Shocking Results! Govee VS Fancyleds: BEST Ambilight TV Backlight kit of 2025

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

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[@craigjamroz7585]

Honestly, I wish I'd never bought anything from Govee Just because the simple fact of individually addressable Leds. which I now have gotten from BTF lighting. So, so, so, so much better. I was blown away by how much I spent on BTF And sure, yeah, I had to buy some micro controllers and a few power bricks But to have the level of beauty. on my setup which is a PC setup. with signalrgb. So you can already imagine how awesome it is. Since Signalrgb added WLED support. And it just blows away anything govee that I own. Really. These companies don't care about you. especially govee. It's all about their bottom line and making as much profit as they can. That's why they shove three led addressable and even sometimes 6 led addressable down your throat without Selling any individually addressable products. they have one or two. That's it. And the ones they do have, you can tell they skimped on in some ways. They're led curtain with the fairy lights. That's individually addressable because it has to be, or it would look like complete DOG shiz! From the moment I saw BTF lighting matrixes and strips for the price that they provide, the color brightness there, how bright the whites are. And the fact that they sell 16 foot. 60 led per meter, THATS individually addressable for.23.99!! That was a year ago., The prices must have went up 'cause I just saw one for$27.99. for an individually addressable 60 LED per meter strip And yes, obviously it's not with the controller or a power brick but it's so worth it to get a little controller and ESP32. You can get a 3 pack for 15 bucks and like a $10 power brick and you have one of the best looking. light strips you've. ever seen with the most control you've ever had. That is worth it, Every penny!! had I known this I would have never spent a dollar on any govee products ever!!! That's why their app a couple years ago didn't even have speed control because when you start to slow down their effects, you just see how janky they look. And still now they don't even give you complete speed control. You get 4 speeds. lol,😒 There is no reason to not have a speed control, but now it all makes sense to me. Now that I am enlightened, anyways, keep showing people They have better options for less money. Thank you for that. It's hard to convince people that they were wrong and they spent more money. I was. one of them. But when the truth hits you, it's like a ton of bricks. I'm still pissed And I found this out over a year ago.😒 Still better late than never.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching and the insight! I think there will always be the more DIY rout that you have discovered and love as well as the plug and play type option that Govee, Nanoleaf, and other companies offer for people that dont have the time or desire to tinker with the diy options. Do you have any videos of your signalrgb setup?! I'd love to see what you came up with!

[@otmarfoehner4578]

I love your approach and dedication to this - buying an extra TV and making sure your test parameters are identical for both tests to ensure a fair comparison is awesome. Great video, fair testing method and to the point narrative - I enjoy your channel for all of these things!

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much!! I appreciate the kind words :) Hope you have a wonderful day!

[@bestonehere2059]

Also tax write off

[@sonicgli]

This is the first detailed comparison I've seen, great job! I bought the Fancy box when it came out simply for the LED density. Glad to see I made a good choice.

[@ElevatedVehicles]

Govee continues to SKIMP on the corners of the TV & lacks the LEDs in that area and it's driven me crazy for years

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching! Yeah they for sure went for easy to install rout. They really need to have a different kit for each size tv or do what Fancyleds does. It is a little bit more intimidating to perhaps someone with no experience going the fancyleds corner/cutting at the end rout but I image it wouldn't turn too many people away.

[@tp-project]

I have a 65" TV and do not see it as a problem since the diffusion on the wall spreads the light out pretty well. Maybe if I had something to compare to then I would notice the difference. I felt rather than skimping they were trying to offer an easy solution for placing the LEDs around the corners but the FancyLight solution seems pretty good.

[@bmoney_0827]

My oled 55” with the t1 looks perfect but my qled 86” with t2 seems to have nothing on the corners at all and it struggles to have accurate colour.

