a product and reply a few mails…..
We are working day and night to run this project.
There is an explanation video on the bottom of the indiegogo page.
Check our Youtube channel for new videos, we had contact with Joanna of Indiegogo support, there are problems with upload new videos and pictures.
As soon as that is fixed, we will upload all the new videos and pictures directly to our Indiegogo page.
Take already a look to our Youtube channel to watch videos of live television, avatar, …. and you will receive a mail when the new update is online.
7 Days ago – “there will be an update this week and we shall search for a video with a lot of dark scenes, so you can see how Zambilight reacts on it.” . . . Still not done!
6 Days ago – “we will make a explanation video this week so you can see how it is working with the internal tuners.” . . . Still not done!
5 Days ago – “There will be an update this week.” . . . Not Done!
@Software Express. Looking at some of your recent postings, these are all direct quotes:-
13 Days ago – “The Zambilight Beta tester kits are almost ready. This week we will sent it to you.” . . . These have still not been sent out!
13 Days ago I requested – “to see a single strip of LEDs displaying different colours at the same time”
Your response was – “I understand you Chris. We will working on it this evening” . . . Still not done!
continued…
Indiegogo having some problems with the upload of new videos,…..
We contacted indiegogo support for this.
But you can go already to our YouTube Channel to see new videos of live television, CNN, Discovery Channel, the movie avatar, ….
I have seen 5 video’s or something thus far and all worked quite well, I have faith that we will receive an update within short notice :) which will give you all the details!
FYI: And I am in no way affiliated to Software Enterprise
But you will receive a Beta Kit and that would check you whether the issue is solvable..
If that shouldn’t simply ask for your refund and no harm has been done to anyone..
It’s just that I wouldn’t put all your suspicion on a public comment :)
These guys started this as a hobby I guess and took the time and had the guts to develop it further, you might understand that this takes quite a while..
@David: Keep on questioning things, that is the right thing to do. Even if some people will call you childish. Marketing practices make everything appear possible until the campaign is over and the money has changed ownership.
@Zambilight: i have not seen a single image from you, your name or similar information. Allow me to act suspicious until you consider to be more open towards your backing community.
Thank you…
Let’s see if any of these two posts will be deleted..
@jandeleeuw: getting a refund does not work like on Kickstarter here: Indiegogo will ask you to ask the campaign owner, although the money is reserved by indiegogo… they want to keep their cut no matter what.
I doubt ANY campaign owner would pay you a refund, as they don’t even have received the funds yet.
I have lost several hundred dollars on scam campaigns here on indiegogo therefore you should all keep your eyes open on what you support on thisplatform.
This is the answer I got by mail, I’m sure other people will be interested:
“You are correct, the outputs of the televisions are not the same in all countries.
We thought that the outputs where the same as in Europe.
We will change this on our homepage.
The Beta tester kits are not yet shipped.
We having problems with the iPhone app, and we are finishing a few bugs with the smoothing.
We will start shipping the beta tester kits as soon as this problems are solved.
We keep you informed.”
Second is this “TV internal tuner” thing. It took me two weeks to finally get the answer I asked for and indeed, it won’t work with most TVs outside of Europe. Seeing how Indiegogo handles their projects, I’d rather ask my questions while the campaign is still running than see my money go away. I actually think me asking the question helped them realizing one of the main feature they advertise is really compromised.
Hi Jande,
I’m sorry to sound “childish” but this is not the first crowd funded project I back, and, again, I’m sorry, but this is the worst looking one, and a lot of things happening make me doubt about it being legit. First thing is promised things (videos, descriptions) always happening “next week”, and when they eventually come, they’re flaky at best.
Could you please hold your horses and stop being so childish.. Give these guys a break!! It’s a crowdfunding project and the developers might have a lot more things to do than answering the 100’s of questions you are asking them.. The campaign is still running!!
You even have the chance to receive your beta test kit and you are trying to make the developers look like deceivers..
Have a little faith or ask for a refund and start bothering other DEVELOPERS..
I thought I had posted my TV model, did you delete one of my posts, again?
My TV model is an LG 55LA6600, Japanese model. No SCART, no S-Video. I’m telling you, Zambilight won’t be able to work on this TV’s internal tuner, as many other TVs around the world. You should at the very least add on the project description page that Zambilight works on TV’s internal tuner ONLY if there’s a SCART or S-Video output.
You said a couple of posts ago that backers will receive a mail regarding the tv size. When exactly after order/supporting will this be because I haven’t receive any query from you guys yet ;)
To people replying to me:
- as far as I know, recorders have their own tuner, or input where you can plug in your own source (usually an external tuner)
- Zambilight comes with HDMI splitter and HDMI2composite in order to accept any HDMI source, so it can indeed work on any external without the TV outputting a video signal.
Could anybody in the US yell us if they have Svideo/scart outputs?
Dennis is right! All tvs are designed to somehow output the signal of it’s internal tuner for recording purpose. That’s how any tv should be. However, my new LG 3D LED does in fact not have a physical scart nor a s-video connector but it came with an adapter for the scart and s-video connector.
Post your tv model here and maybe you just need to get the special adapter for your tv ;)
@David Stosik: The process is clearly documented to get the signal to the Zambilight. What’s model is our TV off? Most specifications are not mentioning that, the input could be used as an output.
@David Stosik:
If your TV set doesn’t put out any video signal – how would you expect anything like this to work? Any ambilight solution would need some sort of video signal to process and generate an output for the LEDs. This is not only for Zambilight, but also any other solution I’ve seen.
If your TV is not capable of doing that I doubt Zambilight/boblight/anything will be a possibility?
We don’t have the same problems with the timing issues like you can see on the videos.
We are working on more videos for this week (probably on friday).
Also videos of Avatar, and the videos with the black frame that you asked for.
Hello,
I read something for WS2812 and rasp which worried me:
“When using a Raspberry Pi however, using a WS2811/WS2812 can be a little bit more challenging due to the strict timing needs. A Raspberry Pi typically runs Linux, which is not a so-called Real-time Operating System, where intended timing might be disrupted by other background activities.”
Can you confirm that you haven’t timing issue with ws2812 ?
Other project use LPD8806 RGBLED strip or WS2801 .
Thanks for your answer. Eric
Hello,
Nice to see the different ways to use the zambilight.
When can we expect an update with global video, test with black frame, view leds with different colors at the same time, …
Thanks and good luck
Eric (France)
Hey, not all TVs have a SCART either. In fact, I think that that French invention is very rare outside of Europe.
I’ve never seen a TV with a SCART in Japan, and I don’t think the US use it either.
And even if you get a SCART on your TV, I think the chances to get a video output are still very slim…
Not all the television got a Video out. That’s the reason the S-Video in/out switch (scart) is included for all the channels controlled by internal TV tuner.
Zambilight is a solution for the internal tuner and other devices.
Thats the reason we are working with the setup of the USB grabber and the Zambilight box.
Also, you realize that by using this S-Video output, you basically need nothing else to get Zambilight to work on every scenario? (TV tuner, any device plugged into the TV, even the TV’s menus, etc).
The television’s S-Video out? Do you know a lot of TVs that ship with an S-Video out nowadays? Personally, it’s the first time I hear about it… You should clearly state in the project description that Zambilight works with a TV’s internal tuner ONLY if it has an S-Video output (very unlikely).
Without an S-Video output on your TV (very likely), Zambilight will only work with HDMI devices (and other connection types if you buy more hardware).
Gonna try to give you more details.
The USB grabber is plugged in the Rasp Pi.
There is a S-Video cable going to the HDMI2AV convertor.
The other S-Video cable is going to the S-Video out of your television.
You will also receive a small S-Video in/out switch.
Hello again,
Your answer concerning the internal feature is highly unsatisfactory, it answers nothing. Either you’re taking all of us for fools, or you have nothing.
I don’t want an explanatory video that won’t tell anything I don’t know (like the others before), I want a detailed explanation in words.
How does that “USB grabber” of yours connect to a TV? HDMI, composite, USB, magic…? And what feature of the TV do you use to get it to output a video signal? This is unheard of…
For a 60 inch television, you will receive around 4 meter of Led strips WS2812
The power: arround 7W/M
Average life (hours) 50.000
30 LED/m
The power supply is included.
I have a 60 inch TV (as per FAQ, you supply enough LED stripe for this size of TV). The side dimensions (16:9) are as per wikipedia 133 × 75 cm which sums up to 4 meter of required LED stripe.
Each WS2812 LED stripe (cheaper version) has 30 LED/meter which equals to 120 LED in the above example. Assuming that the max. current per RGB Led is 60 mA (3×20mA), you would need a 7 Amp (35 Watt) power supply just for the LEDs. Is that included? How many meter of stripe will you supply?
You can see the set-up on our indiegogo page.
And we will make a explanation video this week so you can see how it is working with the internal tuners.
1. Your antenne must been plugged in your television.
2. You have to connect the USB grabber with your television.
3. You have to connect the USB grabber with the HDMI2AV convertor.
4.The USB grabber is connected to you Rasp PI
Hello,
You still didn’t address how Zambilight is going to work with my TV’s internal tuner. Just to be sure we’re talking about the same thing:
– my TV is plugged to an antenna, and I have no other device (no TNT decoder, no satellite decoder, no PS3, nothing with HDMI)
– I’m watching a movie on my TV, on whatever publicly broadcasted channel, like RTBF, Arte, RTL (or, in France: TF1, France 2, M6)…
– how will Zambilight work to light the LEDs according to the program I’m watching?
We don’t have the disc of Alien, but there will be an update this week and we shall search for a video with a lot of dark scenes, so you can see how Zambilight reacts on it.
There is always a difference when you using the pi directly or the USB grabber.
But we are happy with the results from both.
That’s good to hear. Do you happen to own the BluRay of Alien? The intro and outro both were prone to flicker. Would love to see how Zambilight behaves. But please, the BD via the analog signal way (USB grabber). Movies directly played from the Pi are always much better than what comes the USB grabber.
the last hyperion/raspberry solution I tested was prone to flicker, especially in dark scenes. It is related to color treshold, but also to blacl border detection and other factors. Will Zambilight suffer from the same issues?
Hello,
If I have an amplifier where both hdmi port and av port have the signal at the same time, I think that I don’t have to connect the zambilight box but only the raspberry and Grabber with Av, right ?
is it possible to update from one zambilight to the duo package ?
What i think should be added is a 4 port HDMI switcher for those who have very limited HDMI inputs as these can set you back a few quid.I would like to see an unboxing and set up please if you can do that,as i think it will give a better picture to the backers on how easy it is and what goes where etc.
@Stefan Schreiter What they mean as they have added videos and pictures to the story pages but not actually as an update. would still like to see a set-up from scratch into a normal TV and into an AV receiver.For me this is important as i have everything going into my receiver then coming out via 1 HDMI cable to my TV and the receiver acts like a switcher to turn to Blu-Ray,TV,Playstation etc. There are older receivers that would only have 1 HDMI in and out so this could cause a problem for some
@ Software Enterprise
I was wondering if it’d be possible to set up another reward tier perhaps that didn’t include an raspberry pi as i’m sure a lot of people already have many raspberry pi’s.
So it would basically be a just the other hardware that you’ve made that could be connected to our own RPi and software installed as needed?
Hi Roman,
It’s all integrated.
With the next update we will upload more videos also with the mediacenter.
But first we have to finish the app, so we can start shipping the beta tester packages.
Have a nice day
Thank you for updates!
It’s amazing if we can use Pi as media center and host controlled for LED strips. XBMC + your software will be killing combination!
Raspberry pi B
We tried a lot of led strips, but the final kit will be working with ws2812
You can use the Raspb. Pi as a media center
Home made software
You will be able to configure your led strips ( and change them)
We are working really hard to upload as much videos and pictures as we can.
There are more coming.
Also today ;-)
Some other projects already exist but in these projects we must implement ourselves the hardware
That’s why your project is very interesting but:
1 – Which raspberry do you use : A, B, B + ?
2 – Do you use addressable leds ? WS2812, lpd8806 ?
3 – Can we put XBMC on the raspberry?
4- do you use an homemade software ?
5 -is it possible to change through software the length of led strip ?
Hope to see the video with several colors with different leds.
Just pledged for a Zambilight kit. Looking forward to it, finally a decent solution that works with HDMI input.
Will it be possible to modify the ‘responsiveness’, i.e. how quick the set reacts to color changes on screen?
@ Warren, we did already some changings at our layout, the text, more pictures…. But we are still having problems to upload a youtube video. They promised a solution today ;-)
More is coming…
Hi Warren we only could uploaded some pictures.
And we having problems upload there rest.
We will ask support for it.
But we are not able to do it now it will be wednesday morning.
Hi Dean,
Thanks for all your advice.
We are working hard to give all the pictures and videos that the people asking for.
You will see…. We will become more and more professional each day.
And there are a lot of updates coming.
The first update this evening with more pictures with details. And video.
We are working also on a better explanation of our product.
Thank you for your patient.
…
Extremely professional and shows the working prototype along with very detailed videos of it’s workings / pictures / diagrams etc.
I know they may be a larger and more established company than S.E. but it’s surely possible to turn the device on and record a video of it all working, that’s all I ask.
Again well done for your vision and best of luck!
@ Software Enterprise, well done for replying to backers so promptly, it’s really appreciated.
I just want to show everyone who’s been commenting that just because this is a crowdfunded project doesn’t mean we shouldn’t expect to see a detailed and more or less complete project.
Take for example the project being run for the “Wedge” https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/wedg-the-personal-cloud-you-ve-been-waiting-for/x/6096728
I think it would help a lot if you could make clear which components are close to finished (beta) and which are still being worked upon.
People should understand that the funding period is not even over yet, and you have about 3 months before shipping, so I don’t think we should expect to see a finished system.
However we need to get a bit more confidence that, when the time comes, you will be able to deliver on your excellent ideas and promises.
Pleas make a picture of all components which are used for zambilight connected together with a demo video.
So we can see that it work what you described.
I have to agree with Tomasz & Dean. I also have strip LEDs with which I can replicate what you are showing. I would like to see a single strip of LEDs displaying different colours at the same time, which would be one of Zambilights requirements.
I’m also wondering why you are showing photographs of bus stop advertising hoardings with the Zambilight logo Photoshopped on?
@Dean Shorter
exactly Dean , what we presented the SE it is very unprofessional and chaotic for me too suspicious ,SE a lot of promises, and the effect can not be seen ,do not even know who represents SE …anonymous !!
Tomasz Fischer raises a fair point, to set peoples mind at ease all the creators of the project need to do is show a video of the COMPLETE system working, not just individual parts such as a shot of a raspberry pi with a sticker on the case or some random pictures of LEDs.
Other crowdfunding projects do this all the time (see ambiled over on KS for an example).
Yes,
The Zambilight Beta tester kits are almost ready.
This week we will sent it to you.
So next week you will be able to test it ;-)
Have a nice evening.
These NEW update… ,,new films,, this is a joke , my tape LEDs with the remote control for a few dollars works the same , …can be seen in the film another tape on back of the TV … (tape LEDs with four pins ), another is in the pictures (black tape LEDs with three pins ), in the reflection of the TV can be seen childish bed (pictures ,, RED,, ) , advertisement at a bus stop …no comment !!for me, this project is too suspect , I’m leaving this project .
Seems to very neat :) Hope that it will be easy to install as I still do not quite the point how to connect the end of the LED strip? To a power supply and an HDMI port?
Watching a movie today, I realized something big : recent movies are not 16:9! I watched Captain America and Iron Man, and both had mattes (black bars) at bottom and top, probably something like 21:9
Could you please explain what will happen in this case, and maybe take a quick video to show us?
There was an update on the FAQ.
Now we are working on a big update for monday.
With pictures of the setup and demo videos of the led strips.
We got 2 new people in our team and we are working hard for an amazing update on monday.
is it a problem for you to record a short video of the working tape led back of the TV …me it would take 5 minutes !! to be honest this project begins to be very reliable for me …I’ll wait a few days and withdraw from it .
We’ve uploaded a few videos this week, because there where a lot of people who asked for it.
Now we will concentrate us to provide more pictures about the product and more demo videos of the working product.
The pictures that are online now are made last week.
We gave all our company details @ the indiegogo team and they checked it.
It is our own built system.
Like you can see on the maker of this reddit, he posted already multiple forums to say that it is his project ….. also with kickstarter projects
We are running with other software, other components and we are working as a stand alone device.
As a reminder, here is a link to the Reddit thread that has been removed from here, multiple times:
http://www.reddit.com/r/raspberry_pi/comments/2ftbjx/my_led_backlight_tv_blog
Anyway, is there any chance we can get an answer soon on how you’re working with an internal TV receiver? You’ve been avoiding the question for more than a week, and many people are asking…
you can check the set up with the explenation in the next days.
From Friday evening we have 2 new people who will help us with the campaign.
have a nice evening.
There was a clear up with the comment after work on the FAQ.
You can comment what you want.
The campaign is still more then 20 days, there will be more pictures and videos coming online of all the devices and more videos.
I see you’re still deleting comments you don’t like (I scrolled back to the first comment to check, and I couldn’t find any link to Reddit anymore). This really doesn’t help me trusting you.
Could you please explain why you are deleting comments, and also be clear on how solution will work with an internal TV receiver?
“It will work with an Internal receiver / Playstation / xbox / DVD Player / Blue-ray player / Sat Receiver / Computer”
- How should the solution work with an internal TV internal receiver? In this case no HDMI or video signal is going out of the TV…
- If this is not working, can you detect on the HDMI TV port that the “TV is on” and display an configurable static RGP value and intensivnes?
- Will the solution provide Ethernet or WLAN for the IOS/Android Apps to work?
Thank you for the support Twan.
For the moment we have enough Beta testers.
We received 300-500 mails for beta testing, because somebody posted it on a forum :)
Your on the list, the moment we looking for more beta testers, we will taking contact with you.
@ Warren: Thanks for your patience.
This weekend we were for the second time in the Indiegogo newsletter, and this has given us a lot of extra work.
Mails, orders, questions.
We do our best to make a new update as soon as possible.
There where a lot of people that asked for more videos.
That is the reason that we have chosen to upload more videos.
We are doing this project, it is a lot of work.
There are a lot of mails and we are busy with finishing the first sets for the Beta testers.
In the next days we will upload more details.
Hi. I don’t see any update from you guys or did I recieve a mail about it. I want to see the unit, the way you set it up with a few different scenerios and what comes in the box. Please no more videos of you watching movies or playing computer games as this reveals nothing to the backers. Thank you.
Tomasz,
We are working on more videos than the videos that already online.
We are busy with all the emails and the development of our iphone/android app, so we can sent our first sets to the beta testers.
We want to see more details, ie.working tape LEDs on the back of the TV , not just the effects from a distance , all your demo is not indicative that it is your project .
I have given you a hard time. For that I apologize. I would be honored to be one of your beta testers. Please let me know what I need to do to qualify. Thanks.
That looks awesome! It should work with games too right? I really can’t wait, I’m gonna share with everyboyd and hopefully come back for the Zambilight perk XD
The last days we had a lot of work with emails and we are completing the first complete kits of Zambilight for the beta testers.
Like you’re saying this is no longer a hobby but a very large project.
We guarantee a major update in the beginning of the week with the promised pictures and videos.
4 days ago you said that there would be more photos & videos within 2 days. Your web site consists of nothing, your latest update is not really an update.This is not a very impressive way to run a campaign. How difficult is it to take a few photos & a video. You have to realise that this is no longer a "hobby"’,people have invested some serious money in this project so you need to treat it a little more professionally. Sorry, rant over !
“This is just a hobby for us”. That’s my point. You no longer have the luxury of this being a hobby as you have 504 people (who have raised almost 30k) expecting a wonderful product…
Why was your original goal only $500? Is that because Indiegogo only give money if you are fully funded? What really would $500 have done for you? And now a stretch goal of $40,000? Something seems off…
Ok great. I have 1 HDMI going from my TV into a AV receiver which everything is plugged into and switch over. My Apple TV, my SKY box, Wii, Playstation etc.
Can you tell me how I set it up to work with my set up please?
It’s coming soon.
We are finishing the FAQ list and after it we will make time for new pictures and videos.
We are very busy the last days, we want to finish the first Zambilight sets, so we can send the sets to our first Beta Testers.
So we can improve our product.
You will receive a mail when we are ready with the upload of new videos and pictures.
Thank you for the positive feedback.
Like you can see we working every day to give updates at our page.
With the new FAQ, new pictures.
In the next days there are more pictures and videos coming ;-)
This led strip are personalized, so it will not be any problem.
It depends on the amount of people who have a 65 or 70 inch screen.
For a 65 inch screen 5$
For a 70 inch screen 10$
Most people have a 42 to 50 inch screen
I have a 70 inch Vizio TV… I hope there is no problem with this larger screen and if you charge a bit more to add a few leds, how much is a bit more? Thanks!
Hi Alexandre,
We are working very hard to give a big update on the indiegogo page.
Thanks for your question,we will add it also the FAQ.
You have to unplug it.
For example your playing the PSP4 and you want to play XBOX, then you have to unplug it en change it.
Thx guys for the FAQ. But can we connect more than one source? By default I am watching my TV receiver, but if I want to see a BR? Do I have to unplug my receiver and plug my BR?
Thx
Hi guys, I’m very interested. But I would like to know if we can connect more than one source? because I use my TV with a TV receiver, a BR and a Raspberry Py? and when will you put the FAQ? there is a lot of questions I read that are interesting. thx
We are working on more pictures and video’s. they Will be uploaded today and the next days.
So you can always checking this page in a couple of days.
you can always take contact with indiegogo, we gave all our company details @indiegogo
I don’t see how this product could work with an internal TV receiver.
As I can see from the pictures, the HDMI splitter and the HDMI2AV module are missing. So the final Zambilight (if it exists) should be much bigger.
There is no official video showing that it is a working product.
The Software Entreprise guy has no name and is always replying with private message…
I am asking Indiegogo to investigate on this project.
I don’t understand the two plugs I see on the Zambilight’s picture. They look like a coaxial (composite?) and audio inputs… What are them exactly, and where’s the HDMI?
My system is manual controlled by the pilot the color change is manual …Made in China for a few USD, all the LEDs light up simultaneously in one color …Thus my question is how you can control each LED on the tape which has only three wires and all the LEDs on the tape are connected in series .
HI, SE , how to change the color of individual LEDs on the tape when the tape is connected in series by three wires ? how is it possible ? , I have a simple installation of the LEDs on my 55 "TV real photo : http://www.mediafire.com/view/395118jw39cwjoc/IMG_20140909_202948.jpg
We are working with 2 people on this page and there was a misunderstanding.
At the moment we are working on the Indiegogo page.
We will provide all the people who have contribute more information about the product today and tomorrow.
With pictures, how it works, videos, ….
We are working on new pictures of the devices.
Today and tomorrow we will upload more pictures and videos of our devices.
And a better explanation of how it’s work.
You will receive a plug & play product with all the all the necessary equipment.
@ the beginning of next week we will upload more picture of the Zambilight box with a clear explanation of how it works.
Before choosing the name we have contacted The Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP) is the official office for the registration of trademarks.
You say “create a name”, but aren’t you afraid of lawsuits with a name such as Zambilight? Philips’ “Ambilight” is a trademark, and it seems highly unlikely they wouldn’t react to a product named Zambilight. (Although, I’m talking out of my ass, because I know nothing about trademark laws. :D )
We are working with Led Strips and handmade software. Led strips will give better results.
We worked for about 3 years on this product after having many discussions in various forums, we started with our own product.
The prices that we received of our supplier is calculated on a minimum number of pieces 500-1000.
I just heard about http://lightberry.eu/, which is a complete pack that achieves same goal as Zambilight, with the same idea (Raspberry Pi, HDMI splitter, LEDs, EasyCAP composite acquisition device). How do you compare to them, and how can you achieve such a small price?
As it seems to mean that you need to get a video signal out from the TV, that really sounds improbable, but I can’t wait to see how you plan to achieve this trick!
Thanks for the answer.
Sorry for this misunderstanding.
Zambilight will work for televisions with an internal receiver.
We will post more pictures next week so you understand how everything is connected.
@Software Interprise, you’re still avoiding the question Christian Lindner, and many others (including myself) asked: will Zambilight work with a TV’s INTERNAL satellite/digital/RF/whatever receiver? Please note the emphasis on INTERNAL, which means “no external device that plugs to the TV, JUST the TV”. (I think this answers my own question, but it needs to come out from you, for it to be clear.)Thank you for your comprehension, and your patience. David
You will be able to connect your Sat Receiver, Blueray Player, DVD Player, ….
We are working on a FAQ list.
And next week we will add more pictures / videos to our page, so all the people have more information how it will work
Why has my previous question been deleted?? I had asked about the ability to support TV signal from internal SAT receiver, which is the way 90% of people use to watch TV. If this device only works with external HDMI signals, it s much less helpful… please answer NOW and not after more people have paid without knowing…!!
At the moment we receive a lot of questions about the product and the software.
We will update our page beginning of next week and we will add the most FAQ to the page and giving more information about the product.
With more pictures.
We will provide Software updates in the future, on our website(www.zambilight.com) and we will help you when you having any troubles with your system.
When you chose the perk 2 Zambilights it will be sent to 1 address.
@Eugene Arutchev
Screen size goes up to 60inches. Concerning 4K, the software won’t care because your signal will be converted to composite prior entry in Raspberry Pi (by HDMI2AV adapter). Composite is always 480i or 576i (that means 480/576 pixels high, interlaced), which is still a lot more than needed (because you’ll only have a few dozens LEDs). Only risk is HDMI2AV block not being able to convert a 4K signal to composite, in which case you might have to provide your own HDMI2AV adapter.
@David Stosik
I am pretty confident that I can use a singal from a computer, but the monitor size could matter. PI has only so much processioning power so it might not be able to handle 4k or the software might not support it
About the screen size, it’s a question I have too : will I be able to change/extend the LED strips and update the software configuration, when/if I get a bigger screen?
- Will I be able to ship the two unit of a “Zambilight Duo” separately, to two different addresses?
- And will I be able to choose the screen size separately?
- How would Zambilight work with the TV’s internal receiver (or any internal source, like smart TV’s streaming, share, etc, that is not HDMI)?
I really think you should reply in the comments, as most IndieGogo project creators do. ;)
I’m interested in a lot of the answers that are being sent by private message. Would it be possible to set up a FAQ somewhere for people to review? It’ll save have to answer duplicate questions
Will Zambilight work with a computer monitor? Will it work for gaming?
Can it support 4k or any other none standard resolutions like 21:9 or 1920×1200?
You mentioned that the size of the we will need to provide the size of the tv in the survey. Does this mean that the kit we receive is going preconfigured for that size and we won’t be able to change it later?
Is there going to be any stretch goals? :) Remote possibilities, Wifi-controlled leds or any other cool features… 2686% in four days is pretty good. :)
I’ve been using a Ambioder (DIY project based on IKEA Dioder) and love it, but it only does 1 color for all LEDs, so this looks like an awesome update! =)
Dear David,
The biggest screen that will be supported is 60 inch.
After the fundraising is finished you will receive a mail to confirm your screen size. HDMI splitter is included. Support for: 3D, 1080P, Full HD, HDCP
Rasp Pi is incl (Model B)
Regards
Guys, I contributed in Sep 2014 (4.), have you shipped mine yet? If so please provide a tracking ref.
@Indiegogo: what are you doing now with this BIG fraud ???
With your management, you have lost a lot of people trusting in Crowd funding, including me.
You can be sure I will communicate a maximum on web and around me about your management on this kind of situation.
Well done, guys !
@SE: no comment,.. Very disappointed and angry. My paypal refund is in progress ( first time I used this procedure).
God my refund from PayPal today. Suggest we all make contact with indigogo.
And claim on PayPal is closed, full refund…
paypal closed my claim without refund because it was made after 45 days of the initial payment.
SE is not even replying to my refund mails….
