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Govee WiFi TV LED Backlights with Camera, Smart RGBIC Ambient Light for 55-65 inch TV $112.49 Delivered @ GoveeDirect Amazon AU

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DreamView Experience: Our 1080p intelligent camera captures the color onscreen and automatically applies to your Govee TV backlights. Higher resolution with more accurate color recognition. ( Notice: The camera is only used to capture the color onscreen, it cannot be used for projection or audio.)
Smart Voice Control: Manage your LED lights for TV with simple voice commands, via Alexa and Google Assistant, or with the Govee Home app. Enjoy access to more colors and features like Timer, Video, DIY and Music mode, helping you create the ambiance you need.
Dynamic Light Effects: RGBIC technology allows you to customize each strip light segment and display multiple colors simultaneously. With 99+ scene modes and 2 video modes, your gaming & viewing experience will never be the same. You can also save other people's DIY Styles from the Govee Light Studio.
Enhanced Music Mode: The control box of the LED lights for TV is equipped with a built-in mic, helping you sync them to music. Choose from 4 modes (Energic, Rhythm, Spectrum, Rolling) and jazz up your parties with vibrantly dancing colors.
Install with Ease: The camera can be attached to the center top of your TV. With clips and adhesives, the TV backlights 3.81m made up of 4 pieces can be installed firmly on all 4 sides of any 55-65 in TV. Each side is connected via a flexible cable.

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  • AtlasMeow on 22/08/2022 - 11:31
    +1

    Are they doing a deal for the 75"-85" size?

    • Jklaro on 22/08/2022 - 11:48
      +7

      Deal? They first have to sell it.

    • Avacardooo Rayy Mee on 22/08/2022 - 11:54
      +2

      I personally have a 75" and have fitted it and it works, but it is more suited for a 65"

      If your TV is mounted to a wall get a 75" fitting

      If its on a cabinet , its fine as you wont see many colours below but heaps above and around as long as you get it to the corners as much as possible.

      The camera might be annoying at the top and you can get one without and its around $160.00.

      The 75" is available for this model on ebay for around $260

      • Zaptruder on 22/08/2022 - 14:47

        The camera might be annoying at the top and you can get one without and its around $160.00.

        Where can you get a light strip that works as well as the govee without a camera?

        I've been trying to find such a thing for years - but the only thing that is comparable as far as I can tell is the built in ambilight on the Philips Ambilight TVs. Otherwise everything else is buggy, slow, compromised and dependent on outdated HDMI breakout boxes.

        • Astronaut Joe on 22/08/2022 - 15:10
          +1

          I have not used it, but the ambiscreen unit uses a camera that you can put (almost) anywhere in the room - such as on a coffee table - rather than mounted on the TV itself.

        • here4dealz on 22/08/2022 - 16:05

          Also interested. I like having a backlight (currently use a lamp), but would be cool with some colour matching

      • spikiii on 22/08/2022 - 14:49
        +2

        don't forget - can bottom mount too . work well especially if it's just sitting on a cabnet top. Make it a bit more out of sight looking

    • lookslikescreech on 23/08/2022 - 09:49

      I had to get mine off eBay. It was like $250 but by the time you get shipping forwarded from the US from the govee site it ends up the about the same.

  • magalini on 22/08/2022 - 11:33
    +5

    I like mine but it really needs a dark room to work well - light reflections off the screen affect the colours it sees.
    I also have the camera mounted at the bottom. The colours aren't always perfect because the camera is looking at the screen from such a sharp angle, but they're pretty close. It's a very cheap alternative to Philips Hue and it works regardless of HDMI setup which is nice.

    • AtlasMeow on 22/08/2022 - 11:35

      Can I ask did you notice much difference with the camera mounted to top vs bottom?

      • magalini on 22/08/2022 - 11:45
        +1

        I honestly don't remember, and now I've set it up and gaffa-taped the corner cables out of the way (so they don't cast shadows) I can't really move it to see lol.

