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I’m guessing the Govee lights don’t have a ‘Layout Learning’ option like the twinkly? I like that I can mould them to whatever I’m putting them on and then scan the new layout so that patterns etc work.
I just bought Govee, and it's really awesome. Yes, you can upload a gif or non-animated picture. The only drawback that i experienced was a dead LED. Support has been very helpful and is sending me a whole new curtain.
I switched from Philips Hue to the Govee system and it was the best move I made in light years! @GOVEE is amazingly simple to use, so even an oldier geek like myself can fill their disco dreams up to their ears 🎉 I have accomplished splicing 2 curtains, stringing Christmas lights, and using their neon ropes in art pieces! The GOVEE Community is super helpful and has superb customer service. ❤
Has anyone mentioned Twinkly has a 3d mapping function via phone camera within the app which does allow for better pixel type mapping? You can just throw a bunch of twinkly lights over/around an object and create a 3d animated light effect….
And it's just as terrible. I used it last year on my tree and wasn't convinced. Still, they look nice, but much like in this video, don't expect any real accuracy like in the ads/marketing.
I’m so fucking happy that u brought this up, I legit spent 3 hours putting twinkly lights outside around my house and none of the animations are looking how they r suppose to look. No matter how I arrange them. I’m definitely disappointed!!
I’m a bit confused, this video seems to miss the entire point of the twinkly lights, the camera based layout. Tho I have not actually used it I believe it allows the twinkly product to play animations even with the lights physically laid out in any patter, which makes them very flexible. These both seem like good products but I don’t really feel like they even compete in the same category as each other.
Nope. They are both curtain lights, designed to be hung from the top down. Yes you could technically hang the twinkly lights in a mess and the camera would locate them, but no one would because they are in the shape of a curtain. What you're saying makes sense for their Christmas tree lights that would be all over the place.
Full disclosure - I own products of both brands. Last holiday season, I re-strung an old pre-lit 12ft Christmas tree. This tree had those ancient incandescent bulb strands. I got tired of tearing up my thumbs replacing 100s of tiny bulbs every year, so I upgraded to twinkly LEDs. The tree got around 2700 lights, but this was due to me catching a killer sale. IF Govee had a similar product at the time, I probably would have gone that route first since I already have a bunch of their products. HOWEVER, the Twinkly strand lights are amazing IMO. I was able to link all the strands to one group and control them as one item to be seen by Alexa or HomeAssistant. Being able to capture the whole tree via the camera scanning function allowed me to create some truly amazing effects. I think it really depends on the type of use case and what effects you are going for. Trying to compare one strand of holiday style curtain lights to the fixed grid type construction is not as a direct comparison of say, a Hue bulb to another brand of the same style light bulb. 'Trash' is a bit harsh even after seeing your review of both brands. Just MHO. Overall I always appreciate your takes, and I'm glad Twinkly actually has some real competition now in Govee. The only negative I had was the price when they are not on sale. Govee even started with some killer outdoor holiday light options last year, but where uber expensive and out of stock everywhere. Hoping the competition brings some killer options to shield my wallet from.
I have twinkly 400 led string iirc. It looks fine but has a few serious drawbacks: - some LEDs malfunction when in subzero (centigrade) temperatures - they usually light up in magenta color regardless of what they should be. When temperature increases, they function normally. The lower the temperature, the more lights get f$d up. - i have problems pairing the strings with the app via the router. I manage it eventually but it takes multiple attempts. - they skimped on gradients, so color changes are quite stepped, one could do much better and smoother
Yeah. I’ve never been on this channel before. Someone mentioned Govee lights to me and I wanted to see what they look like. I never heard of them or these Twinkly lights by brand name before. It just seemed like this person was trying to talk down the twinkly lights as much as possible rather than show uses they would be better for. Despite that, everything I can think of that I’d actually use lights for would be better with the twinkly type.
How have i only Just found your channel ? The childish Kid In me likes the video i would offer a cookie but as were online i liked and You earned One more Subscriber ! haha, I love the Govee Light personally. Govee are my Go to atm for most of my RGB
Great review and comparison. Always like to hear both the good and bad points. Many reviewers only mention the plusses and don't ask the obvious (and sometime awkward) questions viewers may ask - particularly when the gear has been given foc for review purposes! I like you honest approach to the good and the bad and your upfront info about sponsorship where appropriate. Thanks again.
Made my day dude. Thank you. So many people accuse me of bias just because I'm sponsored and they seem to entirely ignore the fact that I present the good the bad and the ugly. This comment t is everything!
