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

@paulhibbert

8 ай бұрын

❤️ thanks mate, you’ll love it!

@jettsaustrup4740

5 ай бұрын

So how was it! Curious to hear the results

@Hasithism

3 ай бұрын

​@@jettsaustrup4740 4 months and we still in suspense

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 KZread calibration video which has the 4 orange squares in the corner to save sticking the physical ones on your screen during setup.

@flink6150

8 ай бұрын

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?

8 ай бұрын

@@flink6150 yep. The software fully supports it, part of the setup asks you for the orientation. There are a number of KZread 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).

8 ай бұрын

@@flink6150 look for MrTek Suggest ditch your T1 camera video.

@redeyewill100

6 ай бұрын

You can put the t2 camera on the bottom. DIY and reverse the calibration.

@chrismiranda5648

5 ай бұрын

They make it in a 75” and up now

Well done! You just scared the shit out of the cat with that Axl Rose /Family Guy sketch, I laughed so hard! 😂

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!

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).

@Natanel814

Ай бұрын

What is "part" option?

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.

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!

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.

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 🙂

@paulhibbert

8 ай бұрын

I love everything about this comment ❤️ thanks for telling me man

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. :-(

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

Thanks for the honest review Mr. Johnny Sins! I subbed now!

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?

If you could hint strongly to Govee that there are customers with smaller TVs would love this too, that would be great.

@davidmcintier3744

8 ай бұрын

And LARGER as well, mine is 75"

Happy Saturday Paul. These lights look great. Thanks.

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.

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

Hi Paul, Great video. As well as providing great straight forward information it was funny. I purchased the Govee 3 Lite after seeing it.. I just want to ask you one quick question . I'm just about to fit the Light strip to my 55 inch Lg Oled and my question is how far in from the edge of the TV should I fit the Light Strip ? Thanks

Would it be possible to mount the camera from the bottom of a TV?

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

How does it compare to the v1 in dealing with the ambient light in the room?

Great video, very informative and funny, thanks I'm now going to purchase this kit with more confidence and all while it's on sale. Thanks mate 😎👍

Just bought this on the back of this review. It better be good Paul!

@paulhibbert

8 ай бұрын

You won’t be disappointed! 😁👍🏻

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 ?

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

@GadgetsGearCoffee

3 ай бұрын

End of the video he talks about it

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.

8 ай бұрын

Philips have had built in ambient lighting for years!

@andybrice2711

8 ай бұрын

@ Yeah, but I want the raw data!

8 ай бұрын

@@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.

@andybrice2711

8 ай бұрын

​@ 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.

What's it like compared to the Envisual T2?

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

@simonk.8532

4 ай бұрын

Is it possible to put on the bottom?

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

Long Time viewer from Cameroon. Delightful content, as usual.

@paulhibbert

8 ай бұрын

Thanks dude!! 🥰

the top camera does it give any trouble - in terms of feels distracted OR keeps bothering in day or night view?

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

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

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

Best use of step toe. 😂 I do have to agree 😂😂😂

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 work in a callcenter. - It cracks me up every time you say that 🙂

@paulhibbert

8 ай бұрын

I don't miss it

The color accuracy thing, it seems blue sky is an issue and always displays as purple. Have you found this to be the case?

What I learned is my HTPC needs a sync box. I would go crazy seeing that camera stick on top of the 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

8 ай бұрын

Sadly not 😔

@andybrice2711

8 ай бұрын

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.

You're really good, liked and subbed!

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

Great video Shane!! Still no matter for me. We (my wife) use Alexa and Apple Home

That Gun’s N Roses bit has got me howling 🤣🤣🤣

@paulhibbert

8 ай бұрын

That was far too easy create. I put the family guy footage in and it immediately sync’s up almost every word I had it finished in about 2 minutes 🤣 xxx

@garethjones5068

8 ай бұрын

@@paulhibbert Best 2mins work since I last had relations with a lady xxx

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.

@traceymalone

2 ай бұрын

Yes. I did mine at the bottom. Be sure to use the setup to invert the color matching step. It’ll be opposite.

I had the previous edition of the govee ambilights but i ended my adventure by selling the tv with the govee camera and ledstrips still on it and buying a philips tv with ambilights built in from the factory. No more dissapointments, better then an hdmi box and the tv itself also has ambilight when watching. Maybe this new version 3 of govee could have made me happy for a cheaper price lol

I have my sound bar on the top of my tv. Will I still be able to install the camera ?