        • AtlasMeow on 22/08/2022 - 11:46

          Lol all good. The camera position on the top is very offputting for me - might be different in real life

          • teslacoil33 on 22/08/2022 - 12:23

            @AtlasMeow: I've heard some people say you get used to the camera on top fairly quickly. I however, opted to place mine at the bottom.

          • at9 on 22/08/2022 - 12:28

            @AtlasMeow: I have mine on top and don't notice it at all

          • Maz78 on 22/08/2022 - 16:40

            @AtlasMeow: It's fine. Was annoying initially but after a week don't even notice it.
            Really good for the price. I got it earlier in the year for under $100~ on Amazon.
            As mentioned, you can't use this with lights on as it will pickup ambient light and throw up the wrong colours. Best for movie night/solo viewing.
            Definitely not worth paying the insane amount a full Hue setup costs.
            With a bit of tweaking it does a pretty good reproduction of on screen colours

      • Zaptruder on 22/08/2022 - 15:39

        Got mine bottom mounted (actually it's sitting under a speaker which its sitting under the TV). It's there if you look for it - but first time I showed people, no one found the camera until I showed them.

      • samanris on 22/08/2022 - 16:18

        tried both, for me top is better.

    • misu p on 22/08/2022 - 11:37
      +1

      I second this, I realized that it showed brown-ish colors at the bottom and realized that it is because I have a glossy wood plank. Not an issue during night time.

      I would not call this an alternative to Philips Hue, I would call it better for a lot of the use cases, especially if you use your TV apps so you do not need to have an HDMI connection.

    • a l an on 22/08/2022 - 13:45
      +1

      i have the same setup and if there are any reflections off of the screen (eg floor lamp reflecting on the dark areas on my LG oled) then it messes up with the colors.

  • dottjt on 22/08/2022 - 11:34

    Does this work well if you have a lot of stuff around the TV? Like, there's an aircon unit above the TV and some other artefacts and pictures on the walls, would it then become distracting?

    • USER DC on 22/08/2022 - 11:35

      it is only supposed to be looking directly at a TV max 65 " i think, it shouldnt be picking up colours outside that 65" radius

    • magalini on 22/08/2022 - 11:48

      You set the corners and midpoints of the TV screen using the app that comes with it. It's a VERY distorted fish-eye view of the screen so god knows how they process the camera feed, but it will ignore the things around the TV.

      If you're asking if having those things around the TV distracts from the colours that the LEDs shine on the wall - I can't really tell you. My wall is blank. It depends on what effect you're looking for. I really enjoy the effect for full-screen movies and tv shows, and games, but I don't think it works well when the movie you're watching is in cinemascope aspect ratio with the black bars top and bottom.

  • dottjt on 22/08/2022 - 11:38

    Is it worth getting the Phillips Hue for $50 more? https://www.amazon.com.au/Philips-Hue-Play-White-Ambiance/dp…

    • USER DC on 22/08/2022 - 11:40
      +4

      totally different, that's a light bar and (no dynamic colour change option)

      the actual hue alternative is like $600 +

      • dottjt on 22/08/2022 - 11:41

        oh right, gotcha. Thank you!

      • bio on 22/08/2022 - 11:49

        Wow, that's expensive. It is more cost effective to buy a Philips TV with built-in ambilight instead.

        • lint on 22/08/2022 - 12:18
          +1

          Problem is Philips don't seem to make high end TVs anymore so that's only good if you're ok with getting a medium-end TV. (Plus I would hazard a guess that they're made by another company who've licenced the brand since Philips pivoted to focusing on health and personal care products.)

      • Astronaut Joe on 22/08/2022 - 11:51

        Plus, needs the hub.

        And the sync box in case you did want to stick it behind your TV.

    • Davbar24 on 22/08/2022 - 12:54
      +1

      I have the phillips hue set up with sync box, gradient light strip, 2 x play bars and another light strip under the cabinet.

      All up I reckon around $1,000 - $1,500 but looks fantastic.

      • bboT on 22/08/2022 - 20:08

        …but you give up support for HDMI 2.1?

        • Davbar24 on 22/08/2022 - 21:18

          Yeah if wanting to use series x will only sync at 60fps. Need to turn sync off to play at 120fps. Still passes through the sync box.

