Turn any TV into a beautiful 4K virtual fireplace by looping a video of a real fire. It's the easiest home upgrade there is: no chimney, no smoke, no risk. Just cozy flames and crackling sounds on the screen you already own. Here's exactly how to do it.
What You Need to Make Your TV Screen Burst into Flames
Two things. First, a TV, ideally a large 4K SMART TV, though our videos work on all modern sets from Samsung, Sony, LG, Panasonic, TCL, Hisense and every other brand. Older non-smart TVs work too with a cheap external media player. Second, a fireplace video: a real log fire filmed on a tripod in high quality, so the loop point is barely noticeable.
How to Put a Fireplace on Your TV
- Download a fireplace video - our 4K Fireplace Video is the flagship, or browse the full fireplace collection.
- Copy the MP4 file to any USB flash drive.
- Plug the USB into your TV and press play in the built-in media player.
- Select Repeat to loop the fire continuously, all evening or all day.
That's it, 99.5% of modern TVs play our MP4 files natively. If you have a 4K TV choose the 4K version; for an HD TV, the 1080p HD version. Any trouble, see our FAQ or contact us and we'll walk you through it.
Download or Streaming Fireplace videos for TV?
Streaming a fireplace works, but it depends on your internet connection. Sometimes YouTube can't stream cleanly when your connection isn't stable or you may have noticed the quality dropping on Netflix when it's busy (usually weekends).
YouTube often interrupts the mood with ads. A downloaded video is yours permanently: it loops seamlessly, plays in full quality every time, and never shows an ad. One purchase and no subscription. Peace of mind.
Film Your Own Fire?
You could film a friend's fireplace on your phone. You can use any old tripod, and if you don't have one you will need to prop it up firmly, or the video will not work and it won't have a seamless loop.
A professionally filmed fire in 4K with 5.1 surround sound crackling audio is what makes guests do a double take. Our fireplace videos are 100% real fires, filmed with the camera locked off so the loop is nearly invisible.
What out for burn it - television tip:
Screensavers used to stop burn in, which is when a screen get ruined from one area having overblown highlights in one place for too long. When the screen is brightest it could be a bad thing if the areas doesn't move.
Nowadays that isn't an issue for most TVs. The one kind to watch out for is OLED panels by cheap brands. Quality brands like Sony and Samsung generally use pixel movement technology and other strategies to ensure screens avoid burn in, but its best to not leave a video on for too long if the overblown area doesn't move.
Watch those levels and choose a fire not too bright
Most virtual fireplaces are short loops so the fire never burns down. Ours are longer than usual at 20 minutes and some of our videos are then extended to 2 hours.But we don't make longer ones which is a good thing as looping scenes need to be fixed angle to create a seamless loop point.
Plus there is no risk of any troubles for your TV if you just play a video for 2 hours. All of ours are fine for 10 hours, but I wouldn't leave them overnight. Even playing teh same fireplace everyday on a cheap OLED panel could be risky. If you do leave it on when you fall asleep just keep an eye out where it was overblown.
4K Fireplace Video is my favorite one. It's the best fireplace screensaver for TV that we have ever sold because it has a perfect angle, distance and the frame gets filled with flames. Its stays consistently cozy for as long as you want, plus there is no risk of burn in because the levels were kep down in the bright areas. Here's an extra close up shot zoomed in to demonstrate the mid range brightness that is perfect for long vieweing times. You could leave it on for a week without any risk.
