Govee Envisual LED Backlights for 75-85 inch TVs, 16.4ft RGBIC WiFi DreamView T1 TV Backlights with Camera, Works with Alexa & Google Assistant, App Control, LED Lights Scene Mode, H6199

The media could not be loaded. *TIPS*-For those of you that are having trouble with colors after calibrating, and are willing/still have the ability to physically move the camera, try this:After calibration slightly move the camera around the calibrated vicinity until the colors mimic what's on the TV screen. That is the spot, and angle, you need to have your camera. In my application, mine is placed below my TV on the center channel. My colors weren't correct and it was due to my camera having moved when I bumped the stand. Once I realized this, I moved the camera and used the changing of the colors on the LEDs matching up to the colors on the screen to figure out where to replace the camera. Took 15 seconds.-Don't be afraid to move the camera and recalibrate again/more then once if you are not attaining the proper results.-Not quite getting the colors you want? Try adjusting the saturation bar in the app all the way down if need be. This kept my whites from becoming too blue and my yellows from becoming too green.-For those not wanting to stick the orange calibration cubes on their screen, try performing a web search for Govee Calibration Test Screen. That video may or may not serve as an alternative. I misplaced my cubes and ended up using it with no issues and similar results.-For those with OLEDs trying to top mount the camera and wanting to use only what's in the kit, you could repurpose one of the orange calibration blocks as an extended area for the camera to sit on by sticking it on the back of the TV in line with where you are wanting to mount the camera. This will provide more surface area for the camera to stick to.-Check out their product website for constant sales. Wish I would have checked there first.*12/2/21 1 YEAR UPDATE ADDED AT BOTTOM**12/30/20 UPDATE ADDED AT BOTTOM**ORIGINAL REVIEW*This is not my first set of Govee brand light strips as I also currently own 2 sets of their H6163 model in use under my couch and media center. Having had such a great experience with those, I decided to try out one of their TV light strips. I had been actively searching for a lighting setup that reacted to what was on the screen for quite a few years. Those in a similar boat have heard names such as Ambilight, Dream Screen, amongst others. The problem was that they always seemed to have too many bugs, limitations, or required more work outside a simple plug and play effort. Seeing how far tech has come along, I'm glad I waited as these seem to be superior in quite a few ways.Installation:This was installed on a wall mounted 85" Sony. Govee lists this strip as fitting up to an 75" screen. This is a bit of a play on words as yes it is true it can fit, but it is obviously designed to fit something closer to a 55 or 65" screen. The idea is to have the strip stuck to the back of the TV as close to the edge of the border as possible. I am nowhere near the border on the 85" but I knew the limitations surrounding the screen size before ordering and thus my expectations were already in check. I laid the lights out to test they all worked as well as measured the length. Govee lists them as being roughly 12.5 feet. I measured about 14 feet including the wires that curve around the corners of the TV. I wanted the power line to fall on the right side when facing the back of the TV so I ran the strip clockwise starting from the bottom right. I ended up installing them roughly 7-8 inches from the edge of the sides and about 4 to 5" away on the top and bottom as I felt this was the best use of the length provided in relation to the screen size I have. Your experience may vary depending on your layout.I plugged everything into the control box and rather than stick it to the TV using the installed double sided tape, I was able to simply wedge it in between my mount and TV. I'm glad I did that as initially I had installed the camera on the top of the TV but wasn't a fan of the "UFO antenna" look. Plus once I calibrated it using the app it seemed the screen didn't fit within the camera. During calibration the app asks if you chose to install the camera on top of the TV or the bottom. I ended up moving the control box lower on the back of the TV and taping the camera to my center channel which is just a few inches below the TV. Recalibrating in this new location provided me enough distance from the TV for the camera to catch the entire screen while also having the added bonus of placing the camera in a more discreet location. Having calibrated the camera to the screen a few times differently to see if the way I calibrated made a difference, I realized camera location and calibration is key to making this work correctly.Experience:This light strip does all the cool party tricks the H6163 model does but now with an additional "video" mode! This is the reason you buy this kit. It is in this mode that the lights react to what is on the screen via what is captured in the camera. I personally have not had the issues some have mentioned they had with previous model(s). The colors of the lights have done a great job reacting to what is on the screen and can get quite bright. There is some latency in changing colors especially in the movie configuration of video mode although transitions are smoother. Latency seems reduced in the game configuration of video