    • kenthevk on 22/08/2022 - 14:41

      For the cheapest prices, hub+sync box will cost u 400ish currently. I have the full setup but not the sync box, just use my labtop instead.

  • kurofsk on 22/08/2022 - 11:39
    +1

    Would the Lytmi Neo work better as it uses HDMI passthrough?
    Have been looking into these but I want it to be accurate. Reviews of this the RGB colours look off compared to what's on screen and a bit of delay..

    • Kyx on 22/08/2022 - 12:20
      +2

      Advantage of this is it doesn't matter what your video source is. For the hdmi version, it will only recognise input from that specific hdmi cable. Accuracy wise, you can tweak this a bit but affected by other light sources as it is camera based. I have this one. Quite happy with it.

  • misu p on 22/08/2022 - 11:40
    +4

    Prepare to be…. underwhelmed :). I have it, and we like it but I would say if it did not start 1 day we may not even notice. There are some light shows (or demos) on youtube where it really shines but I am not looking at light shows or demos.

    • whitey1212 on 22/08/2022 - 11:53

      Yeah agreed. I find that it doesn't match colours very well - might be too many reflections or too bright a room. Either way, I just have it set to a warm white to match the room and it's nicer to watch TV with. But a simpler LED strip system would do that.

      • animasoIa on 22/08/2022 - 12:11
        +2

        I think it depends on your TV as well, it works much better on panels with very good color accuracy at an angle (since the cameras are mounted at the top or bottom) like OLEDs. Poor panels won't give an accurate color for the camera to display the right color.

      • misu p on 22/08/2022 - 12:13
        +1

        I do not really have an issue with the colours, the colours are ok for me.

    • Caped Baldy on 22/08/2022 - 11:58

      Yeah, I still need to install mine but had a DIY version using my nvidia shield. Pretty disappointed that the density of LEDs is halved.

      • misu p on 22/08/2022 - 12:13
        +1

        The issue is not the brightness or anything like that, the colors are also good, just that the visual impact is not that much.

    • teslacoil33 on 22/08/2022 - 12:26
      +2

      I find it really shines (forgive the pun) when playing a colourful game like Breath of The Wild. For normal tv usage it is fairly meh. I guess the various preset modes are a bit of fun too, but fairly novel and probably wouldn't get much use.

    • EnergicAU on 22/08/2022 - 14:31
      +6

      My tips after using this for more than a year
      1) turn brightness/contrast down as the colours become too fake if it's too bright
      2) turn off all lights as reflections make it hard to see what's on the screen
      3) biggest tip: when you calibrate the screen, for my 2 TVs I've tried anyway, I ended up making the cameras box view at least 2-3" in from the corners and middle rather than the actual corners themselves. This will help also with any shows that are letter boxed as it's all black in those areas. (Esp when you have it setup to the colours to be specific in the area or the screen)

      Try these and you'll find the accuracy and colour is going to be a lot more accurate..works better with cartoons or things like Han Solo with the light sabers etc ..

      • EnergicAU on 22/08/2022 - 16:08

        *Obi Wan :x

  • dottjt on 22/08/2022 - 12:17
    +4

    FYI if you're thinking of buying it, they suggest using an ND filter with the camera as it improves colour accuracy. I don't understand the science behind it, but something to look into. Here is the one I bought https://www.amazon.com.au/Neewer-Clip-Cellphone-Camera-Filte…

  • samcro on 22/08/2022 - 12:20
    +3

    I have one of these and I think it's fantastic. Camera mounted at bottom was tending to fall off so I just supported it. Gotta calibrate it correctly though. I Only use it at night with the lights off to avoid picking up stray light sources.

    • salem on 22/08/2022 - 12:34

      Did you have to reverse the led mounting to put the camera at the bottom? I've had one for a year or so and the top mount bracket has failed and is mostly sticky tape and rubber bands, and never quite mounted correctly as the rear of my TV's bezel has a curve to it, so the double sided tape for the camera mount struggled to grip. The LEDs are very much stuck on though

      • samcro on 22/08/2022 - 14:00
        +1

        No, just recalibrate via the app and tell it the camera's at the bottom.

