I've just done something I'd never done before and something I never thought I would do. Paused your video about a third of the way through and bought a Govee TV Backlight 3 Lite. Enjoyed the rest of the video. Thank you for the way you present and for your honesty and truthfulness
Ordered one. Sale price was $59 usd. I will post impressions when I get it going. First movie will be Godzilla Minus One for the nuclear breath and then a couple episodes fromnthe first season of Demon Slayer anime. (Which is famous for its use of color) UPDATE- Demon Slayer demo is on my channel. Very impressive!
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I love my T1 and will be sticking with it as the T2/T3 can’t be used with mounting beneath the TV (at least not as easily). It’s all linked to my Home Assistant/Hubitat/Homekit environment and the colour accuracy is plenty good enough for me. Plus the T3 doesn’t seem to have 75 inch support yet. Tip: Use the RUclips calibration video which has the 4 orange squares in the corner to save sticking the physical ones on your screen during setup.
looking at buying a T1, but the ugliness on the top of the tv does my head in, can you actually just put the t1 on the bottom insteaD?
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@@flink6150 yep. The software fully supports it, part of the setup asks you for the orientation. There are a number of RUclips channels showing some nice ways to totally hide it on your TV stand as well (personally I’ve just stuck it to the bottom of the TV as it is floating on an arm off the wall so no other option).
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@@flink6150 look for MrTek Suggest ditch your T1 camera video.
Also you can put the camera at the bottom of the tv if you're using the old generation (if it's not wall mounted that is). And the lights are so good with animation movies!
You failed to mention whether this works with all sizes of TVs or not .. the previous ( 1st gen ) only worked with I believe 49 inch TVs or bigger and was not able to be calibrated if you tried to use it with a 43 inch as the camera was not able to see the corners of the smaller TV
Can the camera be mounted or positioned at the bottom of the TV? If there was several inches of clearance between the TV and the cabinet it's sitting on?
@@paulhibbert I've seen some people did that and only reversed red/blue light position during app setup. I wonder why they didn't simply add bottom position option in the app.
Probably a silly question but could you put the camera underneath the TV. I would have thought this would be a lot less noticable, especially if your using a stand.
Watched the video yesterday, bought it and installed it today. Works great. Be sure to pick the "Part" option to get the colors to match the action on the screen. This is a great option for us as we feed our TV with an ethernet cable. The camera sits at a 90 degree angle to the screen and I thought it a bit too obvious, but you quickly don't notice it when you're involved with a show. (I'll add that my wife chuckled at the cockroach/3M joke).
Do they have a hdmi sync box option? I couldn’t put up with that camera arm. Don’t really think the future hdmi capability is a big deal, after all the TV itself has the same problem?
@@paulhibbert Govee does have an HDMI sync box but it's not meant for TV and somehow only monitors? I never understood that. Paul, with your connection to Govee, that might be a good question to ask them.
In honesty, you’d have to ask Govee that. I I haven’t looked at their backlight kits for a while so didn’t know the T2 existed, they asked for a comparison to the T1, and it wasn’t until the comments started coming in that I realised there was a T2 🤷🏻♂️
Paul, what settings (brightness saturation etc). did you use please? I have upgraded from the T1 and I can't seem to get the black scenes to not show red. :-(
Why compare this T3 lite vs the T1 and not the T2?, could be because the T2 is pricier (67€ vs 99€), have double leds and 2 lens in 1 camera to cover better the tv, althought it does not have the automatic turn off functionality, for me this product, remember it has Lite in it's name, seems as the entry level and the t2 and I suppose next iterations for more advance users as in Govees light strips, they have the BT only 30 leds/m, the wifi and BT 30 leds/m, the wifi 60 leds/m with protection, all this for interior, I think this is the same for the tv lights, they make two categories
Badly. This is just T1.5. It can't match the T2 dual camera system. The strip on the T2 have double the led amount, and that alone makes huge difference.
Do you prefer this over the Govee hdmi sync box? I would be using with Nividia shield . Also can you mix hue and Govee lights together with Alexa? Any help would be much appreciated
After watching loads (and I mean loads) of your videos over the past few months I finally bit the bullet and bought the govee T1 this last weekend so I could dip my toe in the immersive light ocean - plus it was only £41 on Amazon so....bargain! So after only 2 days I only have 1 thing to say - OH MY GOD, Im never going back to the boring way of watching TV ever again. In fact we love it so much in our house we are looking at "upgrading" all the TV's in the house - might need to look at the T2/T3 options after watching this video though. Thanks for making these videos - fun, entertaining and informative - perfection really 🙂
Great Video as always, love your reviews, I have a question can the camera be put at the bottom? why does it have to be the top? it would be more out of sight at the bottom
Thank you for the awesome review. I bought this during Black Friday. I found it very difficult to get the calibration correct, but either way my wife couldn't stand the effects. So unfortunately, I am returning it.