mode with a more rapid color transition. You can also decide if you want the lighting to be distributed sectionally based on what is captured on the screen, or if you prefer to have the whole border react to showing just one color at a time...similar to the old Philips TVs from some years back.I went back and forth while watching some HDR and Dolby Vision movies and both modes work great depending on how you feel that day. I can see where the game mode would be preferred by gamers due to the lower latency of the lighting transitions. There is also a "saturation" scroll bar which allows you to fine tune how deep the colors show. I adjusted the distance of the TV from the wall to see how the lights responded to being farther from the wall. I currently settled at being about 9" from the wall but I am still playing with the distance. My fear was the lights would be set so far away from the edge of the TV that brightness would suffer but that isn't the case. I have nothing negative to say about how bright these get as they get bright enough for my application.The Immersion lights have an updated version of an existing ability on my H6163 light strips which is the ability to access all app features without having to turn on bluetooth since it works over your wifi network. I wish the H6163 model worked this way as it is somewhat of a bummer when you are flowing with everything and then have to stop to turn the bluetooth on to access DIY mode. The Immersion lights "Scenes" mode also has 4 additional themes with the ability to adjust the brightness. The H6163 model does not allow you to change the brightness of the Scenes mode. Hopefully a future update will allow this ability on my H6163 to match the Immersion lights.Integration:My H6163 already syncs with my Google Home so adding the Immersion lights was as easy as opening the app, finding the Immersion light model, and adding it. I have set up some custom scene profiles to be able to control all of the lights grouped in various ways. You'll need to go into your google home app and add the lights to a room to take full advantage of controlling the lights via "OK/Hey Google...". The Govee app also allows the ability to set the lights to turn on/off by setting a timer but I prefer walking into the room and commanding google to handle that responsibility. It is quite impressive to walk into the room with company and telling google to "turn on the media room lights" as they watch the lights turn on in their last configured setup they were last turned off in. Your hard work is rewarded with high praise followed by questions on how to attain a similar setup in their home. This is furthered when they watch a movie or play a game as their viewing experience is heightened from the lights behind the TV reacting to what is on the screen.Customer Service:I reached out to Govee before purchasing to see if offering a true 85" version of the immersion style lights was on their road map. I had a response in my email the next day stating they currently have no plans to do such. I haven't had to have any warranty work performed but the fact that I am getting any response at all, let alone the next day, is promising especially when customer service and follow-up seems to be lacking in so many of today's companies.Final Thoughts:Govee seems to constantly keep their app updated with new ways on how it reacts with their light strips. They also seem in tune with their fan base/critics and what is being requested in future applications and updates. My biggest gripe is that I feel Govee needs to expand their lineup for this strip to truly match the size of the TV especially as larger TVs become more popular amongst buyers. This has been echoed many times in many reviews of their other products. Given the price point of this in comparison to the Philips Hue, which I was also considering, this is an amazing product! I would happily pay more to have a true 85" kit if they ever came out with it and would gladly be a tester if they offered it. In the meantime, I am very satisfied with the current offering.*12/30/20 UPDATE*It looks like they have changed the size parameters in their description to fitting 55-65". Though this set of lights is a truer fit for those size TVs, I've had these on my 85" for a few weeks and I'm not disappointed. Here's why:-Adhesive and build quality-I've removed the lights from the TV a few times to reposition them better for my application. I did no additional wiping down of the surface and was even a little aggressive with the removal. I would have figured by now that the adhesive would have started to fail me but this is not the case. The lights still adhere exactly where I placed them and all lights still work with no issues. I definitely recommend measuring the area where you plan to install these in hopes of a more "one and done" setup, but it's good to know you can reapply if it's not to your liking the first time around.