[@alexandreveret5915]

Same with G4 oled 77.. T2 is going to be replace by an Ambilight diy with Raspberry with wled.. Sorry for my entier govee system with two lyra lamps and bulb but there is way to sync others strip, led, bulb and have a dreamview like

[@alexandreveret5915]

I use only Shield Pro for tv, movies.. Will buy an hdmi splitter available for Shield, ps5.. Because don't work on system app, Lg do it with root but Just bought the tv 2 weeks 😅 sorry for my bad english i'm french 🫡😚

[@Lore.]

I may be an outlier here but I really don’t like all the flickering (like at 9:00) from the “more accurate” FancyLEDs. And I don’t notice the corner problem on my Govee lights because my TV isn’t that close to the wall, so the lights bouncing on my wall are more blended. Thank you so much for making this video, now I’m confident I made the right choice of sync box.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

​@@Lore. Thanks for watching! I'm sure there are many that feel the same way. You would want to turn the speed of diffusion down on fancy to make the transitions a little more smooth and further away from the wall would certainly help with the darker corners on the Govee side.

[@okachobe1]

So pretty much anyone whos getting the lights for their tv that are towards the upper end like if govee has lights for 55-65 inch, the 60-65 inch tv owners are probably more likely to have the corner problem since its like a one size fits many situation. and if you have a smaller tv your going to end up stuff sticking out from behind your TV that you can just tape to the back of the tv or something. but now that i listen again it looks like the fancy leds, have the same range. maybe they just planned the strips better

[@MalignantCrayon]

@@okachobe1govee is fixed lengths of LED strips with connectors at each corner so yes, depending on size of tv, you might have connectors showing unless you stick then to back of tv, but the FancyLEDs are able to be cut to length, so theyll most likely have enough to cover the biggest size for the range you purchase, but if you have the lower size, you can cut to fit. That being said, Govee does have a tremendous amount of products that you can build into your eco system (if thats your thing) and like the comment above, your tv could be further away from a wall so might not see the gaps on corners and also the customisation aspect is definitely a plus. For ne however, if I’m buying LEDs for a tv, I’m using them purely for ambilight purposes, no gimmicks and as accurate as possible, so FL would be my pick, but govee definitely has it’s perks over FL for other things within my household. Each to their own.. nonethelss, fantastic comparison! 👌🏾

[@MattyDaddy14]

Dude.. you are the absolute number one source for all things led strips!! 🎉 lol this was an awesome and helpful video!! Thank you!! I didn’t even realize until now that I can get the ambilight tech without buying a Philips tv (not available here in US that I know of)🎉

[@Amaz1ngSp1derC]

Great video 👏🏾👏🏻👏🏿 The side by side comparison was excellent 👌🏾

[@lostinseale]

Great job. Like ways. To deal with corners coverage I 3D printed my own mounts so the strips point out, not at the wall and moved them closer together. The amount of extra light was amazing.

[@EMAR88]

You should SHOW us & even make and sell us those corner mounts...

[@ChubiPanda]

I guess by having them face the wall your only getting 50%of the light going out from behind the TV nice idea.

[@-djs]

Hi Chris, hope you're all well, Happy New Year, Excellent comparison video,

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks as always buddy! Hope 2025 is your best year ever!

[@azaeldrm]

I'd love to know as well if this setup works easily with a soundbar! Thank you for the in-depth review!

[@mad636man]

I’m currently doing a lot of tv research for my next tv. And I happened upon this video. I know these things have existed for years but never gave them serious thought because they didn’t seem that impressive when I was purchasing a tv 5 years ago. But man the one punch man scenes look so crazy good. I’m buying a set of these for sure. Awesome video showing how good these things can look.

[@farhanmahmood3485]

this is a great comparison, for those wondering about pc performance I purchased both the fancyleds hdmi 2.1 and the govee hdmi 2.1 boxes and only the govee one works for PC at 4k120. Fancyleds support staff is great but they were unable to resolve the issue so I stuck with Govee

[@MickeyTK421]

My question is, how does fancy led handle letterbox on movies? since it aims for the edge of the screen, does the letterbox portion remain black?