I just want my money back!
Ok so this is all a fraud…
Just mailed SE again and only thing they replied is:
The project is real, we are just trying to find a way to keep the backers happy.
So you send pampers?
No reply…
I’m sorry for believing SE, it would have been a fun product but this is just a load of bullsh*t.
Perhaps that is why they send pampers?
:’D
Anyway claim is opened om PayPal, that should be no problem…
I sent indiegogo a note as well. Please, everyone, send indiegogo, paypall, and anyone else a message. This needs to get exposed and this campaign closed down.
indiegogo did fucking nothing!
I sent them a mail but they did nothing.
Guys, lets not lose site of this. This is not a scam, this is FRAUD. It is illegal activity, to raise $153,284 with zero intention to deliver a product. It is time to involve the authorities.
Oh my god I’m stunned. So its a SCAM I have just seen the photo of what I4v4I4mp3
I’m so disgusted at SE I really am. Give me my godvdamn money back you criminal’s.
I’d advise everyone right now to file a PayPal dispute immediately and report this to Indiegogo. I’m stunned and it will be my reason I dont use Crowd funding ever again
Some good news, the package is found and lv4l4l4 is going to pick it up. Hopefully we will know more at the end of the day.
Murat,
Maybe contact indiegogo to cancel the Indemand?
@Benjamin
You are right.. Please update here to. So new funders read it. Hopefully before funding !
@Tino
I don’t have a Facebook account. Please let me and all the others in this section know if there are some news.
everybody go to our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/zambilight/ to better disqus
InDemand
$153,284USD
total funds raised
and still raising.. :) We dont read the comments first :)
I redit after paying :)
But have my money allready back.
Good Idea BAD respons and updates..
Thanks for the agree of my Facebook group! We are now 63 Members!
I have looked at my PayPal account and see that i don´t pay with it ahhhhhh shit! Over Creditcard i think would my money lost of the Duo Kit.
How can Indiegogo let new backers waste their money by letting this project open ? I warned them some days ago and I’m pretty sure I wasn’t the only one neither the first.
2 Months I Warned You About SE …!!! is the result of my observations, mathematics and logic
@Pierre who is trolling now? Honestly some people. Not all paypal claims close on time. Its called patience which is something obviously you dont have what so ever. Idiot
Good idea Tino For the Facebook Group
You got a point Randy i don’t think L4VL4 has any association with SE
asked for a refund and created a paypal claim.
i’m making it myself…
Trying to open a dispute on Paypal, and Paypal tells me that “the seller is currently unavailable to reply to your dispute”, and offers me to transform it into a claim that Paypal will review. I’m guessing their Paypal account has been blocked because too many people opened a dispute, and now Paypal is taking things into hands…
One more time!!!!!
Ask money back!!!!!!!!!!!
Or call bank!
I’m not trolling i just dont trust ot anymore.
They are faking!
I will definetly join the facebook page!
I’m not sure who is a fake a account or not.
Some people before said they received it and had a strange email name.
I’m wondering why indiegogo is still allowing this!
I’m so pissed of right now, no updates in a few weeks and now pictures anywhere on internet of received items.
People! Just ask for a refund or call your bank! I’m going to call tomorrow , its over!
Paypal claim was suppose to close yesterday because @Software Enterprise didn’t response, but it still open and I haven’t got my money yet
Tomorrow i will call ing bank! This is a scam!
I dont trust it anymore, all the stuff going on cant be coincidence
I think l4v4…. Is just a faker or softwarernterprise just faking a account.
I’m definetly stopping now. Its over!
People ask your money bank! They are faking! We got scammed big time!
@Randy Alexander Well said man.
I’m interested in his name and adress
harrytiede@gmx.de
Although I have been positive about this project from the moment I payed for my kit the odds for SE have changed to negative.
After seeing all issues with l4v4 I gave up.
I tried to stay positive about you over at SE, offered to help, got emails from you that led me to believe everything was legit but it seems you fooled me big time.
Too bad, I would have really loved this…
I just got my money back from PayPal. Now I have got a name and a address of this person. So if there is someone who can’t get there money back and wants to give this man a visit, give me your email address and you will get the information.
@Pierre – I have no reason to believe l4v414mp3 has any association with SE. He is just like you and I, although he has ordered more units than we have. He has been very candid with his comments/disappointments, and has shared pertinent info here and on the facebook page. Please be mindful with disparaging remarks regarding others in the same boat as you. As I recall, two weeks ago you were certain Warren, and others were trolling this campaign. It appears you have changed your position.
What is the e-mail for writing for refund?
sad day in the Zambilight world :/
Today was the last day i could raise this through payback, so i am out of this now.
Guys, I contributed in Sep 2014, have you shipped mine yet? If so please provide a tracking ref.
Yes this is extremly strange and things gone really really but. Most of you should know/believe that I am not a fake, but even don’t care about the rest.
But I’m in the same sh**.
… loosing more and mor trust every single day.
Well tomorrow’s Friday and will be a week since posted. If the postman fails to deliever I can only deem it to be a scam and want my money back
@I4v4I4mp3 I do understand problems with post but you have to agree that this is extremely strange considering what’s going on.
@l4v4l4mp3 the only holly dude who received a tracking number said that the box was ship to the wrong place. Common make my day!
It’s just a fucking bullshitt, @l4v4l4mp3 is a fake account of @Software Enterprise and this product is just a fucking scam! Wake up!
hahahaha this is amazing im not even mad. when something was shipped i was almost sure there would be a brick in the box. But nothing is delivered haha.
Thanks for the update l4v, and good luck tracking it down. We appreciate your continued updates.
I’m really sorry for the late response but we had another issue today, as said the tracking gives that the item is delivered, but it not with me.
So we checked neighbourhood and things and found nothing.
I’ve checked with local post service and found that the item was delivered to an allmost wrong adress.
Now Team and me, and local and belgium post services checking, how this can happen.
So no pics or sth like that from my end today.
Long journey is going a bit longe
@lv4 – with it being evening time in Europe, am hoping you will be able to shed some light for us. Did you receive the package as expected? How does it look? Feel free to join the facebook group to share insight.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/zambilight/
still nothing here ETA delivery of my backing would be 15 feb …
I was one of the first backers (first 100) and live in Belgium, where the packages are sent from? I have not received anything so far. There does not exist a postal company who offers a service that takes more than 3 days for sending packages.
So what happened?
@Tino To bad you need a Facebook-account to be able to see the content =(
Tino, thanks for creating the Facebook group. Let’s encourage everyone here to join, and hopefully to post photos and video of their kit.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/zambilight/
I have made a Facebook group search after Zambilight News!
@l4v4l4mp3 there can you post pictures!
Oh good news!
@l4v4l4mp3 wann wirst du denn Zuhause für das große Update?
@l4v4l4mp3 You’re a lucky guy! Hopefully it contains everything you ordered.
I’m following this comment section for a while, so I also got a bit sceptic.
If there are manuals in the package, could you do us a favor by scanning those?
Thanks and looking forward to your unboxing experience :)
@l4v4l4mp3 Its imperative that you do an unboxing video or at least a few pictures showing this,with something that signatures that it is indeed you who have taken the pictures and the kit received.
David – I check this every day, but rarely comment. I know I have other friends who do the same, so I think it’s likely if someone had received one, there’d be a mention of it somewhere online.
I was an Early Bird (not Super) and placed my order on 4th September. SE have said it has been dispatched when I’ve emailed, so I’m hoping it’ll arrive soon.
I’m looking forward to l4v414mp3’s update later :-)
l4v4l4mp3 REALY !!! Wow..
Go home… and make pictures and film :)
Update:
Item delivered - But I am not at home will update you later today,
Hi,
It is complicated to know what happends. Would it be possible to have a clear update on what is going on ?
What is send, and how. A simple planning should be great.
Because reading comments does not look very cool about the professional of the situation !
Many thanks for clear update
If you’re a September backer and didn’t receive anything by then, I’d suggest to ask for a refund. “Not received” + “no delivery proof” is equivalent to “not sent”, and saying “but I sent it” won’t have a lot of influence on Paypal’s way of solving the dispute.
For any one who would want to know, one Zambilight kit apparently weighs around 470g.
@markkettle Maybe people who got their package sent on Jan 31st never commented here… We’ve got more than 200 early birds, and a few dozens only commenting here. What’s for sure now is that “all Septembers orders were shipped” (according to SE). Which means that within 10 days (I’m being overly patient here), all Super Early Birds (plus some duo/reseller kits, and maybe some early birds too?) should have their package in the box. (continued)
@markkettle there is a "package"on the way, nobody still knows whats in it ;)
So we have now got proof that one person has a package on its way to them? What happened to all the others that were sent on 31 January then?
Now it is in my nearest depot. So should be today or tmrw. ;)
@pep => tu dois faire partie du projet => 1 seule contrepartie comme par hasard!
J’ai demandé mon remboursement depuis 3 semaines ! Je n’ai RIEN EU !
Nice l4v4! So it should arrive tomorrow :). Please do an unboxing Video if possible
Now my package is in Germany
@Randy no no, we just resell it within my real company. So lets say some kind of group order.
Thank you l4v4l4mp3 to for the update.
Thanks. I was hoping since you are a reseller, the package would be going to a place of business, and therefore would have less sensitivity around your address (assumed your business address would be published in many places online). In any event, no worries at all. I completely understand your discretion.
I’m from Germany too. When it arrived l4v4l4mp3 then mine too. I let you know ….
But anyway you can trust me, i will share every single update with you guys.
Maybe tmrw want to see, if the fields for destination details will update.
Don’t want to share my adresse arround the web ;)
@l4v414mps
Any chance you are open to sharing your tracking number with us? Would love to be able to see rather than bugging you with “did it arrive yet” questions.
@Warren the told that to me.
The last Update from Tracking is that it left belgium. So next will be german postcenter and than local one, So I guess sould be here by friday.
+1 Joel Jonsson
Hi l4v4l4mp3
What is the status of your tracking code?
Thanks
I still havent received it, i live in the Netherlands, usually when i order something in belgium, france or italy it is here in 2 days.
So since it was shipped last friday it should have been here by tuesday, now its wednesday and still isnt here. I started a claim through paypal and hoping to get my money back.
This is without a doubt a 150.000 dollar scam, job well done.
@l4v4l4mp3 And how do you know this? Why in the package,why not release it to the world as a beta to check compatibility/bugs/crash reports etc.
@DS well everybody else that asked got a refund so it might be true?
@SE refuse to give me a refund even though I asked, claiming that the product has been shipped. Sounds like a bad lie
Still waiting, nothing shipped to me (Germany).
I am really disappointed that SE hasn’t not come here to comment in over a week. No desire to make things right. No desire to tell his side of the story. And I can’t believe people are still funding this. As I have said many times, I am still hopeful that this isn’t a scam, but how many signs have to point to it being a scam before we call it that? There are countless indicators that things aren’t right here…
App Information within your package.
Well nothing again today but again i stated i will give it until Friday. Shouldnt take a week to get to Ireland. Fingers crossed.
any update on the app yet?
Surely there is a beta? And should of been open to a beta community?
I received my refund today. Reason for the delay is that it is refunded using a company in the UK, a clever way to hide your own banking details (or non existing company). For me this is a small project that due to the many backers ran completly out of control. The original goal was very low and the person behind this project probably thought he could fund his experiment in a cheap way and do the work after school or his daytime job.
Anyway I was refunded so this will be my last post here.
No, you did not read wrong. P&P is very expensive over here without a high volume contract.
it must be hard to make any money from this project considering the cost of the Raspberry Pi, LEDs, HDMI splitter and small parts, not to forget the P&P.
@RonAllan Ro: I know, right?! When I saw the prices, I thought I read them wrong…
BPack World (with tracking) is even more expensive…
But it is what they told me… Waiting to know the weight of a Zambilight unit. (Am I wrong thinking it’s probably more than 500g, all included?)
Hi Ron,
schreib mir mal an:
Zambi.l4v4l4mp3@spamgourmet.com
Dann reden wir noch mal.
@l4v4
Hast du für alle Zambi-Kits schon einen Abnehmer? Würde vllt. 1-2 gerne abkaufen, wenn das geht :)
@David bpack world light to Japan = 43,50 Euros haha 1. Doubt they sent it via bpost, cos that is way too expensive.
1 http://www.bpost.be/site/nl/residential/parcels/international/kilopoststand.html, Tarieven
Ok short update:
The Tracking has moved to step 2, even I exect this step for last saturday :D
That is the problem with the cheap cost services, almost no updates or to late.
But i hope for l4v4l4mp3 that it will arrive as soon as possible so everyone can read his experience.
Had the same experience before with cheap post services, received mail updates of the delivery and the package was delivered already for 2 days.
Fingers crossed.
No the tracking has less information, like never before.
Start Date and time and location and current status, which does not changed since last friday.
But they update me via personally that the tracking is really bad and sometime steh item arrives and than the tracking updtes. (And yes thats sth i know from cheap ost services in germany, too.)
The resseller pack includes 10 items.
And yes from my opinion it shoul arrive today, at least by next monday, if we the longest possible periode.
Tomorrow I’ll take me some time to write a seriously complaint letter to Indiegogo
@l4v4l4mp3 when tracking your package, does it give you details like its weight? Can you remind me how many units are in a reseller kit?
I’m a bit surprised that the 3 units + beta present (a mug and a pen, awesome…) fit in less than 2kg…
Early backers from Europe and USA should start to worry next Saturday (actually, closer countries like France, Germany, should be delivered by today Wednesday). I myself will stick to my previous decision : if by the end of the month I’m not delivered, then I’ll open a refund request on Paypal,and I’m pretty sure I’ll get it, as the “seller” has no proof he sent anything, and Paypal usually protects buyers.
Here’s a sum up, according what I know and what I found on the Internet. With “bpack world light” (which was their cheapest option), it seems delivery for Europe and USA is estimated to 5 office days max (not guaranteed), while rest of the world is at 7 office days.
Packages were shipped last Friday 5:30, so make it Saturday. (continued)
@Warren Coakley:
me too
Well they said mine was shipped on Friday so it should be here by this Friday.If it fails to turn up i will be requesting a refund regardless.
@ Twan P The reason why there is all this negativity in the first place is because when they comment it’s all lies. Consider how long it has been since SE first said a shipment had been sent… IF, and that’s a big if, someone, somewhere gets a package, how will they ever support it if communication is like it is?
I have not received my order and still waiting for the package to arrive / be shipped.
Please contact me back, I was told the package was shipping in january, its already feb, I would like to get a refund if this is not getting shipped.
They send me an email all orders where shipped last Friday and we should expect it to be delivered tomorrow in Europe.
The reason they didn’t post a new comment was because of the negative comments and they were beyond the stage of making things right with comments so they were focused on shipping.
If nobody receives it tomorrow we can say for sure it was a scam. When things will go normal i should get it tomorrow and i will post some pictures, until then fingers crossed.
I really, really would like to hear @SE response
@Randy Alexander: FaceBook or Reddit would be a great idea!
@David Stosik I think it’s neither airmail nor surface mail, I think for Japan, they’re sending out a pygmee in a canoe.
Still no refund, so they don’t keep their promises as this only takes one working day. I’ve also never seen any proof of a BTW (TVA) number, so my guess is that there isn’t even a company.
The registrar of the website points to De keyserlei 5, a well known building called Antwerp Tower and used by many fraudulent companies in Antwerp. This building is under renovation, almost every company left the building so…
Anyone care to set up a Facebook group for us all to join? My fear is this is the only form of communication we have, and not sure if the creator can close this or otherwise prevent comments. It is pretty obvious that no one received their unit two weeks ago when some were “shipped”. No one has yet received theirs from last Friday shipping either. $152,854 raised and we are left with nothing (thus far). Patience has worn thin.
Well then I guess from what appeared to be, no one received the “delivery”?
Am I wrong? Anyone got?
I am located in France (so next to Belgium) and went on a super early bird. I haven’t receive the unit yet.
As I can see nobody got the Zambilight as of today…
Hi L4v4m4mp3
Let us know when you received your package.
And also your experience.
Thanks!
Anyone in Europe receive their unit yet?
you have to understand, this project is a scam !!
Received an email from the guys:
Hi Warren,
Your package is shipped as promised.
Surface mail.
Best regards
—
Zambilight Team
So again
Wait and see …;
Yes I think I am the only one so far.
Maybe because, bigger amount of money, more kits, visibility, or just as said, because it included for huger packages anyway.
But as said its just in the first step of shipping. But the carrier seems a bit slower, ’Cause that should be surface shipping, to save some money in that hard calculated campaign.
Maybe it should be an option to upgrade to prio shipping for the next shipping waves.
I haven’t received the tracking info. And I’m an early bird
I have been refunded, thanks !
@Software Enterprise it would be good to know what kind of shipping method you used… Airmail I hope?
If you used surface mail, it would be good to know, as it could take weeks (if not months)…
Or maybe I’m too naive and @l4v4l4mp3 is the only one who got a tracking number because he’s the only one they shipped…
“All the September orders are shipped.” That’s a pretty good news, if true.
I contributed on September 5th, so I should be on this batch. Although, as Japan is quite far from Belgium, I’m not expecting to get my package before next week…
My patience is reaching its limit, but I won’t have to wait long before receiving or requesting refund!
@Warren Coakley As I wrote a few days ago, maybe @l4v4l4mp3 got a tracking number because they’re getting a “reseller pack” (or whatever it was called), which is a 10 (or 5) unit pack, heavy enough to get parcel tracking at no extra cost?
I believe we’re not getting tracking numbers because it was too expensive for @SE (well, seeing how cheap the perks are, I can understand that).
@l4v4l4mp3 You must be the only backer on here that received tracking information. That seems a little odd dont you think?
Still no word from the 100 other backers?
I emailed them, they said mine shipped.
My answer from zambilight
Hi,
All the September orders are shipped.
Regards
—
Zambilight Team
So my kits should arrived me next two days
….
I send them a email this afternoon;
Hello,
There are a lot of questions about this project, is it a fake project?
Im thinking to ask for a refund, should i?
Hope to hear from you soon
Kind regards,
En this was the answer;
Hi Ruben,
If this was fake, there where no refunds.
We will deliver as promised.
Regards
—
Zambilight Team
Just have to wait i gues.
Great, thanks. You are one of the few who has received a tracking number thus far. We are all hoping you get your units.
My Tracking does not show me an delivery eta.
But after some french lessons at bpost website I found, that it should be delivered within 2 and 3 days.
So at least wednesday, but the item is still in first step.
If that doesnT change until tmrw i will share the tracking number for reference.
greetz
@l4v4l4mp3 – does your tracking info tell you when the item will be delivered? I am assuming no one in Europe has received their device yet?
The problem was and still is, that the parts without working hours are more expensive than the backer price.
I’m way beyond the refund date, so that’s a kicker. I’m still hoping this comes off – my inclination is that they have a product that does work, but have found themselves in a bit of a bind being able to fulfil the quantity that has come in… it worked fine as a prototype, but actually realising that potential into something they can ship and track around the world has hit them. Hoping it’s all innocent rather than money grabbing, but… I’m certainly not holding my breath!
I also asked for a refund last week, should take no longer than 1 working day as I live in Belgium and asked for a bank transfer. Untill now no refund…
Such silence. Did they go to Cayman islands ?
I’m allways waiting for my refund since 12 days…
If i don’t get my Zambilight this month then give me a Refund!
Suppose that he uses an investment service like ING, Capital One or whatever. He puted $ 150,000 of the campaign at 2.5% annually. In this type of investment, interest is calculated every day and paid monthly. This placement allows him to generate $ 10.14 per day, that represent $ 304.23 per month. To stay active, he did not refuse to refund all those who ask, but he does not repay immediately and expects the limit set by paypal to benefit from this cash as long as possible.It’s a fucking Ponzi!
Guys, it is the same story over and over again. Updates are coming. Blah blah blah. He should have hand delivered the five closest customers and begged them to write a review. Why is anyone surprised no update was provided as promised?
Ok Maurice found it.
And yes I agree with you.
As said before, me/we will post pics/vids and things.
greetz
Maurice +1
There was a post about 6 or 7 days ago where SE mentioned a new post last Friday.
But does that make a difference if they post a picture with boxes or whatever?
I don’t think so, only thing that will get a positive twist to this project is actual people that confirm they got the kit.
As long as that doesn’t happen the negativity on this project will not stop.
I’ve promised SE that I will post here as soon as the kit arrives…
I am searched again, but still unable to find the note, which promised a new update for this week(end) / friday.
So where do you got this info?
It’s now Sunday noon in Belgium, and we’re still waiting for the update we were promised to get on Friday night.
Clock is ticking…
Backed the project a little late (early january) and see a lot of problem here.
I hope the first backers and active commenters here, will post pictures and review after receiving their unit in a couple of days.
I will wait till the end of februari to see if the dark clouds above the project will turn into some Sunny days for the early backers. If not, I will first try to meet SE personally (it’s not that far from the netherlands) or otherwise get my fund back.
Are all people that are still saying this is fake going to apologize here if it all is legit?
Communication of the people behind zambilight is really bad, no question about that but still, when sending them a mail I get a response within hours.
I will apologize if I am wrong for trusting this project but come on people, if you don’t trust it back out, mail your cc company or PayPal.
Where is the UPDATE???!!
Is there a contact email?
I did not found anything.
Do you have seen some news pictures ? Perhaps I have lost a part.
Software Enterprise
il y a 6 jours
We will post pictures on friday evening of the shipping/office/packaging process.
Again. I’m given them the benefit of the doubt. They said they posted my full kit yesterday so I have to take their word for it. If in fact they have, it should arrive to me by Wednesday. If after a week of no show and no further updates from other backers recieving pledges I will have no option but to request a refund.
To see the further proccess post some information and things like that.
One more hint:
The items first shiping step, accept in network step where was in the urban of brussel, so this is another point of truth for the given information and it’s not a scam.
But as said I will be here, once all is clear and campaign ends (hopefully) for us all in a good way.
I am fully with you, that communication here is still really bad. and some more information, about shipping would be great.
Or better, we are not ant thracking, because most people had there kits home, thats the way it should work.
But it isnt and thats not the best situation, but once again, I guess the campaign grows a bit to heavy for the team and now it takes time to get back right.
But tracking nr is first step to proof its non scam. And I will be here, even my kits arrives.
[…]
Naive comment about @l4v4lamp3 getting a tracking number: maybe it’s because it’s a reseller pack (10 units), big and heavy, and even the cheapest shipping option has tracking?
I still want to believe, but man, this is becoming hard. Why aren’t we getting any response from SE here, not even the usual ones?
Short update regarding the App it will be accessable via testflight. I am sorry but I am an google kid :D
Using my Iphone only for business reasons. ;)
It is bpost.be sounds like the country wide post service.
And I believe them thats more an time management topic, to do not send every tracking number.
But to be honest I expected that waren and maybe some more active backers were informed about it. So that we all can get back more trust in the campaign.
I am sorry for that and hope that finally all early backers will get there items by next week, or within the next few days.
@l4v4l4mp3 … what courier company hi sent it to you …You’re the only one so far with ID tracking …if it is true …He (SE )sent many packages and only one tracking…hmmm
@SE I hope it’s fine to give some words about shared information, because it will give you back mor trust and reputation.
WE will get these 10 kits along with some manual and an instruction DVD, as well as the iPhone App. But therefore I am not sure, if I have to jailbrake my device or if its in store just with a strange name :D
Android will be in store next days (pls correct me if I am wrong, but thats what I got so far).
But I think App is an addition, it will work as it is.
Since I was one of teh first resellers we had some email communication from time to time, to get an update or tweak my order in screensize and things like that.
Over the last days weeks my trus was gone a bit, but now I git this tracking number directly from the team and I am back on track.
I think we will have the items mid of next week, ’cause we are from germany.
So pictures and vids from my mades will be there soon.
Therefore I hope it will be as good as promised.
[…]
So it is the sum of all correspondence, communication, updates, etc that is alarming, not any one by itself. I will be the first to eat crow if my “blah blah blah” comments are proven wrong. And I genuinely hope they are.
Regards,
Randy
I have exchanged multiple e-mails with Jan, and he is ALWAYS quick to respond. That I give him. It is that he has been saying the exact same thing in the responses for the past 4 months. If you look at the responses individually, there is no concern. If you look at them as a group/trend, I honestly see the same blah blah blah message over and over. We will ship next week. We will provide an update tomorrow/on the weekend/next week/sunday night. More pictures and video will come (cont).
given over and over, with the (almost) worthless updates as an attempt to pacify you, you may have a different perspective. Delays are always going to happen with crowdfunding, that is understood. It is the extreme lack of communication (other than blah blah blah), what the message is, general lack of respect for backers, lack of true responses to queries, etc etc that has many/most of us articulating issues with this campaign. Issues that are deeper than simple delays. (cont)
Those of us who are being vocal, have weathered the storm. We have had communication with Jan since back in the early days when there was significant discussion around the reddit posts, and the suggestion that this entire project was ripped off from someone else. For someone who recently backed and doesn’t have the benefit of history, I could see why there would be a greater sense of patience. If you have read all 1400 comments, and have had broken promises (cont)…
@Max – While I agree with your sentiment, there are a few flaws in your position. 1. 1st units should have arrived more than a week ago as they were sent 2 weeks ago today. Units that would have been sent to Europe should have been received 10 days ago. 2. It looks like you backed in January. There is a history of communication, both via the comments section and e-mail that goes back to Sept/Oct time period that you don’t have the benefit of exposure to (e-mail communication) (cont)
@tony6867 I wasnt given a tracking number,didnt they say they where not doing tracking numbers so @l4v4l4mp3 must be one of the lucky ones who is getting tracked information.
So i have nothing to prove they actually sent it today only their word.
As i mentioned in an earlier post i will give it another week,after that i give up.
Prove me wrong @Software Creators
Hey,
I fully agree that communication of this project is way below expectation, however please consider that this was neither a finalized product when you purchased nor does Software Enterprise seem to be a mature company (https://support.indiegogo.com/hc/en-us/articles/526816-How-to-Evaluate-a-Campaign)
I’m not stating this is no scam yet, but please give them some more days – First units should be received soon and we hopefully get feedback here
Max (duo in 01/2015)
@l4v414mps – Did you get your tracking number e-mailed to you directly from the post company? Or was it from SE?
So now I got m tracking number for reseller package, we will provide a lot of pics an vids an things asap. :)
Thanks so far SE, after all that trouble.
regards
@Jamie McCarthy …I have no doubts that this is a scam
SO, the more of us that attempt to get our money back (chargebacks cost the company $ even they end up being denied), the more incentive IGG has to clean up this place. Bonus: the real project creators will have more room to flourish.
Software Enterprise: I was an Early Bird Duo backer. If, as you claim, my shipment is truly on the way, I’ll gladly retract everything above and repay you the $98.00. But you’ve given me no reason no to think this is a scam at this point. (last post)
, is terrible at allowing scammers to run rampant. They get their cut, and then don’t care. You can see it clearly, even in this case – well after this guy has failed to deliver a single substantive update, proof that the product exists, tracking numbers, ANYTHING – Indiegogo still allows them to take money. Because it’s profitable for them. …(post 2 continued)
For any of us who paid through credit cards rather than PayPal, depending on your cc company, you may still be able to contest this. I pledged for the $98 Duo back at the end of December, and my credit card company is willing to issue a chargeback.
The great thing about this is, I’m not sure it has any effect on Software Enterprise, BUT it should cost Indiegogo money. The reason this is great is because Indiegogo, more than any other crowdfunding site … (post 1 continued)
@David – good point of clarification. I sent an e-mail to Jan to ask, and his response was that it was shipping today. While I am hopeful, I am certainly not holding my breath. Frankly I will be shocked if I get mine next week. Jan could have elected to provide a tracking number, and I have said a million times something as easy as that would start to increase confidence. I have not received a tracking #. The writing appears to be on the wall.
I hope I am proved wrong.
