GoveeEnvisual LED TV Backlight T2 with Dual Cameras, 3.6M RGBIC Wi-Fi LED Strip Lights, Adapts to Ultra-Thin 55-65 inch TVs, Double Strip Light Beads, Smart App Control, Music Sync

The media could not be loaded. Debated for a few weeks with myself as to whether I should invest in these lights. Would they work as advertised, would I find the changing lights distracting, would I find the camera on top of the tv intrusive, will it really make that much difference to watching movies and gaming compared to having static backlights, and more importantly, what would the wife feel about them. She can be quite vocal on anything she finds irritating and annoying, usually me. On top of that they are not cheap, had to get the 5m length, coming in at £169. I have had them for just over a month so thought I would share my thought's for anyone in two minds about them. They came in quality packaging and were nicely packed in the box. The camera is solid and well made, no cheap plastic here, and the strip of LED lights also look and feel good quality, vastly different to much cheaper LED lights. There is a wire you connect from the camera to a small control box, the lights connect to the same control box as does the power lead that plugs into an electrical socket. The only issue I have had is that the control box, after a short while, kept coming unstuck from the back of the tv. I fixed this with a command strip sticking it directly to wall behind the tv, so no big deal. The important thing is that the lights themselves have stuck, and remain stuck to the tv. Relatively easy to set up and calibrate, via an app on your phone. There is no remote with this kit, all done via the app, but you can link to Alexa or Google to switch on and off, change colour ect, as you can just have a static colour if you wish. The lights are bright and colours are vivid. The change of colour, when using dreamview mode, is virtually instant. The colours on the tv screen are reasonably well replicated by the lights, sometimes the colours may be slightly off from what I'm seeing on screen, but this may be due to my lack of skill at setting it up. The key is to adjust the saturation level on the app, I have mine on 15% and to adjust the white balance, mine is a few notches away from the centre towards the blue end of the scale, to get as close as you can. You can go further and adjust the tv settings to improve it more, but I didn't want to go down that route. To be honest I am more than happy with how it is. I have downloaded a video, but I have to say it doesn't do the lights justice, much better in the flesh as it were. And the answers to my questions at the top of this very long winded review. Yes they do as advertised. I do not find them distracting at all, actually it's now more distracting if the lights are not on. You actually forget the camera is on top of the tv after a very short while. Watching movies, and especially gaming, are definitely given a boost. My wife has not made a comment either way which, believe me, is a very good sign, and yes she still finds me irritating and annoying. Would I recommend? I already have. So to summarise, a good quality product that does what it says. Value for money? Your paying for quality and the technology for it to do its thing, and although not a life essential, they make me happy. It would be nice if they were cheaper, but then it would be nice if everything else was cheaper too. If you have some spare cash to spend on some lights then I absolutely recommend these. Hope this review has helped you decide.

These lights are great, they completely change your TV viewing experience.I had been looking into similar lights for a while, however with the other brand the price and need for additional hubs was putting me off. I then stumbled across these Govee lights and they seemed to tick all the boxes. No additional hub required, reasonably priced and did what I wanted them to which was to change colour depending on what was on screen.I’d had stationary backlights before but having to choose one colour or have them rotate through the rainbow was distracting and didn’t really do much.These lights essentially extend your screen, they make you feel more immersed in what you’re watching and honestly, watching TV without these lights on no longer has the same effect.I have an additional TV which is smaller and unfortunately Govee don’t have these lights in a smaller size otherwise I would order them.These lights aren’t without some negatives though. However for me, the improvement to the viewing experience far outweigh the negative’s.Pros-Completely enhanced viewing experience-Timing of colour changes is nearly always spot on-Makes watching TV more immersive-The option to have them sync to sound or video or remain one colour gives these many uses such as if you’re having a party you can sync them to the music playing on your TV.Price is very reasonable for what you get-No additional hub required- everything you need is in the box-Very easy to connect to Alexa-Great adhesion and even comes with additional clips to keep the lights in place-Very simple to install, the hardest part was taking the TV off the bracket on the wallCons-Colour isn’t always 100% but for the majority of the time it’s pretty spot on, for colours like brown it’s hard for RGB lights to make a brown colour.-External lighting can affect the accuracy of the colour, especially if the lighting is off to one side-They don’t automatically turn off when you power off the tv as they are plugged into a mains socketTips if you do buy-Instead of trying to align the orange squares, I’d recommend going on YouTube and finding a Govee light calibration video, there’s one with a black background and red squares that makes getting the middle of the screen far easier.-if you have any issues contact them via the app, they are very responsive and very helpful. Customer service is exceptional.

I was a little dubious about these actually working as intended at first, as I have experience with similar lighting technologies.Many years ago, I had a Philips plasma TV that had similar lighting, albeit not as advanced as today's Philips TV Ambient lighting. When this TV broke, I purchased a Samsung, but as Philips has their Ambilight technology patented, I had to purchase after market ambient lighting for my Samsung that only really worked with a Firestick, or a crude video processing setup input into a PC, through VLC and back to the LED lighting. It was always touch and go and a very messy setup.So technology has progressed and I decided to give these Govee T2’s a go and so far, I am very impressed! I thought that there may be some noticeable lag, as the two cameras pick up the colours, plus the internal processing has to then send the correct colour to the LED’s; well, there is no noticeable lag at all.The setup is easy and the sticky pads are extremely sticky, so they won’t be falling off the back any time soon.Having the ability to tinker with the colours, LED light modes and a wide variety of settings using the Govee Home app on my phone is fantastic. I would recommend if you're on the fence.