-Brightness-Even though the light strip does not reach the edges of the TV as it would in the sizes it is recommended for, sliding the brightness bar up to 100% yielded lights bright enough that I don't necessarily feel like I'm missing out on the experience. I typically have the brightness closer to 50% which creates a more cohesive feel in my setup. I've still got the TV pulled about 8 to 9 inches from the wall and I get plenty of color expanding quite far out from the outer edges of the TV. I'm still playing with the wall-to-TV distance but playing with both has helped heighten the experience.I would still like to see an 85" specific version of these lights produced as I would purchase them, moving my current set to the 65" TV I have in another room. I'm still advocating having a true to size fit would allow for a tighter halo look around the borders rather than a "glow" from behind the screen. It would also increase the amount of color in the corners where currently, due to the length and placement of the light strips in my application, it is somewhat absent. Fortunately the lighting blooms enough from the surrounding strips that it's not totally void of light.As I continue to play with these lights I'll try to leave tips which have helped me attain a better overall experience.*12/2/21 1 YEAR UPDATE*Having owned this kit a full year I've enjoyed it so much that I moved it to a 65" TV and recently procured their larger size kit for 75-85". I have nothing new to report other than everything is still just as I referenced in my review. I even had no issues with the adhesive during the transplanting of the kit from the 85" TV to the 65". It is a fantastic kit once you get everything dialed in. For those looking for a comparison between this kit and the larger sized, I recently completed it over on the associated kit's page. Link here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R3JGRLJZT5D3VO/ref=cm_cr_othr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B09J4PPFK2

I owned an 4K LG 65" OLED E6 (2016 model) and about 4 years ago decided to try the smaller version of Govee Immersion backlighting system with the 1080p camera and RGBIC LEDs. It worked well enough. I installed the camera on the bottom of the TV due to LG's OLED TV design where the top of the TV is just thin glass with all the electronics on the bottom 1/3. It just so happened that the width of the LG bottom was a perfect match to the width of the Govee camera clamp - a no brainer.. I calibrated the system several times using different methods from using the Govee orange stick on blocks, room lights on, TV off to the methods used by several of the Govee Immersion users on YOUTUBE- using the virtual orange blocks with TV on tuned to the Govee set up video on youtube, room lighting at the ambient level actually used when watching (or lights off if that is the way u watch TV). Got it calibrated as best I could but still had some problems with REDs or BLUEs saturation or flesh tones too red or washed out. I chalked that up to limitations with my home theater room setup, the Govee product or a combination of things.When I upgraded my 65" LG to the LG 77" C1 - I debated whether to move the system over (Govee talked me out of that - when I asked if I could just purchase a longer LED string they explained that the camera was also different - obviously - it have to "see" much larger screen surface therefore the macro "fish lens" the camera uses was different as was the length of the camera holder bar. So after looking at other systems or maybe no system at all - I decided to buy this model - 75" to 85" version - not expecting a big improvement - WAS I EVER WRONG - The longer LED sting fits better that the 65" model - probably because my TV was at the LIMIT of the smaller version whereas with larger version, my TV size is in the middle of it's range. I was able to mount the LED string approx 3/4" from the edge on all 4 sides - with the LG C1 - this kept me away from any steep angles and "humps" caused by the placement of the internal electronics - the LED strip sat flatter all around (on the 65" the bottom row of LEDs were at a worse angle causing bottom lights to have less reflective effect. The RGBIC segments are noticeably brighter than the smaller set. The LG C1 has the power indicator LED and RF remote control sensor at the bottom of TV in the exact center and the bottom thickness of the TV is too wide to support the Govee camera bracket - so I put my fabrication thinking cap on (surprised that no one I found on youtube had a decent solution). I had some 3/4" x 1/2" wood scrap in the garage and cut it to length (2.75") to fit the Govee Camera backplate. I used the sticky adhesive on the thin front lip of the camera mount that overlaps the front glass panel to keep the camera at the correct downward angle then I laid the wood narrow side (1/2" side) flat on the bracket (You can use some extra adhesive to better hold the wood to the plastic camera bracket - I used E-6000 - a very thin layer - clamped wood for a few hours if u go this route before installing on TV- so adhesive dries and doesn't get on your TV glass) moved wood brace towards back of glass until a nice snug fit - you want to be able to remove bracket/wood assembly if need be in the future. Once I has the correct spacing between the wood brace and TV glass so camera stand steady and at the correct outward angle then if using glue, mark, add thin layer of E-6000 or equivalent, clamp & wait about an hour until adhesive sets - then center on top of TV - the wood stands in back of bracket 3/4" tall, the slot that is formed between the wood (3/4" tall) and the front lip of the camera bracket (1/4" tall) is what holds the camera assembly in place on top of the TV as the LG TV Glass is what fills that slot. Neatly route cables (Camera, power, RGBIC LEDs) and attach to the connection block - make sure you take into account the movement of your TV Wall Mount system - mine moves in 8 different directions and telescopes outwards quite