They are not going to be everywhere, #1 everybody can't climb a ladder and drill #2 everybody is not going to pay people #3 its just not that many skill people out out here
Update: The 200' model does come with the Driver to power all 200'. And you can have them automatically turn on at sunset by using the Automations tab. The 100ft Pro inventory has pretty limited stock so if it becomes available you can change the parameters of this link to find it: geni.us/GoveePro200W (affiliate)
The 200ft pro version does come with the driver module you need to run 200ft altogether in both the white and black version. If you order any other lengths you do not have access to the driver module yet till next year. Not sure why but I have my 200’ in black version and it has the driver module and saw a video of the white version with it as well
Ok, good to know. So if I wanted to upgrade to 200' the 100' options will need to wait for the driver. I hope they come out with an expansion kit so I can add that top section.
They sell fitted brackets for each individual light on Etsy. I used those and secured them with self tapping screws. Way stronger than the 3m adhesive and more visually appealing.
you should replace the controller with weld, i’ve seen others do it and you can do special effects, you can still add it to anything you want with home assistant
What kind of special effects? The Govee App not able to do i guess. We bought the 100ft Pro..I heard the Pro doesn't work with some 3rd party controllers like WLED because of the dedicated soft white leds.
Can’t seem to set up my Govee pro to work at the very beginning. Register and finding it . Could you make a video how or how to set up using the Govee app
better to beg forgiveness than ask permission for something like this. If you think it’s cool just do it as Nike says. I save up husband points and get away with stuff like this. 😈
How did you play with the placement before deciding on the final one? Did you use the sticky backing it comes with and were able to remove and replace or did you use something else?
best review of these I seen so far. From the LED spacing to the individual led controller. Well Done. I was thinking of mounting these via magnet (attached to each LED) to my galvanized drip edge. It would be a different look since the LEDs would be facing the street and not facing downward. I wish these were a bit cheaper. Hope after Xmas they will be heavily discounted.
Do you know if the LED strips expect the current flow in a single-direction? I am getting a green blinking LED on the power adaptor and only a partial section of my 12 strips are working, not sure what's wrong. The govee app can't detect all the strings it looks like.
I have seen a few examples of that here on RUclips but none that are specifically made for these. Might take a bit of work to do that but would look nice.
Best video! Really appreciate seeing how you used the extensions. I only wish you showed where you’re getting power. Is it in the garage? Could it be tied into the exterior light switch?
Yes I pulled power through a hole in the garage. You could get it from a light switch but that means the switch will need to be on for the lights to work.
Is it ok to add an extension between the power switch and the first strand of lights? I’ve decide to route the power a different way and I’m coming up a little short in reaching the outlet.
Quick question about the power. Does the box everything connects to have go inside the garage or can it sit outside by the outlet? Assuming it's weatherproof as well?
Brett, thanks for the video. When you cut the black casing of the RGB wires, how did you cut it or what wire strippers did you use? I find this step to be very tedious and impossible without the right wire strippers.
These are the wire strippers I used but I just picked up a new style to see if it makes it easier: amzn.to/4f42yqi (affiliate) Wire Stripper: amzn.to/3OF1O00 (affiliate)
I'm glad the warranty is 3 years on these. I have about a dozen of the IP65 Govee outdoor string lights and several have gone bad, including some outside of the 1 year warranty. I don't think I'd trust Govee with anything permanent right now, but maybe that's just me. What also concerns me is that the LEDs are connected in a way that doesn't make them user replaceable without splicing. So, thinking ahead with a situation where a light fails, and we'll assume it's within 3 years, they replace the whole string under warranty. So it seems like you are either cutting the old light out and replacing with the new, which obviously won't look as good as original, on top of the fact that you are doing it where the bulb failed, which is maybe on the roof - yuck. Or you get on your house again to replace the entire string, which also isn't the best solution. For *ME* I have a single-family ranch, so while it'd be a small PIA, it's not the worst thing in the world. The cost would stop me from buying this particular string, so I'm hoping newer iterations fix some of what I see as shortcomings, not to mention bring the price way down. For $700 I definitely would have expected better. Optionally, maybe something that adheres a magnet that the light snaps to. This'd not only make it easier to take down seasonally or if you had to remodel, and replacing them if you had a failure. That being an optional kit for what, $20 or something would be neat. I'm guessing they did the calculations and didn't think the cost was worth it to connect the lights to each other with connectors instead of hard wired, so not only could they just ship out the replacement light and nothing else, but it's so much easier for the user to replace. I'd feel a lot better if we knew what the MTBF of these lights were with the product as-is. Neat idea, and I'd love to have something like this. I'm so glad Govee and other companies are releasing products like this. Thanks for the video, Brett!
the only good thing about Govee is their support, I bought some indoors string lights when they first came out, 3 weeks later some LEDs went bad, if I recall correctly, they lost their blue tone, got a replacement from them, they also went bad, then I just got my money back.