  • stratbargain on 22/08/2022 - 12:34

    I have/had one of these. Worked great with an LG C1. I used home assistant to auto turn it on/off when the TV was on/off. I mounted the camera underneath as well.

    As others have said it's better for me at least than HDMI passthrough as that wouldn't work with Series X/PS5 at 120hz. And worked with all content.

    That said I broke the LED strip when moving house and haven't bothered to set it up again and can't say I miss it that much.

    For $100 if you've got an interest then I'd say go for it, especially before investing $600+ on Hue etc.

  • airtel12 on 22/08/2022 - 12:35
    +1

    Another Cheap alternative to Philips sync box is https://ilytmi.com/products/lightmi-neo-sync-light-strip-kit. It around $143.75 or US$99 with free shipping.

    comparison video https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09VK4QF16/ref=sspa_dk_detail_0?pd…

  • bigbadboogieman on 22/08/2022 - 12:55

    Has anyone tried buying 2 and hooking both up to cover an 85" TV?

    • Ai Daddy on 22/08/2022 - 14:20

      You don't want 2 cameras setup, and the colours might not work as well or not sync properly.

  • gimme on 22/08/2022 - 13:07

    I have it on my 70inch TV and quite like it. Are the colours 100% accurate? Don't care. I don't sit there comparing every scene. Just enjoy the sort of immersive feel it provides.

  • Nickelback on 22/08/2022 - 13:13

    Would this work well with wall mounted tvs?

    • misu p on 22/08/2022 - 13:31

      The closest the TV is to the wall, the more you will see individual LEDs lights on the wall. It works… but I would recommend against it.

      • Nickelback on 22/08/2022 - 13:59

        Thanks.

        Recommend against wall mounting? Or the product itself?

        • misu p on 22/08/2022 - 14:49
          +1

          I just tested it by putting a piece of paper behind the TV, I would not use them if the wall is 5cm or less from the TV. I believe most mounts are at least that so it should not be an issue. Just do not have a glossy wall. The product itself I found underwhelming, but others like it. I do not regret buying it, but it did not blow me away.

      • magalini on 22/08/2022 - 15:04

        I wonder if you could cover the LEDs with a non-clear (but mostly transluscent) sticky tape to diffuse the light a bit more. Might have to bump the brightness, but might make the LEDs less well definied.

  • impoze on 22/08/2022 - 13:17
    +1

    using HyperHdr/Hyperion with a raspberry pi setup

  • shortcircuit on 22/08/2022 - 13:22

    anyone have experience use it with projector screen?

    • Save 50 Cent on 22/08/2022 - 14:16

      Isn’t the screen mounted flush with the wall? Won’t work unless you have the screen a fair distance from the wall.

      • shortcircuit on 22/08/2022 - 14:20

        i'm more worry about the camera, the light will be at the edges

  • deneb on 22/08/2022 - 13:32

    a bit underwhelming for my 75inch tv. perhaps its the light not close enough to the tv endge. not bright enough unless all other lights off. The camera gets confused often and just output random approximate colours. Great for obvious color scenes like light saber duels though.

    • Fuzzy69 on 22/08/2022 - 13:37

      are you using the 75inch version? and is it wall mounted?

  • FuRyZ on 22/08/2022 - 14:11
    +1

    Given the issues people have with delay and colour accuracy. I think the Lytmi Neo is the far better option given the price difference is relatively small.

    The only annoyance I had with the Lytmi was getting my setup to work properly with my HTPC. To give you a breakdown of my setup, I have HTPC->Yamaha AV Receiver->Lytmi->LG OLED TV.

    I have the new HDMI 2.0 version of the Lytmi, but the Lytmi was not passing the EDID information from the TV so the PC. So the PC did not believe my LG OLED supported HDR. Eventually I got it to work by simply powering off the Lytmi by unplugging the power cable but leaving it in the HDMI cable train, and then plugging my PC in. The Lytmi will pass through the HDMI signal when its turned off, the PC saw the TV and I managed to configure the display settings correctly. Afterwards I turned the Lytmi back on and now everything works. Its fully functional now at 4k30 4:4:4 10-bit HDR.

