Is THIS the BEST Sync Box Ever Made?! All NEW Lytmi Fantasy 3 HDMI 2.1 Ambilight Kit - 2023

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

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[@Koi-Koi-Koi]

hey Chris, thanks for this video, great news, thanks for testing.., could you make a hack to use this syncbox with led stripes for a 120''' screen for my UST LCD Projector? if someone can do this then you ;) unfortunately it is only till 90'' tv at the moment.. maybe you have an idea to get it on 120inch ;)

[@jlmarco7552]

no problems with colors washed on HDR contents ?

[@LaJuanHughes]

I wonder if it would work with a video wall 4 55in tv

[@AdamMckeithan]

Does the sync box work with earc?

[@另壺沖-c9g]

"3:20" Can you provide a link to this video?

[@Wadson]

Chris - I know you probably won't read this, but I can tell you that I've been struggling for years to understand LEDs, how to make them look good, etc - and from this channel., its literally visual ASMR to see how happy you get when lights look good. I trust you and only you for anything LED/Custom and I wanted to thank you for helping an old geezer like me with these things. Keep up the great work, your channel is severely underrated

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Appreciate it!! Thanks so much for the kind words and glad you are enjoying the videos! It's a fun hobby to get into for sure! Hope you have a blessed day buddy!

[@ThatBlakeCampbell]

The pixel matching is pretty incredible. The Govee one pretty much just does color blocks.

[@Noticerofthings]

I like my govee still

[@yasasalawatte]

What did u mean by color blocks?

[@n64slayer]

also the camera ugly af

[@tihc1]

@@yasasalawattegeneral colour areas, not as accurate

[@silvershady484]

Is govee as good?

[@RedIzFatal415]

I am completely blown away by this!!!! This is definitely better than the other brands... thank you for posting this, I see now, I need to change all of my lights to this brand!!

[@Stavvy0]

I really want to see this with Ghost of Tsushima and Mirror's Edge. Both games use color really well. Doom looked REALLY good with it.

[@ramonmota8988]

Seeing a new video from you makes my day. Thanks for being the first to shine light on these dope new products.

[@SKELETON_FN]

Okay.. this needs to STOP right now! My wife's going to kill me for all the recent LED related purchases LOL! (though I' think she'll appreciate how good this one is) Couldn't resist.. just placed an order for one of these babies. Thanks for a great video!

[@cheddarmac7935]

They look so bright and accurate color display!

[@twistedstyles]

This is insane, I remember couple years back Philips TVs had this Ambilight lighting built in, thx!

[@HybridEmblem]

Some of the newer TV's are starting to have it built in too!

[@KarlXByrne]

Thank you my good man. I discovered you channel a while back and it has opened my eyes to some great potential. After ten years of not having a home I finally have a wonderful place to call my own with great lighting potential. I've a few quid coming and I'm going to comb through these vids again and take your good advice. I appreciate your work brother.

[@amason94]

Color accuracy and responsiveness looks amazing except for a couple of scenes with green colors. It seems to struggle with that quite a bit actually. There was a scene with nearly all green leaves around the edges of the screen and the LEDs were white and teal. Other than that it looks fantastic.

[@Sclaus89]

7:50 is an example

[@JB-fh1bb]

I see what you mean and as someone who knows the tech this limitation is really surprising. The RGB LEDs have pure green right in them and the box is (99% sure) processing an RGB image passing over HDMI..

[@amason94]

@@JB-fh1bb To be fair, I've watched some other videos with different products and they also seem to struggle with greens. I'm not sure what's going on with processing that is causing this mismatch.

[@JB-fh1bb]

@@amason94 Just so odd. Since it's common, maybe it's something about the green colour signal itself? There is usually some processing in the display pipeline not just because of the difference in the light from the red, green, and blue sub-pixels on a display, but also because the human eye has a perceived brightness of each colour that's different than the colour itself (for example the Helmholtz-Kohlrausch effect).

[@PoMpI_]

yes like 8:40 as an example the picture is nothing like purple for some reason when the box doesn't know what to to uses default light with is light purple, 8:41 the picture is all yellow and it's showing light purple

[@AleksLazar]

I was just thinking about how cool something like this would be and bam someone made it already

[@circusfreakRob]

I have the Neo 2.0 box and I like it a lot for it's simplicity, but the latency is noticeable in faster color movement. This looks a lot more performant!

[@carlkrewler4084]

Yet another great video, thanks for the info. I like how you do not need the intrusive camera.