You would just use one of the included extension cables. They can easily connect together and then you can cut them to length to make them the right size.
It was on aluminum but I went through and put clips on each side of the light and screwed them in so if the adhesive fails they won't fall down. The adhesive was pretty hard to remove though if I needed to reposition a light.
@ thank you for your fast replay I exactly installed those lights 200 feet long all around the house for someone who contract me those are really cool and the guy didn’t pay me anything cause he said it takes only one person for 2 hours and he lied to me . Trying to pay me only $160 i rejected the payment because I got frustrated and angry with the situation I did expend most 2 days of work with my helper on san Antonio tx so I just want to know what my work cost exactly If somebody contract me next time , thank you for the info ,I’m sorry for put my historie to y’all some people are unfair , be careful , happy holidays to everyone and happy new year
I usually open Google Maps and go to Satellite view, then hold down on the house where I am going to start and then tap on that and you can choose Measure Distance. Then you can add points around the house to get a rough estimate of how much you need. Just add a bit more if you have any spots that go up or down like on a gable.
Brett… I just bought a 200 and 100ft length to splice a little over 200 together in one long run. Is that not possible without this power extender you talked about? When will that come out from govee or any more details? Thank you!
So I guess it is already included in the 200' kit. So you should add it at 150'. I'm not sure how much further you can take it past 200'. Possibly 250'. Or you can set up each set separately and then link them together with Dreamview. Or use 150' on each power adapter.
Hey man, thanks for this video. Thinking of getting this one pro version. If you don't mind asking, what size and brand of ladder you have on this video? Thanks!
The one with the orange tips is a Little Giant Ladder and I think it is the 22'. You're not technically supposed to extend it all the way up like that but it works. (Affiliate) amzn.to/3N0ulgb
I went to the bag of 100 clips you purchased , but I cannot see them well enough to know how you installed them. Was this for the wire or the light puck ? Could you maybe show a photo of them on your installation ? Thanks very much. I’ve been considering the 3D printer mounts that screw in but they are expensive.
Sorry I forgot to include that in the video. They have a little adhesive stop to help you line it up on each side of the light. Then they have a part with a gap that goes over the cord. There is a little hole over the adhesive part that you screw in with the included screens. Using a small drill bit to puncture a hole helps this process. I'll post a picture for you later today.
Govee will put me in the poor house (albeit a pretty house). I have the standard Permanent lights in the front and back yard...so far. Flood lights and path lights. Lot's of strings and TV backlighting in the house. I would like to split my front yard ones where I have an area that have lights that don't look like they belong there. Another good one Brett!
Have you had any issues with these? After many months of use, mine just died. I have received replacement parts from govee but still nothing works. I thought it was a power supply issue but now I don't know.
I believe you have the Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights 2 which is the newest model Govee has. The difference is the 2500K is a very warm light where 4000K is more middle of the scale on warm but looks very nice year round. I have this video comparing the options: ruclips.net/video/xCk9palnrGo/видео.htmlsi=9MOzukjCT0P9k7za
Sorry about my rounding, it is a personal problem. I guess when you compare the 100 Ft model of different options. The 200 ft is significantly more which is the only one in stock right now.
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Ayye... nice. I love my Permanent Outdoor Lights Pro. And at least in my experience... so does the algorithm lol. Video blew up. Hope it's the same for you.
@@TechWithBrett man I LOVE the colors. I got this thing running 24/7 and I can’t tell you how many neighbors approached me and said that they loved them lol. And I noticed like 5 other houses out here that have them so far too.
When I was finally able to get the 100ft Black pro...they wouldn't allow a 2nd set to be purchased. The 200ft was not available. I called Govee and the rep told me the 100ft Black Pro sold out in a few hours. I was checking 3 or 4 times a day before I lucked out... the privilege of spending $539 cdn...sheesh 🙄 They do look great and my wife really likes the App that controls them. Also setup the 100ft standard in white for my Moms house. She loves them. Got those for $260 on Black Friday sale down from $400.
Thank you for showing how the lighting would look with different placements from the wall
Yes, that was super helpful.
Its almost christmas. You know these lights are gonna be everywhere.