I enjoy these side by side reviews, my only gripe is that you compare brightness not considering longevity of the lights. Often manufacturers will over drive the LEDs which shorten their effective lifespan. I've bought cheap daylight balanced bulbs that are super bright to begin with and then die after less than a year
That is something I realized with twinkly. I don't know how many hours govee is but twinkly lasts for 30k+ hours which for most people is going to be a lifetime. I only keep my lights on around 6 hours a day weekdays and have it on for 2 months. Doing the calculations they will last me 98.70 years and by then I will likely be dead as I would be nearly 120 by then. Can Govee do that?
I just looked it up and for the question govee string lights last 25k hours which is long but not to twinkly. Their permanent lights are rated to 50k but you are not using that on a Christmas tree like he was using it.
Love the review but many of the animations that you were trying to do on Twinkly are for their Squares product. I have 6 or 7 of their curtains running together and it's quite impressive but still can't do the animations you were selecting. However, as the Govee lights are of more fixed position and they do have 2x as many LEDs compared with Twinkly, I may be replacing my Twinkly setup with the Govee (although you can't set up more than 3 Govee curtains together). Also Twinkly allow for 3D set ups (not sure if Govee have that). I guess products for different uses.
Great review 👏 👌 😂 comedy relief is spot on 😂 Just working your title it doesn't do this review justice. Perhaps using.... LED madness- Govee vs Twinkly
Hi Paul, I’m usually a fan of your videos but this one feels a little weighted in favour of your sponsor. If you want hi def animations from your twinkly lights, just increase the light density by combining sets (and therefore resolution). You don’t mention how either product is mapped. Does Govee offer 3D multi image mapping and 3D effects, like a twirl going up a tree? The ability with Twinkly to be able to co-ordinate your whole display across 10 sets is also important. I can see the Govee would be a nice addition but I’m still a Twinkly fan!
Not expecting much, but wonder if the Twinkly Curtain Lights might work better if the lights are set up in pegboard for regularize the separation and alighment. Presuming the bulbs even fit with the pegboard, which I suspect isn't a given.
A fair few Twinkly owners have used pegboards for this reason. It's easy to slate Twinkly, as the market leader, as Govee has the benefit of seeing what's already been done and then just copying it and enhancing it. I'm pretty sure Govee is a larger company than Twinkly, so has the resources for it.
Both curtains will suffer from the super low resolution no matter how well you align and pack the lights. The image would be clearer but still even a 700 bulb twinkle string is not even going to make a 30x30 resolution board.
Hi I am a old twinkly user and decided to give you a try. model 1.00.17.12 your lights are much brighter and i connected to bluetooth and wifi with no problems the question i have is this can you select different scenes and play them in a sequence & adjust the time between changes ? Also when i select a national flags and choose The UK or any other flag nothing seem to happen many thanks cheers Kevin
Gotta love youtube, they are finding new ways to drive out the reason people come to youtube. This was a great video, I didn't know about the Twinkly lights. I figured the Govee were good, just not that good. Oh, you need a to add a Canadian link!
Have the fixed the app? I bought the Govee wall light last year after tons of good reviews on youtube, but the app was awful, you couldn't dim a scene, it was way to bright, if I dimmed the scene to 1% it was still the same as much higher, if i set it to a solid colour I could dim it to the correct level, but not the scenes. Had to return it because of this after googing and seeing it was a common issue.
Me. Hibbert, I just found your channel while looking up light reviews. love your video. I appreciate you giving information but also being entertaining. I can not subscribe, however, simply because you pronounced it “Gif” high the hard G. I’m sorry. Some things just can’t be ignored. Keep up the good work and I wish you luck with future endeavors.
hi again apart from not being able to make a playlist of scenes like twinkly can iv noticed that when you add another set 2 or 3 to the app you loose wifi and can only change scenes by blutooth
I love the "Morgan Freeman" narration. While it's true that Morgan Freeman narration is inherently convincing, in this case you were spot on anyway. One of the reasons I watch your channel is for the comparisons and details about the product(s). You start right out of the gate with that. Great. One note in deference to Liz Truss: Nuclear codes "just work." No local mode in Home Assistant: Honestly, I don't understand why it doesn't. Govee is a great company in many ways, but the arbitrariness of which devices have local support in HA is profound. I'm intrigued by these lights. Not being a "lighting-oriented" person myself, I can still see a use-case for a giant message scrolling across a wall or set of curtains for a certain youngster of mine that seems able to ignore most other ways of trying to get her attention while she's online. Thanks for a great review.
Can you ask govee why they didn't include the lan api. And if they are going to bring it to this product later? Seems really dumb they left this product out of the lan api. They shouldn't be releasing new products at this point that skip local control.
Hey Paul. I didn’t get your video suggested by the algorithm today. Had to go looking on your channel. I am subscribed and have been for a while. Dropping a like for the algorithm.