[@dtsMQG]

Yah. I also have the same question. if their sync box is smart enough, or it can not handle the movie light properly.

[@Silverturky]

Following to see if anyone knows

[@wollycolly]

Fancyleds 2.1 owner here, the box can detect black borders at the top and bottom of the screen, so the top and bottom will take on the colors from the movie

[@dtsMQG]

@@wollycolly Thank you!

[@MickeyTK421]

@@wollycolly thank you, might have to make the switch from govee

[@topperyo]

Great vid! I have the Nanoleaf Tv strip because it connects to my 15 light panels, It has the corner brackets and wraps all around as well, I've set the Tv at 65% aqua blue and it's pretty bright.

[@KepikMusic]

If I wasn’t already invested in Govee products, I’d go with fancyleds. Great tip on the black screen fix! A lot us who have the Govee syncbox are patiently waiting for a firmware update.

[@tazzdc1978]

Well! Thank you Chris...you just helped me out. I had the 1st gen govee...I was looking to add 1 to my office/game room set up.

[@G0S]

No one does it like Chris. Another fantastic video as always. I already knew I was going to go for fancy leds but this comparison video was top notch! Appreciate your dedication to a really well made and non biased video :)

[@TheGFS]

Excellent review ! Im thinking about getting one of these kits , it's gonna be Fancyleds .. I dont need all the extra wall art things, but the much smoother performance and response time makes this a pretty easy decision :)

[@romoneandrews1094]

Awesome vid. I like the FancyLed setup because you can cut to size along with the corner thingy. That maybe the one for me.

[@phoenixd1883]

I've had the FancyLED 2.1 HDMI sync box for about 3 weeks now thanks to your vids on it on this channel and I've been super impressed!

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching! Glad your liking it so far!

[@arckanum332]

How is it with syncing and with consoles?

[@SirMopy]

@@arckanum332it’s like in chris videos….. no problems…?!

[@phoenixd1883]

@arckanum332 Yeah I've had no problems with my PS5

[@heibaimao]

Hi do these work with smart TV inbuilt apps? Netflix etc?

[@Mr.ShrimpO]

I could also be cool to compare both with signalrgb with wled.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

yeah definitly want to try that at some point! I'll add it to the list of video's i'd like to do in the future! Thanks for the suggestion!

[@TheGhost152]

Yeah I've been wanting this comparison too since I saw what was done at the previous place

[@coqueto45]

I've been waiting for something like this...I had a dreamscreen and loved the light sync from hdmi direct inputs...when dreamscreen left all of their customers out in the cold and discontinued software updates amd product support, I had to switch over to govee with the stupid camera system for lights... Really happy to see an hdmi input again

[@fourpressmedia2674]

Great approach to the comparison. I agree with your assessment. Fancyleds could become a serious contender for led solutions.... Happy New Year, Chris!

[@XX-ry8nw]

Great video. Thanks. One question: Do they have an build in mic for the sound feature? If so, whats with privacy?

[@mavi4453]

Hallo Chris. Danke für den Vergleich und noch nachträglich ein frohes neues Jahr ! Ein sehr interessantes Video. Als Jahrelanger Kunde von Govee muss ich gestehen , das der Punkt diesmal an Fancy geht. Ich bin gespannt was von Govee in der Zukunft kommt. Mit der Sync Box 3 werden sie das Problem der Anzahl der LEDs hoffentlich korrigieren.

[@jeremygollehon7631]

I like the accuracy of the Fancyleds, but prefer Govee's choice to sample from a little further down the screen. The moon at 14:29 really shows off the difference. Is there a way to change the Fancyleds sampling distance?

[@ha_tinkerer1191]

I’m very happy with my new fancy LEDs overall, but haven’t been able to get CEC pass thru to work. My connections are ROKU ULTRA -> fancy LED box -> Sennheiser Ambeos Sound Bar -> Samsung S95D. Any advice? Thanks, and keep up,the excellent content.