    I am very happy with it overall. Its far cheaper than the next best option which would be the Hue HDMI Sync Box combined with a Gradient Light Strip.

    • EnergicAU on 22/08/2022 - 14:32

      I watch 85% of my stuff on the build in Sony oled apps…YouTube/Disney/Netflix/Hulu/prime. Lytmi won't work with this right?

      • Josh013 on 22/08/2022 - 16:38

        Correct. It needs to pass through HDMI

      • FuRyZ on 22/08/2022 - 22:26

        Yeah this won't work annoyingly for you. Unless there is some way to duplicate the display to another TV.

  • fookos on 22/08/2022 - 14:27
    +1

    I have one of these and love it for ease of installation, and because it runs with anything your television displays, regardless of source.

    I've got an LG OLED, so colour reproduction is accurate and good from all angles, and my solid experience with the DreamView is no doubt improved by that.

    I opted for this style of tech versus HDMI solutions as I didn't want to add another device into the chain that might get in the way of system performance.

    My experience delivers very accurate colour reproduction - particularly after tweaking settings (check out some key YouTube vids). It's bloody immersive.

    I've got the camera mounted above as the OLED is wall-mounted and it would be more likely to get knocked at the bottom.

    For the price, it's brilliant and I don't enjoy watching without it - am totally hooked.

    • snuke on 22/08/2022 - 17:44
      -3

      I've got an LG OLED, so colour reproduction is accurate and good from all angles, and my solid experience with the DreamView is no doubt improved by that.

      No, as per my later post:

      https://www.biaslighting.com.au/pages/frequently-asked-quest…

      "Placing colour behind the display alters our perception of what is on the display. This is just how our eyes and brains (the human visual system) work. A warmer colour like orange or red behind the display will make everything on the screen look bluer. A cooler colour temperature like blue will make everything look redder."

  • spikiii on 22/08/2022 - 14:35

    I bit the bullet on the last 55-65" deal .. using it currently on my 75" tv setup siting on top of a tv/media unit (i.e. not wall mounted) that's recessed into the wall, so it's got like a wall cavity surrounding the setup. From back of TV to the wall is about 20-30cm of space.

    For anyone asking do colours match? - It's okay for distinct reds, greens, blues, pink, white, purple, orange etc. but it kinda does this weird thing when it's full black/dark and radiates a cool white (blue tint) glow.

    Is it bright? - I think this comes down to personal expectation. For me, I know there's a bigger version for 75-85" but it's a lot more and do I personally think it's worth it? Not for me - because I'm fortunate that my setup is recessed into the wall, the light bounces off it enough to be pretty bright during the day & even more so during the night. FWIW i've set my brightness to max 100% in the app.

    I think if I got the bigger setup that's designed for the larger screens, it would probably be even brighter. Would probably dial down the brightness via the app - so yea, the 55-65" on a 75" TV marries up to my expectation of it.

  • Niceboat on 22/08/2022 - 15:36

    Are the strips too long to use on a 48" TV?

    • Hargain Bunter on 22/08/2022 - 17:17
      +1

      Yes, unless it has huge bezels. The vertical strips are 700mm and the horizontal strips are 1200mm.

    • misu p on 23/08/2022 - 11:03
      +1

      Yes, I could barely put them on my 55. They go all the way to the border.

  • ChadHominem on 22/08/2022 - 15:39

    What’s everyone’s favourite movie to demonstrate these types of setups?

    Mine personally is Hero (2002). The way the colours match the different sections of the story is perfect

  • snuke on 22/08/2022 - 16:26
    -8

    Do yourself a favour, and do not buy this gimmicky crap, it has a negative effect on your viewing experience, it alters the perceived colours of what you're watching:

    Read the following - https://biaslighting.blogspot.com/
    And here - https://www.biaslighting.com.au/pages/frequently-asked-quest…

    "Placing colour behind the display alters our perception of what is on the display. This is just how our eyes and brains (the human visual system) work. A warmer colour like orange or red behind the display will make everything on the screen look bluer. A cooler colour temperature like blue will make everything look redder."