Hi Paul, The "Local" mode on the Govee strips. How does that work? THinking about getting some as a backdrop for my band and taking them to gigs... but that would mean not having Alex, a Zigbee hub or even wifi (other than off my phone). think it would be a really cool affect but it might not be possible. thanks
GREAT video! Hope this added to your bank account. I will look into Govee, because I had some experience with gen 1 and gen 2 Twinkly, and partially satisfied. Donated them away eventually.
You can spray twinkly light with a pressure washer no problem. Just not the Wi-Fi/control Buts it’s fine in the rain. I’m in Washington off the puget sound. Rain is fine. Just don’t blast the control module
I think the funny thing that gives has done is send all these promotional video makers only one curtain. If you do more than one curtain and connect them together which they market . It strips the whole assembly of about 90% of the functionality. No gif uploads no music reaction and about 10 scenes And if you do 3 it goes from about 10 scenes to about 3. Very shady marketing from Govee. And nowhere to find out any of this information other than to spend the time installing these and then find out after spending the time to install them.
Twinkly has products for indoors but I don’t have any and there isn’t any in this video either. The staggered pattern and diffused bulbs on twinkly are there for a reason that is obvious when used for what they were designed for. Outdoor decoration. Govee app is better but there is a reason for that too
I purchased two of these, after watching your video. The problem I am having is that although they can be linked in the app to play together, I was not aware that the power can't be linked. You have to plug in each individually, which is a drawback when using them outside. BTW, I watch every week and always enjoy your videos.
I have had twinkly for several years and have been disappointed in trying to get even simple animations to look right. like the pinwheel. I tried stretching them and attaching both ends of the curtain lights which helped minimally. I was excited to see some other companies finally make a comparable product! So I truly appreciate this review! I thought the strands looked different. I'm going to buy govee immediately ❤
unfortunately the led's just aren't dense enough for the patterns to look proper. But if you put 2 or 3 of them together to make a tight led pattern it would look so amazing. Expensive yes, but totally worth it in the end.
Maybe I missed it but what twinkly product are you using? I’m subscribed by the way.. I talked some crap before cause I am biased towards twinkly cause I spent a bunch of money on them but I’m sure if they payed me I would be less… bias? lol Anyways. If you want lights for inside that does animations govee wins hands down!
Oh no, kill all the bees. Ill defend the Twinkly drawing mode, what you draew matched exactly with what it showed, and since Twinkly is designed for a pure gold Christmas tree you should have put both on a tree to compare.
doood!! so funny; just high enough to burst out laughing. using your link i bought the govee kettle for my girlfriend (mothers day), she sobbed. cheers
Just been doing some research on the Govee curtain lights. Might be worth adding that folk online are reporting that when you link 2 or 3 of the Govee curtains then your lose the music functionality, and the range of anims is very limited. These are comments posted in recent months. Maybe future software/firmware updates may address these issues.
@@angelaacm8026 ....since post my comment, 6 months ago, I ended up with two of these curtain lights, & when I first got them, & linked them together to form 1 large curtain & what I posted above was true at that time. I subsequently moved one of my curtains into another room, so have not had them linked for several months, so I do not know if the app has been updated to change this condition in the past few months, maybe it has, but when I made the post, many other folk were commenting about these limitation when you link multiple curtains, AND my own testing also confirmed this around 3 or 4 months ago....so it was true then when I made the post. I will move my curtains together in the same room & re-test soon to see if there has been a software update - assuming there has been, thank you for alerting me to this change
Probleme with twinkly, not much patern and not user friendly. Music synch not good I ordered govee, much easy set up, lots of patern and sound active better
I picked one of these up on September 13th, and as of today (11/3) it has a bad LED. It's showing red instead of the scene color 😢 Guess we'll see how their warranty process is.
2:59 To be completely fair the animations you're trying are designed more for the Twinkly squares. You need a much more dense led array to make them look proper.
Does the Govee lights have the option to “map” them with your phones camera (if they’re organized in a messy way)? Also do they have other form factors that sync with them? Like strings, strips, icicles, garland, trees, c9 bulbs, festoons, etc? I do know that twinkly can connect more than 10 devices, but it can make it more time consuming to apply changes/map them with so many devices connected. Another thing that would be nice to know is the frame rate/refresh rate. That’s one thing twinkly could definitely improve upon. Some of the devices have a faster frame rate than others, but they’re nowhere near the frame rate of a true pixel.
Great video as always, been looking for something like this for a long time. Whats thr pitch of the leds? Shame you can cut them down (i'm looking for 3m wide by 1m tall), do you know why?
Only recently found this channel and loving these reviews. Regularly got me giggling like an idiot, yet I still come away super informed about the product - winning combo. Becoming a patron was a no brainer! Folks, if you've got a couple of quid spare please consider supporting this creator. 😁 Thanks so much Paul, and looking forward to more excellent content. 👍
It should be noted that well over a month later and the Gif feature does NOT work. All file sizes are apparently too big and cannot be uploaded. I've seen a couple people having success with very small file sizes that they have altered with camera apps but as a default the GIF's will not work.