By the way, shouldn’t this be the weekend with the new update?
Including pictures or the production and packing line?
To people saying “I was told that my unit(s) ship today” : did you ask them, or did you just receive an email telling you so, without requesting?
Once again, I think it would be good to send an email to all people who are getting their unit shipped today…
Some people were talking about tracking number too. Did you get it?
I have been told that my two units (beta and regular) are going to ship today. If I don’t receive the units by this time next week, I will be asking or a refund. No more playing games.
I wonder if @SE will continue to ignore any messages here or for a change they will give an appropriate response.
It’s just embarrassing what’s going on here and nothing gets responses by @SE\
Someone has already received its shipment ??
How do I know if I was among those who sent to them? (Though it’s really funny. I do not really believe they sent to someone)
@Nad what do you mean?
@All today is the day ;)
Where are the newer comments?
Can you guys please tell me how you got the refund? Payed the 60$ by credit card. Just write them in indiegogo and hope to get a refund?
@Tomasz Do you use a Raspberry for playing medias ? My plan is to use my Raspberry only for driving the leds with Hyperion and use an android TV Box device to play videos using Kodi and its Hyperion plugin.
How do you ask for refund?
Tomasz, tahts true, but i will go to ambivision or get another smaller screen and plce it behind my normal screen with picture side to the wall :D
…better real Lightberry , as a virtual Zambilight ;)
these are not the professional pictures, this is pictures by the phone …in reality the effect is very positive
@Tomasz Lightberry is a lot of DIY, thats not the same.
And I am sorry, but just from your pictures it doesn’t look preety good.
Got teh rpomise of shipping with tracking number for tmrw as well (one of the first resellers) – Will report tmrw (like Warren) → If that will not happen, our last hope and trust is gone.
@Alan … I bought Lightberry , and I am very happy with it , this is my real photo (phone photo) http://www.mediafire.com/view/quqwwsh670caaep/IMG_20150212_201002.jpg , http://www.mediafire.com/view/bmtd3394mb9v2n1/IMG_20150212_201025.jpg
At least they should give the tracking number to warren to restore some faith in this project
I have been told i was not in the first way by Software Creator and mine will be shipped tomorrow. Kind of disappointed that I was not included but I’m trying hard to find any who where.
I will give them another week after that I’m throwing the towel in.
Still waiting for my refund.
Very despointed by asking for it but i was on 45’s day in paypal so i had to open a claim since updates were so desapointing.
I asked them directly as well the 9th. Got answer the 10th but no paypal refund yet.
Will update when refund received.
I just don’t know what to do.
Shall i wait with the refund or not?
And did someone already got a refund that payed with a creditcard?
I see the Ambivision cost some more.
If i want to use it with my PS4 i think I Would have to pay 135 dollars.
That’s allot more.
And they just reached 152,104. It’s still rising.
People please read the comments and don’t fund this campaign!
I get my refund and ordered a Lightberry.
I also backed Ambivision. Delivery estimated in March/April.
Each and every day, Zambilight looks more and more like a scam, even though the pictures being made contain geo information from Brussels and Eindhoven.
I hope, I’ll get proven wrong.
@moh: I think you’re right. Technically the product is possible in the way the maker mentions but there’s no way you can get all your resources at the price the maker wants for it. I have no clue how the maker came to the asking price but in no way can you produce this product at that price, not even in huge quantities.
I hope the maker comes clean, admits he indeed made huge miscalculations, refunds everyone and gets some private lessons in mathematics…
it’s time to say openly that we have been deceived
I am one of the first 100 backers (super early bird) but I received nothing as today.
Software Enterprise told us that he sent at least 100 units so I should have received it. I am afraid actually nothing was sent…
What do you know, i just recieved my refund. :) Going to the ambivision project now!
Many asking for refund and they get..
Still funds are raising :)
@Moh: I just have been refund too.
I asked last monday for a refund, haven’t had it yet. Placed a claim with paypal, still waiting for a zambilight reaction there….
I was refunded after asking directly by mail.
I’m still disappointed because I believed in this project.I do not think this as a scam but rather a big lack of organization .The project was presented as a finished when he is not.
And the lies continue … unfortunately.
How can I refund? If its possible, of course.
How much will this product cost after the fundraising?
The retail price will be around $100
Ok, given chinese leds that would make the total cost 91.5 $… Still a bit steep considering the 60$ price tag.
Frederik,
In China it’s cheaper
I bought my led strips on Aliexpress
5 meter WS2812 29$
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/5M-30Pixel-M-150-5050-RGB-SMD-WS2811-IC-Built-in-WS2812B-WS2812-white-PCB-Addressable/1998194636.html
4/On a lot of campaigns there is a quick introduction on the real person behind it (not just a generic name : Software Enterprise)
For me it’s becoming more and more like a scam (a good scammer will refund some people so they can continue the scam a little more)
So maybe it’s a scam, maybe not, but until we have the answer let’s ask indiegogo to stop the funding : it’s already to the second april 2015 campaign and people still buy it (and they can’t event deliver the first one batch)
Hi everyone,
I also ordered one kit and followed this thread. At first I thought it was legit but now i really doubt.
1/ all these updates with photos are always the same (the last one is a joke, anyone can do a picture with photoshop and show it on his phone)
2/ SE was always quick to answer here and by mail, so he has a lot of time on hands, so not even one minute to produce a good video or a some good photo shoots ?
3/ Why not sending these packages to warren or other well know backers ?
Guys, if you think about it, it has always been too good to be true…
Raspberry Pi: 35$
5m WS 2812(controls each led individually, which is needed, I took the cheapest 30leds/meter): 82 $
PSU for the Raspberry: 11 $
HDMI→composite+video in: 16 $
That’s already 144 $, add to that the casing and a bit of cash for work and that makes me a non-believer when mister Jens or Jan or whoever he is says that he already bought all Raspberry’s…
Warren,
If you received your package, can you let us know?
Maybe making a video?
please report everyone this fraud directly to the Indiegogo
Looks like a ponzi.
Some get a refund, but noone will get units.
Randy got a point +1 for Randy
I guess Indiegogo will pay you back also?
Hi Frederic,
I made it before, but i was not so easy to configure it.
There are more solutions on the market like this.
I just asked for refund refund refund. :)
Scan scam scam ….
Wednesday gone, third email gone to SE asking if they had posted my unit in the first wave and still nothing im afraid folks!
The truth is it’s definitely possible to make this and the way described here is legit.
https://christianmoser.me/how-to-ambilight-for-every-hdmi-source/
But then, there’s also : http://www.reddit.com/r/raspberry_pi/comments/2ftbjx/my_led_backlight_tv_blog_post_is_being_ripped_off/
I would really like an update from the maker… If not, how and how long are we able to get a refund?
how much time you need to know the truth …wake up people
If this turns out to be a scam, are we insured somehow to get our money back?
Get your act together!
@Dean,
Respectfully, I think we need more than pictures of boxes ready to ship. At SE’s admission, 100+ units have already shipped (12 days ago). But yet zero evidence of these units in the wild. “fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me”. This isn’t about delays, it is about lack of honesty and transparency. $150,000 is a lot of money. SE hasn’t done themselves any favors by being forthright with us. We are past a picture of boxes ready to ship…
@Software Enterprise I’ve not yet received the Zambilight kit (nor the beta kit you said you’d be sending me). Will you be sending tracking details when you ship?
Also, other companies tend to show pictures of the boxed packages waiting to be sent out as a way to reassure backers that shipping is in process, will you be able to do the same?
@Software Enterprise : you said in the comments that many users said to you they have received the kits, what are their backer names ?
Sorry, but must say that is. For me the first wave is just a lie.
They bluff because they are very late and overwhelmed by the magnitude of success ?
otherwise why no evidence?
And no proof of their first shipment?
how can we believe?
It’s just amazing to be as bad communicator, no new pictures, no video showing the product and especially never an excuse word …
I may just be tired of this no communication
@Cassidy,
I don’t think too many people really mind the lateness of the shipments. The doubt is from whether there are ANY working units shipped. Or even not shipped. Or any verification from any third party that the zambilight really can and is being made.
Certainly if a few people got them and showed videos of unboxing and (semi-) working systems, I would be willing to accept a longer delay.
@SE
Hy,
let me calculate
first wave 40 Single + 50 Duo + 3 Reseller (10 kits/Reseller)
Sec. wave 150 Single + 75 Duo + ?? Reseller
= >470 Units shipped
= you have shipped to all Super Early Birds (100 Units)
=you have shipped to 90 Early Birds (250 Units)
=you have shipped to 50% of first Dou kits (250 Units)
“Last friday we’ve shipped 40 single packages / 50 duo kits / 3 reseller kits
In the next wave we will ship minimum 150 single packages / 75 duo kits and the rest of the reseller kits."
i´m still believing but some questions.
Is my calculating right ?
How many Kits are finished ?
How many Kits can you make (in this couple hours after your work) per day ?
Do you need some help (programming/packing/testing/etc.) ?
Greetings
Harry
PS: Randy +1
Send to the beta tester and more people will trust in you and your work.
Yes Cassidy, plan was shipping before xmas and now more than a month postponed without any further proofs. and this is not the best situation for such a project within teh comments.
But I guess most of the guys are just trusting teh zambilight team so far, but not for ever.
I’m still holding out.I’m just a little disappointed with the why the campaign has gone. Simple requests like more video,more pictures and to be apart of the journey with you guys is what we needed.You have left so much doubt and lack of trust in your backers minds because you wouldn’t listen to them. Some backers have more experience than others on the fundamentals of campaigns and know what to expect from creators.I sent a message asking if you have send my package twice and you never replied.
Pretty sure my campaign support isnt supposed to ship until march…. Why all the flustering and refund requests? Is it because the earlybird shippments are a month late?
Yes Randy you are right, we all know some really responsive persons from the comments section, so this would help alot. If they will recieve there kits, they will promote the project again. And all these things will give good reputation again.
But i think we have to wait until friday.
@SE
If there are only a couple of working units (which I am starting to doubt), they should be sent to the most active posters here (like Warren and/or Randy), who we can be assured will post video of the unboxing and setup.
11 days since the first shipping…
@Maikel Bennebroek Zambilight Team Brussels Belgium , Name : Jan Vandezande http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/led-system-helps-create-a-realistic-aura-behind-television-563832.htm
I hope there are some proof pics/videos in the near future.
Randy +100! If Zambilight does this, i’ll cancel my paypal refund
Randy +1
Randy has a good idea.
These units will buy you a TON of goodwill and hopefully allow you to regain credibility. Otherwise, your hard work and effort will be wasted, as people will ask for refunds, and won’t recommend you to their friends. If anyone thinks this is a fair and reasonable idea, please comment accordingly. But it needs to happen today. End the string of broken promises and excuse after excuse. Start over today, and the beta testers will support you and give you a clean slate.
Respectfully,
Randy
in this project, and continue to have patience. As of now, there is no patience because all we have gotten is broken promises. There is very little credibility in this project right now, even though $150,000+ has been raised. People are questioning if this is a scam or not. Send these units today with tracking numbers, become transparent. No more excuses. If 100 units have been sent already, and more to be sent on Friday, you certainly should have 6 units available to send. (cont)
When you get home TODAY, package the units for the beta testers, and send them out TODAY. Send them with priority tracking so we have visibility into when they will be received (there will be no questions, and no worries). I suggest the beta testers all take pictures, video and write up a review. This exposure should serve to provide a level of comfort to all backers, and start to reframe the dialog. Instead of many backers asking for a refund, hopefully they will have more comfort (cont)
They have always responded to e-mails promptly, and have always responded to comments here too. For the most part, people appreciate that this is a dude in his basement working on this project. I think what we are asking for is extremely reasonable in the grand scheme of things. There are a half dozen people who were selected as beta testers. We are a vocal group. Understanding there are only 2-3 hours to work on this a day, this is my suggestion to Software Enterprises: (cont..)
@thomasz Fischer That’s not the name of the guy from zambilight. Name of the owner of the building. The guy of zambilight speaks dutch and not french. Wrote some emails and they replyed back.
All the refunds will be handled within 10 days.
Bonjour à tous,
J’ai demande un remboursement par email. J’ai reçu une réponse comme quoi ils me mettaient dans leur “liste de remboursement”. Mais je n’ai rien reçu à l’heure actuelle.
Je leur ai envoyé mon mail en français sachant qu’ils sont de Belgique. Ils m’ont répondu en anglais.
Cordialement
They doing this after their full-time jobs guys. Calm down!!!
@Sylvain
If they are legit, as we have to assume if the would hire personal as suggested.
Alot of the money goes to buying the objects, buidling them and later on shipping them. 60$ is very little for all that, so i don’t think they have any money to hire anyone.
And if they aren’t legit, then why should they hire anyone? :P
Maurice got a point.
They are refunding people.
And still responding to mails.
Zambilight owner Name: Jan Vandezande Louisalaan …Now you can contact with him . You can ask him a question directly ,his website :
http://louise120.com/contact.html , someone can talk to him over the phone ,,French-speaking,,
@Maurice van Trijffel ..if he (SE) did not respond , it ended by the Funders …2 months just empty words
If this was a scam do you really think they would still respond to Posts here and emails?
Why should they refund then?
I am pretty sure this project went over their heads, it would be wise to stop accepting new orders and communicate a lot better but hey…. To me they still respond rather quick when emailing them so I’m waiting patiently for my kit to arrive.
I also mailed them that I will post as soon as possible here when my kit arrives.
@Joel: Why, have you received something or having any other tangible proof?
@Alan
Well, they have 150K but not all is profits.
Hmm.. Software Enterprise is fast with refunding.. Paypla claim closedI have my money back.. ;)
Hmm.. Software Enterprise is fast with refunding.. Paypla claim closedI have my money back.. ;)Good luck to all waiting for zambilight. I realy hope it will happen..
If so, glad to pay more to have the zambilight.
If you have only some hours after work, hire someone. That should be possible with 150 k $…
@ Warren – Same to me one of teh first kits (upgraded to reseller package) but same here → planned for second wave.
Software Enterprise,
Tnx for your mail about refunding money.
If you want gain trust? Don’t write everytime that you are busy. I think lot of people wants to help you guys. You funded over $150.000 .
If I was you, I had sent David Stosik and Warren Coakley with fastest post an version of Zambilight.
So if there satisfied, I think everyone will be :) And you gain big trust again.
@l4v4l4mp3 Oh i understand that but since i was an earlier contributor and a beta tester i thought i was in that first wave.
@ Warren they will ship the next units on friday, so no one has the chance to recieve units besides the wave 1 candidates and they will not post anymore.
Give us some time to answer all the mails.
We will provide refunds and there are already people who received refunds.
We are trying to find a way for better communication.
But please remember that we only have a few hours a day to work at this project
Best regards
Zt
Has anyone noticed that @SE stop responding here?
Not a bit suspicious? I would expect answers to everything going on here …
Monday gone and still no units. just updating everyone,not trolling lol
I still not received my refund…
@SE
i still believing in your work.
I´m ordered in Sept. when i can count with the delivering of my kit.
Is it possibile to post Photos of your Team (Yourself) or is it a secret ?
Greetings
Harry
Thank you for the information RonAllan
@Antonio
Yes I received my refund via paypal sent personally by Zambilight after asking.
So much doubts, that could be erased if someone posted a video a real video of the device package, unboxing, setup etc and not some creepy pictures that could be paper fakes.
Ron, does it mean you received a refund when you asked for it?
Did Indiegogo team gave any feedbacks? I assume there were lots of complaints.. Does this kind of scams happening also on other crowdfunding sites? Such as kickstarter ect…
Ok, I understand there will be some delay due to overwhelming response to campaign, this was obvious from initial project limit of $500.. they simply underestimated how many people would want it, BUT, what is Zambilight? 1x Rasberry Pi, 1x Hdmi splitter, 1x video grabber, 1x reel of led lights. ALL items are off-the-shelf, only real work is software and packaging. SO. Zambilight, show pics & vids of product from receipt to setup, your YouTube efforts so far are poor.
@anonymous contributor
the address is maybe just SE’s working address. As far as I can tell, they are doing this in their home basement after work.
REFUND RECEIVED 09.02.2015, 12:55
Date of refund quotation: 09.02.2015, around 00:30
Perk ordered: Sept. 26, 2014
Paid via: Paypal
With all this fuss, I must admit that Zambilight-Team always responded friendly and very fast to my requests and questions!
The story gets worse! Address of the registrant has been changed:
Domain Name: zambilight.com
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.ascio.com
Registrant Name: Jan Vandezande
Registrant Street: De Keyserlei 5
Registrant City: Antwerpen
Registrant Postal Code: 2018
Registrant Country: BE
For those who don’t live in Belgium, both Av. Louize (Brussels) and De Keyserlei (Antwerp) are posh streets, the rent is very high for an office in those streets.
@karlOss
On Dragonfly :
“I must admit, although I have contributed, I am a little sceptical…I just hope its real and we all get one :)”
So did you get your money back..
Man, if you have a big issue with everything, get your money back and go get a Lightberry or something from somewhere else…
Sorry Mr Fischer but i know nothing about crowdfunding.
that is the reason i asked it.
Thank you Anonymous Contributor for the advice.
@Antonio Tiat …a little too late for this question …unless you believe in miracles
I also want my money back! What do i have to do?
Take a look here: http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/tsv/tsvn.htm (Sorry, only Flemish or French) There is no such company as Software Enterprise in Belgium. That’s why I asked them for a VAT number.
@Antonio Tiat: I would advise you to wait untill there is real proof that the first batch has been delivered!
Can i see this as a webshop?
Will i get my Zambilight kit for sure if i order?
I got a few questions.
Is it safe to order?
Because i see a lot of questions about the delivery.
Thank you
Most of the pictures were taken in “Wildemansweg 18-20, 3020 Herent”. Some others in Eindhoven, but no pictures were taken at the “official location” in Brussels. So I do not think that you will find any of the guys at the location in Brussels…
Zambilight owner Name: Jan Vandezande Louisalaan 125…Now you can contact with him . You can ask him a question directly ,his website :
http://louise120.com/contact.html
Who is Software Enterprise ? Why would they want to hide their identity ?
@Software Enterprise: Can we have your company’s VAT ( or ondernemingsnummer) number? This would certainly calm down the bad feeling many people have over here.
I’m also starting my 45 paypal refund. This project is not serious anymore. And to my suprise, i’ve contacted Indiegogo about the ‘scam’ feeling, but haven’t recieved any response yet….
@SE I am a Super Early Bird backer so i was supposed to be in the first shipping round,still haven’t received the zambilight kit. Can you check if you allready shipped to me?As you can read a lot of people are thinking you are a scam. I would like to come pick up my Zambilight in Brussel if you havent shipped to me yet, is that possible? Or maybe you can ship to me with tracing code
Then i can make a video and pictures for the other backers so they will have faith in you again.
Greeting,
Twan
_Android app could be mailed of downloaded thru other sites.. So why not possible for people how allready get there Zambilight? (no evidence seen )
_So I send an PB to you guys to refund my given money
_If no refund in 2 weeks or and real good update.., I will start a claim thru Paypal (before ending 45 day
I do not understand how @Software Enterprise allow themselves to ignore comments written here.
We Should receive an appropriate response from @Software Enterprise to all that was said here!
Ok that is really sad. the update is a “no update”. old pictures and things like that. no communication about sent items. (next wave should be at 6th Feb. but now you’re telling it will be the 13th?!)
Sorry guys, but another few days, and you just loosing trust.
My last mail, about a week ago, I am still waiting for a reply.
If I don’t get that, I’ll take the safe option to retract my pledge and ask for my money back.
@Anonymous Contributor if you’re so eager to protect them, why don’t you upload a few pictures (or better, a video with some words) showing the unit that you received, and telling us how it’s working for you?
@Anonymous Contributor As I already said, I’m perfectly fine with the delay ; I actually gave some money to other ongoing croudfunding projects, they’re all delayed even longer than Zambilight, and I didn’t complain to any.
I (we) just need better communication, proof that, even if shipment gets delayed, we’ll get something. My last deadline before losing my money is March 5th. I’m not asking to get my items by then, I’m asking for enough communication so that I can trust “Software Enterprise”.
I just put a claim on paypal
jeez people just take it easy! some of you here dont get the crowdfunding idea.. if you not happy you should wait for commercial product.. just give them a break. you probably dont realize but 99% crowdfunded hardware products are being delayed.. again relax you’ll get it eventually!
I personally have until March 5th to open a claim (here in French: https://www.paypal.com/fr/webapps/helpcenter/selfhelp/article/?solutionId=FAQ1062&m=SRE), and I won’t hesitate to do so by the end of February to get my money back and use it on Ambivision, that looks better managed (although more expensive), and I invite all other backers to think about it too.
You’re sitting on $150k, dude, you can’t expect people to let you go away with it, pull yourself together!
@Software Enterprise By the way, I know English is not your native language (me neither!), but what did you mean by “At least by the end of April”?
Did you mean that all units will be shipped by then, or that most units will be shipped at end of April?
- try to get shipped backers to post pictures/videos/impressions
- ideally, package tracking codes
If you don’t manage to reassure us, earliest birds still have at least one month to get their money back from Paypal. I’m telling you this because I still have a bit of faith in this, and I’d hate to see you guys lose money and fail only because of communication problems…
@Software Enterprise
Dude, if Nicolas Costis is right (and it looks like he is), and if you’re really not trying to scam us, then you’d better get yourself together and provide good proofs. I mean:
- better pictures/videos
- release the application (.apk file, if any, will be faster than waiting after the Play Store)
- send an email to people who got their Zambilight shipped (and maybe to people who you will ship to on Friday)
- give us a schedule (estimate quantities shipped per date)
SCAM ! Mise à jour qui nous fait attendre pour éviter les 180j de paypal ! Veuillez la signaler à indiegogo !
@Nicolas: Thanks a lot for this information, I will try it.
Indiegogo official newsletter…
The “update” was a joke.
So now i take actions : I opened a case at paypal and complain to indiegogo.
You realy should have taken 10 minutes to make a proper update.
@Sylvain : Alex (from one of the discussion I’m following) has found this article from Paypal contract (https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/ua/useragreement-full?locale.x=us_US#13) :
Open a Dispute within 180 Days of the date you sent the payment, then follow the online dispute resolution process described below under Dispute Resolution. For Pay After Delivery transactions you must open your Dispute within 180 Days of the date of your transaction.
So perhaps you could try to open a case ?
This is a game for the time … because people (Funders) are paying money …all the time pay
People are STILL paying and funding this (look at Funders) so if this is a scam, its still working.
It’s hard to believe they have time to package and ship all these units but don’t have time for a 5min update with some proof. And if any user has actually received it, where are the early reviews/pics? Isn’t that what the super early bird/beta testers were for?
I still have some faith but need to see proof soon.
Ok, so I’ve just opened a claim with PayPal and I placed my order in September.
Didn’t really want to do this,but the forum has grown more suspicious this week and I need to ensure I don’t lose my money.
Such a shame though.
@Sylvain : I’ve watched some discussions and my Paypal limit to open case. But I’m not sure to be refunded, I hope Paypal could find funds to refund all of us.
@Nicolas —> 45 days open case: you are the one men. I pick mine in October so totally out of it.
@sw enterprise : is this the first of second update for today? Come on, take a little 4 min Zamb-Action with your 3gs iPhone saw on the last upd pic and upload to youtube with:
- your 3gs controlling Zambilight
- working wired connection (Zambilight tv connected)
- last shipping batch receipt picture
I will then apologize to you my doubt.
cmon’ you all saying it’s a scam?? How can Indiegogo let this even happen?? Indiegogo & paypal should work together better for this situations.. but why would they.. they both get payed and we’ll be still buying stuff here.. this was my first order, and i though really this kind of situations can not happen.. intro videos with no real persons/makers in it i say fck them, no money from me.. i cant beleive how can a scamer on legit way gets away with 150.000$. .are you fckin kidding me??
@Software Enterprise. im a little disappointed again with that update.Its very vague indeed.So you shipped the units with the app not been completed yet? Same pictures as before nothing new to bring to the table? No one confirming here they have received units with no proof or pictures.
I still have faith in you guys and i hope you prove me wrong.Since it is the 45th day of Paypal closure i had to open a claim for insurance reasons but will be closed when the units arrive safely. Thanks
I just asked Paypal to get my money back. I dont trust the project anymore. It’s a update with no update. It’s not something they had to work on for 5 days. I loved this project but i don’t trust it anymore… Just give me one reason why it’s al real. I haven’t found one.
I agree. The update is nothing more than what Software Enterprises shared in the comments section in the last few days. They have got to do better than this. The updates have become blatantly disrespectful of our intelligence. They have had so many opportunities to “make it right” with backers. To go above and beyond. There hasn’t been one update (of the 13) that actually helped set backers at ease. Its unfortunate.
The new update has nothing new, only the pic from the app! That’s too less give us more…..Please instantly!
@Warren Coakley : I’ve asked a refund some days ago but ZT tells me they are waiting funds from Indiegogo before refund me, about 1-2 weeks. It was the last day (of 45 days) to open a case to PayPal so I’ve opened it. My refund is not processed, I’ll see tomorrow…
5 days to post some pictures of packaging ? I can understand you’ve got a hard job but this is a joke… you can do 10 pictures with a small text in 15 minutes, so why do you need 5 days to do that ? You are managing a 151,128$ project and 2,247 contributors, not a 500$ !
new update …with a blank black box
We will post pictures on friday evening of the shipping/office/packaging process.
I just saw the new update.
Why is there a login to use the app?
Could you guys please, pleaasseeee. Post a video or photos from the packaging process when you guys send it. Or maybe a bit more other stuff? Just a video around the office would be super cool!
I see a lot of negativity here and although there’s been a huge delay in delivery I don’t get it.
today I emailed the zambilight team about this and got a really decent answer, understandable also given the fact these guys are doing this beside regular jobs.
I for one will wait patiently and do believe the product will be sent.
naive? maybe but assuming all kinds of stuff because a few people here think they know it all? no way…
Underwhelmed by the most recent update, but my unit should be shipping next Friday. Once received, I will install, test and get a review written up. I am still hopefull for a positive outcome to this project.
you still believe in miracle ?? ;) He now has just lost our money for their pleasure :(
Well good thing I used my American express card. I can get a refund if they don’t give one.
Wait and see …
It’s my last warning before paypal and Indigogo complain.
Show us what’s going on.
And stop your usal answers. They don’t work anymore.
Stop postpone our requests. Give us manual, real product demo (your youtube “demos” can be another product since we don’t see zambilight), iphone app, any proof that things are on track.
@Software entreprise, please do your best to achieve your project with a positive note because lot a people here have a serious doubt on it and on you.
We all hope it is not a big SCAM, then please respect your agreement and show us more proofs on your project (real demo with a belgium TV program, the Zambilight in real situation in a video, a proof of the smartphone application or at least an updated planning for this one).
Agree with Warren. Wait for this tonight communication and each one will adapt his action plan.
There is an update coming tonight. Let’s see what that is about. They offered refunds before so I’m sure they will do it again if you ask.
This delay was deliberate, it was about 45 days paypal refund (and all the time ,,many naive people,, pay money for this suspect project , Most of you have no possibilities receive a refund by paypal , Hence it is delay in the shipment of December to February …All of this is happening without firing a shot…target- 150,788 USD
This is becoming really fuzzy. Sad thing is that they were featured in indiegogo’s official newsletter. So I suppose that indiegogo background checked @Software Enterprise. If anything, hope not, goes wrong, indiegogo should also take responsibility.
Anyway, I will wait a few days more and if its just only promises I will probably back out and look for another project like Izabela’s.
Guys remeber, in the early stages I always spoke for SE. Just hope that SE will do something to regain our trust!
Paypal refund won’t work.
It is over 45 days!
So indiegogo is another website to scam people.
Glad I am from europe. Will pay the project starter a visit in brussels.
I warned many times that this project is very suspicious !!