[@ryancaulfield4851]

This is incredible! Another fantastic video as usual Chris 🔥💥

[@CJB_B95L]

Ok, I think this is the one. I’ve wanted something for a while but they all seem to be lacking somewhere but this looks like a complete package. Thanks! I’ll be sure to use your referral link.

[@dasoull7790]

Never seen anything better,this is the first I'll would spend my cash on.

[@bravomalice7238]

Legit! Thank you for all your videos 👌🏼

[@VBRFilms]

it looks very good and flickering during fast scenes - you can get an epileptic fit can it be adjusted so that make it more smooth?

[@netflooder263]

Do you have to keep them connected to wifi for the synchronization to work? Or is that just for the initial set-up?

[@mrhaidir1761]

Your plant makes the background light look cooler

[@MCSchuscha]

wow amazing sync box! It looks as good as the newest Ambilight in Philips Tvs!

[@DerDude777]

Looks really great, thx for sharing. The 4 port 4K 120HZ Bix is a big plus fir me, too. 😁

[@SeanHaynes83]

Where can i find that ambilight demo that you show at 3:17?

[@michaelkristalinski661]

Does the Lytmi box also handle Audio Pass through? Some folks are using eARC for audio support. But in effect, every device needs to pass through this box, then pass the box to the TV?

[@Havok412]

You can view the manual from their site and it states "HDMI CEC, VRR, ALLM, QMS, and ARC / eARC functions are not supported" So that's unfortunate and would be useless for me on my TV as I wouldn't give up my sound for the lights

[@rynolin342]

This is an impressive product. Glad they didn't skimp on the HDMI specs. It would be even better if there was some way to get it to talk to ESP controllers or add additional strips to it like in your bigger media setup.

[@Wave_Electro]

But they did skimp on the HDMI specs since the sync-box can't do VRR friend :(

[@fty-ys4ni]

@@Wave_Electro Maybe through a future software update?

[@SubZyYT]

@@Wave_Electro VRR is only for console players. Im on PC and havent noticed a difference so far my games feel exactly the same.

[@provis83]

@@SubZyYT VRR/Freesync/Gsync is definitely not just a console thing and is essential for a box like this if you are a gamer.

[@liquid79]

But at what cost to response time for gaming?

[@MWMTex]

Where did you get all the great video examples from?

[@uncledamfee2347]

AMAZING! I bought my Logitech G560 Lightsync Speakers when i first bought my PC to go along with my Logitech Mouse, and Keyboard. Together with Logitech Ghub there is a Mirror Sync option just like this, I LOVE these Speakers not only for the sound but for the Incredibly immersive experience, and quick and accurate color matching to whats going on with the screen...THIS is the next step, and I'm considering these Lytmi lights for My TV. What a great review, this sync box looks unbeatable. It's such an extra layer of immersion!

[@Mike335is]

I wish govee would come out with a sync box... I love the fact that I can sync their lightbulbs.. but they don't have the same immersion that this one has

[@DoSe420]

They will get there. Lookup govee ai cogniglow, it's the closest they have

[@w00tt03t]

They are. But its hdmi 2.0

[@notlikethis9932]

Their syncbox is out but 299 is a higher price than expected i guess and tbh - already Hue niveau ( but only in price ).

[@mariovo5]

LEDs ❤❤❤sDEL

[@MalibuMike17]

Govee just released their 2.1 HDMI sync box if youre still wanting one.

[@dadsquatch79]

Nice to see there is no camera like my Govee. And I'm always happy to see an alternative to any crappy Phillips Hue

[@HybridEmblem]

I don't think hue is bad at all, just expensive.... If they were all the same price I'd buy hue in a heartbeat, especially since I can use the ceiling lights for video effects.

[@oldsonic4723]

Die Kamera hat aber den Vorteil, dass man damit auch die internen TV Apps nutzen kann (Netflix usw.) - eben ohne weitere Hardware, Sticks usw.

[@J2thebar]

No camera yes. But anything played thru a smart TV won't work. Only external sources thru hdmi. I also worry about it working with hdmi 2.1 with 4k 120hz and HDR. Not to mention freesync, or gsync. Maybe I'm wrong but I doubt it

[@Revell25]

@@J2thebar yep, that was my exact thing about Philips Hue and when it came to gaming… have a next gen gaming console, a nice OLED tv I got on sale but then I’m going to sacrifice the graphics and frame rate because a stupid lighting strip doesn’t support 2.1 HDMI or 120 HZ. Had to find an alternative. Really thought they Govee camera would annoy the crap out of me but on a 65” TV for a few months now I don’t even notice. And not sure what you have but was going to make sure you have the new T2 camera. So much better!!