Great video, as always. Question though, how did you get Alexa to recognize a DIY creation on a Govee product. This has been an unsolved mystery for me, and you seemed to have it working with the Bezos "Rocket."
Your reviews have sold me on choosing Govee for almost every special light product on my wishlist. However, I am leaving fun decorative lights for last when it comes to choosing smart home products as a I slowly build up a system, so I still have plenty of time to see developments in this area of smart home products. I Govee, as a brand, seem very focused on delivering better functioning alternatives to premium products by listening to what smart home fans want them to do (and direct communicating with those fans through sponsored reviews and comparisons on channels like yours, instead of trying to grab new smart home customers off the shelf in the hardware store the way the big brands like Hue do). So it would be REALLY great to see them start to deliver on more granular control of their products through Home Assistant. Delivering that kind of customization through the branded platforms like google home, alexa, homekit, etc seems like asking too much of brans, but Home Assistant it meant to be this great unifier, this bridge across the gaps, that can control almost anything and allow customization beyond a lot of products advertised functionality, and it keeps getting better and easier. I’d love to see makers like Govee, with a huge line of products that have a LOT of features and customization natively, work on bring at least some of what they can do in their own app farther into Home Assistant for the purposes of automations.
I've been using Govee for years now & have been pleased with all of their products. Only thing that was mildly disappointing were the RGB bulbs, and only because they're not very bright. But that gripe aside you can get a 2 pack of the Govee RGB bulb for literally $10 less than a single Phillips Hue RGB bulb.
Hey! Great video, thanks. I received mine the other day and I’ve got a quick question: You say in your description that they connect to Razer Chroma. Do you know that for a fact or were you speculating? I see no way to achieve this at the given moment.
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Great looking product we can't buy as per normal this side of the pond 😡
I’m guessing the Govee lights don’t have a ‘Layout Learning’ option like the twinkly? I like that I can mould them to whatever I’m putting them on and then scan the new layout so that patterns etc work.
I just bought Govee, and it's really awesome. Yes, you can upload a gif or non-animated picture. The only drawback that i experienced was a dead LED. Support has been very helpful and is sending me a whole new curtain.
At that price they should send you 4 sets…
Leave me and my one person disco house parties alone
Never!!
For real. I feel personally attacked every time he mentions my disco house lol.
Me too!
Same!
No one tell him I have a disco ball, lava lamp and an incandescent light bulb for sentimental reasons.
I switched from Philips Hue to the Govee system and it was the best move I made in light years! @GOVEE is amazingly simple to use, so even an oldier geek like myself can fill their disco dreams up to their ears 🎉 I have accomplished splicing 2 curtains, stringing Christmas lights, and using their neon ropes in art pieces! The GOVEE Community is super helpful and has superb customer service. ❤
theirs yet to be a skit you have made i have not enjoy yet!! Bloody brilliant XD
Thanks man, I think Robby and me is one of my personal favourites!
@@paulhibbertI would agree, but to have an episode with that skit and Mr. Socky, AND your wife's dance! Fantastic!
@@scorrigan87 I'm sure my wife will also love this episode when she sees it 😬
@@paulhibbert My thoughts and prayers go out to you, God speed, and I pray you have a quick healing and recovery. Lol
Has anyone mentioned Twinkly has a 3d mapping function via phone camera within the app which does allow for better pixel type mapping? You can just throw a bunch of twinkly lights over/around an object and create a 3d animated light effect….
And it's just as terrible. I used it last year on my tree and wasn't convinced.
Still, they look nice, but much like in this video, don't expect any real accuracy like in the ads/marketing.
@@toontonic I have the Christmas ones for trees and they look great! But to be honest for curtains, that feature is pretty much useless
You know a company is confident in their brand when they specifically ask you to buy a competitor's product for review.
I’m so fucking happy that u brought this up, I legit spent 3 hours putting twinkly lights outside around my house and none of the animations are looking how they r suppose to look. No matter how I arrange them. I’m definitely disappointed!!
First time I ever saw one of your videos and instantly subscribed. Good info and hilarious
Doesn't the "aiming" of the Twinkly LEDs makes some difference to the light meetering?
The Govee seems to be easier to "aim"
Subscribed and this is the first video RUclips has alerted me about since your return video from being hacked.
When will they be released in the UK
Funny and above all a good review as always, a youtube genius worth watching and following.
Thanks dude. I needed that! ❤️
I’m a bit confused, this video seems to miss the entire point of the twinkly lights, the camera based layout. Tho I have not actually used it I believe it allows the twinkly product to play animations even with the lights physically laid out in any patter, which makes them very flexible. These both seem like good products but I don’t really feel like they even compete in the same category as each other.
