I've been reading up, trying to find a good tutorial to get started with, but the more I read, the more I see different options. Here's what I think I understand so far...
Ambilight - project to put up pretty lights behind a tv sync'd to the video content.
Hyperion - software that takes a video input and determines what colors and where to turn set the lights to.
esp8266/esp32/nodemcu/Arduino - SoC/microprocessors and the firmware that control them, that is used to connect to the lights?
WLED - software that runs on esp8266/esp32 boards that controls LEDs.
WS2812B/WS2811/SK6812/APA102 etc. etc. - LED lights
Some projects seem to just use a Raspberry Pi + Hyperion to grab video (hdmi -> rca -> usb -> pi) and then use the onboard pins to control the lights.
So - what are the esp chips/WLED needed for? Is it just to add the ability to use wifi to control the lights?
I want simplicity as most of my projects get overly complicated and either fail to work as intended or take 10x as long as they should to complete. I have a spare Pi 3 B+ and I have a TV...What do I need to get an simple ambilight project working? I just want to turn on the tv and have nice/sync'd lights.
Also, there are dizzying amount of LED lights out there....is there a general consensus for the best ones to use?
Thanks in advanced...