[@cheekster777]

Happy New Year Chris.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Happy New Year to you as well! Hope you have a wonderful day and a great 2025 buddy!

[@darkpharaoh542]

Great comparison video. Thanks for putting this together.

[@jakubtlach7883]

Hi Chris, how do both devices acting, when you watch movies, which are cut with black spots in upper and lower screen? Do both devices skip the black areas of the movie? Thanks a lot and great videos!

[@blah-blah-blobbity-blah]

Browsed through all the comments here just to see if anyone asked this yet. I have the Govee T2 on my Samsung 82" and just recently bought the TV Backlight 3 specifically because it says it handles letterboxes better... but I haven't even installed that yet and now Chris has me thinking of ordering this Govee box. LOL. So Chris, this video didn't address this subject, but have you noticed how they handle letterboxed video? 😁

[@staceydodds]

Great comparison! Thumbs up just for the sheer fact you bought a 2nd Bravia for the test!

[@tourist6290]

Thanks for this comparison. While both of them seem quite usable actually, i think i'll still wait until some better products are available.

[@jpfirefreak97]

A concern I have is the color of the wall behind the tv. Is there a way to select the color of the wall in the app so that the LED’s can adjust to the color of the wall?

[@devKazuto]

Can you swap the strips with the syncbox? So using FancyLED's strip with Govee's syncbox?

[@tmntvspr]

Would love a Lytmi comparison

[@GermanMejia-o6h]

I think a very important thing to remember is that this is meant to be an ambient light feature.. it isn’t meant to take away from the viewing experience or draw more attention to the lights. Most people won’t notice the difference between a few missing sections of light when watching a film or playing a game; don’t care how attentive to detail you are, if the lights are drawing that much attention then maybe you’re missing the point.

[@johndough82]

I totally agree with you. It is not that HUGE of a deal as people make it out to be. It also seems everyone is wanting the lights so bright, that it's basically painting the entire wall with light. Again, as you stated, it's designed for ambient lighting. Not painting the entire wall with light.

[@mikeydk]

I absolutely agree. Currently I got a Philips tv with ambilight, and I don't notice it being there, but I absolutely notice it if I turn it off. The way Philips to ambilight is also very different. All the kits I have seen show black as black, but Philips doesn't, instead they make a dim white glow, which sounds counterintuitive but actually works very well. The transition between colors is also way less aggressive, even on gaming mode.

[@SirMopy]

@@mikeydkweird… my ambilight shows black as nothing…

[@pitman2]

Do these work if you're using something other than HDMI? Such as an app on your TV or an antenna?

[@ronbrumble6493]

Great Vid Really nice to see the side by side. What I really like was your break down on how their strips are set up and the way they handle the pixile density for displaying content. It's sad that GoVee has not embraced higher density strips. The raw cost of the higher density strips and their power requirements is not like it was 5 years ago. With the price they charge I don't think it would cut into profit margins and for products like this one it would really make a huge difference. As you have clearly shown. I wonder if there would be a benefit to 4 led's per inch like the BTF strip that has 100 LEDs/m? Might be diminishing returns at that density. LOL

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching and the kind words! Yeah i think at some point its overkill. But there certainly still is room for improvement on the groupl of 3 control. I think the sweet spot would be 75 leds/meter but individually controlled (not in groups of 3)

[@Zero_Ctrl]

Can you use these boxes with HDMI Arc? all of my devices HDMIs go into my receiver. how would i set this up with a receiver?

[@karman416]

Please.. make a full comparison video on govee striplight 2 pro vs govee cob vs fancyleds strip light. Really waiting for your next video on this. Thankyou and Happy new year.