Nope. They are both curtain lights, designed to be hung from the top down. Yes you could technically hang the twinkly lights in a mess and the camera would locate them, but no one would because they are in the shape of a curtain.
What you're saying makes sense for their Christmas tree lights that would be all over the place.
Full disclosure - I own products of both brands.
Last holiday season, I re-strung an old pre-lit 12ft Christmas tree. This tree had those ancient incandescent bulb strands. I got tired of tearing up my thumbs replacing 100s of tiny bulbs every year, so I upgraded to twinkly LEDs. The tree got around 2700 lights, but this was due to me catching a killer sale.
IF Govee had a similar product at the time, I probably would have gone that route first since I already have a bunch of their products. HOWEVER, the Twinkly strand lights are amazing IMO. I was able to link all the strands to one group and control them as one item to be seen by Alexa or HomeAssistant. Being able to capture the whole tree via the camera scanning function allowed me to create some truly amazing effects.
I think it really depends on the type of use case and what effects you are going for. Trying to compare one strand of holiday style curtain lights to the fixed grid type construction is not as a direct comparison of say, a Hue bulb to another brand of the same style light bulb. 'Trash' is a bit harsh even after seeing your review of both brands. Just MHO.
Overall I always appreciate your takes, and I'm glad Twinkly actually has some real competition now in Govee. The only negative I had was the price when they are not on sale. Govee even started with some killer outdoor holiday light options last year, but where uber expensive and out of stock everywhere. Hoping the competition brings some killer options to shield my wallet from.
I have twinkly 400 led string iirc. It looks fine but has a few serious drawbacks:
- some LEDs malfunction when in subzero (centigrade) temperatures - they usually light up in magenta color regardless of what they should be. When temperature increases, they function normally. The lower the temperature, the more lights get f$d up.
- i have problems pairing the strings with the app via the router. I manage it eventually but it takes multiple attempts.
- they skimped on gradients, so color changes are quite stepped, one could do much better and smoother
Yeah. I’ve never been on this channel before. Someone mentioned Govee lights to me and I wanted to see what they look like. I never heard of them or these Twinkly lights by brand name before. It just seemed like this person was trying to talk down the twinkly lights as much as possible rather than show uses they would be better for. Despite that, everything I can think of that I’d actually use lights for would be better with the twinkly type.
Great video again, thanks.
I don't seem to get norifications anymore via RUclips.
Hey Paul, you were first in my lineup when I opened YT. I guess it's not completely Boinked. Nice video!!
Thank you for answering my number one question can the curtain pair to the tv cam.
I'm amused that the opening ad for this video was for immodium
🤣 I'm not sure if they're targeting you or me!
Its enough to make you puke.. 😂
How have i only Just found your channel ? The childish Kid In me likes the video i would offer a cookie but as were online i liked and You earned One more Subscriber ! haha, I love the Govee Light personally. Govee are my Go to atm for most of my RGB
Thanks Paul. Happy Saturday!
Great review and comparison. Always like to hear both the good and bad points. Many reviewers only mention the plusses and don't ask the obvious (and sometime awkward) questions viewers may ask - particularly when the gear has been given foc for review purposes! I like you honest approach to the good and the bad and your upfront info about sponsorship where appropriate. Thanks again.
Made my day dude. Thank you. So many people accuse me of bias just because I'm sponsored and they seem to entirely ignore the fact that I present the good the bad and the ugly. This comment t is everything!
I’ve always thought of Twinkly as a brand geared toward pre-teen girls whereas Govee just ”feels” like it’s grown-up but still fun. 🙌🏻
I enjoy these side by side reviews, my only gripe is that you compare brightness not considering longevity of the lights. Often manufacturers will over drive the LEDs which shorten their effective lifespan. I've bought cheap daylight balanced bulbs that are super bright to begin with and then die after less than a year
That is something I realized with twinkly. I don't know how many hours govee is but twinkly lasts for 30k+ hours which for most people is going to be a lifetime. I only keep my lights on around 6 hours a day weekdays and have it on for 2 months. Doing the calculations they will last me 98.70 years and by then I will likely be dead as I would be nearly 120 by then. Can Govee do that?
I just looked it up and for the question govee string lights last 25k hours which is long but not to twinkly. Their permanent lights are rated to 50k but you are not using that on a Christmas tree like he was using it.
Can you mount the Govee net horizontally and rotate the animations?
First time seeing your channel, at first was like ehhh…but 😂funny informative, and decent humour 👍🏻🇮🇪
Love the review but many of the animations that you were trying to do on Twinkly are for their Squares product. I have 6 or 7 of their curtains running together and it's quite impressive but still can't do the animations you were selecting. However, as the Govee lights are of more fixed position and they do have 2x as many LEDs compared with Twinkly, I may be replacing my Twinkly setup with the Govee (although you can't set up more than 3 Govee curtains together). Also Twinkly allow for 3D set ups (not sure if Govee have that). I guess products for different uses.