They are not going to be everywhere, #1 everybody can't climb a ladder and drill #2 everybody is not going to pay people #3 its just not that many skill people out out here
Update: The 200' model does come with the Driver to power all 200'. And you can have them automatically turn on at sunset by using the Automations tab.
The 100ft Pro inventory has pretty limited stock so if it becomes available you can change the parameters of this link to find it: geni.us/GoveePro200W (affiliate)
The 200ft pro version does come with the driver module you need to run 200ft altogether in both the white and black version. If you order any other lengths you do not have access to the driver module yet till next year. Not sure why but I have my 200’ in black version and it has the driver module and saw a video of the white version with it as well
Ok, good to know. So if I wanted to upgrade to 200' the 100' options will need to wait for the driver. I hope they come out with an expansion kit so I can add that top section.
nice job, great details and explanation. My son in law and I are installing tomorrow.
They sell fitted brackets for each individual light on Etsy. I used those and secured them with self tapping screws. Way stronger than the 3m adhesive and more visually appealing.
That's a great idea. I just 3D printed my own for an install and it worked great.
Natural sound of outside always beats the loud music.
Do the lights face down or out from house 2:04 2:05 2:09
Nice job! I like the white spectrum on these.
Yeah warm is super nice! It was great to see your long term review of yours.
Thank you. This is the best review I've seen. I was on the fence about buying a set. I will go for it now.
you should replace the controller with weld, i’ve seen others do it and you can do special effects, you can still add it to anything you want with home assistant
I've heard about this. Anyone interested needs to check out The Hook Up for more details.
What kind of special effects?
The Govee App not able to do i guess.
We bought the 100ft Pro..I heard the Pro doesn't work with some 3rd party controllers like WLED because of the dedicated soft white leds.
@@VonSpudthat is correct because of what you stated about dedicated white lef
led
@@MegaTapdog curious how an App can't work because of the white LEDs...App needs an update?
if I was to buy a 100' because of where my power is can I go about 75 feet one way and the other 25" go the opposite direction ?
Can’t seem to set up my Govee pro to work at the very beginning. Register and finding it . Could you make a video how or how to set up using the Govee app
I asked my wife if we could put these on our house, she said "your not going to make my house look like your PC" 😥
better to beg forgiveness than ask permission for something like this.
If you think it’s cool just do it as Nike says. I save up husband points and get away with stuff like this. 😈
Just say you’ll stop the cash flow that’s required to keep the house, electric, and food on the table. Works every time!
Ask permission from your wife, to do something on your own house? Are you kidding? Grow a set and do it, then show her what you did 🙄
Tell your wife they are on sale!!! Best thing ever!! Never need to put up and replace xmas lights every year!!
Doesn’t sound like it’s your house
Has anyone tried recessing them and running the wires in the flashing?
Do the lights face down or out from house
The face down. I haven't seen what it would look like facing out. It might blind drivers going by, lol.
looks great, you should definitely do that last peak
perfect timing i just bought a set and coming on monday so this was the video i was looking for to set up my lights.
I'm glad you were able to find one available!
How did you play with the placement before deciding on the final one? Did you use the sticky backing it comes with and were able to remove and replace or did you use something else?
I just used the 3M on the back and it comes with smares so I then removed the ones I tried and put on the new stuff for the final placement.
18:16 you called it Eufy 😂.. great vid. Thx.
Good catch! Eufy couldn't do the warm white with other colors which was odd.
best review of these I seen so far. From the LED spacing to the individual led controller. Well Done. I was thinking of mounting these via magnet (attached to each LED) to my galvanized drip edge. It would be a different look since the LEDs would be facing the street and not facing downward. I wish these were a bit cheaper. Hope after Xmas they will be heavily discounted.
Do you know if the LED strips expect the current flow in a single-direction? I am getting a green blinking LED on the power adaptor and only a partial section of my 12 strips are working, not sure what's wrong. The govee app can't detect all the strings it looks like.
Great video di you if anyone makes a track to mount the lights and wires in so that you do not see the messy wire on the fascia??
I have seen a few examples of that here on RUclips but none that are specifically made for these. Might take a bit of work to do that but would look nice.
Is it possible to connect the two 4 feet extensions to make one 8 feet extension?
Yes that will work.
Best video! Really appreciate seeing how you used the extensions.
I only wish you showed where you’re getting power. Is it in the garage? Could it be tied into the exterior light switch?
Yes I pulled power through a hole in the garage. You could get it from a light switch but that means the switch will need to be on for the lights to work.
Is it ok to add an extension between the power switch and the first strand of lights? I’ve decide to route the power a different way and I’m coming up a little short in reaching the outlet.
Yep, that will work.