That hoverboard from Back To The Future. Spotted that. 😎👍🏾

Can I suggest you move those Atmos speakers to "front height", to the very top of the wall? The result is way better than "upfiring", if the ceiling placent is not an option.

Morning dude! I just bought the govee ambilight off the back of your black friday vid.

@paulhibbert

8 ай бұрын

You will NOT regret it. It's so damned good!

@timmehwimmy

8 ай бұрын

​@@paulhibberthad ordered the t2. Just cancelled that one and got this instead. Cheaper with 25% off voucher too!

Loved the musical accompaniment to the on/off segment. I usually don't laugh at musical accompaniment, but I did this time. I do like that it works with a whole slew of smart-home platforms, including Home Assistant(!) The only problem is that I'm just not in the demographic for this product, though my daughter might be for those times when she has friends over for video games. It clearly adds some zing to the normal presentation. Once again, Govee shows that you shouldn't have to spend huge amounts of cash to get excellent results. Thanks once again for the "what's wrong with it section." It's really helpful and it's also what sets your reviews ahead of the others. Thanks also for a great and entertaining review. Keep up the good work.

@paulhibbert

8 ай бұрын

Thanks as always Russell!

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!

First time watching your videos and first 2 minutes made me subscribe and also because I am too frustrated with KZreadrs who don’t specify the things the device is not good at. They are just advertising at the end of the day.

I bought the govee T1 backlight. And it's ok. I might get the t3 next

When it was said it is better than the last one, which one is that? The T1 or T2?

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?

I have the T1 and am quite happy with it. Does anyone know if we can use the control box from the 3 lite with the already installed light strip of the T1 to avoid removing and refitting?

@5:02 Being taken thru a wizard sounds a bit messy tbh Paul Also as a fellow midlander, @7:12 "Dunt it?" made me homesick lol I have a DIY sync box based on hyperion, but this vid is making me seriously consider buying this!

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 put the camera upside down at the bottom (i.e. hidden behind a sound bar)?

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

Nice. So tempted. The camera really bugs me though. Maybe one day there will be a software upgradable hdmi box which delays both audio and video output to the tv thus enabling a 100% exact match of signal light/colour intensity to the led as it appears on the tv. One day. Soon.

@paulhibbert

8 ай бұрын

In the mean time Philips Ambilight TV's are your best option. I just bought 2 on Black Friday deals, one for the dining room and one for the living room

@Sparky_D

8 ай бұрын

​@@paulhibberthang on.... You bought something from "ph, ph, pH Phil, Phillips"?

@Sparky_D

8 ай бұрын

The issue with your idea is that it won't work for streaming video directly in the TV, like I do for everything. I literally never use HDMI. I either stream from the net or from my NAS.

@tharais

8 ай бұрын

@@paulhibbert Fifty and more years ago, when I was growing up, my mother did not allow television viewing during meals. Now, the misses and I plop ourselves on the couch, dinner plates in hand almost every night. A part of me wants to invoke my mother's rules and go back to eating at the table with no television allowed. Just appropriate background music. 🙂

@chaymation2

8 ай бұрын

I thought the camera would really annoy me (I have the T1 version, but I stuck it at the bottom instead of the top and I barely notice it now (the soundbar hides it anyway) The trouble with V1 is that when there is a dark image on screen it decided I want bright blue around the edges. which is annoying.

The T1 supports blank screen detection now too - it’s just a software/firmware update

Is the t2 better though?

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...

8 ай бұрын

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).

@rolandrohde

8 ай бұрын

@ Thanks. I read up on it, and sadly it's only for TVs up to 65" so not for me unfortunately.

8 ай бұрын

@@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.

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.

Hi. I have 32in TV, how many meters do I need to buy for that size?

Can you make snapshots with the app like you with other govee light products?

So, if my wife is watching KZread, and doesn't want the sync on but just wants a static color. Is that a possibility with this unit?

can we test the camera from the bottom position of the tv

How does it work when your TV i.e mine is mounted on a painted wall, dark blue?

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.

@dmo848

8 ай бұрын

Yeah it works better but then flip the pic in the settings

@jonnfrankcoizvillafranca3296

3 ай бұрын

⁠@@dmo848how do you actually flip the pic in the setting?

I mostly use my tv for gaming, should i get a sync box?

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.

If you don’t have the control box… does it still function?

Could this also work with a UST Beamer and a UST screen?

I think this will be my next purchase. Still have one question left: which game where you playing? Seems a nice game and cannot find it...

