Hanging the television on the wall, retrofitting it with an Ambilight and soundbar, and sticking an Airtag on the remote control: we show which gadgets make television even better.Anyone who likes to consume moving images usually also has a television.In the meantime, these have become really cheap even in sizes beyond 55 inches.We recommend our 4K TV purchase advice: UHD televisions are available from less than 250 euros.If you want the best picture quality, you should rely on OLED.A lot has also happened, as our purchase advice shows prices for OLED TVs falling: Inexpensive to the new 4K television shows.But it doesn't matter whether the TV is new or old: With the right accessories, it gets even better.From light to sound to the Bluetooth tracker: we show our most important gadgets for television.Ambilight is great!Using multicolored LEDs, Ambilight extends the colors at the edge of the image content to the wall behind.But only those who buy a corresponding Philips television have native Ambilight.But for everyone else there are now good and cheap solutions to retrofit Ambilight.There are basically two different approaches.The slightly higher quality but also more expensive picks up the HDMI image signal and forwards the corresponding image information to the LED strips behind the TV.The less accurate, sometimes delayed, but much cheaper solution points a camera or color sensor at the TV.The simple and inexpensive solution includes the Govee Immersion Set.In addition to the obligatory LED strip on the back of the television, the camera that the user sticks to the top or bottom of the television frame is particularly striking.The color transfer isn't entirely accurate, but it's still a lot of fun.The set also connects to the WiFi and can be controlled via Alexa.The Blitzwolf BW-LT32 set is a whole lot cheaper, it only costs 15 euros at Banggood (purchase link).Buyers have to do without WiFi here.Both of these solutions are good for trying out whether you like Ambilight.Anyone who has been hooked on this will find a set in the Philips Hue cosmos that is expensive, but works just as well as native Ambilight from Philips televisions.In addition to the Philips Hue Play Gradient Lightstrip in the appropriate length, you also need the Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box, which also serves as an HDMI hub.We go into this in detail in the guide: Retrofit Ambilight on every TV from 75 euros.To bring the TV to the right height, you can use a chest of drawers or a TV cabinet.However, it looks much more modern if you screw the TV to the wall.This gives even the largest TV a certain lightness.After all, it seems as if he is floating.There are countless companies on the market that offer appropriate solutions.Most importantly, the mount should fit the size of the TV.The larger the TV, the more massive and expensive the brackets are.With televisions larger than 75 inches, such a bracket has to be able to handle a lot.Such televisions tend to weigh 40 kilograms and more.Another thing to decide is whether the TV mount should be rigid or allow some movement of the TV.This can be tiltable, pivotable, rotatable, extendable or even height-adjustable.The more flexible the mount, the more complicated and expensive it is in most cases.This is usually not a problem for brand manufacturers, but at least for cheap no-name mounts you should make sure that they support the VESA standards that match the TV.This is the only way to securely connect the bracket to the TV.For this guide, we looked at the Hama Fullmotion Ultraslim mounts, the Vogels TVM 3645 and the Reflecta Plexo 100-9060T.All three are suitable for 75 inch TVs.The Reflecta even holds TVs up to 100 inches.In addition, all three mounts allow the TV to be tilted, tilted and slightly pulled from the wall.The Hama Fullmotion Ultraslim TV wall mount is the cheapest of our selection at 125 euros.It holds TV sets from 37 to 75 inches, which can weigh up to 40 kilograms.The TV can then be tilted from -12 degrees to +3 degrees and swiveled up to 120 degrees.It can also be pulled up to 41 centimeters away from the wall.When retracted, the bracket only protrudes a good 3 centimeters from the wall.The Vogels TVM 3645 is comparatively expensive at 219 euros, but leaves an excellent impression in terms of quality.It also accommodates many TV sizes from 40 inches to 77 inches.However, its load capacity of 35 kilograms is lower than that of the Hama Fullmotion Ultraslim.This is also due to the fact that her arm can hold the TV a proud 67 centimeters away from the wall if desired.When fully retracted, the TV stands out by almost 6 centimeters.When screwed on, the TV can be tilted from 0 degrees to 20 degrees and, provided it is attached appropriately, swiveled up to 180 degrees.This makes the Vogels TVM 3645 particularly flexible.The Reflecta Plexo 100-9060T is a real monster.No wonder, after all, it is supposed to offer