First off. Great review! I have purchased this product and I'm looking forward to getting a firsthand look at it's seemingly amazing functionality! Second... You earned yourself a 👍 and subscribe do to the Guns and roses bit!! It literally made me LOL. Keep up the great work Sir. Cheers
I have a similar backlight and I recommend adding an additional cheap white backlight strip to the tv. I find that when the backlight turns off during a dark scene it is distracting. The effects are certainly more subtle with the extra light but it makes everyday usage so much better and you can always turn off the extra light strip when you want the full immersion.
Another pretty big CON of the Camera vs HDMI sync is aspect ratio. If you watch nothing but 16:9 on your 16:9 screen it's all good. But if you watch some movies that have a much wider aspect ratio, you end up with black bars on your screen and the camera doesn't know how to handle that because it sees black on the top and bottom. HDMI sync analyzes the video signal before it's ever output to a screen so you won't have that issue.
The Govee 3 covered in this video has “black bar elimination for precise color extraction from screen edges” according to the press release - most of the reviews coming out mention it. Although it’s not mentioned on the Govee product pages.
thank you, thank you, thank you for always telling me it as it is with any product you review. I will definitely be picking up one of these new govee dreamview backlight 3 tv lighting systems!
I just want to say putting the clear tape on it is genius I am going to put this on a $1,800 gaming monitor and was skeptical about the 3m glue and this man saved me from my worries.
Checked the link and am I getting the right thing, it looks like it's £149 reduced to £89. Am i looking for something less than £75? Sorry if i am being daft.
I had the same dilema about sticking it on. I also wanted to buy a new tv in a few months so didn't want the hassle removing it from my old tv and possibly damaging the strip or tv.. so I used a velcro strip instead, which worked perfectly, and I will probably do the same for my new tv
Great Video as usual... Just a quick question...is this the "Govee TV 3 Lite"? That appears to be the only thing that pops up if I search on Amazon in Germany for a 3rd Generation and it confused me a bit since "Lite" seems to indicate some kind of entry level budget thingy...
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It is indeed the 3 Lite. I’m assuming there will soon be a 3 “full fat” bringing the 3rd gen features of the lite and the extras the T2 has (dual lens, double the LED density etc).
@ Thanks. I read up on it, and sadly it's only for TVs up to 65" so not for me unfortunately.
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@@rolandrohde I think they will add a larger TV version to the Lite soon. But if you wait a bit longer you will be able to get the 3 Pro or whatever they call it. They are clearly creating 2 tiers of this product line for entry level and high end users.
Question - As a user of the 'real thing' from Philips for 20ish years, I'm a big fan, and have mostly Philips around the house. But, I still have a great old plasma from Panasonic which obviously doesn't have ambilight, so I'd love to add this. My TV is on a green wall, so does this have wall colour adaptation, or was it the bit in the video when the white balance is adjusted? I hope it's a yes, pretty good Black Friday deal on this today ;-) Thanks.
I got the hue Philips string lights from Best Buy 8 months ago ever since I’ve had so many issues with it. Thinking of switching out to this brand but I’m afraid it will come out like the Best Buy one. On the video are saying to NOT buy the sync box or yes to buy it ? Because with the Best Buy one I had to buy the sync box and stripped lights and a bridge and another light bar so much.
Hi there, can you share your app settings please? I must be doing something wrong cause the colors are not that close to what they should. Only thing I can think of is when doing the calibration I could barely see the top left and right orange dots (even after moving the camera). So here I am thinking if I mirror your app settings I may get better results. Thanks in advance
Great review, thank you. The colour delay really bothers me...and who really watches TV directly these days? Viewing is almost always done via fire sticks, consoles, apps or external boxes like Virgin or Sky. However, if you've got Sky Glass, a camera-mounted system like this one could be a great alternative to sync boxes. Personally, after researching similar products, I find FancyLEDs to be the most reactive, and that's the level of accuracy I'm looking for. They also offer products that can sync via an app to enhance the ambiance in the room. I'd love to hear your opinion on this brand, in comparison to Govee
All of the tv leds I see are on wall mounted TV’s. How would this do on a 65” tv in the corner of a room on a unit? The top centre of the tv is nearly 70 cm from the wall. Would I lose most of the effect?
Got one! I’m impressed so far. However, I noticed that sometimes the colours are “all off” on the side where the camera can get a reflection of the chimney breast on one side or the window on the other.
How does this compare to the T1? I have it and been struggling to get it to accurately show the colours on every area of the bottom corners. I've also messed around with the colour balance and saturation settings a lot but constantly feel it's not quite right
So I bought this some time ago and have never been happy with it. If I set it to a single color it is blindingly bright but when I switch to video it's like it goes into half brightness and if it's a dark scene it looks like it goes off completely. And don't get me started on the fact that I have to have all lights off in the room for video mode to do anything other than "bland yellow". I've been through all settings multiple times and never found a fix. Could I have done something wrong during calibrations?
Not sure, but if you can't get it to work like others show in their videos (even with lights on), then it's worth recalibrating. You can try changing other variables too that you haven't looked at.
@@jalofanclub It's a plugin camera provided with the TV. I ended up sticking the Govee camera to the Bravia camera with a self-adhesive rubber spacer. Govee 3 works great that way.