@@TechWithBrettThanks for the fast response!
Quick question about the power. Does the box everything connects to have go inside the garage or can it sit outside by the outlet? Assuming it's weatherproof as well?
It can all be outside, it is all weather resistant.
Brett, thanks for the video. When you cut the black casing of the RGB wires, how did you cut it or what wire strippers did you use? I find this step to be very tedious and impossible without the right wire strippers.
These are the wire strippers I used but I just picked up a new style to see if it makes it easier: amzn.to/4f42yqi (affiliate)
Wire Stripper: amzn.to/3OF1O00 (affiliate)
Awesome! Thank you. Just used your link and bought them.
I'm glad the warranty is 3 years on these. I have about a dozen of the IP65 Govee outdoor string lights and several have gone bad, including some outside of the 1 year warranty. I don't think I'd trust Govee with anything permanent right now, but maybe that's just me. What also concerns me is that the LEDs are connected in a way that doesn't make them user replaceable without splicing. So, thinking ahead with a situation where a light fails, and we'll assume it's within 3 years, they replace the whole string under warranty. So it seems like you are either cutting the old light out and replacing with the new, which obviously won't look as good as original, on top of the fact that you are doing it where the bulb failed, which is maybe on the roof - yuck. Or you get on your house again to replace the entire string, which also isn't the best solution. For *ME* I have a single-family ranch, so while it'd be a small PIA, it's not the worst thing in the world. The cost would stop me from buying this particular string, so I'm hoping newer iterations fix some of what I see as shortcomings, not to mention bring the price way down. For $700 I definitely would have expected better. Optionally, maybe something that adheres a magnet that the light snaps to. This'd not only make it easier to take down seasonally or if you had to remodel, and replacing them if you had a failure. That being an optional kit for what, $20 or something would be neat.
I'm guessing they did the calculations and didn't think the cost was worth it to connect the lights to each other with connectors instead of hard wired, so not only could they just ship out the replacement light and nothing else, but it's so much easier for the user to replace. I'd feel a lot better if we knew what the MTBF of these lights were with the product as-is.
Neat idea, and I'd love to have something like this. I'm so glad Govee and other companies are releasing products like this. Thanks for the video, Brett!
the only good thing about Govee is their support, I bought some indoors string lights when they first came out, 3 weeks later some LEDs went bad, if I recall correctly, they lost their blue tone, got a replacement from them, they also went bad, then I just got my money back.
I understand you can cut them. But if you want to EXTEND a blank distance what wire can you use ?
You would just use one of the included extension cables. They can easily connect together and then you can cut them to length to make them the right size.
How did they stick ? Vinyl soffit ? Or aluminum? Good video !
It was on aluminum but I went through and put clips on each side of the light and screwed them in so if the adhesive fails they won't fall down. The adhesive was pretty hard to remove though if I needed to reposition a light.
@@TechWithBrett Thank you.
Hi I would like install it to my house 2 histories and half , how much cost to someone install it for me ?
I'd say it would cost around $1,000 depending on how high and complicated your home is.
@ thank you for your fast replay I exactly installed those lights 200 feet long all around the house for someone who contract me those are really cool and the guy didn’t pay me anything cause he said it takes only one person for 2 hours and he lied to me . Trying to pay me only $160 i rejected the payment because I got frustrated and angry with the situation I did expend most 2 days of work with my helper on san Antonio tx so I just want to know what my work cost exactly If somebody contract me next time , thank you for the info ,I’m sorry for put my historie to y’all some people are unfair , be careful , happy holidays to everyone and happy new year
Hi Brett. Thanks for the video. Just wondering how do we know which length to go with? 150 ft enough for a 2800 sqft home?
I usually open Google Maps and go to Satellite view, then hold down on the house where I am going to start and then tap on that and you can choose Measure Distance. Then you can add points around the house to get a rough estimate of how much you need. Just add a bit more if you have any spots that go up or down like on a gable.
@ thanks a lot
Awesome. Hope you’re liking them.
How many feet did it take to cover your house? Did you only just do the front?
For the front of the house I ended up using about 92 feet. I didn't do the back or the sides.
Brett… I just bought a 200 and 100ft length to splice a little over 200 together in one long run. Is that not possible without this power extender you talked about? When will that come out from govee or any more details? Thank you!
So I guess it is already included in the 200' kit. So you should add it at 150'. I'm not sure how much further you can take it past 200'. Possibly 250'. Or you can set up each set separately and then link them together with Dreamview. Or use 150' on each power adapter.
Hello brett, how long i can cut and extend it in between if i want to get it to the second floor
I guess if you needed a long run to the second floor you could use all the extensions on one run that is about a 20' length.