Unfortunately, @Izabela Tereszkiewicz Solution looks much better..
Start thinking about the possibility to ask a refund :-(
Paypal refund info: https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/helpcenter/helphub/article/?solutionId=FAQ2393
As seen on the home page:
Stretch goal
Once we reach the goal of $40k, you will be able to download the app for free.
$150k later: Where is it again?
What happens if we will never receive the product?
Is there a way to get the money back?
I don’t really trust it anymore :(
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Voor de mensen in Nederland die geen engels kunnen.
Heeft iemand al iets gekregen en zou iemand een foto kunnen uploaden op tinypic.com? Dan heb ik er nog vertrouwen in.
Ben bang dat ik het product nooit krijg.
100 units sent last week and no report of anyone really receiving them as such?
Thanks Izabela. That project certainly looks a lot more “put together” than this.
@SW Enterprise,
Tell me, are you still only 2 peoples to deal this project?
Let me help you for your tommorow upd:
- we should develop an app maybe soon
- 100 on 2240 founders delivered
- unfortunatelly, no one of these have a phone to take and post a picture. In our case, we lost it
Smell like another “Soap Router Project”, i begin to get used to…
If there is anybody who feel disappointed, I recommend to look at AmbiVision:
http://ambivision.tv/
or
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ambivision-standalone-ambient-lighting-device/x/8431535
Je trouve ça étonnant que même @Software Entreprise (dont on connait le nom grâce à Paypal) ne puisse pas mettre une photo du Zambilight/package final. Que personne n’ai reçu un mail de confirmation de l’envoi sachant que l’on nous a contacté pour nous demander la taille d’écran (il devrait y avoir un suivi).
I expect an update tomorrow. If it is not convincing , I reclame my refund via PayPal (before the 45-day delays ) .
@Software Enterprise: Whats about the app? We are unable to find any! But you shipped already this first items… So please let us know.
@Software Enterprise …the same promises…promises …You are the master of promises …this project for me a long time is very suspicious …nevertheless I’m waiting for a miracle !!!
Guys,
We are working hard to get this project on the road.
We are preparing the next shipping.
A little more patience and you will receive your kit at home.
Best regards
Zt
It really seems to look like a scam now. Please contact Indiegogo and tell them your concerns, i just did. Use the ‘Let us know’ link under the perks (http://support.indiegogo.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?campaign=925491&description=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indiegogo.com%2Fprojects%2F925491&subject=Prohibited+Content&ticket_form_id=68803)
Do not expect something!
The price is to damn low for all the components. They (15 year old boys) just miscalculated and now try to run with the money.
I was one of the first people to back, literally the day it came out I got nothing.
Toujours aucune image ou vidéo des “nombreuses” personnes qui ont reçu les kits. Je me demande si ceux qui ont laissé des commentaires comme quoi ils les ont reçu ne sont pas des backers à 1$…
Anyone get a tracking number? I was an early backer and haven’t gotten anything yet.
in the previous my post, I gave ph. contact to the owner Zambilight ,
just call to him and ask a few questions …
Can we get an update on the status. Where is the app and manual? Did any of the beta testers receive the kit?
@Randy : ok ;-)
@David – forgive my lack of french, but it seems you said reassurance would be a photo of the packages ready to ship. Apparently 100 units have already shipped (a week ago), so reassurance would be hearing from those who have received their units and getting feedback, photos or video. We are long past the “here is a photo of kits ready to ship” stage.
Has the app been submitted for downloading?
Any backers who have received units can they please post some pictures or a video?
Kit Zambilight commandé depuis la France !
J’ai hâte de voir arriver les premières photos & vidéos des premières installations;
Pour ma part, je vais patienter sagement jusqu’en Avril !
Pour rassurer tout le monde,
En attendant les réceptions, peut être une photo des paquets prêts à expédier ?
@RenaudD : Quand as-tu acheté ton kit? Fais-tu parti des super early?
Comme je l’ai dit, je suis français,donc je suis proche de la belgique, et je n’ai rien reçu à l’heure actuelle. J’espère ne pas mettre fait arnaquer, ça sera pour moi la dernière fois le financement de projet
In anticipation of receiving my two zambilight kits, I decided I would find and download the app for iOS. This would allow me to get a glimpse at functionality prior to receiving the kits. To my dismay, an iOS app was nowhere to be found in the App Store. What’s going on? Certainly those who’s units have shipped/received would also be here commenting about no app. Please explain.
@markketle
There are already a lot of people that informed us that they received the package.
Best regards
Zt
@ Software Enterprise
Over 100 shipped a week ago and no confirmed deliveries? You might want to consider using a different carrier for the next lot!
@ Harry,
You will find this information in our update on Sunday evening (around 10pm).
Together with the rest of the shipping dates and other information.
Where i can find pics of the app or download link, doesn’t matter iOS or android.
@Anonymous Contributor After a week of supposed shipping I certainly haven’t recieved mine yet. I’m hoping Monday but its kind of strange no one really here for the exception of I think 1 backer who has stated they have recieved it but no pictures of it or video.
No one has received their Zambilight yet then??
@ Maikel
Lol :-)
@zt I tought i did a nice NSA search :P.
@ Maikel
Have a little patient and you will receive your kit as soon as possible.
And now we are not 15 years old ;-)
Best regards
Zt
I did some research on the whoisname. I found that he has a son ( I don’t mention his name ) That son has some nice idea’s/shops and is only 14 or 15 years old ( I guess)
He posted under a different name.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPWwp6nJsUS_aTDE0707dUw
Maybe it is a little to much to handle for a young boy.
I’m not totally sure of this but atleast say it @ZT. We all respect it and wil try to help you guys!! If i’m not right you can also say so ;D Sorry for my bad english
thank you very much!
@ Axel Timmen:
We received your mail.
Your address has been changed.
Best regards
ZT
@ Axel
Contact: info@zambilight.com
And we will change it for you.
Have a nice evening
Best regards
Zt
is it possible to send you a new mail with new shipping address? (i ordered 26.11.14)
@ l4v4
We understand, and we will do our best to give you a clear update on Sunday evening.
Best regards
Zt
Ok I do understand all the postponed timelines and things. Thats all ok. But currentl we are getting a bit scared. We still getting no proof of shipping and no proof from someone who recieved the kit(s).
In addition more and more people shouting, that all is fake.
So that will mak things not easier.
And as a reseller we invest some more bucks and do have some people waiting for there kits. So this will go to our reputtion, too.
Pls give us some proofings soon.
Thanks
Tomasz,
Louisalaan 65 is our company address.
Is that a problem?
I guess we can have our own office for meetings ….
Best regards
@Anonymous Contributor
Zambilight owner Name: Jan Vandezande Louisalaan 65 -on this street but at a different address such a person exists … Louisalaan 125…Now you can contact with him .
http://louise120.com/contact.html
@ Bruno
We know.
And we are taking time to answer.
But it’s very hard for us.
We want to deliver as soon as possible and we have just a few hours a day.
We will provide an update Sunday evening with the exact dates of the next shippings.
So it will be clear for everyone.
For pictures of the final product ==> indiegogo page (section Final product)
Have a nice evening
Best regards
@Software Enterprise: i understand that but you take time to answer.
You’ll save you some troubles by just making one or 2 pictures and/or video of the final product/shipping process. How hard is it?
Or make sure people wich are beta testers have theirs as soon as possible.
Blog/youtube unboxing/reviews will boost your sales.
http://bgwhois.com/domain/zambilight.com.html
@ Martin:
We’ve putted a lot of time into this project.
So, no, this is not a scam.
Best regards
ZT
Scam? http://www.reddit.com/r/raspberry_pi/comments/2ftbjx/my_led_backlight_tv_blog_post_is_being_ripped_off/ hope not…..
@ Bruno:
We are not the best communicators, but we will keep our word.
It’s hard when you have just a few hours after work to get this project finished.
We are doing our to get the kits as soon as we can in your living room!
We will provide an update on Sunday evening with the exact dates of the next shippings.
Hi Everyone,
We are busy with the preparation of the second shipping
+ the support of the first people who received there Zambilight kits already.
Please be a little more patient, we are working as hard as we can.
@Software Enterprise : Can you post any update to stop the drama?
Photo of ready to ship Zambilights?
Software and manual?
Tracking number for complaining people?
I know that you are a little company but your communication is so bad that i can’t recommend friends to buy the product until i have evidence that the real thing is shipping.
It has been 18 days since you made an update, please let us know something.
On reddit, people are saying you are fake: http://www.reddit.com/r/raspberry_pi/comments/2ftbjx/my_led_backlight_tv_blog_post_is_being_ripped_off/
Please respond asap. If it is a scam, this is the zambilight.com whois data (but could be cheated as well?):
Name: Jens Deferme
Street: Wildemansweg 10/1
City: Herent
or
Name: Jan Vandezande
Street: Louisalaan 65
City: Brussel
@Alan yes i thought that too and with no tracking numbers its hard to stay where they are or even if you will receive them? im hoping for tomorrow or at least by Monday.
6 days after the first shipping, still no pictures nor videos ? that’s strange
@Dennis Bakker how are you getting on with yours? Can you upload some pics via dropbox,mediafire or google drive?
Yes i have done 4 projects and 17 contributions.
Isn’t the key to a successful campaign communication and trust.
In my campaigns i was communicating with my backers and giving constructive criticism to the contributions.
Please stop trying to bad mouth me as you have zero experience with crowdfunding or the fundamentals of it. #idiot
Said the guy who participate in 4 projects with 1012 comments —> 253 comments per projects. I should really stop feeding the troll
@Randy
Well Said.
@Pierre Please stop talking your getting annoying.
@Pierre-Olivier – With all due respect, those who you refer to as trolls are people who have been involved with this project since Day 1, who have commented multiple times, who were promised beta units, etc. You appear to have two comments (total) in the last 24. This doesn’t make you any less important to the campaign, but it does question why you would be here calling people trolls. People who frankly want to see this project succeed.
Respectfully,
Randy
. in a very positive light. We are all looking forward to being able to do that, but right now we just have broken promises. For the record, I remain very positive about this project, but we need to start seeing results. It is now six days after shipping has begun with very little evidence that any unit has been received. For such an amazing product, that is a bit concerning. I for one cant wait to show it off, which will be accomplished with video, not a few lines in the comments section
I said… DON’T FEED THE TROLLS! Guys seriously don’t feed them, they will win at this stupid fight because they have more experience than you in trolling an arguing about stupid thing.
…you can rest assured, that we are some of the biggest supporters of this project, and will shower the comments, and internet in general with great information and reviews about the product and creators. We have been disappointed on a number of occasions with broken promises, but have still given SE the benefit of the doubt. As you can tell, patience is wearing thin. There are some really easy, reasonable things that the creators can do to gain back trust, and allow us to put them…
… this campaign. We were probably selected as beta users to keep us quiet, and for the most part it has worked. But because we were the most vocal, it would have been really easy for SE to send us the beta units, and we would have become the biggest cheerleaders for this project. Our negative commentary, questioning or raising issues/doubts would have immediately turned into positive reinforcement that would have benefited SE and all backers. This sentiment still remains true today…
Guys, I think people are relaxed. There are a few of us who were selected as beta users. Frankly we were told that we would expect to receive beta units back in October. That obviously didn’t happen. There is an appreciation that Software Enterprises is a guy in his basement with a few friends, putting together the kit. I personally don’t believe we have had unrealistic requests. Admittedly, the beta testers, me included, were probably some of the most vocal individuals at the start of..
Stop…. and relax :)
Last updat on update page was 18 days ago :(
@Warren and David, your both right, but be smart and don’t react on everthing.. :)
@Boys of Zambilight… Let the Light on.. so keep everyone updated.
My patience is going wery low …. >:(
And total funds is still raising…. So hurry with updates and shipping. Shall I help you guys? Its 50 minutes from my home :)
@Jan What do you mean be treated like kings. Let’s point something out. I was chosen as a Beta tester as I have experience with testing products which they didn’t deliever but have honoured to send me it along with my pledge. Also if you read the story page it states super early birds get the promo kit too. Get your facts straight first. Again well aware of crowdfunding
You’re comparing asking for a simple email to being treated like kings? Talk about a sense of proportions…
As much as I made the promise to send my money, @SoftwareCompany made the promise to deliver. On time or not, I don’t care.
I’m just saying a lot of voices would lower down if they just took 5 min (FIVE!) of their time to copy a list of emails from an Excel spreadsheet, paste it into the BCC field of a new email and type “Your Zambilight was shipped, enjoy!” Are we THAT hard to please?
Jan de Leeuw is right!
Wait this week.
You could start crying at the middle of the next week :D
@Tomasz Fischer, Warren Coakley, David Stosik:
Stop whining and get a life! Talking about investments (haha)of $49 and expected to be treated like kings..
It’s f*cking crowdfunding!
@Pierre-Olivier H.Mercier As for you,i will post whatever i want here. The information your looking for should of been covered along time ago or will be covered in an update from them.So please go away you annoying person.
@Steven Day Excuse me,who the hell do you think your talking too? I know exactly how crowdfunding operates. i have ran 3 very successful campaigns on both indiegogo and KS so dont look down your nose at me. I know how complexed projects can be. I was told one thing then another from these guys so yes im allowed to be a little vigilant when it comes to my investment.From doing projects myself.
@SoftwareEnterprise
Although I’m not happy about the decision, I can understand you can’t send us tracking numbers, probably because it would have been too expensive, compared to what we paid, but would you be kind enough to send an email to people you actually shipped a package? I’m sure you’re tracking it some way, as you must ensure you won’t be neither sending twice to the same person, nor forgetting any one, so please, a quick email, a few words, and every backer will know what to expect.
Ok, we are all close to receiving Zambilight, right?
If so, can you release a decent ‘set up’ video of Zambilight, show how it is connected to hdmi, how do you calibrate to your TV etc…
More info please, asap
@Demian
I’ve bought my dou kit in September, at this time delivery plan was shipping in January 2015
I am French and I have received nothing
@Dennis upload to one picture hoster like https://imageshack.com/ and copy links here
I agree @pierre. Warren, if you expect a small startup business to have the same level of service and logistics as Walmart, Don’t do crowd-funding. Since backing you’ve never offered any productive comments and only whined and complained. Seriously man, grow up.
@Warren Coakley stop trolling! I try to get some interresting update but all I see it’s you trolling. Oh gosh… Don’t feed the troll!
to randy Alexander
Installed mine 1 hour ago.
Installed the 4 led strips.
My television is at a wall, so it is not so easy to stick the berry and the box at the back of the television because i have not so much space.
Only a lot of power adapters, for the box, the led strips, it should be better with only 1 power adapter.
Did some test with receiver and it is working.
Will take more time during the weekend to test it.
I can’t post pictures in the comments here, only text.
With it being evening time in Europe right now, I imagine anyone receiving their unit today would have already received it (in Europe). Anyone? Please share your comments/feedback for the rest of us who are still waiting. Today is Day 5 since shipping, someone must have received it by now…
Hope to recieve our reseller kit as soon as possible. the crowd is a bit sad about the postponed release :/
@ Demian:
We have shipped the first duo kits ordered in September 2014.
Best regards
zt
@Software Enterprise: Why do you ship the “Duo Kits” (Planned delivery Mar 2015) before you have shipped all of the “Super Early Birds” (Dec 2014) and “Early Birds” (Jan 2015)?
@Warren Coakley , ask about tracking number…
@ Harry
Last friday we’ve shipped 40 single packages / 50 duo kits / 3 reseller kits
In the next wave we will ship minimum 150 single packages / 75 duo kits and the rest of the reseller kits.
Best regards
Zt
How many kits you shipped last Friday and how many kits going out in the second shipping ?
I hope I’m in the second wave, because I didn’t believe the kit need more them 4 days to Germany, so I wasn’t in the first shipping with my duo kit.
Greetings Harry
I get nothing!
I have not received my kits yet.
So, any feedback now that some have received kits ?
@Twan P
Maybe you can go to Software Enterprise and help them :)
So you can get your version faster ;) And dont forget my version to bring :) I am from Netherlands to :)
Lots of smiley :)
Hi everyone,
The first kits are shipped out last friday.
Now we are preparing the second shipping.
Be prepared Zambilight is coming soon.
Best regards
ZT
Hmmm i hope to receive my super early bird soon.
I live in the Netherlands and the product is shipped from Belgium on a Saturday, Normally it would be here in 2 days(yesterday), hope to receive it today.
I have backed four projects since discovering fund raising sites a year ago and have yet to received anything from any of them. I was one of the super early bird backers here so hope to have mine very soon which will certainly restore a bit of faith.
@Creator Can you confirm you have indeed posted mine considering no emails or tracking numbers were recieved?
I can confirm I have yet to receive mine yet. I am waiting on a full completed kit and a beta kit and promo pack as I was one of the very first backers of the super early bird. I will post a YouTube video and pictures when and if I receive it.
All the people who haven’t the zambilight yet are ready to post pictures, but the people who said they have already the kit…..
I can’t understand this! Mostly of the baker’s want some more pictures over week’s ago nothing happened and now the first kit’s arrived the story goes on and on and on . I will believe, that I get my zambilight tomorrow, but I think what will be not happened.
Guys as soon as I get my kit, I will post some pics (links) here and of course my feedback ;)
Hi,
I’m looking for a complete Ambilight-like solution.Is there anyone to compare Zambilight and AmbiVision, from here:
http://igg.me/at/ambivision ??
Have anyone received the kit?
We want videos or photos!
Guys. Pictures.
to randy Alexander
super early bird on indiegogo site.
@Tino – While I am as eager as you are to see photos from users, I don’t believe Indiegogo allows us to post pictures. Hopefully those who have received their units will post somewhere online and link the URL here.
Thanks Dennis. Quite exciting. Although I have to ask. Did you pledge as part of the super early bird? When I click your name and look at campaigns you have funded, there are none that show up. Wondering if you purchased directly from the website, or part of indiegogo?
Oh my god… it is really so extrem difficult to post one picture
Anyone received anything in USA? I am waiting for my Kit for long time now
to randy Alexander
Received my ambilight system this afternoon.
I almost lost my confidence in crowdfunding because i’m waiting for ages on my Trackr bravo, i was happy to receive the ambilight system.
I will install it tomorrow and leave some reactions.
Sorry for my bad english
@Dennis – when you say “Thank you for the delivery”. Does this mean you have received your kit, or you are just thanking in advance? If you have received it, please provide additional comments/thoughts/reactions.
Thanks,
Randy
Thank you for the delivery.
Just make it work with Philips Hue.
Maybe it’s time to open a Forum?
So everyone can post pictures and videos?
Good idea?
Of all backers, the first one telling us he got his Zambilight from “Software Enterprise” HAD to be named something like “Crowdfunding_account”…
Man, seriously, wouldn’t I be used to this project’s “shadiness”, I would start to worry again!
Hopefully it’s just a few days before I’m reassured by getting my own Zambilight kits in the mail…
Hey, “Crowdfunding_account”, feel free to send a quick pic! ;)
We want pic’s please!!!
Received mine :-)
This evening: Installation
2night: Movie night :-)
Thank you guys!
Which shipping company you’ve used ?
Just wondering if I was one of the people that got there’s shipped a few days ago.
Hi Randy
I guess the first kits will arrive tomorrow.
Have a nice evening
Regards
Zt
Anyone lucky enough to receive their kit yet? With shipping started on Friday, I imagine some in Europe may have received it already?
@ Carlos
That is something for the future.
Because we bought already all our Pi’s.
Best regards
ZT
@ Jurgen:
This month
For the next batch of kits, you can start thinking of using the new Raspberry Pi 2. That should give a nice speed boost.
Meanwhile, can’t wait to receive the ones I’ve ordered already. :)
When will the Early Bird kits be shipped?
@ Warren:
Nice to hear :-)
@ Frank:
The first units are shipped on Friday.
Looking forward to recieving my kits and promo packs soon.
Are the first units shipped yet???
Woah February already, that means just a little over a month waiting for my zambilight kit!
Excited :)
@Robin,
I too, as a beta tester, also feel an element of responsibility to share my thoughts as well. As soon as I get my two units I will be happy to post a review.
Randy
@Robin. I have said already that I will. I will unbox,do a set up and do a review if it as soon as ibrecieve both of them.
Hi team,
Do you have the software and manual ready for download?
Thanks! Can’t wait to get them. I’ll try to make a video.
@ David:
Your beta kit ==> 60 inch
For the people that already receive a Zambilight in the coming days.
Can someone please make a video of it? Maybe a unboxing or showing it with games?
Thank you!
Is it april allready? Can’t wait! ;)
Hello,
I don’t remember telling you the size I wanted for my “beta” kit, along with my Duo Kit.
Would you mind telling me, if it’s shipped, which size you shipped?
Thank you,
David
@ ds / Randy
Your package will be shipped next week.
Hi guys,
On friday the first packages super early bird/duo zambilight kits / reseller kits left the building.
We will do our best to ship as soon as possible.
Questions? Info@zambilight.com
Best regards
Zt
Wanneer worden de early bird Zamilight verstuurd?
OK great thanks. Looking forward to recieving them and my promo kit too. Have a nice weekend.
I purchased Zambilight on September 17, will i get it in this shipment?
Thanks!
Congrats!!! Hopefully the first units have left for their final destination. I assume as a beta tester I will receive my two units as part of the first batch? Can you confirm? You guys have done a ton of work, and hopefully this is a great product. 2178 funders!!! WOW! Something tells me there will be a lot of movie watching in the coming days/weeks.
Congrats again.
Randy
Hi Twan,
We will concentrate us on the shipping, so we will not sent tracking numbers, that is a lot of work, we will hold them in case of questions, ….
The first packages will arrive next week.
Existing :-)
Enjoy your weekend, we’ve still a lot of work to do with the shipping.
Best regards
ZT
Hello,
Do we get a track & trace code? I live in the Netherlands so i hope i will receive it this weekend or the beginning of next week. Can’t wait to try it out with some movies.
Greetings,
Twan
Hi Warren
Indeed we start shipping 2day.
We still know what we promised you.
Best regards
Zt
@Software Enterprise and promo kit. Cant wait. Next week will have it up and running.
@Software Enterprise Brilliant so shipping tomorrow? Please don’t forget to send my 2 as discussed before please 46" and 55" Thank you.
I agree with everyone that getting the product out to everyone is most important.
I just thought it might boost demand for these guys, due to the number of people with hue, that’s all.
Hopefully the developer community can get behind it after launch.
Cheers,
Mickey
I ordered the duo kit and now I wonder what adapters I need to run one kit on my iMac via Thunderbolt?
Greets, Moritz
Hi Everybody,
In this scenario, we want first to deliver al the packages to the funders.
Tomorrow the first packages will be shipped. (the first super early birds / the first duo Zambilight kits / the first reseller packages)
When all the deliveries are done we can start looking for the possibilities in the future.
Best regards
ZT
Let them finish first the Zambilight. After that they always can look at upgrades thru software update for whatever is possible ..
I am affraid they say they integrate everything so we must wait longer :)
I think the important thing is to have a good solid software in the Zambilight. I’d asked if it was Hyperion and got a reply from the team that it wasn’t but something better, so I’m hopeful.
What will really be useful is if the software is either open source, or at least has an open API. Then things like Hue support can be added by the community itself. At this point the team I’m sure is focused on delivering the initial product.
o my bad then. Well anyway, first let’s see how well zambilight works. That’s the most important thing at the moment ;)
Please see here:
http://www.developers.meethue.com
Mickey
Hi zambilight,
Philips allow anyone to develop and integrate with hue. Take a look at all the third party apps that have been developed on app stores. It is part of the ZigBee open source home automation project.
Mickey
@ronallen hue is open source. Philips want people to develop for it and integrate it with other smart home products
+1 for IFTTT
Hi,
will only the early birds be shipped end of january and all others in march/april and nothing in february?
I ordered in november, does that mean anything? ;)
thanks
hue is closed sourced and patented by Philips. Zambi-team would have to pay loads of cash for the license and that’s why there won’t be any hue-support.
1 day to go before I get my shipping mail with tracking :), Although, I’m not a beta tester I will definitely post my review here!
IFTTT would open loads for Zambilight,definitely something to think about in a firmware update down the road.
Question regarding shipping. What provider will you be using to ship to the US? Will we receive tracking information via e-mail when our units ship?
Congrats on reaching this milestone. There are a lot of us who are eagerly awaiting Zambilight to arrive. I appreciate the hard work of you and your team. I know this is a hobby for you and you have been working on this after hours and on weekends. Hopefully we can all celebrate the arrival soon.
Randy
Hi Murat,
We start shipping by the end of this week as promised.
Have a nice day
Best regards
Zt
Hi,
I read all the posts here.. and this is what I think:
When I was begun to read from beginning I became angry of David Stosik with his questios.
After reading and reading I think he had good questions after all.
Still no beta testers and no shipping at all..
And yo (software Enterprise) says shipping will be end of this week. So I will stay here till and of next week to see of anyone get his Zambilight.
If no: I will ask refund.
You are shipping for 4 months now !
Hi Moritz,
You ordered in January, so your order will be shipped in March.
Have a nice day
Best regards
When can we expect the Duo Kit to be shipped?
Greets, Moritz
Hi Mickey,
Indeed this is a good idea, and in theorie this should be possible.
But the problem is, if you look for example to Philips they got a patent for this.
Regards
ZT
IFTT ?
+1 for LIFX i have a few of those bulbs in the room i will be putting this in? How about making the PI IFTTT enabled then we can do some cool stuff with it,including adding Hue,LIFX,NEST etc.
Nice idea Mickey!!!
How about Lifx ? It has an API, you could drive it from the RPI.
+1 Mickey
It would be awesome
Hi,
Just backed this a couple of days ago. Is there any chance this will be able to work with Philips hue lighting?
Cheers,
Mickey
@ Ron:
For the app it’s a matter of days before you can download it worldwide.
There will be a manual with instructions for installation included in the package.
We will also ship a package to a famous blogger wo will make a video of the installation of Zambilight.
There will be an update of our website www.zambilight.com in a few days with the installation manual and the necessary software.
Regards
Zt
How about you guys post the installation manual here that is included with the kits. It should be finished with just 2 days left b4 shipping.
How about the app? It isn’t still on the app store yet…
Hi Ron,
As promised we will start shipping this week.
Best regards
Zt
2 days left b4 shipping and still updates are rare. I just hope that you keep your promise once and ship the zambi kit on time!
Hi Moritz,
Adding lights is always an option, also in the future.
We"ve sent you an email.
Best regards
ZT
Hello i backed the zambilight and wanted to ask you what i should do if I want to have some more lights added into the box. My TV is 63 inch big and i read that there was an option to do that. I would also pay more for that. Thanks
@ Sylvain Cote:
You can expect a good quality Zambilight box.
@ Maneesh G
We are working with our own software, not Hyperion.
Our software got a faster response time.
The app is ready to go.
Have a nice day
Best regards
Zt
@ Maneesh G
We are working with our own software, not Hyperion.
Our software got a faster response time.
The app is ready to go.
Have a nice day
Best regards
Zt
Hi Mickael,
Normally you have to sent a mail to info@zambilight.com
But we did the necessary.
Have a nice day
Regards
ZT
Hi,
I want to cancel my contribution. I already open a dispute on Paypal.
How can i demande the refund here ?
Thanks.
Do i have to expect some small quality degradation while splttin hdmi?
Great to hear about software being finished!
quick question – what software is it running on the Pi? Is it Hyperion? And is the smartphone app also ready?
Great progress this weekend.
By the end of next week the first packages will be shipped :-)
Looking forward to it!! Great product!
@ Lee Gib
That is possible
Can you sent us a picture of the back of your television?
Mail: info@zambilight.com
Thank you
Have a nice day
Best regards
Zt
@ guillaumezucche:
Normally you have to write a mail to info@zambilight.com
But we’ve already done the refund by paypal.
Have a nice weekend.
Regards
ZT
Hi,
I want to cancel my contribution. I already open a dispute on Paypal.