[@bendago070]

I have the Goove. Whilst I would prefer not to have the camera I still think it’s the better setup, to maintain 4k & next gen consol gaming on my Oled. I agree that I barely notice the camera nowadays.

[@johngannon]

Finally one without noticeable lag. Just picked one up pre-order.

[@PsychOnauthical]

Awesome

[@iOakie]

Will this work with a receiver/home theatre system?

[@manicmods]

Epic production, Chris! I just released a Hue 4K 120Hz work around, and will be adding a link to your video in comments. I also have Govee which I've compared to Hue, and this Lytmi blows them out of the water 🤯 FINALLY, thank you for such a comprehensive review. I can confidently sit this one out, at least in terms of review 😅

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

That's awesome! I'll have to check out that video for sure!! Hey there is always room for more opinions and reviews of products! If you get your hands on one you should for sure make a review! Thanks so much!

[@dejan110782]

@@ChrisMaherDIY Is it sync only trough input HDMižI videos, but videos played directly from TV it cant sync, am I right?

[@djDOOdoo2007]

Can you send a link to those test videos?

[@Olympian444]

That looks very good, I am now using the Govee Envisual TV Backlight T2

[@NaStalgia]

Wow! They beat Hue to their own game. I’m heavily invested in hue but I can certainly say I’m going to try this

[@Kee_Didnt]

Same. Wtf Philips! I feel like I'm being scammed by them after watching this lol. They've been sitting on their thumbs.

[@nalrodriguez]

Same lol, after paying like 700 for the hue setup... this sounds great. I been waiting for phillips to release a new sync box but I think ill try this in the TV that does not have a syncbox and depending on how great it is ill replace my other hue sync. oh well haha, I tried the GOVEE T2 but regretted it and ended up returning it and keeping my hye box.

[@NaStalgia]

@@nalrodriguez I always thought the Govee was a half ass setup so I didn’t buy into it. I read somewhere that Hue is updating their sync box to a 2.1 but there’s no official word from hue. So this lytmi setup gonna have to do

[@Revell25]

@@nalrodriguez feel like I was in a similar situation with company’s but I previously had gotten and gifted a few Govee products and thought they were great for the money (I just hated you can’t use Apple HomeKit with them but hopefully that will soon change since they’re going to Matter). But I also got a nice 65” LG OLED TV to setup with my PS5. And holy cow I didn’t know what I was missing. Obviously next gen consoles are the best but feel like it got even better/ a newer game console when I got that TV so was super bummed that Hue couldn’t run the main software/ performance for the PS5. So have Govee a try and actually got use to the camera which I thought I wouldn’t but 65” it’s not bad plus I see people hide the cameras now. But long story short, took me a while to get it dialed and wanted to return it until seeing some videos and calling Govee. Once I configured the color, saturation, etc. it’s spot on now and killer for the money!

[@AveryPennewell]

​@@p3tran I was hoping when I got a Hue gradient setup, that the blues would actually match the screen, unlike the $35 kit I got off AliExpress that works with my PC. Turns out the LED quality is exactly the same, and the blues don't match the exact same way my $35 strip doesn't. Also the $35 strip allows me to match each LED to an area on the screen, getting PERFECT matchup between LED and screen unlike Hue. I still prefer my $35 setup a million times over my Hue one, and it cost less than a tenth of the price, and covers the entire screen not just the top and sides. Also plenty of times my Hue lights stop syncing in the middle of a movie and have to restart my phone, restart the app, do a ton of different things before its fixed. Latency is also a bit worse. My $35 AliExpress set up? Works 100% of the time, everytime. Philips is absurdly overrated and absurdly expensive.

[@yusuf6778]

Chris, I am blown away by how well it does with the color, accuracy and speed. I have one question. What if you want to use your own higher dense LED lights? Can you do that or do you have to have their lights that come with the system?. Great video!.

[@J2thebar]

You have to use included lights. Honestly I'm not sure you would want to use anything else they are quite good

[@yusuf6778]

@@J2thebar Too bad. There are much better LED strip lights than these. I know because I have them. I have 5m long and each 1m has 630 LED lights. That is 3,150 LED lights in a 16.4 feet strip. You can't even see the individual LED lights. That's how dense they are.