Great review 👏 👌
😂 comedy relief is spot on 😂
Just working your title it doesn't do this review justice. Perhaps using.... LED madness- Govee vs Twinkly
Hi Paul, I’m usually a fan of your videos but this one feels a little weighted in favour of your sponsor. If you want hi def animations from your twinkly lights, just increase the light density by combining sets (and therefore resolution). You don’t mention how either product is mapped. Does Govee offer 3D multi image mapping and 3D effects, like a twirl going up a tree? The ability with Twinkly to be able to co-ordinate your whole display across 10 sets is also important. I can see the Govee would be a nice addition but I’m still a Twinkly fan!
I used 2,400 of these seed pixels for a Christmas tree last year 😊.
They work really well outside and buying them in rolls of 5,000 lights is cheap.
😳 That just have looked amazing!!
@@paulhibbert Thanks.
It's about 450w at 100% white. A literal flood light on the neighbours house.
@@NorthparkLights bet they love you! 🤣
I have a large live oak tree, how many lights would I need?
Not expecting much, but wonder if the Twinkly Curtain Lights might work better if the lights are set up in pegboard for regularize the separation and alighment. Presuming the bulbs even fit with the pegboard, which I suspect isn't a given.
A fair few Twinkly owners have used pegboards for this reason. It's easy to slate Twinkly, as the market leader, as Govee has the benefit of seeing what's already been done and then just copying it and enhancing it.
I'm pretty sure Govee is a larger company than Twinkly, so has the resources for it.
Both curtains will suffer from the super low resolution no matter how well you align and pack the lights. The image would be clearer but still even a 700 bulb twinkle string is not even going to make a 30x30 resolution board.
HI Paul, thank you for the review. Great to see that you are paying attention to the minimum brightness levels as well! Keep it up.
Hi
I am a old twinkly user and decided to give you a try. model 1.00.17.12
your lights are much brighter
and i connected to bluetooth and wifi with no problems
the question i have is this
can you select different scenes and play them in a sequence & adjust the time between changes ?
Also when i select a national flags and choose The UK or any other flag nothing seem to happen
many thanks cheers Kevin
I would love to know if the govee has a playlist feature as well
@@leefaish hi i got a message back from govee saying it doesnt suport this function Yet FINGERS CROSSED FOR AN UPDATE
Do you know when they arrive in the UK yet?
Not enough air humping. Have been trying to get my spawns to do the same!
Gotta love youtube, they are finding new ways to drive out the reason people come to youtube. This was a great video, I didn't know about the Twinkly lights. I figured the Govee were good, just not that good. Oh, you need a to add a Canadian link!
Have the fixed the app? I bought the Govee wall light last year after tons of good reviews on youtube, but the app was awful, you couldn't dim a scene, it was way to bright, if I dimmed the scene to 1% it was still the same as much higher, if i set it to a solid colour I could dim it to the correct level, but not the scenes. Had to return it because of this after googing and seeing it was a common issue.
These are neat but can i use them with my DMX led lights ?
Me. Hibbert, I just found your channel while looking up light reviews. love your video. I appreciate you giving information but also being entertaining. I can not subscribe, however, simply because you pronounced it “Gif” high the hard G. I’m sorry. Some things just can’t be ignored. Keep up the good work and I wish you luck with future endeavors.
Comment for interactions. Just thought i would try and help. I appreciate your humor and videos. Keep up the good work😊.
100% sure i can use ambilight on they govee ones? Though they werent compatible with that mode
Can't wait until they hit the UK govee store, gonna get me some of them!
hi again apart from not being able to make a playlist of scenes like twinkly can iv noticed that when you add another set 2 or 3 to the app you loose wifi and can only change scenes by blutooth
seems the lights are spaced apart too much. stopping the picture from being seen right,
I love the "Morgan Freeman" narration. While it's true that Morgan Freeman narration is inherently convincing, in this case you were spot on anyway.
One of the reasons I watch your channel is for the comparisons and details about the product(s). You start right out of the gate with that. Great.
One note in deference to Liz Truss: Nuclear codes "just work."
No local mode in Home Assistant: Honestly, I don't understand why it doesn't. Govee is a great company in many ways, but the arbitrariness of which devices have local support in HA is profound.
I'm intrigued by these lights. Not being a "lighting-oriented" person myself, I can still see a use-case for a giant message scrolling across a wall or set of curtains for a certain youngster of mine that seems able to ignore most other ways of trying to get her attention while she's online.
Thanks for a great review.
Can you ask govee why they didn't include the lan api. And if they are going to bring it to this product later? Seems really dumb they left this product out of the lan api. They shouldn't be releasing new products at this point that skip local control.