How can i demande the refund here ?
Thanks.
@ gfxgum
We can change your order, we’ve sent you an email.
Regards
ZT
@ Esteban Remecz
Nice to hear :)
I own a 65’ tv, can you adjust my order for the extra strip?
Looking forward to lighting up my day/night!
@ Eric:
Thank you for answering the question of Jonas.
I think he found it.
Have a nice evening and weekend
Regards
ZT
@ Ron
We are making everything ready for shipping the first packages at the end of next week.
Won’t wonder me if the delivery time is delayed again… Bets are welcome .
Aaaah @Eric DENAYER by “pitch tab” you mean the tab that says “Story”? and when @Software Enterprise says “our page” he means the indiegogo story page and not www.zambilight,com
@Eric Still blind since I see no pitch tab here http://imgur.com/oenEJ2m
@Jonas and all backers,
New pictures are in the PITCH tab (first tab) in the “The final product” sections
regards
Can I get a link to the images of the final kit since I can’t find them on your website.
@ Randy
Great to hear that
Regards
Zt
That’s awesome about the promo pack. I look forward to drinking my morning coffee from the Zambilight mug!
Hi Warren,
Yes, you will receive the promo package.
Have a nice evening
Regards
Zt
Since I’m still a beta tester will I be recieving the promo pack of the cup and pen along with my beta kit and finished one?
Hello ZT,
Thanks for the photos of the final kit in the PITCH page.
Waiting more photos for android/iphone app and videos for installation/settings
;)
Regards
Eric
@ Alan:
There are already pictures of the final kit on our Page.
And more is coming
Regards
ZT
Everyday there are comments asking for proof of the kit or current product since weeks. You can stop them now and give back trust for everyone. It only takes 5 minutes.
@ joanne
Thank you
Yes Jamie
2 hands each :-)
2 hands each, I hope. :)
@ Ron and Bruno
We will post more videos and pictures.
But you have to give us some time also.
We all have a full time job, we doing this after our work….
And then we have to make everything ready for the shipping also.
We only have 2 hands….
No picture of the final product, 3 poor video.
I’m begining to wonder if zambilight is a scam…
Is this that hard to give us a real feedback on what’s going on?
hey Software Enterprise where are the next updates (pics, vids) you promised us? Those 3 Vids on youtube are well … can’t be seen as update .
@ Warren
You will receive all the details to install the kit fast and easy.
Regards
Zt
Well 8 or so days to go. Still none the wiser about installation of the unit as I haven’t seen anyone actual do one or explain properly about it. So forgive me If I recieve both my units and I’m unable to write a review on it at first considering I may have to figure it out on my own.
Hi
Yes, you can use them at the same time.
Regards
Zt
The question is rather: can you use zambilight and xbmc at the same time with just one pi?
@ Terysama
For the more professional users, you can use your Raspberry Pi as a Media center.
Hi,
Will it be possible to have xbmc on it ?
@ Josh Smith:
Thank you very much!
@ H D
What you can do is use you television to supply your Raspb Pi (if you have a USB acces)
Then you have the Zambilight box that need a Power Supply.
@ shlomi
We will add new updates ones the first shipping is left.
During the next days there will be also new movies and pictures.
Regards
Is it possible to combine the power sources of the zambilight box and the rasp pi so that I only have to plug one device into an outlet? Do they run on the same voltage?
I will mount this behind my tv, which is hanging on a wall, so reducing the footprint is important. Thank you.
add videos of the shipping process ,
the box behind the tv no a tv screen , we belive you that this works , we need to see the items
@maikel Bennebroek
Yes, this is possible
Regards
Zt
This is the normal playing time ,Business is booming but unfortunately the effects of this lack of , only promises ,several amateur photos and videos and all that….to 01.12.2104 you received 81.928 USD !!! : http://crowdtoolz.com/index.php/igg/showProject/925491/1
Is it possible To adjust colors? If Your wal is orange for example.
@ Benzoid:
Thank you
Have a nice evening
Regards
ZT
@ Adrian: We will be shipping by the end of the month.
Regards
I highly doubt that there ever will be a shipment. Another campaign that did not hold as promised.
@ Alan
Follow us on YouTube to keep informed of more new videos this week
The videos exactly look like the one from 3 months ago, do you only have Avatar dvd ?
@ Jonas:
There are more pictures and videos coming today and during the next days.
The mayer priority was to fix the issues so we can start shipping as soon as possible.
regards
@ John:
The date is for the first backers.
But the shipping will go very fast.
You will receive an email within 48 hours after purchase and also reminder.
You can check your spam folders if you didn’t received your email.
Regards
@ nadforever and bruno
Thank you for your feedback.
Today we will do a small update of our indiegogo page, with the final items we will ship to you
@ Ron:
We are working on a step by step instruction video.
@ Charles,
The 3D will still work and we are working with 1.4 cables.
Regards
I have to ask, will my 3d TV capabilities still work when I have the zambillight hooked up. Does this have 3d pass through. Is the hdmi cable you are giving us 1.3b or 1.4?
Poor update indeed. OK we have shipping dates. But as the rest of the backers have said:
NO new pictures.
NO new videos.
NO beta tester pictures or videos.
No instructional video.
I’m scratching my hair off because I can’t understand why you have so hard time making updates that makes any effort in proving that we are anymore near a completion of this project.
How hard can it be to take a couple of images (not just a closeup of empty pi casings) of the prototype you are using for your test for the software?
You can’t be for real if you think these two new videos is answer to any of the questions posted in the comments. It is just a movie of a tv in a dark room.
Hey guys, just wondering about a couple of things. Are these new shipping dates for everyone that’s funded you so far or just early backer and secondly, how long after backing you should I expect an email regarding what size screen I have? Regards, John.
I was hopping pictures of ready to ship devices.
Just shipping dates and two videos? Desapointing.
Hope early birds will provide feedback when units are received.
I was hoping there would be more pictures of the unit it self??!! and all other hardware…
ummm I thought there will be a major update after almost a month with nothing lol… But anyway thx for the shipping date.
Please consider to upload a step by step installation video of zambilight. With all the leds, zambilight box, pi etc.
I have to ask, will my 3d TV capabilities still work when I have the zambillight hooked up. Does this have 3d pass through. Is the hdmi cable you are giving us 1.3b or 1.4?
@ Christophe: We will start shipping 29-30 January
They said 11 pm Belgium time. Currently, it’s 21:20 so approx. 1:30h left ^^
@Christophe No I haven’t recieved mine yet. Isn’t am update overdue?
Early bird user, have you received your zambi kit ?
Thanks
Hi Matthew,
Thank you.
Indeed working with vga connection is not always easy.
You can expect the update tomorrow evening 11 Pm (time in Belgium)
With good news.
Regards
Zt
I’m looking forward to the update tomorrow and hope there will be positive news.
If you’re not already aware, you have new competition with this (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ambivision-standalone-ambient-lighting-device#description ). It looks neater in some ways, but the fact it only works from a VGA connection and requires the customer to buy splitters is a deal breaker for me.
Zambilight looks great and I can’t wait to receive it
Guys really need your next update to be a solid one and put a smile on my face.
@ Rob Petersen:
Yes, there will be firmware updates.
And the Rasp Pi is coming with a case.
Regards
ZT
@ Radolphe:
Merci
Bat
Zambilight Team
@ Luis:
In march we will open our webshop (www.zambilight.com)
There you will have the possibility to buy everything separated or other packages
Will there be firmware updates? Is the raspberry pi encased?
Je suis heureux de pouvoir soutenir ce projet et je remercie tout les acteurs principaux de ce projet !
PS : Cette idée vaut de l’or ! Continuez ! ;-)
@Luis Andrade
just sell your new/old Raspi ;)
Hi guys. Thank you for the reply. I understand, but please consider at least an option without the Rasp Pi, as it is the worst component to have duplicated and would cut the cost down a bit.
Thanks again.
Hi Warren
The next update is by the end of the week (sunday evening)
With the progress and good news ;-)
Regards
Zt
I honestly hope the next update will be they are finished and ready to ship!
@ Luis:
That’s difficult, because there are people who only wants the software.
People who want everything without the Rasp Pi
And people who wants everything without the Rasp Pi and led strips.
That’s the reason we are working with one package.
Regards
@ Alan:
There will be videos, pictures, shipping dates, ….
Just have a little more patient till the end of the week.
Regards
I hope the update will not only be one or two box pictures…
Hi,
Would it be possible to have a “Zambilight box only” perk, for those, like me, with a Raspbery Pi and led stripes already? Just the control box + grabber.
Thanks!
Hi
The update will be in your mailbox by the end op the week.
Regards
Zt
Just post some videos with bugs or what ever and some kind of update guys… it is ok if delay happens,…but at least respect the backers with frequent updates than reply to comments .. that will help you to concentrate on what you need to do :-)
i want buy zamblight for bigger inch TV please feedback dkwkwodud@me.com
@ Stevesteven:
We will take contact with paypal tomorrow morning to arrange this faster.
We keep you updated tomorrow by mail
Regards
@ stevesteven:
The refund was done by paypal.
I don’t know why but it was done by echeck.
So this will be on your account in a few days.
On 26/12/2014 I canceled and still not get my money back!
Have spoken with PayPal:
Answer:
> I’ve looked at your request and the seller has in the
> Repayment probably the method “eCheck” used.
> “eCheck” is an order, but no refund.
> The repayment is independent of the order.
Something impossible, $ 450 shot in the wind …
1000x :(
@ Ron:
No problem.
In a short time you can enjoy Zambilight at your place and i guess a lot of your friends will be interested after seen this in real life.
Have a nice evening
:) Sorry again.
Many of my friends are also interested but they are waiting for my personal review so if I’m satisfied with zambilight, you’ll be having more customers soon hehe.
@ Ron
I guess you can only contact campaign owners.
No stress Ron, you will receive your kit.
ah well gee. I tried to contact Warren and it seems that its not really allowed. Same failure message: “translation missing: de.you_can_only_send_messages_to_people_that_youre_connected_to_through_a_project”.
O well, my bad there…. It’s just this “waiting” is killing me :/
@Software Enterprise
Well I tried to contact him and Indiegogo said that my message can’t be delivered because Contributor GB is not on any project involved I’m in at (heh I’m involved here in your Zambilight project?!?!). Weird ain’t it?
@ Ron
If you’re not connected with this project, you can’t post any comment, only private comments.
What the hell? The beta tester “Contributor GB” is not even connected with this project (not even with $1 USD support). How come did he become your beta tester or is this just all a fake?
Yes I too would of liked to see feedback from the beta tester,set up,unboxing,used with different sources,cable,gaming etc. Infairness this should of been showed along time ago. If only I had received mine I would of been able to do this review which many are so eager to see.
Any beta testers want to post their experiences using Zambilight so far? Would be good to hear feedback from a real end-user.
Thanks
@ Randy
We told 4 days ago that there will be an update next week.
So next week (by the end of the week) you will receive all the details, new videos and then we are sure of the shipping dates.
If we look to the progress and the work we need to do before shipping, we will start shipping around 26 January.
Have a nice evening!
Regards
ZT
Thanks. Last week you said we would get an update this week. Now it is the end of next week? Why not just give us a quick update now instead of waiting any longer. We are all waiting very patiently
@ gewewi:
This is included
Regards
ZT
@ randy:
You can expect an update by the end of next week.
This with new videos of our progress, shipping details, …
Regards
Hi Software Enterprise team. When can we expect an update from you all? Can’t wait for my beta unit and regular unit to arrive. Really hoping they will be here before the Super Bowl!
Hi guys,
will the USB video grabber be included or would I have to buy it separately?
Regards
@ Zuma:
We can change your address.
You can sent all the details to info@zambilight.com
Have a nice day
Regards
@ Gareth Evans:
The Zambilight box will support this.
Have a nice sunday
Regards
ZT
@ Damien: Thank you
Hi guys, can this support ARC and 4k pass through?
Hâte de recevoir l’update de ma télévision :)
@ Ewgenni
Thank you for your message.
We enjoyed reading this.
Have a nice evening
ZT
Hi Ron,
We will release the software together with the product.
So we ask you to wait till you received your package.
Next week there will be an upgrade with new videos of our progress and the shipping dates.
Regards
ZT
@Software Enterprise
Whats the problem with not giving/sending me the .ipk of App? As of now, we don’t have any viable proof of the zambilight. Pictures are good but still with photoshop these days. We need some solid facts!
if it’s in the final phase. Kindly, send me the app (.ipk). You have my mailad.
Hi Ron,
We are in the final phase right now.
Next week you will receive an update with new videos of the progress and shipping dates.
Have a nice week
Best regards
or a beta release of the software (.ipk)? As my iDevices are jailbroken, I can install it without the use of the appstore.
how about new updates of the progress (vids, pics etc.)?
Hi Kai,
That is possible.
You will receive a mail for the confirmation of your screen size within 48 hours after your order.
Have a nice day
Regards
ZT
Hi Ozan1991,
If you order the duo zambilight kits before 12 october, you will receive this when we start shipping.
You will be informed by mail when the package is on his way.
Have a nice day.
Regards
ZT
Hi,
What do you mean with the first duo kits?
First 20 orders? So i need to wait till march??? :(
Thanks
Hey!
i got a 65" TV
is that possible?
@ Alan
Yes.
Have a nice evening
Zt
So will you be able to send 800 customized (in number of leds) units by march ?
@ l4v4l4mp3
You’re welcome.
Enjoy your day.
Best regards
Hello Team,
Thanks for clarifcation.
Chris / L4L4L4mp3
Warren was first of all a beta tester, then we decided to work with our existing team on our product.
We promised Warren the extra unit together with his unit that he ordered.
In the future there will be updates.
Have a nice day.
I am a bit confused.
So is it possible to send the items as beta kits and update the FW later (ordered a reseller kit)?
Am I missing something here? What is the point of sending out Beta kits at the same time as other kits. Surely the idea of Beta testing is to iron out any problems with the units before the commercial units are delivered.
@ Warren
You will receive an extra kit, as promised.
@Software Enterprise And my Beta kit too?
As requested below.
Please don’t forget. Thank you.
@ David / Warren
By the end of the month the Super Early birds / Early birds / the first duo Zambilight kits / reseller packages will be shipped.
Have a nice weekend.
Best regards
@ David,
we’ve changed your address.
I’d like to know that too…
Also, as I’m going back home in Japan next week, and didn’t receive my Zambilight packs at my parents’ in France yet, could you please change my shipping address back to the one in Japan that I sent you last year?
Thanks.
Do you have a specific date in January for shipping yet?
We wish you all a great 2015.
You will be able to enjoy Zambilight soon at your place.
@ Paul:
You will receive a mail to confirm your screen size and shipping address.
@ Ekaristore: everyone will receive the same Raspberry pi model
@ Ron:
As soon as we got the shipping dates, you will receive a mail with all the details.
I just pledged but I have a 64" TV. How do I make sure I have enough LEDs for that size?
Are you going to upgrade to the raspberry Model A+ for the March deliveries?
Happy New Year Everyone. Let’s hope it’s a bright one just like Zambilight hopefully will be in my room.
any shipping updates?
O well, happy new year to all honest people out there!
@ Warren:
No problem at all.
Best regards
@Software Enterprise Thank you. Please don’t let me down.
Hi Barbara,
Thank you for your private message.
You can find your answer in the FAQ on our page.
4. What if I buy another TV?
The adhesive material on the LED strips is good quality and reusable. You can remove it and transfer the strip to another television.
Have a nice day
Best regards
ZT
Steven,
Please check your mails that we’ve sent and your paypal.
The refund was done.
Best regards
Aha, so as this is handled here.
Unpleasant comments are simply deleted …!
This is not just proves your seriousness.
As in the deleted comment, again: very bad!
So, now you have again what to delete …
Many fun, I’ve already posted this in several German forums.
@ Warren:
No problem.
We will change it for you.
Have a nice evening
Best regards
ZT
I have now upgraded my TV so can I have a 46" final product and a 55" beta model please?
Thank you.
@anthony
Thank you for your private message.
Enjoy the rest of the week
Best regards
Zt
Do not be naive people, are fed scraps of information – this is a time management game , remember …PayPal refund will not last forever
@ Warren:
Happy Christmas
Hi Stevesteven,
Sorry for the delay.
You can always ask a refund.
info@zambilight.com
Best regards
ZT
Impossible something like that! Christmas is over !!! The gifts I needed to Christmas, as it has been promised.
Delivery was agreed: 12/20/2014
Software error … yes, and I pull my pants in the morning with a barge pole at :(
I have just resigned from the purchase and have demanded my money back!
Please keep in mind that you have just 5 weeks when we complained and Paypal payment, otherwise your money story. People always fall purely on any tricks
For me, it is hereby ended. Sri :(
Happy Christmas To All,would of loved to have had it set up to play the kids games and blurays but hey what can you do!
Btw the Indiegogo comments system is pretty awful.
None of them ? It’s strange but it could explain the delays. That also doesn’t mean that we won’t be able to use them, at least I hope so…
@Alan a very early comment was saying that they don’t rely on either Boblight or Hyperion.
@jandeleeuw100 So far you’re the first one disagreeing with this, and I read at least 2 comments who agreed they’d rather get their product on time, and update software later.
I’m telling you, even if it ships in January, you can be sure bugs will be found, and software will require further updates. Why? Because you’ll suddenly go from only the developers, plus one beta tester (which I won’t believe in until I get proofs he exists), to dozens of backers with various configurations.
Hi Software Enterprise,
could you please tell us if the software relies on Boblight or Hyperion ? And in that case if we would be able to use XBMC plugins with them ?
@David Stosik:
Assumptions are the mother of all fuckups, e.g. I can wait. Why the hell would they ship if it needs additional bugfixing? Haven’t we had enough of unfinished products (games: AC Unity, phones: Apple as well as Android phones are guilty)?
If you would have received the product by now, you would have probably left a lot of comments complaining it is not finished?? Patience, you are on Indiegogo, not a webshop!
65 INCHES: just to remind my request for a 65 inches tv.
Thanks, Sly.
B/W : …You can control this in the configuration… —> hey, good news to me!
@ David:
We are working during the holidays, so we can ship as soon as possible.
My guess is that there’s not gonna be much work during holidays, and we’ll see January pass before any production unit gets shipped…
I still don’t understand, if you’re really down to fixing some bugs in our software, why you can’t ship units then a later software update… Don’t tell me you want to ship a perfect product, we all know it’s never gonna happen (no product ships in a perfect state, ever). I also think it’s pretty safe to assume that backers would prefer to have an early bugged software than a late hardware.
@ Warren:
We are working very hard to get this done.
We keep you informed by mail as soon as we start shipping.
Delays… no shock there guys. Never though i was going to get the units in December anyway.
@Warren:
Like promised, there will be an update this evening.
@Jnabet:
You can control this in the configuration.
Everyone have other preferences.
There are persons who liked everything dark when there is no screen (see planes movie) and there are people who like some lights when it’s dark.
You can control it yourself.
Update?
Yes can you answer the below?
Agree with jnabet too ~
I agree with jnabet, “black is black” —> “leds are off”!
So I went back at the home page, had a look on tested samples, got confused by sec 8th of “Avatar” scene which is showing less than 5% light for a lot (to much) of light and brightness coming out of zambilight. But fortunately at the opposit, “Plane” sample has a fade out to full black from the third to 7 th second. Tv and Zambilight are perfectly sync (without any light).
Could please you elaborate?
Thanks, Sly.
Hi,
Are the led on when the screen is black ?
Because in the ambilight model, this is the case and it looks ugly !
Check this video of ambilight vs lightberry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My9dNb9qOnA
Please consider this.
Thanks
Hi Warren,
You can expect a new update tomorrow evening.
Have a nice sunday
Best regards
ZT
I hope the update tomorrow will finally give us the answers we need.
Thank you very much, i can’t wait to have it by January if possible, I will be featuring via www.instagram.com/weblowtrees
Thanks again for the opportunity !
It doesn’t look like i’ll be giving a this out as a christmas present :(
So you said you will show pictures on Friday or Monday of the finished boxed items,so im presuming the hardware will be ready to ship?
Yes i agree if you have a beta software ship it with that and then provide a firmware upgrade!
+1 @David
Also i assume that the majority of the backers loves tech and can handle a simple firmware update :)
@ David:
We wait for the progress in the next days and we will do an update on friday or monday to inform you all.
With pictures of the packed units.
By the way, it’s been 14 days since your last update, now would be a good time to show us some progress… (I mean a real update, something better than short comments.)
Like, you could show us pictures of the other parts that will ship with Zambilight, maybe the boxes you’ll use to pack them, also pictures of packed units… Give us something!
I personally think that releasing a slightly bugged software to meet an early-bird (and Christmas!) deadline is acceptable, as it can be easily updated by downloading and installing a new version on the SD card that ships with the product…
You showed us demos, months ago, so you have early versions that kind of work right?
Bugs happen, and I would personally be a lot happier if I could get my Zambilight by Christmas, then bug fixes through manual (or automated) software updates later.
@ Francesco:
Thank you for the support.
We want to deliver a working product for everyone.
It makes no sense to sent a product that does not work.
We keep you updated.
@ Warren / Shlomi / Michael:
At this point we are still working on the software.
We hope that we can start shipping on time.
We are working with a whole team day and night to get the software correctly up and running.
We keep you informed as soon as possible.
You wil receive an email when your package is on his way.
@ Steven: Thank you for the support
For me is not a problem to receive the product after Christmas, the important thing is it gets a finished product with a stable and perfect software.
Production delays happen even to the most big companies. I am willing to wait until the end of January.
If you are so fussy and anxious, do not participate of these crowdfunding projects.
However more official update with photo, would be appreciated.
Thansk a lot
Ciao
Francesco
Update please. When will this ship?
hi, any shipping update?
Just backed for the 2 pack option! I bought a lightpack a couple years back from kickstarter and loved it, but this seems WAY better as it combines all the components you need to use it without the PC. Plus, excellent value for the price, as i can cover my 60 inch tv with this! I’m really looking forward to hooking this up to my other TVs. Thanks for making such a great product, I hope to receive it on time! Keep up the good work, i’m super excited!
Update on finished product and shipping please?
@ Charles:
Can you check your spam folder?
Otherwise can you contact us: info@zambilight.com
Please update with photos
I haven’t received a survey either.
13 days until Christmas,last EU postal date is the 22nd and the last US postal date is the 19th.
Hi Cap’n Bludd,
The surveys where sent out.
I’ve sent you a private message.
ZT
Were surveys sent out? I haven’t seen one yet.
Christmas countdown 14 days :)
Santa “Software Enterprise” has some presents for me, hopefully.
I’ve been good this year. I swear ;)
@Software Enterprise That’s good. Looking forward to getting both kits in working order.
@ RenaudD and Warren
The kits for the Super early birds are almost finished.
Just working on the software, once the software is finished we can make the SD cards and start shipping.
Have a nice evening
Best regards
15 days until Christmas. Just wondering of an update is due regarding dispatching?
hi
What’s the situation regarding this project?
Im in the same boat as you Warren
@ Software Enterprise Thank you! How realistic are we of getting the units before the 25th of December?
@ Randy
Thank you!
I am a beta tester, and am very excited to receive both of my kits also. I have exchanged numerous e-mails with the Zambilight team since I pledged, and they have always responded to my e-mails extremely quickly. As others have noted, it will be quite tight to get these out before Christmas, but I have faith they won’t let us down.
@ Warren:
Yes, we will sent both as promised.
Have a nice day
Best regards
@ Warren:
Yes, we will sent both as promised.
Have a nice day
Best regards
@David I was one of the beta testers who did not recieve a kit to review etc. I’m hoping they are true to their word and send me the beta and the finished product so i can try it out at home and in work too.
Less than 17 days before Christmas.
@Software Enterprise You are still going to send me both 46" kits as promised?
@ David,
No problem.
Can you sent your address by mail:
Info@zambilight.com
Then we can change it for you.
Thank you.
Best regards
Hey, some might call me crazy, but in spite of all the comments I just posted, I still have a pinch of hope to get something in December.
If you manage to ship before or around Christmas, would you mind changing my address, as I’ll be spending holidays at my parents, and would love to test and give my feedback as soon as possible?
Thank you.
@ David,
This is an old project that didn’t get off the ground.
Let us concentrate on the progress of Zambilight, thank you.
We will keep you posted when the package are shipped.
Best regards
ZT
Any explanation about this? http://bit.ly/1pKv7iZ
Also, don’t tell us you started assembling and packing if pieces are not even together…
And where are the beta tester’s pictures?
@ David,
What do you expect?
We are a group a guys who are doing this project after work.
We aren’t living in the same street ….
There are people from Leuven, Brussel, Eindhoven (is just across the Belgium border), Lommel, Gent, ….
Everyone have his own task in this project.
And now we are just want to get this done, so we can deliver to all the backers.
Best regards
This is not just a problem of bad communication or “guy in his basement”. This is a guy in possession of $71.000 we paid for a product, who refuses to answer our questions, our requests for detailed updates, who is slowly disappearing from any public site on the Internet (I also noticed his Facebook account disappeared last week), and can also be suspected of previous scam attempts.
I don’t know what more you guys need to react and join me in asking more detailed answers!
Hello,
In 4 days, we got no answer, justification on why the update was a lot less than expected, this is not acceptable. The comments I’m writing below are going to raise critical questions, and require clear and detailed answers, or I’ll have to report this campaign to Indiegogo, and urge backers to react.
I checked the pictures location (GPS data saved in EXIF), and at first, it was clean: all pictures were in Leuven, near what seems to be @Software Enterprise’s address.
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But in the last update, there are two sets of pictures:
- Three of small size (seriously though, 320×240? You can do better than that…), located in Leuven too, but somewhere else (some kind of research park, maybe work place, that’s fine). - The two other pictures, unfortunately the ones that show us a stock of Raspberry Pis and cases (bigger size, cool), are not located anywhere in Leuven, not even in Belgium: they were shot in Eindhoven, in Netherlands.(continued)
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This is only a 100km away, but how do you want us to believe that this stock is yours, and that you’ve started to assemble and pack, if parts are not even together? That’s exactly the reason why I asked for proofs that pictures are from you! Also, no picture to show the stock of various other parts of Zambilight (HDMI splitter, video converter, etc.).
Next time, please upload pictures of all parts, with origin proof (writing “Zambilight” on a sheet of paper will do).
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Now, I’ve checked @Software Enterprise’s other old projects, and the description of one of them (http://bit.ly/1pKv7iZ) is a complete rip-off of an existing online course that someone else made: http://bit.ly/1zbwDuC. This looks like pure knowledge theft and does not help me to trust you. Any good explanation?
I’ve also “googled” @Software Enterprise guy’s real name (found on the Paypal payment receipt),
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and it looks like his profile disappeared recently from various social networks (Twitter, LinkedIn, PicBadge, Google+), but still shows in Google’s cache.
I also remember the project description page was saying, a while ago, that 6 beta-testers were selected, it now says 7. Am I wrong, or has it changed recently? Could the beta-testers reading this let us know who they are, and maybe tell us the date they were told they’d be beta-testers?
I’m happy for the pics and as soon as I get my delivery (hopefully), I’ll will order another two. I would also promote this to my friends, if everything goes smooth.
I might have been spoiled by Pebble or Lightpack Kickstarter projects, that had very good updates, along with pics. I’m not used to text-only updates, since these are not that convincing.
I’ll just hope for the best and randy7fx might have a point regarding the basement. By the end of this month, we will know for sure.
Hallo,
ich habe mir mir 1x Reseller-Kit bestellt, und hoffe dass es meinen Erwartungen entspricht !
Meine Bekannten und ich freuen uns schon auf dieses schöne Gadget.
Gruß aus Deutschland
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Hello,
I ordered 1x kit for reseller, and hope that it meets my expectations!