Excellent video as always clicked on link to buy but its for 55 inch up tv am i being stupid as cant find any for smaller tv do you just cut them down or is there different kit that i need to buy tried looking on there shop but cant seem to find one
It'd be nice if TV OSes would build in this functionality, and just output a tiny image (like 16 × 16) of their display contents, over USB or the network.
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Philips have had built in ambient lighting for years!
@ Yes. That could work. Like a "Video Return Channel". Except you'd still need an additional sync-box. And studios would inevitably insist it's heavily DRMed.
Am I correct in thinking this camera can't be mounted under the TV? I'm looking at this product or the T2 and leaning more for the T2 as the camera can be located at the bottom of the TV
Thanks for your review, for soem movies that dont fill the screeen (top and Bottom) were you would have dark bar top and bottom, how does it cope with that, does it duplicate the dark bar assumign tjhats the colour to display or otherwise
I just installed mine last night. There’s actually a mode specifically for those black bars. It makes the back lights a bit brighter. It does not think the black bars are the screen color
needs to be on the bottom pointing up, being on top of the screen is in eye sight and is a black spot in the ambilight. TV manufacturers need to implement a HDMI clone output of what is on the screen, first one that comes up with that will take a share of the TV market.
We have a Philips Ambilight TV in one room, Mrs loves it I turn it off. Thing that bugged me about it was that its just 3 sides, they did do 4 sides for a year on their top end TVs but have dumped that idea now and gone back to 3. Cost em at least 1 sale 🤦
We've got a 4 sided Ambilight Philips OLED and like you, I turn it off. I just find the whole thing distracting and struggle to see the point of it for 95% of the time.
Is that the 65” kit on a 75” tv? I don’t see a larger kit in my marketplace? And given how many products I end up buying, maybe consider more Amazon markets 😀
Ordered one. Sale price was $59 usd. I will post impressions when I get it going. First movie will be Godzilla Minus One for the nuclear breath and then a couple episodes fromnthe first season of Demon Slayer anime. (Which is famous for its use of color) UPDATE- Demon Slayer demo in on my channel. Very cool looking!
I haven’t tried it. I think the Govee website breaks down the comparison, but honestly, I don’t see how it could be better than this. It’s is absurdly good
So if I buy a govee backlight, I can put it around things and will make things look bigger? Is there a risk of electric shock? Great video - good to know the good and the bad!
Whoa! Hang on a minute... So much to discuss about this video, more so if anyone here is a new viewer of Paul's productions. Maybe it's just me, but did anyone detect a difference in this production? A more aloof manner in the way things are presented, and the subtle words and storytelling done in the way that a potential politician might use? Yes! I think Paul's working on becoming an independent political candidate, and we are seeing this subtle change happening in front of us. Now, the story of Paul giving his father-in-law a 3 Grand TV... now, technically that is true, but a newcomer to this channel would be unaware that this TV was given to the father-in-law as a payment for forcing his daughter to marry Paul! Now, politicians do this thing all the time, and this subtle hidden backstory not being presented just confirmed that to me! Not only that, Paul upset the Twitteratte with his disgusting habit of putting the toilet roll on the hanger the wrong way around!! I mean, some things you can overlook, but never such a disgusting thing as this! Now, in thinking about it, it's possible that his bought and paid-for wife may be doing this as a way of sending a message to the outside world to save her!!!! Heck, this story is getting wild... potential politician pays for a child bride who wants to be rescued by subtle coded messages! Heck! Why waste this story here!! I'm off to the SUN to make a few bob here!!!! - Oh, and nice video Paul! :)
I don't like this channel, less bad jokes and distracting skits. A few jokes are fine but this is too much and he layers them on top of each other, and I never laugh. . .Never. Not hating, I appreciate the content, I'm just being brutally honest.
@@brent829 easier to just stop visiting the site, since clearly your needs are not being met by Paul. But, I bet it’s him not putting toilet paper on the holder correctly behind this bad feeling… depart from this den of despair and go and watch gaming channels instead. 😎🥸
Yes it does and it works pretty well. I was running through some trees in Ghosts of Tsushima and it accurately portrayed the colors so it looked like I was passing through the trees on the wall behind the tv. Pretty cool
Yup! I've seen Reddit threads where people have doubled up the strip by applying it in a wave pattern: www.reddit.com/r/Govee/comments/o1piqo/govee_immersion_on_43_inch_tv/?share_id=gaguVpP3LixGtK0S9rTcL&
Hello, would this work on a pull out tv? One that is on a stand and comes away from the wall? Im worried that the colours wont look as great if the tv is away from the wall
I've got a Philips TV in the kitchen with built in Ambilight which is fine, then I bought the Philips add-on lights with HDMI Syns Box for my main Samsung TV which works great except when using Samsungs Smart Hub to watch BBC iPlayer or other apps like Netflix or Amazon Prime, the lights still react to whatever is playing through the Sync Box. My next tellybox is going to be the ginormous TCL 98" and I'll try the Govee solution as using camera detection will also control the lights when using the apps. Just hope the Govee 85" kit will be enough as I can't see they make a 95" - 100" rig.