Hey Paul. I didn’t get your video suggested by the algorithm today. Had to go looking on your channel. I am subscribed and have been for a while. Dropping a like for the algorithm.
How are you supposed to hang the govee lights? They are marketed as "curtain lights" but do not fit a standard curtain rod.
Cool video thanks keep up the good work and thx for making it funny!! 😂
Hi Paul, The "Local" mode on the Govee strips. How does that work? THinking about getting some as a backdrop for my band and taking them to gigs... but that would mean not having Alex, a Zigbee hub or even wifi (other than off my phone). think it would be a really cool affect but it might not be possible. thanks
The dancing clips are some of my favs 🤣
GREAT video! Hope this added to your bank account. I will look into Govee, because I had some experience with gen 1 and gen 2 Twinkly, and partially satisfied. Donated them away eventually.
Do think these are bright enough to use as outdoor Christmas lights?
awesome video. Did you run out of vacuums?
You can spray twinkly light with a pressure washer no problem. Just not the Wi-Fi/control Buts it’s fine in the rain. I’m in Washington off the puget sound. Rain is fine. Just don’t blast the control module
Paul, please tell me where you got the cloud light from? 🤩
I love your videos :) keep up with the good work
I'm thinking about getting perforated hardboard, paint it Black and push the govee lights through every hole in the hardboard.
I think the funny thing that gives has done is send all these promotional video makers only one curtain.
If you do more than one curtain and connect them together which they market . It strips the whole assembly of about 90% of the functionality. No gif uploads no music reaction and about 10 scenes
And if you do 3 it goes from about 10 scenes to about 3.
Very shady marketing from Govee. And nowhere to find out any of this information other than to spend the time installing these and then find out after spending the time to install them.
Twinkly has products for indoors but I don’t have any and there isn’t any in this video either. The staggered pattern and diffused bulbs on twinkly are there for a reason that is obvious when used for what they were designed for. Outdoor decoration. Govee app is better but there is a reason for that too
Does the govee have a playlist like twinly? so you can link images together?
Were you able to download the latest firmware??? My Bluetooth keeps dropping after 15 seconds and will not allow for a download...
I purchased two of these, after watching your video. The problem I am having is that although they can be linked in the app to play together, I was not aware that the power can't be linked. You have to plug in each individually, which is a drawback when using them outside.
BTW, I watch every week and always enjoy your videos.
I have had twinkly for several years and have been disappointed in trying to get even simple animations to look right. like the pinwheel. I tried stretching them and attaching both ends of the curtain lights which helped minimally. I was excited to see some other companies finally make a comparable product! So I truly appreciate this review! I thought the strands looked different. I'm going to buy govee immediately ❤
unfortunately the led's just aren't dense enough for the patterns to look proper. But if you put 2 or 3 of them together to make a tight led pattern it would look so amazing. Expensive yes, but totally worth it in the end.
Hallarious and informative, NEW SUB!! 😁👍
Maybe I missed it but what twinkly product are you using? I’m subscribed by the way.. I talked some crap before cause I am biased towards twinkly cause I spent a bunch of money on them but I’m sure if they payed me I would be less… bias? lol Anyways. If you want lights for inside that does animations govee wins hands down!
Just recently purchased these, not sure how you input text not discovered yet. If anyone knows how you do this would appreciate it.
Just ask in the Govee community, there are many who will help you.
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Ok thanks will do 👍
Oh no, kill all the bees.
Ill defend the Twinkly drawing mode, what you draew matched exactly with what it showed, and since Twinkly is designed for a pure gold Christmas tree you should have put both on a tree to compare.
doood!!
so funny; just high enough to burst out laughing.
using your link i bought the govee kettle for my girlfriend (mothers day), she sobbed.
cheers
Aww, that's awesome man! Makes me happy to know it brought her such happiness! ❤️
Does govee have a christmas tree light kit?
OMG I am in tears. great video!
Paul, your UK link is broken, but they're available over here now
Thank you!! x
Can you do music sync with your diy?
I've tried both Govee and Twinkly Curtain Lights. But I also own the Nanoleaf Matter Smart Holiday String Lights, and they're my favorite.
Which is better between twinkly and govee curtains
This is awesome!!!, I was looking for something like this. 😊
We need more dupes videos for Twinkly lights. They are nice but expensive. Mine only lasted a year .
I like the cut of your jib, so I'm your newest subscriber. 😇
Welcome. Have some jib!
Just been doing some research on the Govee curtain lights. Might be worth adding that folk online are reporting that when you link 2 or 3 of the Govee curtains then your lose the music functionality, and the range of anims is very limited. These are comments posted in recent months. Maybe future software/firmware updates may address these issues.