    "For bias lighting to be effective it must maintain a very particular wavelength of light. They are based on the CIE (Commission internationale de l'éclairage) D65 standard illuminant, which means that they are designed to closely mimic the sun, which is the basis of "video white" or the colour of light that all TVs are based upon."

    I use a MEDIALIGHT FLEX MK2 with my LG G1, but you get what suits you, as long as it's not this multi colour crap.

    • Maz78 on 22/08/2022 - 16:42
      +3

      Sounds like you've never used one. For the price, it's excellent and adds to movie ambience.

      • snuke on 22/08/2022 - 17:04
        -3

        Sounds like you've never used one.

        Sounds like like you didn’t read my reply where I specified exactly what I use.

    • gimme on 22/08/2022 - 16:43

      who cares, it looks cool and makes me feel good watching it. That's my yardstick anyway. Not (personally) interested in a scientific explanation. Placebo is very powerful.
      I didn't neg you btw

      • The Wololo Wombat on 22/08/2022 - 17:00

        I agree with gimme. It's all about how it feels when you watch it.

      • snuke on 22/08/2022 - 17:07
        -3

        who cares

        Those of us you appreciate an accurate reproduction of the source content.
        There are replies on here about having an accurate tv, yet they use this or similar which actively destroys the representation of accuracy.

        As I said, you do what suits you, some people watch their TVs on vivid mode, more power to them and those of you that have no care for an accurate picture.

        • gimme on 22/08/2022 - 17:51

          yea fair. I should have said I don't care but some do.

    • lachhelix on 22/08/2022 - 22:15

      Lol you're comparing two different products with different use cases?
      Chillax!

  • Ozybargdias on 22/08/2022 - 16:47
    +3

    What’s the point of this?

    Not a troll question. Seems like it might be a fun gimmick at the sort of house parties I had in my twenties, but for regular TV / movie watching it seems distracting and tacky. How is it supposed to improve your experience?

    • snuke on 22/08/2022 - 17:10
      -4

      You are correct, this particular item is a gimmick that negatively effects the viewing experience.

      The idea behind bias lighting is to allow you to watch in a dark room and not suffer from strain on eyes especially when dealing with rapid contest changes. When done correctly with D65 rated diffused white lights, it’s great.

    • gimme on 22/08/2022 - 17:54
      +1

      difficult to answer that question from a completely objective perspective but it does. People buy all sorts of gimmicky stuff that makes them feel good. Although the real gimmicky aspect of this is the various built in light shows. Friends/kids love it and creates conversation and amusement. For that alone it's worth it imo.

    • lainey13 on 01/09/2022 - 13:45

      I was scrolling a while to see if someone was brave enough to ask this. I also don't know why this would be worth buying/installing… can someone enlighten us :)

  • lunartemis on 22/08/2022 - 18:18

    Is there another model for a 50inch TV?

  • lonewolf on 22/08/2022 - 18:55
    +1

    My first plasma was a Phillips with ambilight..it was amazing , the ambilight made your mind think the picture is larger and coming off the screen almost. As well as it made viewing in the dark easier on the eyes. Every person that came over loved the Phillips ambilight.

    • Kyx on 18/09/2022 - 12:19

      This is my experience with this one on my cheap 65" tv.

  • Owgasm on 22/08/2022 - 20:29
    -1

    Wanted to try this after missing the Amazon Prime day deal.
    But there are just too many negative comments, will wait for an ATL to gamble my money!

    • misu p on 23/08/2022 - 11:09

      I believe I am the only negative review on this entire thread.. and my comment is just "meh from me". I would not call it bad just "i'm not impressed". There is only 1 guy that posted some scientific stuff and "colour accuracy"… but even he has something that this device can do (white static light). So…

  • BRWNSUGA on 22/08/2022 - 22:46
    +1

    If you get the settings right this can actually be amazing. I have the 75-85 inch version and its delicious!

    • appxl on 22/08/2022 - 23:14

      How much did you pay for it? I have ordered the 65 inch one, as it seems significantly cheaper than the 75 inch.

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