I recently bought one but it seems to have a problem it can only do one color at a time, tried the ambilight color test and when it was only one color worked like a dream but two colors an it was just white all around, would love to hear some advice😢 And great video by the way
@@traceymalonedid you find the color matching/coverage to be better at the bottom than the top? Sometimes it matches the scene of a video game or movie very well and other times not? I’m not super sure what this is due to. I feel like my calibration was pretty good. It’s currently mounted at the top
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Can you sync any lights to the Govee Lite 3 in dream view. I currently have the T2 camera with lights that sync to T2. Will those same lights link to the new Govee Lite 3 in dream view or do I have to buy all new lights
It’s swings and roundabout, with TVs now getting bigger for cheaper you would only really want a projector like this if you were going for 120” and up, or you wanted a roll away screen I guess
Thanks Paul, hope you've had a great Christmas. I got this as a present and came to install it but didn't have enough clearance between the front of the TV (I have a Samsung QLED from 2017 with the slim Samsung wall mount) and the wall to fit the camera. I will try to buy a right angled USB-C adapter to see if this will allow it to fit and post the result here in a couple of days. For reference you need 75mm from the front of your screen to the wall to fit the camera in.
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I've just done something I'd never done before and something I never thought I would do.
Paused your video about a third of the way through and bought a Govee TV Backlight 3 Lite. Enjoyed the rest of the video.
Thank you for the way you present and for your honesty and truthfulness
❤️ thanks mate, you’ll love it!
So how was it! Curious to hear the results
@@jettsaustrup4740 4 months and we still in suspense
Ordered one. Sale price was $59 usd. I will post impressions when I get it going. First movie will be Godzilla Minus One for the nuclear breath and then a couple episodes fromnthe first season of Demon Slayer anime. (Which is famous for its use of color) UPDATE- Demon Slayer demo is on my channel. Very impressive!
I love my T1 and will be sticking with it as the T2/T3 can’t be used with mounting beneath the TV (at least not as easily). It’s all linked to my Home Assistant/Hubitat/Homekit environment and the colour accuracy is plenty good enough for me. Plus the T3 doesn’t seem to have 75 inch support yet.
Tip: Use the RUclips calibration video which has the 4 orange squares in the corner to save sticking the physical ones on your screen during setup.
looking at buying a T1, but the ugliness on the top of the tv does my head in, can you actually just put the t1 on the bottom insteaD?
@@flink6150 yep. The software fully supports it, part of the setup asks you for the orientation. There are a number of RUclips channels showing some nice ways to totally hide it on your TV stand as well (personally I’ve just stuck it to the bottom of the TV as it is floating on an arm off the wall so no other option).
@@flink6150 look for MrTek Suggest ditch your T1 camera video.
You can put the t2 camera on the bottom. DIY and reverse the calibration.
They make it in a 75” and up now
Also you can put the camera at the bottom of the tv if you're using the old generation (if it's not wall mounted that is).
And the lights are so good with animation movies!
Look for Nano tape instead of cellotape and Blue-tac. Its a non permanent tape. Also great for sensors when you are testing for optimum location.
You failed to mention whether this works with all sizes of TVs or not .. the previous ( 1st gen ) only worked with I believe 49 inch TVs or bigger and was not able to be calibrated if you tried to use it with a 43 inch as the camera was not able to see the corners of the smaller TV
Can the camera be mounted or positioned at the bottom of the TV? If there was several inches of clearance between the TV and the cabinet it's sitting on?
Sadly not 😔
They really should do this. It must be fairly easy just to rotate the image in software. And many people's TVs are on a table.
@@paulhibbert I've seen some people did that and only reversed red/blue light position during app setup. I wonder why they didn't simply add bottom position option in the app.
Probably a silly question but could you put the camera underneath the TV. I would have thought this would be a lot less noticable, especially if your using a stand.
Yeah it works better but then flip the pic in the settings
@@dmo848how do you actually flip the pic in the setting?
Watched the video yesterday, bought it and installed it today. Works great. Be sure to pick the "Part" option to get the colors to match the action on the screen. This is a great option for us as we feed our TV with an ethernet cable. The camera sits at a 90 degree angle to the screen and I thought it a bit too obvious, but you quickly don't notice it when you're involved with a show. (I'll add that my wife chuckled at the cockroach/3M joke).
What is "part" option?
What's it like compared to the Envisual T2?
If you could hint strongly to Govee that there are customers with smaller TVs would love this too, that would be great.
And LARGER as well, mine is 75"
They have different sizes on their website
How do you do that a black parts is not backlighted? I mean like 11:19
My backlight always light white on dark scenes..
Do they have a hdmi sync box option? I couldn’t put up with that camera arm.
Don’t really think the future hdmi capability is a big deal, after all the TV itself has the same problem?