I own 7. Not true. The music function works just fine. As for the limited options…the diy library is very rich
@@angelaacm8026 ....since post my comment, 6 months ago, I ended up with two of these curtain lights, & when I first got them, & linked them together to form 1 large curtain & what I posted above was true at that time.
I subsequently moved one of my curtains into another room, so have not had them linked for several months, so I do not know if the app has been updated to change this condition in the past few months, maybe it has, but when I made the post, many other folk were commenting about these limitation when you link multiple curtains, AND my own testing also confirmed this around 3 or 4 months ago....so it was true then when I made the post.
I will move my curtains together in the same room & re-test soon to see if there has been a software update - assuming there has been, thank you for alerting me to this change
Probleme with twinkly, not much patern and not user friendly. Music synch not good
I ordered govee, much easy set up, lots of patern and sound active better
I picked one of these up on September 13th, and as of today (11/3) it has a bad LED. It's showing red instead of the scene color 😢
Guess we'll see how their warranty process is.
As a follow-up, I sent Govee support a message on Nov. 3rd, and I have a new one in hand today, Nov. 10th.
Another brilliant video, Paul. Thanks for my weekly fix.
The govee curtain led works with aqara curtain Motor?
Off topic, do you want to share any of your music.
I wonder if the Govee can be hacked to run from a btf k-1000c?
2:59 To be completely fair the animations you're trying are designed more for the Twinkly squares. You need a much more dense led array to make them look proper.
can it sync againt the govee tv stuff?
Anyone knows when goove will it release in EU?
Does the Govee lights have the option to “map” them with your phones camera (if they’re organized in a messy way)? Also do they have other form factors that sync with them? Like strings, strips, icicles, garland, trees, c9 bulbs, festoons, etc?
I do know that twinkly can connect more than 10 devices, but it can make it more time consuming to apply changes/map them with so many devices connected.
Another thing that would be nice to know is the frame rate/refresh rate. That’s one thing twinkly could definitely improve upon. Some of the devices have a faster frame rate than others, but they’re nowhere near the frame rate of a true pixel.
I bought a govee after watching this, but it refuses to pair with my andriod. I don't understand why.
Great video as always, been looking for something like this for a long time. Whats thr pitch of the leds? Shame you can cut them down (i'm looking for 3m wide by 1m tall), do you know why?
Getting distinct "Young Picard" vibes from Hibbert today!
Only recently found this channel and loving these reviews. Regularly got me giggling like an idiot, yet I still come away super informed about the product - winning combo. Becoming a patron was a no brainer! Folks, if you've got a couple of quid spare please consider supporting this creator. 😁 Thanks so much Paul, and looking forward to more excellent content. 👍
Aww, thanks so much my friend. Can't thank you enough!! ❤️
It should be noted that well over a month later and the Gif feature does NOT work. All file sizes are apparently too big and cannot be uploaded. I've seen a couple people having success with very small file sizes that they have altered with camera apps but as a default the GIF's will not work.
Great video, as always. Question though, how did you get Alexa to recognize a DIY creation on a Govee product. This has been an unsolved mystery for me, and you seemed to have it working with the Bezos "Rocket."
oh my gosh! are you Dr. Sins! i love your videos!
Best compliment I’ve had this week
Your reviews have sold me on choosing Govee for almost every special light product on my wishlist. However, I am leaving fun decorative lights for last when it comes to choosing smart home products as a I slowly build up a system, so I still have plenty of time to see developments in this area of smart home products. I
Govee, as a brand, seem very focused on delivering better functioning alternatives to premium products by listening to what smart home fans want them to do (and direct communicating with those fans through sponsored reviews and comparisons on channels like yours, instead of trying to grab new smart home customers off the shelf in the hardware store the way the big brands like Hue do). So it would be REALLY great to see them start to deliver on more granular control of their products through Home Assistant. Delivering that kind of customization through the branded platforms like google home, alexa, homekit, etc seems like asking too much of brans, but Home Assistant it meant to be this great unifier, this bridge across the gaps, that can control almost anything and allow customization beyond a lot of products advertised functionality, and it keeps getting better and easier. I’d love to see makers like Govee, with a huge line of products that have a LOT of features and customization natively, work on bring at least some of what they can do in their own app farther into Home Assistant for the purposes of automations.
I've been using Govee for years now & have been pleased with all of their products. Only thing that was mildly disappointing were the RGB bulbs, and only because they're not very bright. But that gripe aside you can get a 2 pack of the Govee RGB bulb for literally $10 less than a single Phillips Hue RGB bulb.
Each time you look straight at your camera... I twinkle uncontrollably 🙈
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Hey! Great video, thanks. I received mine the other day and I’ve got a quick question: You say in your description that they connect to Razer Chroma. Do you know that for a fact or were you speculating? I see no way to achieve this at the given moment.
The algorithm is killing all my favorite creators these days.