[@gordug]

You failed to mention the visual responsiveness from the Fancyleds system vs Govee. Especially in the rotating colours example, the Govee system looked terrible. I saw others say they didn't like the flickering of the Fancyleds however, that is the sort of performance I would be looking for in a system like this. I have the first gen Govee light bars for my TV, and it is mostly a case of wanting to get more lights elsewhere first, but when I come back around to the TV again Govee will be up for a fight.

[@WilsonSilva90]

Have you compared the camera vs HDMI input? That's a cool one.

[@esmori]

Does any of them support HDMI CEC to change between the inputs?

[@ndelahun]

I wonder if just buying the bigger kit would give better coverage in the corners for a 65 inch

[@JamesSZOPO]

Would love to see the Christmas set up

[@qualar]

Can the fancy leds work with output generated in the TV rather than external source?

[@EMAR88]

Hey Chris SUPER awesome videos that you do yess... I would like to purchase the Govee Sync 2.1 just because all the lights in my house our Govee outside n inside and want to Dreamview woth ceiling lights and strips on my ceiling ... want to keep all within the same APP... would you ever do a Video with the Dreamview Ceiling and light strip in your Living Room or TV Room...??... probably would wait maybe Govee working on a More Density Light strip for there Sync Box since they have like a COB light strip

[@Dmaaaain]

Fantastic video! Personally I find that lighting incredibly distracting when watching movies and so on.. it's not for me at all.

[@dkindig]

It's essentially (in the worst sense of the word) a ba@#$^dization of the principle of bias lighting. REAL bias lighting should be 6500K and intensity should generally be about 10 nits for lcd screens and 5 nits for oled.

[@7.62_GODDD]

If I was just getting the boxes for the tv I’d get fancy but since but I want more to use in sync with the box i went with Govee and got the Y lights and side bars with dream view and it’s the best. Great vid tho.

[@thecyberhobbit]

Does the govee sync box have a similar thing to Phillips Hue where only ports 2 and 4 have higher bandwidth or are all 4 ports the same?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching! From my testing, all 4 are the same.

[@craigjamroz7585]

Bro. listen. Never by Govee Or Phillips. BTF lighting. Get yourself some really good, individually addressable strips. Make sure they're individually addressable. That's key Then by one of their controllers and whatever power brick for like 10 bucks And you're going to be blown away. just how good it looks compared to anything. Govee or any of these other companies. give you. I wish I had someone telling me this a couple years ago. Because I had to find out the hard way. that just taking a little bit more effort and buying the strips and then buying the controller and power bricks separate is definitely going to save you money and give you the most premium effects and just lighting in general. You'll have so much more control over your effects and lights. then Govee will ever give you. I really wish I knew that. 😒I found this out over a year ago, and it still stings. I have an entire setup for $300. like the whole shebang matrix is lighting all around my whole PCA setup. I wish I could send you a picture on here. Had I gone with Govee or Phillips or some other brand, it would have cost way more and it would have had way less functionality and just not the best Lighting. I wish I had somebody telling me this, like I'm telling you. Just look into BTF lighting. buy one $27 dollar 16 foot strip 60 LED's per meter. individually addressable with a cheap controller and a power brick. Use WLED. for the app. You can get it on your phone And computer. There's youtube videos on how to set it up. It's actually really easy. And you'll have so much more control. and you'll just be amazed at how beautiful a 60 led. Per meter. Individually addressable strip is. at that point there'll be no going back. 😄👍 I really hope you take my advice or see this comment. If I could help just one person, it would be all worth it.😔

[@craigjamroz7585]

Oh, I also have a channel with not that many videos. If you wanna see my setup, how it's evolved. I actually have to post my recent. setup. I've just been waiting to get a better camera because I want to do it justice. The camera I have just doesn't do it justice when you're filming lights like this. Anyways,

[@thecyberhobbit]

@@craigjamroz7585 I went with Phillips back when they were the ONLY option that was an HDMI sync.