Check out lytmi if you’re looking for a hdmi sync box, really cool
@@paulhibbert Govee does have an HDMI sync box but it's not meant for TV and somehow only monitors? I never understood that. Paul, with your connection to Govee, that might be a good question to ask them.
but how does this compare to the T2 model which has a dual camera setup and more LEDs per meter than this model. both are about the same price
I'm thinking the same.. why all the T1 talk. What about the T2??
In honesty, you’d have to ask Govee that. I I haven’t looked at their backlight kits for a while so didn’t know the T2 existed, they asked for a comparison to the T1, and it wasn’t until the comments started coming in that I realised there was a T2 🤷🏻♂️
ok that's a little weird and a bit of a red flag. guess I'll wait until there are more independent reviews are out. Keep up the good work, Paul
Paul, what settings (brightness saturation etc). did you use please? I have upgraded from the T1 and I can't seem to get the black scenes to not show red. :-(
Why compare this T3 lite vs the T1 and not the T2?, could be because the T2 is pricier (67€ vs 99€), have double leds and 2 lens in 1 camera to cover better the tv, althought it does not have the automatic turn off functionality, for me this product, remember it has Lite in it's name, seems as the entry level and the t2 and I suppose next iterations for more advance users as in Govees light strips, they have the BT only 30 leds/m, the wifi and BT 30 leds/m, the wifi 60 leds/m with protection, all this for interior, I think this is the same for the tv lights, they make two categories
Can the camera be mounted on the bottom edge of the TV?
Sadly not as it’s a weighted design
@@paulhibbert
Hint: 3M tape! 😵
How does this compare to the dual camera system Govee sell?
Badly. This is just T1.5. It can't match the T2 dual camera system. The strip on the T2 have double the led amount, and that alone makes huge difference.
Do you prefer this over the Govee hdmi sync box? I would be using with Nividia shield . Also can you mix hue and Govee lights together with Alexa? Any help would be much appreciated
End of the video he talks about it
After watching loads (and I mean loads) of your videos over the past few months I finally bit the bullet and bought the govee T1 this last weekend so I could dip my toe in the immersive light ocean - plus it was only £41 on Amazon so....bargain! So after only 2 days I only have 1 thing to say - OH MY GOD, Im never going back to the boring way of watching TV ever again. In fact we love it so much in our house we are looking at "upgrading" all the TV's in the house - might need to look at the T2/T3 options after watching this video though. Thanks for making these videos - fun, entertaining and informative - perfection really 🙂
I love everything about this comment ❤️ thanks for telling me man
Great Video as always, love your reviews, I have a question can the camera be put at the bottom? why does it have to be the top? it would be more out of sight at the bottom
Is it possible to put on the bottom?
Thank you for the awesome review. I bought this during Black Friday. I found it very difficult to get the calibration correct, but either way my wife couldn't stand the effects. So unfortunately, I am returning it.
the top camera does it give any trouble - in terms of feels distracted OR keeps bothering in day or night view?
Question... T2 or t3 lite ?.. whats the main differences??... please 😊
I believe I can answer this. More LEDS bulbs in the T2 600 vs 200 or so I believe.
Well done! You just scared the shit out of the cat with that Axl Rose /Family Guy sketch, I laughed so hard! 😂
First off. Great review! I have purchased this product and I'm looking forward to getting a firsthand look at it's seemingly amazing functionality! Second... You earned yourself a 👍 and subscribe do to the Guns and roses bit!! It literally made me LOL. Keep up the great work Sir. Cheers
I have a similar backlight and I recommend adding an additional cheap white backlight strip to the tv. I find that when the backlight turns off during a dark scene it is distracting. The effects are certainly more subtle with the extra light but it makes everyday usage so much better and you can always turn off the extra light strip when you want the full immersion.
How do these things work, with a wall full of acoustic panels behind the TV?
Another pretty big CON of the Camera vs HDMI sync is aspect ratio. If you watch nothing but 16:9 on your 16:9 screen it's all good. But if you watch some movies that have a much wider aspect ratio, you end up with black bars on your screen and the camera doesn't know how to handle that because it sees black on the top and bottom. HDMI sync analyzes the video signal before it's ever output to a screen so you won't have that issue.
So the justice league Snyder cut is out of the question 🤣
@@stwlaidler correct
The Govee 3 covered in this video has “black bar elimination for precise color extraction from screen edges” according to the press release - most of the reviews coming out mention it. Although it’s not mentioned on the Govee product pages.
@ Oh wow that's great! Solves 1 of my biggest restraints from trying it.
thank you, thank you, thank you for always telling me it as it is with any product you review. I will definitely be picking up one of these new govee dreamview backlight 3 tv lighting systems!
Am I missing something?
I can’t see this model available for 75” TV. But was installed on one in the video? Does the 55-65” still work?
I just want to say putting the clear tape on it is genius I am going to put this on a $1,800 gaming monitor and was skeptical about the 3m glue and this man saved me from my worries.
Checked the link and am I getting the right thing, it looks like it's £149 reduced to £89. Am i looking for something less than £75? Sorry if i am being daft.
Is the t2 better though?