a bit, so where you stick this connection block is important as you don't want the wires to be pulled out of there connectors. In my case I was lucky to arbitrability leave 3/4" of glass on the outside edge of all 4 sides of the TV - this left just about the right amount of glass so that my fabricated camera clamp system worked and fit - if LED strip was any closer to the edge of the TV the LEDs would have interfered with the wood I glued to the camera bracket.Updated App/Improved 1080p Camera:I was plesantly shocked over the improvement of the Immersion system for the 75"-85" as compared to the 50"-65". I calibrated using the YOUTUBE "virtual Orange block" method and I followed the updated video instructions from both Govee & these "expert" users - the first major change in the calibration process is to make sure your TV is properly calibrated to "factory specifications" for your TV model, different picture source types - e.g. - SD (standard definition content) HD (high definition - 1080p), UHD (Ultra High Definition - 4K or 2160p), HDR (High Dynamic Resolution - HDR 10 or HDR 10+). Dolby Vision HD 1080p and Dolby Vision UHD- 4K/2160p) - with each video type if supported by your TV, would have a different set of controls/adjustments/calibration attributes - that should be properly set and saved to be used automatically next time TV switches over to that resolution. This coincides with room light = make sure you set the TV up in the room light u will be using most of the time. Calibrating Govee using YouTube method was a breeze - ran thru it several times each time to a finer degree of precision - the Govee Immersion now projects those peachy flesh tones near perfection, the updated app with the White Balance practically cures those bright Red issues- and most important is calibrating TV especially the over saturation - the Govee saturation bar no more than 20%, Intensity 80-100 & white balance to match your TV mine is slightly left of center although it depends whether I have my Blue Filter (cool white filter to reduce eyestrain) on or off - "normal" This is in fact another way to adjust the TV backlight from cool white to warm white - if u change this White Balance on Immersion app should follow, There are EXCELLENT youtube Test Videos for Immersion - some are just fun or demo to impress your friends - other are to test the hardest colors/patterns to dial-in (calibrate) - lots of good information. Either Way OUT OF THE BOX this Immersion system is far better, it's brighter, better color accuracy much improved color rendition, App provides better and faster calibration and the color changing speed and ability to follow even the most complex screen color changes in much improved as if the color processing engine was upgraded - Govee denies any major hardware improvements other than the new camera with wider lends to capture the edges of the larger screen & more LEDs & more powerful power supply to support more LEDs (I think it also makes brighter. I integrated Immersion into my home theater wifi contolled Alexa system - but find myselg using it only to fine tuning as ther is no need to constatly make adjusments like I did with previous model - EXCELLENT & WORTH IT.. Ifit is not doing everything I said it could do then u did something wrong My Main ERROR when I put the new ones on my new LG 77" is I put all new Lumary 6" Full color LED recessed lights 8 in 2 rows on ceiling and 65 Reiga smart ceiling fan with light center of room & 4 wall sconces with Treatlife full color smart lights - Camera is top mounted - when these lights are on they reflect off TV screen - I FIXED by programming Alexa when I say turn on home theater to tuen all lights t 1% intensity, fan light off, color all lights GOLD and turn off 2 ceiling and 2 wall sconces closet to TV - fixed problem (Also made me realize previous install with camera on bottom may have been impacted by wall & ceiling lights)Home Theater Room Renovation:I renovated my entire Home Theater equipment upgrade (Replaced 20 year old Onkyo DS 989 to Emotiva RMC-1, new amps reused Def Tech main Speakers but added 4 new ceiling Toshiba 10" x 4 for Dolby Atmos & all speakers received new high power (300 Watts per channel) amplification - added 1 new subwoofer (18"/500W ULD 18 Velodyne) for a total of 3 Bass Management controlled subwoofers and 3 free (speaker output level controlled) subs. Total of 17 speakers as part of home theater system and 4 outdoor speakers (Zone 2) - all Home Theater Room lights, fans, blackout window shades, including Govee Immersion TV Backlights Lights and home theater components are wi-fi controlled via Alexa. Left Ceiling White (wife would not let me change it) - Wall with TV is now Flat Navy Blue as is opposite wall where new home theater seating is Four new Valancia Tuscany Chocolate brown Recliners, power recliner, headrest, lumbar support, each with removable table, LED lighting for cup holders and control panel - also Blue LEDs under chair lighting - 2 side walls - one i outside wall with smart Ikea Gray fabric Blackout Smart Shades (Alexa Controlled - walls painted Flat Titanium - side walls - with windows and with door to Family Room - considering wood bi-fold doors for 2 wide doorways - one to rear of house Family Room the other on wall with TV to front of house main entrance and 2nd level stairway to provide better privacy/sound control - ceiling speakers also need to be better encapsulated/insulated to prevent sound to 2nd story bedrooms.