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.

Is a wifi connection mandatory tobuse the sync to tv mode?

Will this work on a smaller 42" tv? the listing says 55"+

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

8 ай бұрын

Check out lytmi if you’re looking for a hdmi sync box, really cool

@thecyberhobbit

8 ай бұрын

@@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.

Happy Saturday everyone! This is the best camera based back light I've tried yet! Get it as usual at the links below... As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. By buying through any of the links below I will earn commission at no extra cost to you :) ***CHECK YOUR TV SIZE BEFORE PURCHASE!!*** UK: amzn.to/3R1tTki US: amzn.to/46dX5ZG ***UPDATE*** Matter support is not yet available! (it's coming soon) my mistake! In the mean time on/off functionality and colour changing etc will still be available via voice using the usual Alexa skill and Google Home skills.

@CohenBarbarr

Ай бұрын

Hello, do you know if Govee still do this matter enabled? I can't find it on their web any more.

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.

@stwlaidler

8 ай бұрын

So the justice league Snyder cut is out of the question 🤣

@thecyberhobbit

8 ай бұрын

@@stwlaidler correct

8 ай бұрын

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.

@thecyberhobbit

8 ай бұрын

@ Oh wow that's great! Solves 1 of my biggest restraints from trying it.

Edit.. watched the end -- I have a t1 is the strip the same as t1? I might just upgrade the camera / box as the t1 keeps falling off my oled as it’s too thin

@paulhibbert

8 ай бұрын

I'm not sure, I think it connects the same way, but I think this strip is upgraded to include warm and cool white LED's alongside the RGB

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 🤦

@techieboy333

8 ай бұрын

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.

What liquid video did you use to test this?

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?

I bought one using your link but i cant connect it to homekit….is this only possible when its updated to matter 😳

Good review Paul, and I would buy one today but unfortunately I don't have a 55" TV so I'm out. Maybe that's prejudice towards smaller TV's, that's it I'm complaining to the prime minister to get a new law added. Seriously though, it's a shame they don't have a version for say 48/50" TV's. Keep up the great reviews.

@paulhibbert

7 ай бұрын

Thanks dude, I have seen some interesting Reddit threads where people have used clips to kind of double up the light strip to shrink it!

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

@nathanzink5283

3 ай бұрын

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.

Paul have you ever tried Hyperion? It's a DIY project for ambient light for your tv as well that runs off a raspberry pi. I'll help you set one up if ya wanna try it!

What if my tv is inside a built in entertainment wall with an inch of clearance on all sides would this be worth it ?

So where does the T2 fit in?

Can I put the camera under the tv and not on the top? Would be less visible.

I made my own about a year ago. It was a nightmare getting hold of a Raspberry Pi 4 at the time, but I genuinely wouldn't live without it now. I have more LEDs per meter. Them ones look like 30ppm, I went for 60ppm myself. I use an esp32 connected to the strip with WLED installed, and that interfaces with the Raspberry Pi with HyperHDR installed on it. I then use an HDMI capture box and a spitter to take the signal going into the TV. Yes, I know it's rather technical compared to the Govee solution, and I understand some people just wouldn't be arsed with it. For me, I just love the rewarding feeling I get from knowing I did it myself.

@Legzakimbo2002

8 ай бұрын

Like a really good hand shandy

@paulhibbert

8 ай бұрын

Nice! I had a Lytmi sync box which was kind of an off the shelf equivalent. It was ace!

@Simontherunner

8 ай бұрын

Do you have plans or could you point me to to a self build link please? It's going to be a long winter and I need a project! 🫤

@COD_Dory

8 ай бұрын

⁠​⁠@@paulhibbert I’m tempted by the lytmi fantasy 3. It looks amazing and has ai to work out scenes from audio without hdmi for built in tv apps etc. hdmi 2.1 4k120hz looks great although quite expensive. I do like the Govee but don’t like a camera stuck to the top of the tv lol

@didjeri

8 ай бұрын

Dude! If you could create a video, detailing your setup (kind of idiot proof), and how to get it running, I'd be ready to pay some amount of money. That's the kind of setup I'm looking for. I'm not joking btw! I'm just not smart enough to figure this out on my own from scratch.

7:52 OMG…. I actually gasped and said,”OH Noooooo” 😅

Does this work if you have a dark wall behind the TV?

Im curious how the Nanoleaf 4D immersion strip compares

Is the T3 an upgrade on the T2?