I had the same dilema about sticking it on. I also wanted to buy a new tv in a few months so didn't want the hassle removing it from my old tv and possibly damaging the strip or tv.. so I used a velcro strip instead, which worked perfectly, and I will probably do the same for my new tv
Great Video as usual...
Just a quick question...is this the "Govee TV 3 Lite"? That appears to be the only thing that pops up if I search on Amazon in Germany for a 3rd Generation and it confused me a bit since "Lite" seems to indicate some kind of entry level budget thingy...
It is indeed the 3 Lite. I’m assuming there will soon be a 3 “full fat” bringing the 3rd gen features of the lite and the extras the T2 has (dual lens, double the LED density etc).
@ Thanks.
I read up on it, and sadly it's only for TVs up to 65" so not for me unfortunately.
@@rolandrohde I think they will add a larger TV version to the Lite soon. But if you wait a bit longer you will be able to get the 3 Pro or whatever they call it. They are clearly creating 2 tiers of this product line for entry level and high end users.
Question - As a user of the 'real thing' from Philips for 20ish years, I'm a big fan, and have mostly Philips around the house. But, I still have a great old plasma from Panasonic which obviously doesn't have ambilight, so I'd love to add this. My TV is on a green wall, so does this have wall colour adaptation, or was it the bit in the video when the white balance is adjusted? I hope it's a yes, pretty good Black Friday deal on this today ;-) Thanks.
I got the hue Philips string lights from Best Buy 8 months ago ever since I’ve had so many issues with it. Thinking of switching out to this brand but I’m afraid it will come out like the Best Buy one. On the video are saying to NOT buy the sync box or yes to buy it ? Because with the Best Buy one I had to buy the sync box and stripped lights and a bridge and another light bar so much.
Hi there, can you share your app settings please? I must be doing something wrong cause the colors are not that close to what they should. Only thing I can think of is when doing the calibration I could barely see the top left and right orange dots (even after moving the camera). So here I am thinking if I mirror your app settings I may get better results. Thanks in advance
How does it compare to the v1 in dealing with the ambient light in the room?
Great review, thank you. The colour delay really bothers me...and who really watches TV directly these days? Viewing is almost always done via fire sticks, consoles, apps or external boxes like Virgin or Sky. However, if you've got Sky Glass, a camera-mounted system like this one could be a great alternative to sync boxes. Personally, after researching similar products, I find FancyLEDs to be the most reactive, and that's the level of accuracy I'm looking for. They also offer products that can sync via an app to enhance the ambiance in the room. I'd love to hear your opinion on this brand, in comparison to Govee
Do you need to have a white walls for this to work? I have dark grey wallpaper behind my TV.
All of the tv leds I see are on wall mounted TV’s. How would this do on a 65” tv in the corner of a room on a unit? The top centre of the tv is nearly 70 cm from the wall. Would I lose most of the effect?
I have it like that on a 77 inch. And it is just fine. Really good
Got one! I’m impressed so far. However, I noticed that sometimes the colours are “all off” on the side where the camera can get a reflection of the chimney breast on one side or the window on the other.
The color accuracy thing, it seems blue sky is an issue and always displays as purple. Have you found this to be the case?
How does this compare to the T1? I have it and been struggling to get it to accurately show the colours on every area of the bottom corners. I've also messed around with the colour balance and saturation settings a lot but constantly feel it's not quite right
So I bought this some time ago and have never been happy with it. If I set it to a single color it is blindingly bright but when I switch to video it's like it goes into half brightness and if it's a dark scene it looks like it goes off completely. And don't get me started on the fact that I have to have all lights off in the room for video mode to do anything other than "bland yellow". I've been through all settings multiple times and never found a fix. Could I have done something wrong during calibrations?
Not sure, but if you can't get it to work like others show in their videos (even with lights on), then it's worth recalibrating. You can try changing other variables too that you haven't looked at.
I understand this is the TV 3 lite and you compaired this to the T1 BUT I have the T2 Install .... so Should i Upgrade to this one insteed ?
Sony A95L TV has Bravia Cam on top of the TV. Would that make this incompatible with the this product?
wqit my tv has a camera built in? i thought it was an option?
@@jalofanclub It's a plugin camera provided with the TV. I ended up sticking the Govee camera to the Bravia camera with a self-adhesive rubber spacer. Govee 3 works great that way.
Will this work with the frame damming tv if wall l mounted? Thank you
Excellent video as always clicked on link to buy but its for 55 inch up tv am i being stupid as cant find any for smaller tv do you just cut them down or is there different kit that i need to buy tried looking on there shop but cant seem to find one
It'd be nice if TV OSes would build in this functionality, and just output a tiny image (like 16 × 16) of their display contents, over USB or the network.
Philips have had built in ambient lighting for years!
@ Yeah, but I want the raw data!
@@andybrice2711 the answer is for TVs to start adding an HDMI “monitor out”. Then any existing HDMI sync box can make use of the standardised signal.
@ Yes. That could work. Like a "Video Return Channel". Except you'd still need an additional sync-box. And studios would inevitably insist it's heavily DRMed.