My friends and I are looking forward to this lovely little accessories. :)
Greetings from Germany
@randy7fx point taken. I do hope they prove us all wrong. I honestly do. I’m looking forward to recieving both kits and do a nice review on it. I just hope I don’t have to use the term down the road “I told you so”
They may not be the worlds best communicators, but it seems like it is a guy in his basement, doing his absolute best to deliver a product. It wouldn’t be reasonable to expect world class communication/updates, and lets be honest, there has never been a crowdfunded project that I was a part of that updated me too frequently…its just the nature of the platform. Are they doing everything the way you or I would do it? No… but it doesn’t mean we should flame him over it….Patience..
@ Warren – you are taking it a bit far. This is crowdfunding, not the NYSE. You purchased a product in anticipation of it being created/delivered. I hardly think any of us have “invested” in Zambilight, despite the fact that it is our dollars/pledge that allows them to exist to begin with. I, too have had doubts about this project, but it presents a decent risk for the $50 bucks I am out. They have ALWAYS responded to my e-mails (within hours), and clearly are moving forward. (1/2)
@Aldo I have and succeeded. Maybe they could learn something from me.
Again I’m not a hater, I’m an investor wanting to know where my investment is going. I’m not a charity either. If I give you money I expect something in return.If I ask questions I would like them answered. It’s not hard really. It’s a common courtesy. Too many scams coming to light on these platforms. It’s in their interest to prove to me and everyone else that they are not another one.
Thanks for the update
And for the others ( haters )
Please go create your own project
Pleaseeee
Reminder:
Software Enterprise
1 day ago
@ David: Tomorrow we will receive the pictures beta tester Contributor GB, we will put these in an update tomorrow evening, together with the pictures of our production process.
Software Enterprise
1 day ago
David,
We want to make 1 full update.
Not sending every day an update with one picture in it.
We will make the full update tomorrow evening
If what we got yesterday is the only update we get in a whole week, then that’s fucked up.
Still loads of my questions overlooked. Why?
Seriously guys, is that the update? Where are the videos? Where are the beta tester pictures? You really made us wait one more day for that?
Great update and thank you! I’ve watched the videos and still honestly have no freakin clue how the components are installed, and what the limitations are (like, I currently have 3 components going into HDMI slots on the TV – I don’t quite understand if that will work, if I’ll need to buy a splitter, and if a splitter reduces the quality of the video output), but I’m totally excited for both of mine, and will likely buy several more if they work as advertised!
Thanks for the update guys!
Great to hear Mark :-)
Almost can´t wait to have my Zambilight installed and watch all the Christmas-Specials on TV :-))))))
@ Sylvain
Thank you
Great news, oouuff!
Thanks, Sylvain.
@ Matthew,
We doing this with a group after our job….
So we are working as hell.
But at the end, we will have a great result!
You too. I’m sure you’re working similar hours to me at the moment so I hope it all goes well!
@ RonAllan
Thank you
@Software Enterprise
Thanks for the update. Glad to see some evidence :)
@ Matthew:
Thank you.
Enjoy your evening!
After a rubbish couple of months at work, that was an exciting update to receive. I’m now planning the first film to watch with my Zambilight – keep up the good work guys
@ Warren The app is now in submission process.
We will not work with an DVD but with a normal manual, this looks easier to install it.
The manual will be finished before we ship the product.
ZT
Well 22 days until Christmas and less than that to recieve both the Beta and finished early bird unit’s.
I’m still waiting on concrete evidence of production, app testing, video set up, retail packaging etc which infairness none of this has been addressed.
Software Enterprise – Your response to my request for a photo yesterday :-
“Hi chris
Thank you for your comments.
We will post a picture of our stock tomorrow.
Best regards
Zt”
It is now well over 24 hours & still no photo !
As I said yesterday, it would only take you 10 minutes to post 1 photo
At the end of my request I wrote “If you don’t do this then we can only conclude that you are not telling us the truth.”
So what are we now to think ?
I’ve also heard nothing about the app for Android and IOS. Has this been completed and tested? It could take up to 6 weeks for submission to the appstore. Has the instructional DVD video been completed? This is something I would like to see and surely needs to be completed before launch of any of the units?
We all wait for PROOFS …whether the problem is to take some pictures , I think you have already done parts inventory Raspberry Pi , Leds strips etc …or anything that will mean about your involvement in this project, beyond mere words . 1/2
@Chris Cole write ,,As You have now confirmed what I said earlier, that you have the parts for the Super Early Bird / Duo kits, why is it so difficult to post a picture of the 156 Raspberry Pi’s, Zambilight boxes & LED strips. This will show us backers that you have actually invested some of the money on stock. Also as I said earlier this would be so quick & simple to do and would help put our minds at rest. If you don’t do this then we can only conclude that you are not telling us the truth 1/2
Look I’m willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. I understand the struggles involved with a project but I’m really hoping this isn’t a scam and they come through on their word. 20th is the last shipping day for Christmas so that’s 3 weeks from today. When I recieve both units as promised I will do a detailed video testing of it.
Aldo & @Eric You don’t have to tell me what crowdfunding is about as I have been involved in many projects myself both on KS and Indiegogo.
It’s common courtesy to be transparent with your backers considering they are the ones who have made this a reality.
This is not blind investment, this is crowd funding.
Nobody’s asking for a perfect product. We’re asking for the assurance that our money is put to good use. We can ask for that because it is our money, and it makes us founders.
So far, we’ve only seen promises of tangible proofs in “next update”.
@ Aldo & Eric
Thank you!
We will prove us and deliver a great product.
Best regards
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In fact, the first goal of the project is only 500 $, I think that Software Enterprise is overcrowded by demand if they assumed less bakers.
But I repeat it is crownfunding project not a purchase in a big company. You give your money to help guys to create a company and create a good product.
Please stop to be so negative and let’s Software Entreprise a chance.
May be it is a scam but I don’t think so.
Be patient and ask refund if you don’t want to take the risk.
(1/2)
@Aldo +1000
Don’t remember guys that is a crowdfunding project, You give your money but with risk.
Here Softaware Entreprise makes a refund if you want , so there is no risk.
For information, I’m a beta tester too and I’m waiting my beta testing kit.
But explanations gave here and by mails explain why there is some delay.
Please ask for your money back and leave us alone !!
I hope for you that you would develop the perfect product one day
Enjoy your day
Warren,
We took notes of your comments earlier and we will use your comments to make the next update.
We didn’t say we don’t want to keep doing updates.
We want to sent one update a week, not one a day.
That’s the reason we will sent a complete update tomorrow evening.
Mmmmm Something just doesn’t add up. Why are you still putting doubt in backers minds about this campagin? Tangible proof. You say you don’t want to keep doing updates, well get the update right first time around with some solid transparent proof of it.Please use my requests in the earlier comments to help explain it better
Your doing yourself no favours here.
David,
If you aren’t behind this project you can just ask your money back by sending a mail to info@zambilight.com
We want to make a full update, not sending every day a mail with a little info or one picture.
We want to get this done.
Best regards
You’re stalling, as you’ve always been.
David,
We want to make 1 full update.
Not sending every day an update with one picture in it.
We will make the full update tomorrow evening
You already said “tomorrow” 20 hours ago. Does it mean you’re a day late posting these pictures? Why? What kind of problem could delay a few pictures one more day?
Note for all: it is 13:35 in Belgium.
@ David: Tomorrow we will receive the pictures beta tester Contributor GB, we will put these in an update tomorrow evening, together with the pictures of our production process.
@ David,
We will do the necessary.
No, I’m sorry but taking a 2min video, a few pictures with your smartphone and uploading them here is not a lot of work. It’s all we’re asking for.
Please have a little patient.
This is a lot of work.
We want to deliver on time, we have a hard deadline and we want to make this done.
We will offer pictures in the next update.
And we still guarantee you delivery or refund.
Best regards
@Software Enterprise
This project could be a start of a promising business company. As you see the market exists for such a kind of gadget.
It’d be sad, if this were a scam.
@ Ron,
We will provide pictures in the next update.
You will see.
Best regards
@Henning
Hey good idea, Brussels is just across the border ;)
If you @Software Enterprise (Jens Deferme) can’t take pictures, Henning and I are willingly to take some photos and if the majority of backers wants a video that also ^^
Henning,
We are working on an update to prove that we are working day and night to get Zambilight of the ground.
We will get this done.
ZT
In (personally) think, that this is scam. I don’t live that far away, how about I visit you in Brussels?
You are still collecting money literally EVERY DAY, WITHOUT HAVING PROOF OF ANYTHING!!!!
Two weeks ago you wrote:
“We will post pictures next week with the next update.”
That was 14 days ago. What is so hard about using your smartphone, take a picture and upload it here. Even if it is potato quality, nobody will mind.
WE JUST WANT PROOF, THAT ZAMBILIGHT IS REAL!!!!!!!!!
I’m still in doubt unfortunately. Something just doesn’t add up. All the below should of been done along time ago? Like how hard is it to do a video update? You still haven’t put my mind at ease on this project. I’m hoping you prove me wrong, I really do.
Addressed In Update:
Video of Beta Tester walk through.
Video of detailed set up.
Video of what’s in the box.
Explanation of why you have changed your kind and sending Beta Units with finished units?
Estimated dispatch date of Super Early Birds?
Tangible proof of production and manufacturing?
Proof that there is more than one unit in development and not just a prototype?
Proof it actual does work after fixing issues according to your Beta Tester with no lag or sync issues?
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Same as @Warren Coakley here. Too many justified concerns (if you haven’t yet, you can read my numerous questions a few comments below).
Why shipping beta test units at the same time than early birds, I don’t understand either, it makes no sense. If hardware is ready and just needs assembling and shipping, then it should have priority over any software issue (especially if it’s Wi-Fi, that doesn’t sound critical).
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Wires instead of corner connectors will be fine for a beta test unit! As the problem is known, we won’t focus on it…
We still have no tangible proof that:
- project is progressing as told
- Zambilight’s custom software is real and worked on
- @Contributor GB is a real backer and his beta test was real too
- enough parts were ordered and received
- we’ll get anything before Christmas
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As a reminder, I (and probably other “beta testers” too) was told my beta test unit would ship before the end of the campaign, months ago.
Hope the pictures we get today will be detailed enough… Be sure to include details that prove they are from you. (Still waiting to see anyone’s face on this project…)
@Aldo I’m just saying what the majority of the backers are thinking. I’m not been rude I’m just been logical and reading through the lines. How can you be so naive? I’m hoping they prove me wrong.
Why are you so bad vibe dude !
Stop being so pushy and rude let them do their work
Again. I don’t want to see pictures from your beta tester. If he had done a beta test before you would know a video is more tangible than pictures and to be honest it was a poor test. Something just isn’t right with this campagin. What are you hiding? I’m hoping you are going to prove me wrong. Sure I will take a beta and a fully functional super early bird from you and beta test it properly
Wait,What? So now your sending the rest of the Beta Test units with the Super Early Bird Perks. Can you tell me why your doing that? It makes absolute no sense in sending a beta kit with the finished product. Honestly the updates are really poor. I was very excited at the start but throughout the campagin, proper understanding of your product has been very confusing and sometimes doubtful.
or ,,Enterprise Software,, is a registered company in Belgium ??
Hi chris
Thank you for your comments.
We will post a picture of our stock tomorrow.
Best regards
Zt
As You have now confirmed what I said earlier, that you have the parts for the Super Early Bird / Duo kits, why is it so difficult to post a picture of the 156 Raspberry Pi’s, Zambilight boxes & LED strips. This will show us backers that you have actually invested some of the money on stock. Also as I said earlier this would be so quick & simple to do and would help put our minds at rest. If you don’t do this then we can only conclude that you are not telling us the truth. Just 1 photo of stock.
@ Edou1
You’re welcome.
The rest of the beta tester units will be shipped with the super early birds.
So the delivery will be before X-mas.
We asked Contributor GB to make some pictures of his set-up, this will be included in our next update.
We will also make some pictures of the production process.
We already got all the parts to create the Super early birds / duo zambilight kits, we are just waiting for the corner connectors.
We keep you informed on our further process.
Thanks for the update!
As David suggested, I would be happy to turn my beta testing unit into a super early bird, and provided you with appropriate feedback as I indicated I would with the beta unit. Also happy to take photos and video and send to you to be included in your update. This may make it easier on you and allow you to focus on the product. Happy to help.
Think about it: that might be a way to get your backers’ mind at ease, which means less questions from them, less answering time for you, so more time to fix bugs, assemble and ship units!
I’m sure it would also get more people interested in your product…
Now here’s a very selfish suggestion : why don’t you start shipping a few super early bird and duo kits right now, to people who you promised they’ll be beta testers? I’m sure among us you’ll get very reactive people to post unboxing, setup pictures, better reviews… As we know the software is unfinished, we won’t complain about it!
And even if you consider it’s not a beta test, it might allow you to catch some unforeseen critical problem before shipping anyway, right?
You’re not giving enough dates either. When did you order parts, when do you expect to receive them (pictures as soon as you get them!), how many units do you think you’ll be able to assemble and pack per day?
This is really simple stuff man, nothing that should wait for “next update”.
Photo updates should only take 5-10 minutes, as @Chris Cole says. We don’t need you to take days on writing some text to go with it. Just post pictures of @Contributor Go’s setup, and of all the assembly parts, with a simple caption “This is …”.
You’re talking about a software issue that will require two weeks to be fixed. Why instead don’t you start production and shipment right now, do be on time (and get super early birds and duo their presents before Christmas), then fix the software latee? It’s nothing a firmware update on the SD can’t do! And I’m sure most backers will be OK with a bugged software, as long as they got their unit on time!
Yeah, this looks more and more like a scam. “Beta testers” with an ‘s’? I’ve never heard of more than one, and you can’t say he’s been very active around here… Is what you posted in the update his whole feedback? Is this a joke? No list of tested systems, movies, shows? No picture or video of the received system? How do you expect us to believe you?
I feel like I’ve been had, that I’ve been told I’ll be a beta tester just so that I shut my mouth and stop asking questions in the comments…
This latest update is nothing more than words. To put people’s minds at rest you need to show something more tangible. You say that delivery of the ‘Super Early Bird’ & ‘Duo’ kits should be before Christmas, so we have to assume that you have already purchased most of the required items to fulfill these. So why not update us with a photo or 2 with one of the team & the 156 Raspberry Pi’s, 156 Zambilight boxes, LED strips etc that you must have. That should only take 5-10 minutes.
If the time lapses after you promising me delivery I want out and a refund to be sent back. Anyway let’s wait and see and indeed to see if you just needed 2 beta testers to iron our all the issues. I’ve 10 years experience in the AV sector so I’m looking forward to see it in action.
The update is a little vague again .2 beta testers only? Mmmmm. I honestly thought this late into the project that there would be set up videos (not picture’s) I just don’t know. Since I’m a super early bird and delivery to me will be in weeks I myself will do a video of unboxing, first impressions, set up scenarios and final thoughts and will post it here for the other backers to see what they will be recieving.
@ jay adams
Thank you
Hi Henning
We are doing our best to get our project up and running.
We are working day and night.
We will provide picture of the beta tester settings and on the next update we will put some pictures of our production.
Zt
I’m still very very suspicious. There are so many things that are really really alerting, to someone who wants to invest.
I’ve backed the Pebbles watch before and they did updates like crazy. I would like to see assembling or production pictures, packaging whatsoever, anything at least showing that gathered money has been invested.
Also… beta testers? Plural? Who are these testers anyway. I want this to be the real deal but there is so much stuff going on screaming “scam”.
Hi Guys,
We have posted our update.
If you want other topics in the next update, you can put these here or sent them by mail.
We wishing you a very good evening.
Best regards
Zambilight Team
Hi Stefan,
The update will be today (evening)
We are working on it.
You will receive this by mail
Best regards
Zambilight team
Wait for update….
Hi Sylvain,
Next update is on sunday.
If you want a refund sent us a mail on info@zambilight.com
Just got ripped off (150$) by Soap router project. There is similar parterns with this one: unrespected update date, always more to come, obscure engineering shift, no beta tester… Send me a full refund if you have no meet next Sunday morning. Not another scam please…
@ l4v4l4mp3
You’re welcome
@ antinio
Nice that you are looking forward to our update.
You will receive the update by mail.
Enjoy your weekend
Best regards
Zambilight team
Take the blinkers off!
@Warren
The update will be by the end of the week (sunday)
Mmmmm wasn’t the update meant to be Friday? Guys you need to give us more on your project. Things are looking very unusual. Again if I don’t think your update relights my confidence in this project I’m out. December is this Monday and you haven’t stated of they will be shipped or not.And to all the other beta testers what now? Are we still testers? Are we going to recieve the kits?
No more bullshit.
Yes David, you can count on it.
Enjoy your weekend!
All the questions, no exception, I’ll keep you up to that!
Hi Fionnyboy,
You will be informed this weekend (sunday evening) with the next update.
And we will give answers on all the questions.
If you have further questions, you can always sent us an email on info@zambilight.com
Have a nice weekend!
Best regards
ZT
Im with David on all his comments, I was one of the one’s who was going to be a beta tester… that was ages ago now… some real substance would be great for a change.
Hi David,
Thank you for the feedback.
We will take care of all the points that you’ve mentioned in your feedback.
And give answers on them in on next update this week (probably sunday)
Best regards
Zambilight team
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@Software Enterprise You say “The Beta tester posted his feedback here with the comments.” No he didn’t. He wrote a quick comment with first impressions. I’m asking for the full feedback, that he sent you, as he says: “I have redirected mt(sic) full review to the Zambilight Team”.
We want to know what you’ve been working on, with details please! We don’t want to ask questions by email, we want answers here for all.
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Now if you’re working on WiFi software issues, as you say, then maybe the hardware is ready and more beta units can be shipped?
You tell us you are “working day and night to ship on time”. This is not what we want to read. We want to see a planning, expected dates.
- What’s the cut date to get a final hardware version?
- Same with software? (And remember, software fixes can happen after shipping hardware.)
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- When does mass production start?
- Do you plan to have a manufacturer?
- Did you choose one yet?
- Or maybe you plan to assemble and ship all units by yourself? (It’s fine too, just tell us.)
- When do you plan to put the first early bird final unit in the mail?
It’s fine if you need to extend the deadlines, it happens all the time on IndieGogo, but please give us dates. Not only do you need to have a plan, but you also need to be transparent with us.
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Maybe if you don’t have time to be more active in the comment section, you should ask someone to help you? @Contributor GB could for example write a more extensive review of the product, maybe show us some pictures or videos he’d take himself. Show some gratitude for getting the first beta unit, man!
Be as detailed as possible on your next update!
@Creator Great I will make my decision depending if you put confidence back into this project in your update.
@ Warren,
You can expect our update by the end of the week.
And of course you are always free to ask a refund, that’s no problem at all.
I’m getting worried. This has been very vague indeed with little or positive and creates feedback about the product. I honestly can’t see us getting them in December at all. Sure I haven’t even recieved my beta kit. I don’t understand how you can put this into production with just 2 beta testers. Feels like I have been had.
Depending on the content of your update, which is well overdue, I will be requesting a refund and I will drop my pledge.
@ Ron
We are working day and night to ship on time.
@Software Enterprise
I’ve always defended you guys but David noted some important and legitimate points there. How realistic are your shipping date plans? December is just a few days away…
Still hoping for the best…
Hi David,
Thank you for the feedback.
The Beta tester posted his feedback here with the comments.
By the end of the week there will be an update of our project and we will publish the feedback of the first beta tester in it.
After the first feedback we changed already a lot.
We added corner connections, we changed the wires from the led strips to the rasp pi, we have updated the software several times, now we continue with the update of the software to clear the Wifi problems.
You can expect an update by the end of the week with the comments of the beta tester, the progress of our project, pictures of the set-up, …..
If you have further questions, you can always contact us by mail: info@zambilight.com
Best regards
Zambilight Team
@Dawid …for me personally, this project is no longer viable (One big unknown … just the same promises) …one discussed beta tester @Contributor GB ..I think that this is fiction
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@Software Enterprise I don’t agree with your will to ship beta products that won’t need to change (it’s the goal of a beta test to catch flaws and change). But let’s pretend for a minute that I agree.
Let’s be very optimistic (and hypothetical):
– say you send the 6 other beta kits as promised, and that, miraculously, we get them by December 1st
– say it takes us 2 days to beta test it completely, and give you our final feedback (probably not gonna happen either) (continued)
(2/3)
- now say it takes you a week to make all the changes to fix what you got from our feedback (reminder: it’s been 1 month since you got the 1st tester’s feedback) - we now reached December 11th, and you haven’t started mass production yet (obviously, you needed the beta feedback to finalize your design)How do you plan to produce and ship 192 units before end of year (that would be 20 days, and I’ve been very optimistic), then 250 more by January? (continued)
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Also, don’t forget about the end-of-year holidays, and how everything (shipping parts, shipping finished units, etc.) goes slower…
Did your first beta tester take any pictures/videos of his unit?
Or maybe you could post his feedback in an update, to show us what you’ve been working on for a month?
You also promised an update by mail concerning the beta, “this week”, and it was 14 days ago, I got nothing.
@ Bradd Dizzle
We changed your shipping address.
@ Shlomi:
We will sent out an update this week with the progress till now.
And about our production.
Have a nice day
@ Warren,
This is our first serious Crowdfunding project.
We never thought it gonna be a succes like this.
We want to make sure that our product is up and running, without sending 3-4 times a beta testing kit that we have to replace the whole time because there are bugs in it, or problems with the connectors.
From the first beta testing kit till now we changed already a lot and we are still busy to change things.
We keep you informed.
Best regards
Hi, @Software Enterprise
if you are in production and at least 100 units shipping in December can you provide images of the process so we can be assured that the production is ongoing ?
To me,to back a crowdfunding project is to be apart of the journey and i can tell you i don’t particularly feel i am with this one. Realistically Christmas is 5 weeks away,and post will be crazy etc,so what part of December are you actually thinking of?
Short answers like Next Week,have a nice day are getting old and a little annoying.
@Software Enterprise,its just with a serious lack of responses and updates it does seem this is going no where really. i have no real facts that progress has been made with 1 possible 2 beta testers receiving the kits to test out. if i had received a kit to test i would of been more enthusiastic about this product.
Any update is well over due with some good solid news on exact dates,better videos,pictures,set up,beta testers and shipping.
@ Adrian
That’s no problem at all ;-)
Have a great day
Best regards.
Zambilight team
@ Sonya,
No problem at all.
You can sent it by mail: Info@zambilight.com
Best regards
Zambilight team
@ Warren:
We are working on it
Like Tomasz said we are working with the policy: No delivery; we will give you a refund.
Have a great sunday
Best regards.
@Warren almost beta terster… Let’s be realistic ,we will wait indefinitely , Remember about insurance (refund ) by Paypal,..time is running out
With less than a few weeks to go before shipping since December is around the corner how realistic is it that I will be getting a full functioning unit with all tge bugs ironed out? Sure I’m on your beta tester list and I haven’t even recieved that yet. Mmmmm little disappointed.
Hi Henning,
Not at the moment.
We will post pictures next week with the next update.
Have a nice evening
Zambilight team
Is there a video or picture showing the back of a TV and how everything is mounted? As an example setup maybe.
You’re welcome Randy.
We keep you posted.
Have a nice evening.
Thanks for the update, and keep up the great work! Cant wait to get my beta unit and to provide you with valuable feedback. So excited about this project!
Francesco,
In the configuration you can control the border to pick up the colors.
We have changed already a lot in the configuration, so we have a faster respons time and we changed also the color configuration.
In the next weeks we will upload new videos….
Best regards
In this video you can understand what I say:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_efTFDibGC8
For example, the tail of the squirrel in the minute 4:22, the LEDs begin to darken before the tail exceeds the frame of the screen and gradually.
Or the logo at the minute 4:45.
I apologize for my English.
Thanks a lot,
Francesco
Hi Francesco,
You can easily calibrate this when you received your kit.
This without programming skills.
Everyone have other preferences, that’s the reason you will be able to control it by yourself.
Best regards.
Good Morning. I bought 2 sets and I wanted to ask you a question.
In your video I saw that the LEDs take the color after the image exceeds the frame of the screen and not when it approaches. For example if an orange ball on a black background rolls on the edges of the TV without overcoming them, the LEDs do not take the color.
Not sure if you know what I mean.
This thing can be calibrated after receiving the kit?
If it can be done easily without programming skills with liinux etc?
Thanks RonAllan!
Nothing wrong with China :). But good to know that we Europeans don’t have to pay additional customs. And if we have to, it really doesn’t matter ^^. Keep up the good work!
RonAllen,
Shipping:
Europe ==> Belgium
Rest of the world ==> China
Why china? It’s the cheapest way for us.
Best regards
Thanks again. Another question. Will the Zambilight be shipped from Belgium or from China? Due to customs ;) ….
Hi RonAllan,
The Duo Zambilight kits will be shipped in december.
You will receive a tracking number by mail.
Have a nice day
Best regards
Zambilight Team
Wanted to ask already when the Duo kits will be shipped. Thank for the heads up! Are we going to get a tracking number once shipped?
The Duo zambilight kits will be shipped in december 2014.
Best regards
Ok thanks
Hi Warren,
We are on track with the delivery.
There will be an update by mail this week.
Also for the beta kits.
Enjoy your day
Are you still on course for December for my perk?
Can i get an update on the beta kit too?
Hi Henning,
You can use your existing led strips and save the other for later.
Working with linux distro on the rasp pi is possble.
We are not working with Hyperion/boblight, because we have our own software.
You will be able to download the image file when you purchase a Zambilight kit.
The software is made by us, we worked for several years on this project, and we are happy that we can share this project with the world.
Best regards
Hi There,
Can I hook up my existing Adalight leds directly or at least the Arduino and then just save the shipped LEDs for later?
Can I also use other LED stripes, e.g. WS2801?
Will I get access to the linux distro running on the RPi?
Will I be able to install Hyperion/Boblight on my own?
Apart from the fact, that the pricing is awesome, have you really built up everything from scratch including the software doing the grabbing?
Cheers
Henning
Hi Stephen,
You will receive an campaign update by mail this week.
Have a nice day
Zambilight Team
Would it be possible to get an updated shipping schedule for all of the different contribution levels with the understanding that this is subject to change. Thanks!
@ Markus
No problem at all
@warren: the super early birds will be shipped in december
Warren: ha, you might even get your Super Early Bird kit before the Beta Kit, if anything at all…
Hoping to get my beta kit and my super early bird kit soon.
Hi Akhoja,
You will receive an update next week by mail.
Have a nice day
Best regards
any chance for images of the production ?
Hi Akhoja,
We will start shipping the super early birds in december.
We are already in the production phase with the led strips.
And we are working on the software by removing the bugs.
Have a nice evening.
Best regards
Zambilight Team
Team,
When are these been shipped out to customers? Are they production ready now?
+1 for David, its now Nov 3rd and to me all the other beta kits should of been sent out!
Thanks for the update Software Enterprise / Beta Tester GB!
Hi David,
We received the full review of the first beta tester.
Now we are busy to make some changing in the software and the led strip cables.
Why we didn’t sent it directly to all the beta-testers?
It’s simple, if we need to do some changing we have to sent it again to all the beta testers. That’s the reason we first worked with 1 beta-tester.
We keep you all informed.
Have a nice week.
Did you decide to scale down to only one beta tester, or do you plan to send something soon to the 6 others?
I mean, if the plan is to ship a “final product” by December, then you have 1 to 2 months left to run a “beta test” and act on its results to finalize your product.
That does not seem much to me, so I thought I’d ask where you stand…
Don’t forget that a beta product doesn’t have to be finalized (by definition, it shouldn’t be!).
@ Contributor GB
Thank you for the review.
We are working on it right now!
Have a nice evening
@ Beta tester GB – Thanks so much for posting your honest review. It is a beta, so we expect there to be issues to work through. I cant wait to receive my beta unit and to provide feedback to help shape the platform as well.