[@eleh1337]

​@@yusuf6778and that's some noticeable while they project some diffuse light on the wall?

[@yusuf6778]

@@eleh1337 they are noticeable both brightness and color

[@CyrusHostetler]

How do you change inputs on the box? If everything is hooked into the TV with ie: HDMI input 1. Then I cant use the TV controller to switch inputs on the TV? I have to use their app? or does it come with a controller? Sorry if I missed you talking about this in the video

[@dbsmash2]

Great video, as usual!

[@tjevo4g]

Can you post the links for the demos you used? Specifically the bouncing ball that you mentioned is one of your favorites.

[@tarcisio_menezes]

I also would like to know about the bouncing dots one. Did you find out? If you did, please let me know. Those are some of the names of the demos that you saw on this video (plus some more that I personally like) Fluid Sim Hue Test Rainbow Flames in 4K UHD! (12 Hours)🔥 4K Videos Philips Ambilight TV Democlip 2021 Bonus (haha): Transient 2 - 4K, UHD, 1000FPS Philips lightwaves DEMO UHD 4K

[@alienzer0]

Love this... what about added input lag? thx

[@MrValdepenas]

Good job Chris 👍🏻. THX

[@HugoMars07]

What's the name.of the ambilight demo at 3:16 ?

[@wicked_fool]

I am interested in this as well. I cant find it anywhere

[@REALLYRANDOMREVIEW5]

looks awesome Chris i have seen them on Instagram posts and thought they looked good !

[@cheekster777]

Thank you Chris.

[@retro-junkie5741]

Pretty dope but cant justify the $200 price tag. My girl would blast me ass on this one. Good video mate.

[@living757]

Does this support variable refresh rate?

[@omarhussein9029]

Great and easy setup, but is it HDCP compatible, and does it work with apps like Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max....etc?

[@120DEA]

This is truly incredible. Thank you for the review!! Amazing accuracy, precision, color, etc.. But what about most movies, tv shows, non-animated type stuff like… action movies for example? 😊

[@EwGOnline]

Глаза устанут. Это как на Филипсе игровой режим.

[@jaijanardan]

Wow it's amazing ❤

[@calebjpryor]

Does it support HDR on the passthrough? You mentioned the resolutions and refresh rates supported but does it allow HDR to continue to work from your NVIDIA shield to the TV?

[@frankmthompson]

It suggests on the site in the specs that it supports HDR (HDR10 and Dolby Vision), but not that is specifically passes it through.

[@zkcook]

​@@frankmthompsonTheir last lytmi box said it supported it as well. Turns out it was reproducing super washed out colors and looked faded when those modes were enabled.

[@SouthCoastFinest]

6:50 looks amazing. Looking at the end of the video where you have shown off some of the gaming it looks like it doesn't match the screen quite as well as what a video does, can you confirm if thats true? If you were to play a dark screened game (like Dead Space) will the backs and colours look as good as seen on 6:50?

[@cflip2x]

Interesting maybe for the next tv I've had pretty good luck with the Govee T2 and Neon Rope kit. Also is there a link to the ambi demo video?

[@MetalFukaz]

Does this device work if you are only using your tv as a source? Do you need external device like fire tv or something like that. Because I know that you need that for hue box.

[@engelbertcarrillo3992]

I have the 1.0 and im thinking of upgrading because 3.0 looks so much smoother. 1.0 is fantastic though but the app is worth the upgrade alone

[@Youknowme982]

Do these lights work with roku TV's that have built in apps like Netflix or Crunchyroll?

[@johnadams1976]

Did u ever work this out? My understanding is it won't work as the capture device can't decide the stream

[@_magui]

AMAZING RESULT

[@ShyamalRuparel]

Does it have colour correction? I have my TV mounted to not a white wall and curious if it can account for that like the Govee version does.

[@vladimirmoravek6749]

Will this work correctly when I put a receiver before this sync box (I mean PlayStation / Apple TV / ... -> Receiver -> Lytmi -> TV)?

[@gjw35057]

Would also like to know if this would work if anyone has tried it and has an answer?

[@zergslayer69]

Very impressive, I would switch but unless it can sync with other govee products I’ll have to wait until govee does their own

[@christophermaitland]

Do these boxes support streaming services yet?

[@andreitimotin3599]

As always great video !!!

[@fernandorodriguez4382]

Yes sir! I’m looking into this.