The T3 is 24V how do you connect it to your 240v mains supply?
I have a 55" samsung CURVED tele...do you think the curved screen will throw off the camera?
Try it and come back and tell us.
Can these still work if I stick them to the back of vinyl shelves to use alongside my turntable and amplifier ? Or only work on a tv with the camera ?
Am I correct in thinking this camera can't be mounted under the TV? I'm looking at this product or the T2 and leaning more for the T2 as the camera can be located at the bottom of the TV
When do think tele manufactures will start building ambient lighting in?
Like Phillips 🤔
Thanks for your review, for soem movies that dont fill the screeen (top and Bottom) were you would have dark bar top and bottom, how does it cope with that, does it duplicate the dark bar assumign tjhats the colour to display or otherwise
I just installed mine last night. There’s actually a mode specifically for those black bars. It makes the back lights a bit brighter. It does not think the black bars are the screen color
needs to be on the bottom pointing up, being on top of the screen is in eye sight and is a black spot in the ambilight.
TV manufacturers need to implement a HDMI clone output of what is on the screen, first one that comes up with that will take a share of the TV market.
I'm afraid HDMI clone output won't happen because of the HDCP.
What is the minimum height above the top bezel when the camera is mounted? My "tele" is within a wall unit and has limited clearance
Hi Paul, how did you get the calibration to work? the camera wont connect in the android or iOS app
can we test the camera from the bottom position of the tv
Why no word about the actual predecessor to the T3, the T2? 🤔
Can you put the camera upside down at the bottom (i.e. hidden behind a sound bar)?
Just bought this on the back of this review. It better be good Paul!
You won’t be disappointed! 😁👍🏻
So where does the T2 fit in?
I'm interested in this kit but it would be on a 75" Samsung QLED primarily for video games. Do these lights translate well for gaming? Thanks
What does the presentation look like in B/W movies such as "Schildler's List"? T2 is not able to display white light. What about T3?
how does this work if your tv is mounted on an accent wall thats blue? also if your tv in mounter very close to the wall?
Hello! I bought T1 year ago. I didn't realise that camera doesn't match OLED TV... Now I'm thinking about buying T3. Is it worth to change T1?
We have a Philips Ambilight TV in one room, Mrs loves it I turn it off. Thing that bugged me about it was that its just 3 sides, they did do 4 sides for a year on their top end TVs but have dumped that idea now and gone back to 3. Cost em at least 1 sale 🤦
We've got a 4 sided Ambilight Philips OLED and like you, I turn it off. I just find the whole thing distracting and struggle to see the point of it for 95% of the time.
Which option is better. The T2 or this the 3 Lite? Confused to which one to go with.
Do you need ALOT of space around your tv? My 77" is two inches from ceiling and 4" from Ledge. but ample space on sides.....
When it was said it is better than the last one, which one is that? The T1 or T2?
Is that the 65” kit on a 75” tv? I don’t see a larger kit in my marketplace? And given how many products I end up buying, maybe consider more Amazon markets 😀
hmm, you're right! I guess they're not stocked up on it yet 😳
Spotted that as well ... Need a 75 inch version 😢😢
@@albie9999 ditto. Had hopes the 65 worked that well on a 75
Ordered one. Sale price was $59 usd. I will post impressions when I get it going. First movie will be Godzilla Minus One for the nuclear breath and then a couple episodes fromnthe first season of Demon Slayer anime. (Which is famous for its use of color) UPDATE- Demon Slayer demo in on my channel. Very cool looking!
Have you tried the t2 version? If so which is better.
I haven’t tried it. I think the Govee website breaks down the comparison, but honestly, I don’t see how it could be better than this. It’s is absurdly good
So if I buy a govee backlight, I can put it around things and will make things look bigger?
Is there a risk of electric shock?
Great video - good to know the good and the bad!
Whoa! Hang on a minute... So much to discuss about this video, more so if anyone here is a new viewer of Paul's productions. Maybe it's just me, but did anyone detect a difference in this production? A more aloof manner in the way things are presented, and the subtle words and storytelling done in the way that a potential politician might use? Yes! I think Paul's working on becoming an independent political candidate, and we are seeing this subtle change happening in front of us. Now, the story of Paul giving his father-in-law a 3 Grand TV... now, technically that is true, but a newcomer to this channel would be unaware that this TV was given to the father-in-law as a payment for forcing his daughter to marry Paul! Now, politicians do this thing all the time, and this subtle hidden backstory not being presented just confirmed that to me! Not only that, Paul upset the Twitteratte with his disgusting habit of putting the toilet roll on the hanger the wrong way around!! I mean, some things you can overlook, but never such a disgusting thing as this! Now, in thinking about it, it's possible that his bought and paid-for wife may be doing this as a way of sending a message to the outside world to save her!!!! Heck, this story is getting wild... potential politician pays for a child bride who wants to be rescued by subtle coded messages! Heck! Why waste this story here!! I'm off to the SUN to make a few bob here!!!! - Oh, and nice video Paul! :)
This comment is worryingly accurate! 😂
I think a Sun reporter may be in touch soon :)@@paulhibbert
I don't like this channel, less bad jokes and distracting skits. A few jokes are fine but this is too much and he layers them on top of each other, and I never laugh. . .Never. Not hating, I appreciate the content, I'm just being brutally honest.