@ Tomasz Fischer,
Ok, I’ll post my comments whenever I receive mine ;)
@ jandeleeuw100 , time alone will tell
@ Thomas Fischer, now I’m glad you were proven wrong here!
Please stop trolling and use your time more efficient instead of posting to neat projects that you don’t even want to contribute to!
But it still need some improvements with the color settings and the smoothing.
It took me also a long time to get the APP up and running.
I have redirected mt full review to the Zambilight Team, and i’m sure that this will be ok in the future.
Now i’m waiting for a new image file so i can test the new software.
For the rest, very good communication and support after receiving this kit.
Good job
Regards
Gunther
Hello,
Sorry for me late respons.
I’m the first beta tester of the Zambilight system.
I’m a software engineer from Germany.
After unpacking, the question was, what is the top and what is the bottom.
The manual wasn’t ready so i decided to send an email to the Zambilight team.
After 2 mails it took me 15-20 minutes to install everything.
After some test with Blueray player/computer.
My first impression was good.
Hi Warren,
We just received the full review of the first beta testers.
We are now busy with an update of the software, we are taking care of all the bugs.
The first beta tester will also put an update of his experience online today or sunday evening.
We keep you updated.
Have a nice weekend.
Any updates on Beta Kits? Waiting ages now.
Hi Georgio,
Now we are waiting for the funds of indiegogo.
As soon as we have the funds, we can order al the necessary components.
We expect start shipping in december (super early birds)
When there is a delay of more then 2 months, you have the possibility to ask your money back.
Because we promoted this as 100% guaranteed delivery or money back.
Enjoy your weekend
Best regards
Hello again,
December delivery sounds great although it will be very, very very difficult to achieve.
I saw in one of your updates, that you promote “100% guaranteed delivery or your money back”.
Can we agree on a date the above would apply latest? For example delivery by December 2015 (worse case scenario…that’s 14 months from now) or your money back?
Thank you
@ Stefan
We will start shipping in december
When do you ship Zambilight?
@ David:
He will write a short review of his first impressions during the weekend.
Have a nice day
@ T.A. Thank you
@ David Stosik:
A contributor of Germany.
I shall ask him to post his first impressions here.
Have a nice day
@ Georgio:
That is correct
@David ,,,,so far only the promises…Miracles Do NOT Happen, Let’s Stop This Self-delusion
Hello,
Could you please tell us who’s the lucky beta tester who got his kit, and could he, in turn, post his first impressions here?
Thanks,
David
@Maryann Irizarry:
These LED stripes usually can be shortened by the use of a scissor. See sample image: http://oi58.tinypic.com/245n39w.jpg
The adjustment of the active part should be a configuration file, to be confirmed though by zambilight…
Hi, I ordered two Zambiights. One for myself and one for my son as a gift. You sent an email asking for TV size and I have a dilemma. My son has a currently has 32 inch TV. He just mentioned he hopes to purchase a newer and bigger TV real soon. If I order the 60 inch can he resize it (shorten the LED strips and change the settings) if he gets something a bit smaller than 60 inch ?
Ok, thanks.
Hi Georgio,
Just connecting the device by wire.
We will not work with a wifi stick.
Have a nice weekend
I was wondering,.. If you want to dim the lights with an app as you stated as stretch goal, you will also need network access to your local network. Will you also include a wifi usb stick with the raspberry Pi or would you consider connecting the device by wire.
I mean there is no real need for network access for the pi unless you use it for xbmc or similar purpose.
Just curious as this usb wifi stick would add another few bucks on the already long list of things to include..
Thanks Randy.
Indeed, a lot of work, and a lot of emails.
We keep you updated.
Have a nice weekend.
Can’t wait to get my beta kit either! Waiting patiently, as I know you guys have a lot on your plate right now.
Received email about size of screen which is fine but still awaiting on my beta kit too
Hi fionnyboy,
Like i replied to your mail.
Our first beta tester kit is shipped.
We are waiting his full review.
After we handled some bugs we will start shipping the other beta tester kits.
Have a nice day
Still havent received my beta kit either… but did just get the final email for standard kits.
Yes David
Do you still plan to send me a beta test kit?
Hi David,
Our first beta tester from Germany received his beta tester kit.
Best regards
Zambilight Team
Didn’t get any news about mine, so I guess that’s not it?
The first beta test kit is already shipped Tomasz
whether someone from beta testers have received something for testing ??
Hi,
You will receive a mail this week to confirm your screen size.
Have a nice day!
Thank you Georgio!
We keep you all updated on the progress.
Have a nice weekend!
Congratulations on your campaign which made 71.405 USD.
Good luck with your next step on receiving quotes for
1220 x Raspberry Pi B, case, Powersupply, hdmi splitter, hdmi2RCA converter, hdmi cable, SD Memory Card + software image
Did I forget something… Oh yes, the 5 km of LED strips (150.000 LED with driver)
Storage, stamps and shipping boxes
Please remember to keep us all updated on the progress (at least once every three months) until fulfillment.
Hello, as a skilled software developer and campaign owner at http://igg.me/at/mosima/x/4535408 , i am willing to reach my goal.
I would be happy if you promote my campaign and/or at least fund 1 USD.
Please Note: As I have said that “I am skilled developer”, I assume You guess this comment is sent you automatically by using a security vulnerability on IGG. Never forget: Security is important!
Cheers!
@ Gianfranco
Thank you
Hi Davide,
Next week you will receive a mail to confirm your screen size.
Maybe you can just let us know how big your television is exaxtly.
That’s the easiest way.
Thank your for the support!
Have a nice evening
Duo Zambilight achivement complete!
Just a question about screen size: i have two old LCD 40"/46" that are much bigger than two modern 40"/46" LED with thin border shape..
Which size i should choose?!
Thanks!
Hi Markus
You will receive a mail next week to confirm your screen size.
Have a nice weekend!
Thank you Jan!
Hi Tino
Thank you for your support.
Have a nice day
Best regards
Zambilight Team
Hi krisp,
This are consumer products, this comes inside the Zambilight box.
We are waiting for the boxes that we ordered, these will arrive on monday or tuesday.
At this point the software will not be open source.
You can also chance the software by changing the SD card
Have a nice day!
Hello
i have a few questions about the Zambilight kit.
As i can see in your pictures and videos, it seem that the hdmi splitter and hdmi to av converter are consumer products, can you confirm this ?
Did you plan to make a box? Did you have some images of this box?
Will the software be open-source or not ?
Can we use another software like Boblight or Hyperion ?
Thanks for your answers.
Hi vincyglee,
The standard Zambilight kit is enough for a 50 inch screen.
Have a nice day
Zambilight
Hello !!
I love zambilight, in Italy we do not have these products, so thank you for creating such an innovative product and addictive ..
I wanted to ask:
The kit zambilight Standards of 59 $ and enough for a 50 inch tv?
Thank you for the support David Butler
Looking forward to this, Good luck
@ Ben Reins & Contributor GB
Thank you
@ Diana T
Thank you!
Have a nice evening!
Hi Warren,
You’re welcome.
Next update is on friday.
Thanks but the set up video was 18 seconds long lol
A Great campaign congrats for the success you ve achieved.
This is incredible, so glad I was able to contribute to such a worthy innovation. Wishing you the best!
The new videos are cool
Nice progress guys
Hi Warren,
As you can see there where a lot of updates during the last days.
Tomorrow in the afternoon there will be another update.
With more pictures / video of the setup.
Still no video of set up as promised. Days burning away here guys.
@ Artur
No problem at all.
Have a nice evening!
Great! Thanks
@ Richard Kavicsanszki
No problem at all.
Thank you for your interest
@ Artur
That’s correct
So, i can order a bigger LED strips for every side of my TV and just disable some unnecessary lights and hide them on the back of my TV? And then i can enable them back when it needed?
@ Richard Kavicsanszki
Thank you.
Hi Artur,
You always have the possibility to order for a 45 inch screen, and disable lights of the led strips.
I have a 32" TV, so if I order zambilight for this TV I can’t use it with 45" when I will buy it? Or I can order zambilight for 45" and use it with my smaller TV?
@ Sephirio:
With the app.
It’s to complicated to ask the backers to make a new config file and upload this to the Raspb Pi
@Software Enterprise
How can we change it? I shudder when I think of the hyperion config files which I first had to “hack” into via some FTP programs…stuff of nightmares.
@ Dean
Thank you
@Software Enterprise
Great work with the new videos, I’m glad border detection works so well.
@ Sephirio:
We are still working on the product.
But you will be able to change it manually also.
Have a nice day
Are you still configuring the colors? In the videos, white/grey always looks very pinkish.
Chris,
I had a project on Kickstarter with more than 1000 backers, it’s a lot of work.
I’m sure that there are several updates coming before the campaign is over.
Give these guys some credit and watch their new Youtube videos.
The new Avatar video is great!
@ Chris
We want to make sure that everything is working like we want, before we start shipping the Beta tester kits.
Running a campaign like this is more then fast making a product and reply a few mails…..
We are working day and night to run this project.
@ Chris,
There is an explanation video on the bottom of the indiegogo page.
Check our Youtube channel for new videos, we had contact with Joanna of Indiegogo support, there are problems with upload new videos and pictures.
As soon as that is fixed, we will upload all the new videos and pictures directly to our Indiegogo page.
Take already a look to our Youtube channel to watch videos of live television, avatar, …. and you will receive a mail when the new update is online.
…continued.
4 Days ago – “There are more videos coming this week . . . Also another set up video.” . . . Not Done!
3 Days ago – “There will be new updates this evening/night and during the weekend.” . . . Not done!
You seem to be constantly making promises that you fail keep.
Your comments would be appreciated.
… continued.
7 Days ago – “there will be an update this week and we shall search for a video with a lot of dark scenes, so you can see how Zambilight reacts on it.” . . . Still not done!
6 Days ago – “we will make a explanation video this week so you can see how it is working with the internal tuners.” . . . Still not done!
5 Days ago – “There will be an update this week.” . . . Not Done!
continued…
@Software Express. Looking at some of your recent postings, these are all direct quotes:-
13 Days ago – “The Zambilight Beta tester kits are almost ready. This week we will sent it to you.” . . . These have still not been sent out!
13 Days ago I requested – “to see a single strip of LEDs displaying different colours at the same time”
Your response was – “I understand you Chris. We will working on it this evening” . . . Still not done!
continued…
@ Ron / contributor GB
Thank you
Wow
The Avatar movie looks great!
Very nice especially Avatar. The changes of color is really looking good. Keep up the good work!
No problem Ron :-)
There you can see all the new videos.
ah thx ^^. Didn’t know the channel. Subscribed ;)
Hi Ron
Indiegogo having some problems with the upload of new videos,…..
We contacted indiegogo support for this.
But you can go already to our YouTube Channel to see new videos of live television, CNN, Discovery Channel, the movie avatar, ….
Where are the promised updates? Want to see something new :)
Thank you Jody williams
@ Andrew
Thank you
This honestly looks like such an awesome idea, and I can’t wait to one day use it myself! So cool!!
@shelsey
Thank you
@ Jan
Thank you
Have a nice weekend!
I have seen 5 video’s or something thus far and all worked quite well, I have faith that we will receive an update within short notice :) which will give you all the details!
FYI: And I am in no way affiliated to Software Enterprise
@ David,
But you will receive a Beta Kit and that would check you whether the issue is solvable..
If that shouldn’t simply ask for your refund and no harm has been done to anyone..
It’s just that I wouldn’t put all your suspicion on a public comment :)
These guys started this as a hobby I guess and took the time and had the guts to develop it further, you might understand that this takes quite a while..
Takes entertainment to a whole new level! This is amazing!
@ Billie Dehorta
Thank you!
@ Jonali
Thank you.
Enjoy your weekend!
@ Sondeep
Thank you for your support!
Have a nice weekend.
@ Georgio,
Thank you for your feedback.
You can always ask to put you on the refund list, by just sending a mail to info@zambilight.com
@David: Keep on questioning things, that is the right thing to do. Even if some people will call you childish. Marketing practices make everything appear possible until the campaign is over and the money has changed ownership.
@Zambilight: i have not seen a single image from you, your name or similar information. Allow me to act suspicious until you consider to be more open towards your backing community.
Thank you…
Let’s see if any of these two posts will be deleted..
Btw,
@jandeleeuw: getting a refund does not work like on Kickstarter here: Indiegogo will ask you to ask the campaign owner, although the money is reserved by indiegogo… they want to keep their cut no matter what.
I doubt ANY campaign owner would pay you a refund, as they don’t even have received the funds yet.
I have lost several hundred dollars on scam campaigns here on indiegogo therefore you should all keep your eyes open on what you support on thisplatform.
This is what will make my home theater COMPLETE :)
Amazing idea. Congratulations!
This is amazing. I want one of these for my computer :)
Keep up your good work.
@ Contributor GB:
Thank you
Great job so far.
Keep up the good work!
@contributor GB
That is correct
Have a nice weekend!
Thank you Jan!
David,
We just want to have a finished product before we start shipping the beta packs.
A little bit logic.
This is the answer I got by mail, I’m sure other people will be interested:
“You are correct, the outputs of the televisions are not the same in all countries.
We thought that the outputs where the same as in Europe.
We will change this on our homepage.
The Beta tester kits are not yet shipped.
We having problems with the iPhone app, and we are finishing a few bugs with the smoothing.
We will start shipping the beta tester kits as soon as this problems are solved.
We keep you informed.”
By the way, I got comments deleted in the past here, so I wouldn’t be surprised if it happens again.
Second is this “TV internal tuner” thing. It took me two weeks to finally get the answer I asked for and indeed, it won’t work with most TVs outside of Europe. Seeing how Indiegogo handles their projects, I’d rather ask my questions while the campaign is still running than see my money go away. I actually think me asking the question helped them realizing one of the main feature they advertise is really compromised.
Hi Jande,
I’m sorry to sound “childish” but this is not the first crowd funded project I back, and, again, I’m sorry, but this is the worst looking one, and a lot of things happening make me doubt about it being legit. First thing is promised things (videos, descriptions) always happening “next week”, and when they eventually come, they’re flaky at best.
True words
David,
Could you please hold your horses and stop being so childish.. Give these guys a break!! It’s a crowdfunding project and the developers might have a lot more things to do than answering the 100’s of questions you are asking them.. The campaign is still running!!
You even have the chance to receive your beta test kit and you are trying to make the developers look like deceivers..
Have a little faith or ask for a refund and start bothering other DEVELOPERS..
@ David:
If necessary we will change the description page
@ anonymous contributor:
We changed it for you
@ Eric
There will be new updates this evening/night and during the weekend.
@ David:
We are checking the outputs of the televisions in different countries.
We keep you posted.
About the beta kits you will receive a mail this evening.
Also, no news about my beta test kit that should have been sent last week…
I thought I had posted my TV model, did you delete one of my posts, again?
My TV model is an LG 55LA6600, Japanese model. No SCART, no S-Video. I’m telling you, Zambilight won’t be able to work on this TV’s internal tuner, as many other TVs around the world. You should at the very least add on the project description page that Zambilight works on TV’s internal tuner ONLY if there’s a SCART or S-Video output.
Waiting Update, update, update , … ;)
@ Warren
There are more videos coming this week Warren.
Also another set up video.
Still waiting on a set up video from you guys.
Hi Ron,
After the campaign you will receive a mail to confirm your screen size.
Have a nice day
@Software Enterprise
You said a couple of posts ago that backers will receive a mail regarding the tv size. When exactly after order/supporting will this be because I haven’t receive any query from you guys yet ;)
Yes Markus
@ Achraf Baznani
Thank you
@ Loic
Thanks correct.
@ David
Can you give us the exact model of your television.
Thanks in advance
@David
I thought your problem was the internal tuner of your tv?
Please clarify your setup and post your tv model here! If you want to record a tv show with a vhs/dvd/hdd-recorder, how do you do that with your tv?
To people replying to me:
- as far as I know, recorders have their own tuner, or input where you can plug in your own source (usually an external tuner)
- Zambilight comes with HDMI splitter and HDMI2composite in order to accept any HDMI source, so it can indeed work on any external without the TV outputting a video signal.
Could anybody in the US yell us if they have Svideo/scart outputs?
@David Stosik
Dennis is right! All tvs are designed to somehow output the signal of it’s internal tuner for recording purpose. That’s how any tv should be. However, my new LG 3D LED does in fact not have a physical scart nor a s-video connector but it came with an adapter for the scart and s-video connector.
Post your tv model here and maybe you just need to get the special adapter for your tv ;)
@David Stosik: The process is clearly documented to get the signal to the Zambilight. What’s model is our TV off? Most specifications are not mentioning that, the input could be used as an output.
Excellent and amazing concept ! It is mt pleasure to contribute to your project.
@David Stosik:
If your TV set doesn’t put out any video signal – how would you expect anything like this to work? Any ambilight solution would need some sort of video signal to process and generate an output for the LEDs. This is not only for Zambilight, but also any other solution I’ve seen.
If your TV is not capable of doing that I doubt Zambilight/boblight/anything will be a possibility?
Just my 2 cents…
Hi Eric,
We don’t have the same problems with the timing issues like you can see on the videos.
We are working on more videos for this week (probably on friday).
Also videos of Avatar, and the videos with the black frame that you asked for.
We keep you informed.
Have a nice day
Hello,
I read something for WS2812 and rasp which worried me:
“When using a Raspberry Pi however, using a WS2811/WS2812 can be a little bit more challenging due to the strict timing needs. A Raspberry Pi typically runs Linux, which is not a so-called Real-time Operating System, where intended timing might be disrupted by other background activities.”
Can you confirm that you haven’t timing issue with ws2812 ?
Other project use LPD8806 RGB LED strip or WS2801 .
Thanks for your answer. Eric
Hi Bernd,
The grabber will be included.
Have a nice day!
Great project! I got one question: Will the USB Grabber be included in the package?
@ Eric Denayer
Hi Eric,
There will be an update this week.
You will receive a mail when the update is online.
Have a nice day.
Bonne journée
Hello,
Nice to see the different ways to use the zambilight.
When can we expect an update with global video, test with black frame, view leds with different colors at the same time, …
Thanks and good luck
Eric (France)
@ Sandeep Namburi
Thank you
@ Sebastian Keuchkarian
Thank you for your support!
Hi David,
Here in Europe we tested it on 3 televisions in Belgium and 1 in france.
All the televisions got Video out / scart.
We will try to find a solution for this, and getting back to you tomorrow morning.
Thanks to let us know.
Have a nice day.
This is such a creative idea. Very looking forward to Zambilight and wish you guys the best of luck. I’m going to refer this campaign to my friends.
Hey, not all TVs have a SCART either. In fact, I think that that French invention is very rare outside of Europe.
I’ve never seen a TV with a SCART in Japan, and I don’t think the US use it either.
And even if you get a SCART on your TV, I think the chances to get a video output are still very slim…
My TV doesn’t have SCART nor S-Video.
What a great project!
Looking forward to receive it.
Keep going!
Greeting from Spain
@ Contributor
Thank you!
@ David
Not all the television got a Video out. That’s the reason the S-Video in/out switch (scart) is included for all the channels controlled by internal TV tuner.
Zambilight is a solution for the internal tuner and other devices.
Thats the reason we are working with the setup of the USB grabber and the Zambilight box.
Hi Guys,
The USB grabber seems logic.
A friend a mine working with Hyperion and the same set-up.
But finally there is an all in one solution.
Keep up the good work!
Greetings from Germany
Also, you realize that by using this S-Video output, you basically need nothing else to get Zambilight to work on every scenario? (TV tuner, any device plugged into the TV, even the TV’s menus, etc).
The television’s S-Video out? Do you know a lot of TVs that ship with an S-Video out nowadays? Personally, it’s the first time I hear about it… You should clearly state in the project description that Zambilight works with a TV’s internal tuner ONLY if it has an S-Video output (very unlikely).
Without an S-Video output on your TV (very likely), Zambilight will only work with HDMI devices (and other connection types if you buy more hardware).
Hi David,
Gonna try to give you more details.
The USB grabber is plugged in the Rasp Pi.
There is a S-Video cable going to the HDMI2AV convertor.
The other S-Video cable is going to the S-Video out of your television.
You will also receive a small S-Video in/out switch.
Please be detailed and technical in your answers, I’m sure most of us can handle it.
Hello again,
Your answer concerning the internal feature is highly unsatisfactory, it answers nothing. Either you’re taking all of us for fools, or you have nothing.
I don’t want an explanatory video that won’t tell anything I don’t know (like the others before), I want a detailed explanation in words.
How does that “USB grabber” of yours connect to a TV? HDMI, composite, USB, magic…? And what feature of the TV do you use to get it to output a video signal? This is unheard of…
Hi Georgio,
For a 60 inch television, you will receive around 4 meter of Led strips WS2812
The power: arround 7W/M
Average life (hours) 50.000
30 LED/m
The power supply is included.
Density of LED/meter?
Thank you
I have a 60 inch TV (as per FAQ, you supply enough LED stripe for this size of TV). The side dimensions (16:9) are as per wikipedia 133 × 75 cm which sums up to 4 meter of required LED stripe.
Each WS2812 LED stripe (cheaper version) has 30 LED/meter which equals to 120 LED in the above example. Assuming that the max. current per RGB Led is 60 mA (3×20mA), you would need a 7 Amp (35 Watt) power supply just for the LEDs. Is that included? How many meter of stripe will you supply?
@ Bob
Yes, you can watch videos from a USB Key
@ Acasha:
No problem at all :-)
Have a nice day!
You can see the set-up on our indiegogo page.
And we will make a explanation video this week so you can see how it is working with the internal tuners.
Hi David,
1. Your antenne must been plugged in your television.
2. You have to connect the USB grabber with your television.
3. You have to connect the USB grabber with the HDMI2AV convertor.
4.The USB grabber is connected to you Rasp PI
We promise an explanation video this week.
@David Stosik
You should have HDMI source to make Zambilight working.
I think it’s impossible to work with internal TV tuner if TV doesn’t have HDMI output.
Hello,
You still didn’t address how Zambilight is going to work with my TV’s internal tuner. Just to be sure we’re talking about the same thing:
– my TV is plugged to an antenna, and I have no other device (no TNT decoder, no satellite decoder, no PS3, nothing with HDMI)
– I’m watching a movie on my TV, on whatever publicly broadcasted channel, like RTBF, Arte, RTL (or, in France: TF1, France 2, M6)…
– how will Zambilight work to light the LEDs according to the program I’m watching?
@ Faze Richman:
Thank you!
@ Jeffrey
Nice to hear that.
Thank you for your contribution.
Have a nice day
@ Sephirio
Thank you for the tip!
You will receive a mail when the update is online this week.
@Software Enterprise
The steam frontpage from the store was also flickering in grey. Maybe you can connect a PC and launch Steam store.
@ Gino
Thank you for the support!
Have a nice day!
@ Sephirio
We don’t have the disc of Alien, but there will be an update this week and we shall search for a video with a lot of dark scenes, so you can see how Zambilight reacts on it.
There is always a difference when you using the pi directly or the USB grabber.
But we are happy with the results from both.
Have a nice day.
@Software Enterprise
That’s good to hear. Do you happen to own the BluRay of Alien? The intro and outro both were prone to flicker. Would love to see how Zambilight behaves. But please, the BD via the analog signal way (USB grabber). Movies directly played from the Pi are always much better than what comes the USB grabber.
@Acasha72
That’s correct.Have a nice day
Great Antirio.
Good luck!
Hi Sephirio,
We don’t have the same issue ;-).
Have a nice day
Hi there,
the last hyperion/raspberry solution I tested was prone to flicker, especially in dark scenes. It is related to color treshold, but also to blacl border detection and other factors. Will Zambilight suffer from the same issues?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM1AYhtjRGA
Hello,
is it possible to update from one zambilight to the duo package ?If I have an amplifier where both hdmi port and av port have the signal at the same time, I think that I don’t have to connect the zambilight box but only the raspberry and Grabber with Av, right ?
If yes, How ?
Thanks
Hi John,
Of course, you will have the possibility to update our software.
We will provide updates on our website (only for the funders)
Have a nice evening.
Will ssh/root access be enabled on the RaspPi so we can go tweak/update if required?
Thanks for your support ronallanhh
Really am excited. Can’t wait :) Greetings from Germany
Hi Matthew,
All the cables are included, with the exception of the HDMI cable that is going to your PSP/WIII/XBOX/DVDPLAYER.
Have a nice day
Hi there,
Please can you confirm firm which cables will be included – as I see it needing 3 x HDMI and one phono
Thanks
@ Contributor GB
You’re welcome!
@ Warren,
There are 17 days left.
At the next update we will give you a better idea of the whole set-up like you’re asking for.
Have a nice evening!
What i think should be added is a 4 port HDMI switcher for those who have very limited HDMI inputs as these can set you back a few quid.I would like to see an unboxing and set up please if you can do that,as i think it will give a better picture to the backers on how easy it is and what goes where etc.
@Stefan Schreiter What they mean as they have added videos and pictures to the story pages but not actually as an update. would still like to see a set-up from scratch into a normal TV and into an AV receiver.For me this is important as i have everything going into my receiver then coming out via 1 HDMI cable to my TV and the receiver acts like a switcher to turn to Blu-Ray,TV,Playstation etc. There are older receivers that would only have 1 HDMI in and out so this could cause a problem for some
Thank you for the new pictures and video. Good luck.
Stefan,
There was an update of all the devices (with video and pictures) / the set-up
Where is the update?
Thank you Russo!
Hi Dean,
Seems like a very good idea.
We will discuss this tomorrow.
Thank you for the tip!
Hi Adrian,
Thanks for your contribution.
We will do our best :-)
Have a nice day
Hi David,
It’s not like Hyperion, boblight, ….
It’s home made or own software and scripts, you will see it next week when you receive your beta tester package.
Hi,
By “home made software”, do you mean it’s not Hyperion nor an XBMC plugin (like Ambibox, Boblight, etc.)?
@ Software Enterprise
I was wondering if it’d be possible to set up another reward tier perhaps that didn’t include an raspberry pi as i’m sure a lot of people already have many raspberry pi’s.
So it would basically be a just the other hardware that you’ve made that could be connected to our own RPi and software installed as needed?
What do you guys think?
Hi Roman,
It’s all integrated.
With the next update we will upload more videos also with the mediacenter.
But first we have to finish the app, so we can start shipping the beta tester packages.
Have a nice day
I’ve found OpenElec for Pi, don’t know if it’s best solution to run XBMC on Pi.
Can your software be as plugin for XBMC?
Waiting for updates :)
Hi Roman,
You’re welcome.
More updates are coming ;-)
Have a nice day!
Hi Guys,
Thank you for updates!
It’s amazing if we can use Pi as media center and host controlled for LED strips.
XBMC + your software will be killing combination!
Thank you!
@Software Enterprise
Great work with the update today guys, well done, keep it up!
Thank you Xeye Team!
@ Mark that’s no problem at all.
@ Eric
Raspberry pi B
We tried a lot of led strips, but the final kit will be working with ws2812
You can use the Raspb. Pi as a media center
Home made software
You will be able to configure your led strips ( and change them)
We are working really hard to upload as much videos and pictures as we can.
There are more coming.
Also today ;-)
Have a nice day
@ Dennis,
You will be able to change the configuration of the Led strips
Some other projects already exist but in these projects we must implement ourselves the hardware
That’s why your project is very interesting but:
1 – Which raspberry do you use : A, B, B + ?
2 – Do you use addressable leds ? WS2812, lpd8806 ?
3 – Can we put XBMC on the raspberry?
4- do you use an homemade software ?
5 -is it possible to change through software the length of led strip ?
Hope to see the video with several colors with different leds.
Just pledged for a Zambilight kit. Looking forward to it, finally a decent solution that works with HDMI input.
Will it be possible to modify the ‘responsiveness’, i.e. how quick the set reacts to color changes on screen?
Hi
We are working on the website.
Will be online tomorrow in the evening.