Hey man, thanks for this video. Thinking of getting this one pro version. If you don't mind asking, what size and brand of ladder you have on this video? Thanks!
The one with the orange tips is a Little Giant Ladder and I think it is the 22'. You're not technically supposed to extend it all the way up like that but it works. (Affiliate) amzn.to/3N0ulgb
Can u install these I need like 3 150 feet of govee connected together.
The max length they have is 200 so you could use two kits and then they have what is called Dreamview that lets you sync the lights together in a way.
I went to the bag of 100 clips you purchased , but I cannot see them well enough to know how you installed them. Was this for the wire or the light puck ? Could you maybe show a photo of them on your installation ? Thanks very much. I’ve been considering the 3D printer mounts that screw in but they are expensive.
Sorry I forgot to include that in the video. They have a little adhesive stop to help you line it up on each side of the light. Then they have a part with a gap that goes over the cord. There is a little hole over the adhesive part that you screw in with the included screens. Using a small drill bit to puncture a hole helps this process. I'll post a picture for you later today.
@@TechWithBrett The clips you have under description aren’t in stock… do you know what else I could use???
Govee will put me in the poor house (albeit a pretty house). I have the standard Permanent lights in the front and back yard...so far. Flood lights and path lights. Lot's of strings and TV backlighting in the house. I would like to split my front yard ones where I have an area that have lights that don't look like they belong there. Another good one Brett!
That's dedication! It's great to hear they are working that good enough to go back for more.
They're great. Trying not to go overboard but these deals are hard to resist. LOL@@TechWithBrett
Have you had any issues with these? After many months of use, mine just died. I have received replacement parts from govee but still nothing works. I thought it was a power supply issue but now I don't know.
That is very odd. I haven't had any issues. Have you verified the outlet it still working? The GFCI could have tripped.
@@TechWithBrett yep! Even tried a different outlet and two other power drivers
I think you are wrong about 200’ kit mine arrive today the driver is included from my understanding
Oh really? That's great to hear! I read on their listing multiple times that it wasn't available yet so the new inventory must have it.
Just showed up and can confirm it’s in my 200’ black kit.
They are not on sale.
You realize this video is over a year old, right?
None of your links are available
Has anyone tried making a track for the Govee standard or pros?
I have seen a video here on RUclips where they made a track and zip tied to it.
Good job Dude!!
What’s the difference on the 2,500k-6,500k output … my box says 4,000k
I believe you have the Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights 2 which is the newest model Govee has. The difference is the 2500K is a very warm light where 4000K is more middle of the scale on warm but looks very nice year round. I have this video comparing the options:
ruclips.net/video/xCk9palnrGo/видео.htmlsi=9MOzukjCT0P9k7za
These are AMAZING
😊
What is matter? Also, the pro "is going to cost a little bit more." It's more than double the price of the standard.
Sorry about my rounding, it is a personal problem. I guess when you compare the 100 Ft model of different options. The 200 ft is significantly more which is the only one in stock right now.
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As much as I would love these, my HOA is going to say “NOPE”.
They say it never hurts to ask right?
Can govee send this to my house for free too ? 😮
Ayye... nice. I love my Permanent Outdoor Lights Pro. And at least in my experience... so does the algorithm lol. Video blew up. Hope it's the same for you.
Now that I have my video up I can go watch yours, lol. I am really impressed with the colors.
@@TechWithBrett man I LOVE the colors. I got this thing running 24/7 and I can’t tell you how many neighbors approached me and said that they loved them lol. And I noticed like 5 other houses out here that have them so far too.
Very disappointing you didn't show more on the music control setting that was cool very disappointing 😞
Sorry I ran out of time. There are some much better videos from other channels about that.
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Wish I could find them. Love that these smart companies always sell out of product, like none of them understand how much product they need to make. 🙄
I checked multiple times a day and they finally became available.
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When I was finally able to get the 100ft Black pro...they wouldn't allow a 2nd set to be purchased.
The 200ft was not available.
I called Govee and the rep told me the 100ft Black Pro sold out in a few hours.
I was checking 3 or 4 times a day before I lucked out... the privilege of spending $539 cdn...sheesh 🙄
They do look great and my wife really likes the App that controls them.
Also setup the 100ft standard in white for my Moms house. She loves them.
Got those for $260 on Black Friday sale down from $400.
Stop it with this meters and millimeters crap
Stop it with your lame, childish complaint about a free helpful video and learn measurement. Rude.
Honestly these look horrible in person. The light is crisp but reminds me of a circus