@@brent829 easier to just stop visiting the site, since clearly your needs are not being met by Paul. But, I bet it’s him not putting toilet paper on the holder correctly behind this bad feeling… depart from this den of despair and go and watch gaming channels instead. 😎🥸
@@brent829you are incorrect
Does this support gaming???
Yes it adds immersion to your game play
@@pimpstick9988 why do people care about gaming support?
Yes it does and it works pretty well. I was running through some trees in Ghosts of Tsushima and it accurately portrayed the colors so it looked like I was passing through the trees on the wall behind the tv. Pretty cool
@@Izthefaithful you have any issue with adjusting the color to match mine simply doesn’t match at all.. I even calibrated the thing multiple times.
Hi Paul getting a 65” TV soon would I get the 3m or 5m version for it this?
I’m assuming the 5m version.
Cheers
What if my tv is inside a built in entertainment wall with an inch of clearance on all sides would this be worth it ?
Can I put the camera under the tv and not on the top? Would be less visible.
I accidentally purchased a govee kit for a 75-85 inch tv but my tv is only 65inch. could i still use it somehow or would it not function properly?
Yup! I've seen Reddit threads where people have doubled up the strip by applying it in a wave pattern: www.reddit.com/r/Govee/comments/o1piqo/govee_immersion_on_43_inch_tv/?share_id=gaguVpP3LixGtK0S9rTcL&
So, if my wife is watching RUclips, and doesn't want the sync on but just wants a static color. Is that a possibility with this unit?
Hello, would this work on a pull out tv? One that is on a stand and comes away from the wall? Im worried that the colours wont look as great if the tv is away from the wall
I've got a Philips TV in the kitchen with built in Ambilight which is fine, then I bought the Philips add-on lights with HDMI Syns Box for my main Samsung TV which works great except when using Samsungs Smart Hub to watch BBC iPlayer or other apps like Netflix or Amazon Prime, the lights still react to whatever is playing through the Sync Box.
My next tellybox is going to be the ginormous TCL 98" and I'll try the Govee solution as using camera detection will also control the lights when using the apps.
Just hope the Govee 85" kit will be enough as I can't see they make a 95" - 100" rig.
I recently bought one but it seems to have a problem it can only do one color at a time, tried the ambilight color test and when it was only one color worked like a dream but two colors an it was just white all around, would love to hear some advice😢
And great video by the way
He'll wondering where do you get the demo videos you have at the start of your video I've searched on you tube but can't find much thanks in advance
Hi! Can you actually put the camera at the bottom screen instead at the top so it is less noticeable? I’ve been planning to get one of those.
Yes. I did mine at the bottom. Be sure to use the setup to invert the color matching step. It’ll be opposite.
@@traceymalonedid you find the color matching/coverage to be better at the bottom than the top?
Sometimes it matches the scene of a video game or movie very well and other times not? I’m not super sure what this is due to. I feel like my calibration was pretty good. It’s currently mounted at the top
I work in a callcenter. - It cracks me up every time you say that 🙂
I don't miss it
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Hello, do you know if Govee still do this matter enabled? I can't find it on their web any more.
Does the new version still show blue instead of black or is that sorted now? Its the only thing that upsets me about the T1
Can you sync any lights to the Govee Lite 3 in dream view. I currently have the T2 camera with lights that sync to T2. Will those same lights link to the new Govee Lite 3 in dream view or do I have to buy all new lights
I have an insanely bright tv so i was wondering which one has the best brightness level ?
Your TV I would imagine, projectors are starting to catch up, but TV's are still brighter
@@paulhibbert haha yeah my TV is 2000 nits so I'm just a bit worried that the backlight wouldn't look as good compared to a dimmer tv
It’s swings and roundabout, with TVs now getting bigger for cheaper you would only really want a projector like this if you were going for 120” and up, or you wanted a roll away screen I guess
Thanks Paul, hope you've had a great Christmas. I got this as a present and came to install it but didn't have enough clearance between the front of the TV (I have a Samsung QLED from 2017 with the slim Samsung wall mount) and the wall to fit the camera. I will try to buy a right angled USB-C adapter to see if this will allow it to fit and post the result here in a couple of days. For reference you need 75mm from the front of your screen to the wall to fit the camera in.
So my tv is a 70”. So do I get the 55-65 or 75-85? I can’t really seem to find any answers.
I know you hate philps hue Paul but what about the Samsung tv hue app, is that any good
Will this work on a smaller 42" tv? the listing says 55"+
Thanks for the great video Paul! Do these kind of things also work for a coloured wall? I have a green wall behind ny tv
I mostly use my tv for gaming, should i get a sync box?
Im curious how the Nanoleaf 4D immersion strip compares