Regards
Is the website down? All I see is the Zambilight logo?
@ Warren, we did already some changings at our layout, the text, more pictures…. But we are still having problems to upload a youtube video. They promised a solution today ;-)
More is coming…
Thank you Warren!
Ok guy’s. Looking forward to the video on Wednesday.
Hi Warren we only could uploaded some pictures.
And we having problems upload there rest.
We will ask support for it.
But we are not able to do it now it will be wednesday morning.
Isn’t it time for the update?
Hi Dean,
Thanks for all your advice.
We are working hard to give all the pictures and videos that the people asking for.
You will see…. We will become more and more professional each day.
And there are a lot of updates coming.
The first update this evening with more pictures with details. And video.
We are working also on a better explanation of our product.
Thank you for your patient.
…
Extremely professional and shows the working prototype along with very detailed videos of it’s workings / pictures / diagrams etc.
I know they may be a larger and more established company than S.E. but it’s surely possible to turn the device on and record a video of it all working, that’s all I ask.
Again well done for your vision and best of luck!
@ Software Enterprise, well done for replying to backers so promptly, it’s really appreciated.
I just want to show everyone who’s been commenting that just because this is a crowdfunded project doesn’t mean we shouldn’t expect to see a detailed and more or less complete project.
Take for example the project being run for the “Wedge” https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/wedg-the-personal-cloud-you-ve-been-waiting-for/x/6096728
continued …
Thank you for the tips.
We will work on it this evening.
Have a nice day!
I think it would help a lot if you could make clear which components are close to finished (beta) and which are still being worked upon.
People should understand that the funding period is not even over yet, and you have about 3 months before shipping, so I don’t think we should expect to see a finished system.
However we need to get a bit more confidence that, when the time comes, you will be able to deliver on your excellent ideas and promises.
No Stefan, we will make pictures / video of all the components
Hi Stefan,
We will work on the video/pictures the evening.
This evening it will be online arround 23 o’clock (Belgium time)
Ok and please don’t show us again only the raspi with a taped logo
Pleas make a picture of all components which are used for zambilight connected together with a demo video.
So we can see that it work what you described.
I understand you Chris.
We will working on it this evening!
I have to agree with Tomasz & Dean. I also have strip LEDs with which I can replicate what you are showing. I would like to see a single strip of LEDs displaying different colours at the same time, which would be one of Zambilights requirements.
I’m also wondering why you are showing photographs of bus stop advertising hoardings with the Zambilight logo Photoshopped on?
@Dean Shorter
exactly Dean , what we presented the SE it is very unprofessional and chaotic for me too suspicious ,SE a lot of promises, and the effect can not be seen ,do not even know who represents SE …anonymous !!
@Dean you have a point.
We will upload more pictures and a video of the setup this evening.
Have a nice day!
@jandeleeuw100
Tomasz Fischer raises a fair point, to set peoples mind at ease all the creators of the project need to do is show a video of the COMPLETE system working, not just individual parts such as a shot of a raspberry pi with a sticker on the case or some random pictures of LEDs.Other crowdfunding projects do this all the time (see ambiled over on KS for an example).
Thanks for your support!
We are working very hard on this project!
@ Tomasz Fischer:
Have a little faith and dignity, it’s a kickstarter project, you know!
What did you expect??
Thanks for your comment Mindaugas
Hi Warren,
The setup will be uploaded this evening!
And more videos.
Have a nice day!
Hi. Can you please do a proper update as you promised showing set up etc. You said the update was going to include that.
We will upload it on tuesday ;-)
Ok Tim.
We will take pictures of the whole setup.
With an explanation of the ports and cables.
Have a nice evening!
Yes,
The Zambilight Beta tester kits are almost ready.
This week we will sent it to you.
So next week you will be able to test it ;-)
Have a nice evening.
Great!
@ Contributor GB
No problem.
Thank you for the update.
I would love to see an action movie.
Is this possible?
Thank you!
Ok Thomasz.
No problem.
These NEW update… ,,new films,, this is a joke , my tape LEDs with the remote control for a few dollars works the same , …can be seen in the film another tape on back of the TV … (tape LEDs with four pins ), another is in the pictures (black tape LEDs with three pins ), in the reflection of the TV can be seen childish bed (pictures ,, RED,, ) , advertisement at a bus stop …no comment !!for me, this project is too suspect , I’m leaving this project .
@ Nick: We will make a video with National Geographic.
Upload within 48 hours
Have a nice evening
@ Warren,
The first update of this week is online.
There is a lot more to come ;-)
Have a nice week!
In 2-3 houres he will be online.
Hi Warren,
We are busy with the update ;-)
Any video updates as promised?
Hi Jan,
We will upload an update today with the setup
Check this in the late evening or tomorrow morning ;-)
Have a nice day!
Ordered myself one too!
Seems to very neat :) Hope that it will be easy to install as I still do not quite the point how to connect the end of the LED strip? To a power supply and an HDMI port?
Would be pleased to hear about the details.
Thanking you in forward,
Jan
Thank you Warren!
Hi Patrice,
The 4 sides are supported.
20 days to go. Keep sharing the campagin with your friends, family and work collegues on your social platform’s. Use google communites too
Is there a LED strip for the bottom of the screen? So is it 3 or 4 sides supported ?
Hi David,
We will make a quick video so you can see it.
We will upload it on monday together with the other updates.
Have a nice weekend!
Watching a movie today, I realized something big : recent movies are not 16:9! I watched Captain America and Iron Man, and both had mattes (black bars) at bottom and top, probably something like 21:9
Could you please explain what will happen in this case, and maybe take a quick video to show us?
Thanks!
The beta testers kits will be shipped next week :-)
Thank you M Pappas!
Hi Capp,
There was an update on the FAQ.
Now we are working on a big update for monday.
With pictures of the setup and demo videos of the led strips.
We got 2 new people in our team and we are working hard for an amazing update on monday.
Have a nice weekend
What a great idea! best of luck!
What happened to the update that was coming ‘this evening’ a day ago?
Sorry no integration with IFTTT
One more question
any integration with IFTT ?
@ Mario Garia Luna Thank you for your support!
@asutton2989 Thank you!
@ Craig: Thank you for your support!
@ Stefan: Yes we will.
Outstanding project! Very innovative and useful. I really wish the best luck to the campaign and make true this device!!
Such a cool idea. I wish I thought of this! Best of luck :)
Wow. Neat device. Didn’t even know I needed it until I saw the video! Great job on your campaign!
Pleas make the Led count configurable!
There is an update coming this evening.
In the weekend and a very big update on monday.
We are working very hard with our team to give you more information about our product.
Have a nice day and weekend!
Hi Faethon,
Thank you for your support.
Have a nice day!
Hi Max,
Thank you for your support.
We will keep you posted.
Have a nice day!
Hi Tomasz,
This evening our crew will be extended with 2 persons.
Because it started as a very small project, and its huge at the moment.
There are more Demo videos (of the led strips) and setups coming.
I ask for a little more patient.
We will do an update during the weekend, and a big update on monday with your requested videos and more.
Regards
is it a problem for you to record a short video of the working tape led back of the TV …me it would take 5 minutes !! to be honest this project begins to be very reliable for me …I’ll wait a few days and withdraw from it .
OK
Good luck!
Great!
There are 23 days left but i can’t wait to recieve the package.
Are you still looking for beta testers?
Thanks in advance
@ Contributor GB
Thanks for your support.
We’ve uploaded a few videos this week, because there where a lot of people who asked for it.
Now we will concentrate us to provide more pictures about the product and more demo videos of the working product.
Have a nice day!
Wow this is a great project.
Great videos!
Can’t wait.
Budd,
The pictures that are online now are made last week.
We gave all our company details @ the indiegogo team and they checked it.
It is our own built system.
Like you can see on the maker of this reddit, he posted already multiple forums to say that it is his project ….. also with kickstarter projects
We are running with other software, other components and we are working as a stand alone device.
Have a nice day
I just read that reddit link and something smells funny about this now, with all the copied pictures and the other project having been taken down.
http://www.reddit.com/r/raspberry_pi/comments/2ftbjx/my_led_backlight
You will find info about the internal receiver and app the evening in the FAQ
Have a nice day!
Thank you Max!
Hi Wang
Our Email:info@zambilight.com
@David
With today i mean Friday.
it’s 3 am in Belgium
@ David
We will put the information about the internal receiver in the FAQ today ;-)
As a reminder, here is a link to the Reddit thread that has been removed from here, multiple times:
http://www.reddit.com/r/raspberry_pi/comments/2ftbjx/my_led_backlight_tv_blog
Anyway, is there any chance we can get an answer soon on how you’re working with an internal TV receiver? You’ve been avoiding the question for more than a week, and many people are asking…
@ cyrill
looking great!
Hi Andreas,
you can check the set up with the explenation in the next days.
From Friday evening we have 2 new people who will help us with the campaign.
have a nice evening.
regards
Hi David,
There was a clear up with the comment after work on the FAQ.
You can comment what you want.
The campaign is still more then 20 days, there will be more pictures and videos coming online of all the devices and more videos.
Dave, what got deleted? I’m curious..
Hello,
I see you’re still deleting comments you don’t like (I scrolled back to the first comment to check, and I couldn’t find any link to Reddit anymore). This really doesn’t help me trusting you.
Could you please explain why you are deleting comments, and also be clear on how solution will work with an internal TV receiver?
Thank you.
“It will work with an Internal receiver / Playstation / xbox / DVD Player / Blue-ray player / Sat Receiver / Computer”
- How should the solution work with an internal TV internal receiver? In this case no HDMI or video signal is going out of the TV…
- If this is not working, can you detect on the HDMI TV port that the “TV is on” and display an configurable static RGP value and intensivnes?
- Will the solution provide Ethernet or WLAN for the IOS/Android Apps to work?
Regards
Andreas
Thanks!
Zambilight team – Keep up the great work. We are so excited about this project, and the success you have had thus far!
@ Cyrill,
Good luck with you campaign
@ Harry,
We are finishing the app at the moment.
If you want i can let you know when you can download the beta version.
Regards
Hi,
is alpha or beta version of the app available ?
greetings Harry
@ Carlos
After the pre-order we will take contact with you by mail.
After we know the size of your television we can start working.
Will you be asking for the screen dimensions before shipping?
(Or when/how do we specify it – also in the case for the duo package should we want different sizes…)
Hi Twan,
Thank you for the support Twan.
For the moment we have enough Beta testers.
We received 300-500 mails for beta testing, because somebody posted it on a forum :)
Your on the list, the moment we looking for more beta testers, we will taking contact with you.
Have a nice day!
Hi Guys,
The video’s are looking great, cant wait to receive the product.
I send you an email to become a Beta tester, hope i will be selected.
Greetings,
Twan
@ Derrick: Thank you!
@ Warren: Thanks for your patience.
This weekend we were for the second time in the Indiegogo newsletter, and this has given us a lot of extra work.
Mails, orders, questions.
We do our best to make a new update as soon as possible.
@Software Enterprise OK then.
Hi Warren
There where a lot of people that asked for more videos.
That is the reason that we have chosen to upload more videos.
We are doing this project, it is a lot of work.
There are a lot of mails and we are busy with finishing the first sets for the Beta testers.
In the next days we will upload more details.
Have a nice day!
Hi. I don’t see any update from you guys or did I recieve a mail about it. I want to see the unit, the way you set it up with a few different scenerios and what comes in the box. Please no more videos of you watching movies or playing computer games as this reveals nothing to the backers. Thank you.
@ tom: Thank you
Have a nice evening!
Hi Warren,
Yesterday there was already an update.
Now we are busy with the upload of today.
Like promised there will be more pictures and videos every day.
Where is the update as promised?
Harry,
In the final version there will be 4 led strips.
Hi,
there are three or four LED stripes in the package ?
Greetings Harry
Tomasz,
We are working on more videos than the videos that already online.
We are busy with all the emails and the development of our iphone/android app, so we can sent our first sets to the beta testers.
Have a nice day!
Whether you need a few days to record a demo video , short demo with the working tape LEDs back of the TV ??
Thank you for the support D S
Have a nice day!
Loved your project.
Just bought one, would be very happy if it arrived before February.
Thanks!
Thank you for your support Steve!
I really like this idea guys, good luck with hitting your goals
@ David:
After the pre-order we will take contact with you by mail.
After we know the size of your television we can start working.
@ Eugene The HDMI splitter is based on HDMI 1.2 with HDCP
@David. It was mentioned that TV size will be requested prior to order fulfillment to accommodate larger TV sizes.
I have a 65" TV so please appropriately extend the LED strip.
Will the HDMI splitter and your software work with HDMI 2.0 and 4k video source?
@ thomasz
No problem
We will make a demo movie of the working led strips @ the back of the tv.
we do not want pictures just a upload demo video with the working tape LEDs back of the TV !!
@ thomasz
ok no problem
we will upload pictures of the led strips on the back of the tv like you asked.
Have a nice evening!
We want to see more details, ie.working tape LEDs on the back of the TV , not just the effects from a distance , all your demo is not indicative that it is your project .
Hi Warren
At the moment we are busy with the First new update with more pictures and videos
This will be uploaded today!
Looking forward to the videos showing the actual product and set up
@ asutton Thanks for the support.
We are finishing new pictures and videos.
Take a look at the indiegogo site tomorrow ;-)
Awesome campaign and brilliant concept! Best of luck! :)
@ Nikolaus: Thanks for your support!
@kolarphani – Like Randy said, Ambiled is for computer. Our system requires no support from a PC.
@kolarphani – No, AmbiLED appears to be strictly for computer monitors, NOT TV’s.
Is it the same project called AmbiLED in Kickstarter?
Hi, what power adapter would be suited for India.
Nice project, hope that my contribution will help to improve it.
Hi Randy,
Thanks for the apologize.
We have sent you an email.
Have a nice day
I have given you a hard time. For that I apologize. I would be honored to be one of your beta testers. Please let me know what I need to do to qualify. Thanks.
Hi Aldo,
We reached our goal of $ 40.000
Thanks to the indiegogo newsletter.
The app will be available.
Tomorrow we will upload more pictures.
And tuesday we will add some videos.
Have a nice evening.
free app right now !
Hi John,
There is HDCP support on the device.
Have a nice weekend
Will the device support HDCP pass-through?
I know what I’m getting for my son :) this looks really cool, I think it’ll be really successful, good luck
Sweetness! Another upgrade to my TV XD
Best of luck!
That looks awesome! It should work with games too right? I really can’t wait, I’m gonna share with everyboyd and hopefully come back for the Zambilight perk XD
Wow you really did a good job on this :) It looks amazing
I hope you get fully funded, keep up the good work!
we did not deleted your post.
If you check the comments for hours ago you can see your post: Can you ex
The rest of the text is missing….
Dear
Till now we have chosen for 2 beta testers.
Next week 2 more.
4-6 beta testers seems enough for us at this point.
Hi Cole,
The last days we had a lot of work with emails and we are completing the first complete kits of Zambilight for the beta testers.
Like you’re saying this is no longer a hobby but a very large project.
We guarantee a major update in the beginning of the week with the promised pictures and videos.
We ask for a little more patience
Thanks in advance
4 days ago you said that there would be more photos & videos within 2 days. Your web site consists of nothing, your latest update is not really an update.This is not a very impressive way to run a campaign. How difficult is it to take a few photos & a video. You have to realise that this is no longer a "hobby"’,people have invested some serious money in this project so you need to treat it a little more professionally. Sorry, rant over !
Can you ex
We are working very hard to deliver a great product!
“This is just a hobby for us”. That’s my point. You no longer have the luxury of this being a hobby as you have 504 people (who have raised almost 30k) expecting a wonderful product…
The people asked for a stretch goal
that’s the reason there is a stretch goal of 40.000
Have a nice weekend.
This is just a hobby for us.
we never thought that this gonna be so succesfull.
Why was your original goal only $500? Is that because Indiegogo only give money if you are fully funded? What really would $500 have done for you? And now a stretch goal of $40,000? Something seems off…
Wow!, it´s a great idea, it can improve TV experience without buy a new one. I hope Zambilight to be available soon :)
Good luck from spain.
Ok great. I have 1 HDMI going from my TV into a AV receiver which everything is plugged into and switch over. My Apple TV, my SKY box, Wii, Playstation etc.
Can you tell me how I set it up to work with my set up please?
Hi Jessica,
Thank you!
The FAQ is on our Indiegogo page ;-)
When we are ready with the first Zambilight sets for the beta testers we will upload following pictures / videos:
- How to install
- Material
- A few videos when Zambilight is working
This will be during the weekend or beginning of next week.
We keep you posted
Hi Warren,
It’s coming soon.
We are finishing the FAQ list and after it we will make time for new pictures and videos.
We are very busy the last days, we want to finish the first Zambilight sets, so we can send the sets to our first Beta Testers.
So we can improve our product.
You will receive a mail when we are ready with the upload of new videos and pictures.
Have a nice weekend
Looking forward to the update,its long coming guys!
Hi Thomasz,
We are making a final update on the FAQ and like promised we will update new pictures and videos after it.
Have a nice weekend!
we are waiting for the new pictures and video’s.,,,?!!
Hi Jessica Summers,
Thank you for the positive feedback.
Like you can see we working every day to give updates at our page.
With the new FAQ, new pictures.
In the next days there are more pictures and videos coming ;-)
Hi George,
This led strip are personalized, so it will not be any problem.
It depends on the amount of people who have a 65 or 70 inch screen.
For a 65 inch screen 5$
For a 70 inch screen 10$
Most people have a 42 to 50 inch screen
I have a 70 inch Vizio TV… I hope there is no problem with this larger screen and if you charge a bit more to add a few leds, how much is a bit more? Thanks!
Hi Alexandre,
We are working very hard to give a big update on the indiegogo page.
Thanks for your question,we will add it also the FAQ.
You have to unplug it.
For example your playing the PSP4 and you want to play XBOX, then you have to unplug it en change it.
Thx guys for the FAQ. But can we connect more than one source? By default I am watching my TV receiver, but if I want to see a BR? Do I have to unplug my receiver and plug my BR?
Thx
Hi Warren,
We are working on the update today!
Have a nice day!
Hopefully we will see something today.
Hi guys, I’m very interested. But I would like to know if we can connect more than one source? because I use my TV with a TV receiver, a BR and a Raspberry Py? and when will you put the FAQ? there is a lot of questions I read that are interesting. thx
Hi Blake,
Thanks for your private message.
Keep us informed.
Zambilight Team
Hi Warren,
check our updates the next days ;-)
regards
Looking forward to more detailed review of the product which videos of it working with an AV receiver and without.
We are working on more pictures and video’s. they Will be uploaded today and the next days.
So you can always checking this page in a couple of days.
you can always take contact with indiegogo, we gave all our company details @indiegogo
I don’t see how this product could work with an internal TV receiver.
As I can see from the pictures, the HDMI splitter and the HDMI2AV module are missing. So the final Zambilight (if it exists) should be much bigger.
There is no official video showing that it is a working product.
The Software Entreprise guy has no name and is always replying with private message…
I am asking Indiegogo to investigate on this project.
@nickj,
you received a private message ;-)
@ David,
This is a picture of the customized raspberry pi ;-)
I don’t understand the two plugs I see on the Zambilight’s picture. They look like a coaxial (composite?) and audio inputs… What are them exactly, and where’s the HDMI?
My system is manual controlled by the pilot the color change is manual …Made in China for a few USD, all the LEDs light up simultaneously in one color …Thus my question is how you can control each LED on the tape which has only three wires and all the LEDs on the tape are connected in series .
@ Tomasz,
Send us a mail on info@zambilight.com
Maybe we can help you out.
Hello Tomasz,
Are you working with Raspberry Pi or with a computer?
HI, SE , how to change the color of individual LEDs on the tape when the tape is connected in series by three wires ? how is it possible ? , I have a simple installation of the LEDs on my 55 "TV real photo : http://www.mediafire.com/view/395118jw39cwjoc/IMG_20140909_202948.jpg
In the next 2 days we will upload more pictures and videos of our products.
By the end of the week our website will be online!
Thank you for all the reactions for the 2 beta testers that we are looking for ….
We will reply to you all today and tomorrow.
@ fionnyboy,
Thank you for your mail.
Tomorrow we will chose all the Beta testers.
It’s possible that we chose more than 2 persons.
More feedback = better product.
I sent ye an email also but would love to do the beta tester. 46" Samsung TV running with a media PC setup.
@Matthew,
we will send you an email today or tomorrow
@ David: Can you sent me your correct address please?
Info@zambilight.com
I have a 55" screen. Do you already have my right address? (Please do not post it here to check.)
I have emailed, but will put forward my offer of being a beta tester here as well.
I have a 42" TV and am experienced with AV setups and will happily provide feedback.
Let me know if I can help
@ David,
What’s your screen size?
@ David,
Great to hear that!
I put you on the list.
And i let you know when the Zambilight package is shipped.
we just ask you to keep in contact by mail and give us updates of your experiences
I would love to help beta testing. :)
@ fionnyboy,
We are working on a big update for our Indiegogo page.
With a lot of new pictures and videos
We will guarantee 100% delivery!
NO DELIVERY = REFUND
@ David,
We are looking for 2 beta testers.
Are you interested?
Hey David,
We are working with 2 people on this page and there was a misunderstanding.
At the moment we are working on the Indiegogo page.
We will provide all the people who have contribute more information about the product today and tomorrow.
With pictures, how it works, videos, ….
Doesn’t explain why you deleted the previous comment. Can you please give some explanations?
Dear David,
We are working on new pictures of the devices.
Today and tomorrow we will upload more pictures and videos of our devices.
And a better explanation of how it’s work.
So everybody will be sure of his product.
Regards
Hello Carlos,
Thanks!
This week we will upload more video’s and pictures of our system.
Regards
can’t wait! looks like watching tv is gonna be a new experience ! great job!
hello Warren,
We are working on it
we will upload more pictures and video’s next week.
Yes a better video of the kit would be great.
@ Fionnyboy,
You will receive a plug & play product with all the all the necessary equipment.
@ the beginning of next week we will upload more picture of the Zambilight box with a clear explanation of how it works.
Just to be sure, you dont actually need a raspberry pi for this? All you need is in the unit?
@David,
Before choosing the name we have contacted The Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP) is the official office for the registration of trademarks.
You say “create a name”, but aren’t you afraid of lawsuits with a name such as Zambilight? Philips’ “Ambilight” is a trademark, and it seems highly unlikely they wouldn’t react to a product named Zambilight. (Although, I’m talking out of my ass, because I know nothing about trademark laws. :D )
With this fundraising we want to introduce our product and create a name.
After the fundraiser prices will be arround 100$ / zambilight.
Dear David,
We are working with Led Strips and handmade software. Led strips will give better results.
We worked for about 3 years on this product after having many discussions in various forums, we started with our own product.
The prices that we received of our supplier is calculated on a minimum number of pieces 500-1000.
I just heard about http://lightberry.eu/, which is a complete pack that achieves same goal as Zambilight, with the same idea (Raspberry Pi, HDMI splitter, LEDs, EasyCAP composite acquisition device). How do you compare to them, and how can you achieve such a small price?
As it seems to mean that you need to get a video signal out from the TV, that really sounds improbable, but I can’t wait to see how you plan to achieve this trick!
Thanks for the answer.
@ David
Sorry for this misunderstanding.
Zambilight will work for televisions with an internal receiver.
We will post more pictures next week so you understand how everything is connected.
@Software Interprise, you’re still avoiding the question Christian Lindner, and many others (including myself) asked: will Zambilight work with a TV’s INTERNAL satellite/digital/RF/whatever receiver? Please note the emphasis on INTERNAL, which means “no external device that plugs to the TV, JUST the TV”. (I think this answers my own question, but it needs to come out from you, for it to be clear.)Thank you for your comprehension, and your patience. David
Dear Stephane,
No problem at all.
Next week see pictures of all the devices.
So you can see how it will work.
Regards
Dear Darren,
Thank you for your support :-)
Dear Christian,
You will be able to connect your Sat Receiver, Blueray Player, DVD Player, ….
We are working on a FAQ list.
And next week we will add more pictures / videos to our page, so all the people have more information how it will work
Regards
Why has my previous question been deleted?? I had asked about the ability to support TV signal from internal SAT receiver, which is the way 90% of people use to watch TV. If this device only works with external HDMI signals, it s much less helpful… please answer NOW and not after more people have paid without knowing…!!
Next week you can expect new pictures of the system.
More pictures hows it will work.
A new video will all the components.
And a FAQ.
Dear David,
At the moment we receive a lot of questions about the product and the software.
We will update our page beginning of next week and we will add the most FAQ to the page and giving more information about the product.
With more pictures.
We will provide Software updates in the future, on our website(www.zambilight.com) and we will help you when you having any troubles with your system.
When you chose the perk 2 Zambilights it will be sent to 1 address.
@Eugene Arutchev
Screen size goes up to 60inches. Concerning 4K, the software won’t care because your signal will be converted to composite prior entry in Raspberry Pi (by HDMI2AV adapter). Composite is always 480i or 576i (that means 480/576 pixels high, interlaced), which is still a lot more than needed (because you’ll only have a few dozens LEDs). Only risk is HDMI2AV block not being able to convert a 4K signal to composite, in which case you might have to provide your own HDMI2AV adapter.
@David Stosik
I am pretty confident that I can use a singal from a computer, but the monitor size could matter. PI has only so much processioning power so it might not be able to handle 4k or the software might not support it
About the screen size, it’s a question I have too : will I be able to change/extend the LED strips and update the software configuration, when/if I get a bigger screen?
Hello,
- Will I be able to ship the two unit of a “Zambilight Duo” separately, to two different addresses? - And will I be able to choose the screen size separately? - How would Zambilight work with the TV’s internal receiver (or any internal source, like smart TV’s streaming, share, etc, that is not HDMI)?I really think you should reply in the comments, as most IndieGogo project creators do. ;)
Thank you,
David
Thanks for the Info
good continuations
Great looking forward to this :D
Hello Matthew,
We are working on a FAQ.
It will be available on sunday or monday.
Regards
I’m interested in a lot of the answers that are being sent by private message. Would it be possible to set up a FAQ somewhere for people to review? It’ll save have to answer duplicate questions
all the people received an answer by private message.
Will Zambilight work with a computer monitor? Will it work for gaming?
Can it support 4k or any other none standard resolutions like 21:9 or 1920×1200?
You mentioned that the size of the we will need to provide the size of the tv in the survey. Does this mean that the kit we receive is going preconfigured for that size and we won’t be able to change it later?
I would love to see a video update of set up with just a TV and a TV connected to an AV reciever just to get a clearer idea please.
Is it possible to dimm the lights or adjust the intensity?
We are working on the Stretch Goals
We will give you more information on Friday
+1 for stretch goals.
Is there going to be any stretch goals? :) Remote possibilities, Wifi-controlled leds or any other cool features… 2686% in four days is pretty good. :)
It´s open source?
If I have a 42" and want to update to be 46" will it be an issue or am I best getting a 46" for my 42" and will it be ok?
I’ve been using a Ambioder (DIY project based on IKEA Dioder) and love it, but it only does 1 color for all LEDs, so this looks like an awesome update! =)
My TV has built-in tuner and we connect through AV cables to our set-top-box. In this case, how does it work?
Seems interesting and waiting for the product.
Do you use w2812 Led´s?
If yes we can easily add new leds to increase the screen size, but for this mod we need the code.
Dear David,
The biggest screen that will be supported is 60 inch.
After the fundraising is finished you will receive a mail to confirm your screen size.
HDMI splitter is included. Support for: 3D, 1080P, Full HD, HDCP
Rasp Pi is incl (Model B)
Regards
all the people received an answer by private message.
55’ zoll.. Is compatible? And what is, if the tuner is inside the tv? Without an receiver?
What for a raspberry model is used?
Is the HDMI splitter included in the device?
What HDMI version is supported?
Very cool campaign I love these high tech projects
Happy to contribute, good luck!