[@switchenitup]

Is this already available to purchase?

[@xYuujii]

Does this work on PC’s too?

[@jphernandez2147]

I ordered mine cause of this video 😍 I can't wait to set it up. Too bad it's taking forever to receive it. I've had my order since March 28.

[@robertrussell4009]

Can VRR support be updated via firmware? Also, does the lack of VRR support only pertain to backlight functionality, or does it also prevent the TV and console from utilizing VRR?

[@TonyPham-Creations]

whoa this is ahhh mayyy zing!!!

[@flightofapaullo72]

I definitely gotta get one. Awesome video!

[@TechJudgeInc]

What videos are you using for the demo at the end

[@junidare]

Nice setup and demos

[@fty-ys4ni]

Does HDMI eArc transmit video as well as audio on the return? Because for someone like me whose TV doesn’t have any external devices hooked up and solely uses the TV’s Smart OS for streaming, how would I incorporate a device like this to my setup?

[@Boss3388]

"There's no way to use Atmos or some other codec if you only use the TV's smart OS, unfortunately

[@fty-ys4ni]

@@Boss3388 bollocks

[@aaronverrett69]

So which one do you recommend govee are this one ?

[@boomfyer89]

here I was about to get the govee T2 setup and you drop this video 🤯

[@islandsnow]

Does this support earc input?

[@stackerman2800]

could I order the 55-60 Inch and place it on a 32 inch monitor? or would there be too much extra wire?

[@TechTy]

Could you add a link for the ambilight tester channel in your description plz?

[@kylebocanegra5948]

What ambilight demo video are you using?

[@emf9]

I assume it won't work with the tv tuner or apps built into the TV right?

[@ASuwan22]

That’s pretty good. I looked at the Govee but not sure about the sensor at the top or bottom of the TV.

[@menddzr1]

Will it work with the tv apps?

[@packinsteelz713]

Where do you get the demo video at. Full screen

[@randomize6173]

Does the input box work with ARC devices or will that functionality be lost? Also, how do you switch inputs?

[@jingato]

No ARC. I emailed them about ARC and HDR10+ support and they said this "I am sorry that the Neo 3 box does not support ARC but you can adjust the connection way to realize the ARC function. FYI: HDMI Input devices→ Neo 3 box → AVR → TV or HDMI Input devices→ Neo 3 box → TV → AVR And about the HDR 10+, it is still not stable for the Neo box to support it."

[@tladideluxe5018]

How does this compare to the govee backlight 3 lite?

[@DrRiblet21]

Looks great, will this work with apps installed on my tv or just whats plugged in through hdmi?

[@NathanFR]

Hi Chris. I have a home cinema ampli where all my devices are plugged, and from where a unic HDMI câble go to the TV : would it work if I plug the sync box between amp and TV ?

[@gjw35057]

Would also like to know if this would work if anyone has tried it and has an answer?

[@Brosfight_]

I ordered my unit yesterday. I have a question though. I'm trying the Fantasy 2 Kit right now and the LEDs are very dark compared to my hue Gradient. Is it something you noticed with the Fantasy 3 kit? In your Video the LEDs look bright and vivid. My Fantasy 2 are dim with washed out colors in SDR and HDR. Also white appears blue-ish like on cheap LED stripes, and yellow is basically washed out green. I played the same Footage like you. The Anime scene for example isn't even close. I wonders if there is a difference between the LEDs being used in the Fantasy 2 and 3 Kit

[@MosesTheBearded]

I’ve been waiting for this technology to progress to at least this level before I buy. Might just be time to click the button. 👍

[@melvinnarciso4739]

Hi there, does the box heat up? The previous one did..

[@yunusertugrul3270]

Amazing performance

[@sjanpal]

Damnnn that is so sick!

[@eventhorizon2873]

where did you get the ambilight demo from?

[@tylerbarber7279]

Is there a power loss recovery setting for their lights like with Philips hue

[@derpersona]

Kinda looks like whiter colours on the TV are more purple through the backlight? Even yellow colours come out purple, very noticeable at 8:37 and 8:41

[@rueagonvyceratops2879]

nice setup and no need for a camera now on this one , i want one sometime for my 43 inch TV .

[@91KevinJohn]

So does the ports also paththrough VRR?

[@switchenitup]

Omg this looks amazing. Better then govee and Phillips

[@thomasmoreno3602]

When is this version? Coming out to amazon

[@wicked_fool]

can you send a link to that ambilight demo that started with squares?