Govee TV BackLight 3 Lite Review - The Difference Is UNREAL!

Watch Govee's new TV Backlight 3 Lite extend my TV for less than £75.

***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.

This video is sponsored by Govee all opinions are my own

If you're looking for an alternative to the Philips HDMI sync box then this is a review of the TV Backlight 3 Lite, which is the only camera based LED BIAS strip on the market that will actually mimic the colours on your screen with 99.9% accuracy.

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SWITCHBOT PRODUCTS

CONBEE STICK (ENABLES ZIGBEE DEVICES TO CONNECT TO HOME ASSISTANT):

OUTDOORLED STRIP (REQUIRES TUYA ZIGBEE HUB OR CONBEE STICK AND PI)

AQARA ZIGBEE MOTION SENSORS AND DOOR SENSORS (REQUIRES AQARA HUB OR CONBEE STICK & PI):

AQARA LIGHT BULB E27 (REQUIRES AQARA HUB OR CONBEE STICK & PI):

AQARA LIGHT SWITCH (REQUIRES AQARA HUB OR CONBEE STICK & PI):

AQARA BATTERY REMOTE LIGHT SWITCH (REQUIRES AQARA HUB OR CONBEE STICK & PI):

FLIC BUTTONS (SMART BLUETOOTH BUTTONS):

BUY A RASPBERRY PI HERE (TO HOST HOME ASSISTANT):

BROADLINK RM4 PRO (TO CONTROL INFRARED DEVICES SUCH AS TV & RF DEVICES SUCH AS PROJECTOR SCREENS)

ZIGBEE PLUG SOCKET (REQUIRES ZIGBEE HUB SUCH AS HUBITAT OR SMARTTHINGS):

REMOTE CONTROL CANDLES (INFRARED CAN BE CONTROLLED USING A BROADLINK RM4 PRO)

DECORATIVE BULBS FROM SHELLY

ZIGBEE SPOTLIGHTS & RGB REMOTE

ROBOROCK ROBOVACS

SOMA SMART BLIND MOTOR:

LOCK COVERS (MARRIAGE SAVERS)

4K HORIZON PRO PROJECTOR IN THE BEDROOM

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ECHO SHOW 10

0:00 - Intro
0:12 - Gove TV Backlight 3 Lite Demonstration
1:45 - Govee TV Backlight 3 Lite Product Overview
4:00 - Govee TV Backlight 3 Lite Installation, Setup and App
5:38 - Govee TV Backlight 3 Review
8:52 - What's wrong with it?
10:00 - Summary

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[CityBoy]

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

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

[okieculturalcenter]

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).

[ItzHarley]

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!

[skyvixen]

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 🙂

[gerryf]

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.

[RetroBoxRoom]

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

[Thatannoyingvoicetoldyoutodoit]

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

[CHLER.]

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.

[andybrice]

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.

[ALaModePi]

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.

[markjg]

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!

[Richie]

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

[TechRealityGlasgow]

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! :)

[UserWalterbe]

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

[lvevan]

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.

[garethjones]

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

[nicholasfaithful]

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

[MrGparrish]

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?

[krystofer]

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