TV sets from 60 to 100 inches with a maximum weight of a whopping 80 kilograms a firm hold on the wall.It costs 137 euros plus 24 euros shipping on the Reflecta website. Reflecta is no longer active on Amazon.It can be pulled quite far from the wall at a good 62 centimeters.The television can then be swiveled by up to 90 degrees.Its tilt ranges from -15 degrees to +5 degrees.Owners of very large televisions who are looking for a TV wall mount with which they can tilt and swivel their monster TV will find the right wall mount in the Reflecta Plexo 100-9060T.Even very cheap televisions now offer a decent picture.However, the manufacturers like to save on the operating system.This is sometimes slow, offers too few apps and not enough functions.The same applies to older televisions.Luckily, this can be easily and fairly cheaply improved with streaming sticks.Since all TVs currently sold offer a 4K resolution, so to speak, the streaming stick should also support the high resolution.We recommend the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max (test report).This streaming stick currently costs 45 euros, and it is even cheaper for special offers.It comes with a remote control that accepts voice commands and, if desired, also controls the TV and soundbar.The picture and sound quality is top notch.The software also seems mature and is lightning fast.If you are more into the Apple cosmos, you can use the Apple TV 4K HDR (test report).This solution is significantly more expensive at 185 euros, but thanks to Airplay it can project iPhone content onto the TV, is extremely fast, offers improved HDR and acts as a home kit center if desired (test report).For a good overview of the best streaming sticks, we recommend our list of the best: Top 5 streaming sticks with 4K from 60 euros.Televisions are becoming increasingly flat – but so is their sound.That's why a decent soundbar is one of the must-have gadgets for a modern TV.A subwoofer and two satellite boxes are often paired with the soundbar to complete the 5.1 sound.Here it can make sense to rely on a modular system right away.So to start with a single soundbar, which, however, allows additional components.Our number 1 is the Sonos Arc (test report).But the Sonos Beam (test report) is also really good and not nearly as expensive as the Arc.For more information on sound formats, virtual surround, ARC & eARC and much more, we recommend our large guide to soundbars: fat sound for flat TVs.Remote controls have the unpleasant property of being very good at hiding.Sometimes they wrap themselves in the blanket, they push themselves deep into the sofa crack or slide far under the couch.Bluetooth trackers, which you stick to the remote control with hot glue, can help to find them again more quickly.These include the very good Apple Airtag (test report).These are easy to set up and work without an additional app - but only on the iPhone.In addition, they are quite expensive at around 30 euros.If you want to save some money or use an Android phone, you turn to the competition.We like the Musegear Finder 2, for example. This tracker is not only small and light, but also has a long range and therefore reliable connection stability.But the Tile Pro, the Chipolo Classic and the Terratec Protect Mobile are also great.Our list of the best will help you get a quick overview: The top 10 Bluetooth key finders.The best and cheapest solution for getting the picture from the AV receiver or the streaming box to the TV is the cable.In some cases, however, this is not possible, for example when long distances have to be covered or the television is hanging on the wall and you want to avoid the annoying cable.There are wireless solutions for transmitting the HDMI signal.Alternatively, the HDMI signal uses an existing power or network cable.Our guide HDMI via radio & co. shows that this is often associated with problems: Transfer picture and sound wirelessly from 30 euros.There we go into detail about radio solutions via 60 GHz, via 5 GHz and transmissions via power and network cables.Every TV gets even better with the right accessories.A decent soundbar, in the best case even with surround sound, brings a lot.But also a player in the form of a 4K streaming stick (best list) makes some stupid TVs smart and sometimes massively expands the range of functions.Mounting the TV on the wall not only looks modern and tidy, it saves space mainly in smaller apartments and makes the bulky devices look a little lighter.An Ambilight retrofit solution (adviser) also looks even more impressive with a device mounted on the wall.For those who are constantly on the lookout for the remote control, a Bluetooth tracker (leadership list) stuck on could be a real relief.- The links marked with are commission links (affiliate links).If an order is placed via such a link, TechStage receives a commission.This does not result in any additional costs for the buyer.