[@thecyberhobbit]

@@craigjamroz7585 Also looks like BTF has some big limitations compared to my current setup... 4K is limited to 60HZ and it looks to only have 1 HDMI In port (I'm using all 4) Also I have many LED products around my room (not just the TV) and with Govee or Phillips all those products react as well (not just the LED strip on the TV).

[@mutovkin]

Thank you for the overview - how do both boxes work for letterboxed movies (2.35 aspect ratio)? Specifically fancyleds - if they are reading just the last row of pixels.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

They both work great with the black bars. They treat them as if they are not there.

[@mutovkin]

Thank you! If you will have any follow-up videos - would be great to see if it looks “right” or “weird” to have video and led light separated by a zone of no light.

[@g_lorn]

3:53 I think if you didn't have the stripes so on the edge, with a maximum distance of 1 cm to the next, the dark corner problem would be solved. However, this may make it less bright

[@Shroomlady23]

Do we know how well they preform hooked up to PC or any insight which would be better

[@danielarias3866]

Can you connect the rope lights to the goove and use that instead of the leds that it comes with in the sync box.

[@1HughxJanise1]

Awesome review. Do you think it’d be possible to use the larger govee kit for your 65”?

[@nikitaleonwagner]

Does the fancy led box work with an apple tv?

[@user-fx4pi9vp9g]

what are your thoughts on the Govee envisual T2? thx

[@JBRacing613]

would it make sense to get the larger screen size so that the corners can be filled in? Assuming you lose a few inches on the corners a 70" model might be best for a 65: tv?

[@heibaimao]

Which of these work with Sony tv inbuilt apps?

[@MoeMalikPortfolio]

Im not sure if youre able to answer but, I already have the T1 camera Govee lights. Would i need to take off the the old lights and put on the new one for sync box or should i be able to just connect govee box to the existiing govee tv lights.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching! You would need to put on the new lights. The new lights are different and made specifically for the sync box. The new kit has a higher density led strip and a dedicated white light.

[@brettpallett7028]

What Govee settings do you have?

[@ChuckReynolds]

Shout out to the Destiny 2 gameplay ;) Also love this comparison video. Just got a new 77" so looking at options here. Most likely going with fancyleds.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching and the kind words! Both great options and a tough decision! What tv did you go with?!

[@ChuckReynolds]

@@ChrisMaherDIY Went 77 LG OLED on blackfriday. not top of the line but best at that price point and LG displays are fantastic.

[@circusfreakRob]

Great comparison video. Between the 2, do you notice any difference in lag between scene switching and the LED color catching up? I have a first gen Lytmi Neo system and it's pretty good, but I do have a small but noticeable lag between screen content and LED color output. Is that a non-issue with these products now? Thanks!

[@tp-project]

Interestng comparison but I have to say that I have been using two different Govee Ambilight systems for my TVs for a few years. At no point do I ever watch a movie or TV show and think about the colours being projected behind the TV onto the wall. I would say it works on more subconscious level and you really noticed when your backlight isn't on. In some tests, the accuracy of the FancyLeds is maybe silghtly detrimental to the overall feel. While it tracked the leaves accurately at the top of the TV, I did not particularly enjoy the visual experience of the explosion of colour in small batches. I prefer a smoother gradient. Although this is not applicable maybe to the sync box, noone ever comments on how the Govee camera versions need an online connection to work and does not have a local API. There have been instances of my backlight not working when the Govee servers have been down and I have spent ages troubleshooting the problem only to find it was with them.

[@NicoPandemonium]

Okay, how is this for going too far; I have the Govee T2 already installed on my TV, I get the FancyLED system for the better color range, put that on my TV as well as the Govee then I continue to use the Govee camera to sync my other Govee lights? Too much? The reason I would do this is because I’ve NEVER liked the way the Govee camera syncs to what’s on screen but I like the interaction with my Govee strip lights, Lyra etc and I don’t want to lose that. Plus when the TV is off I can still use the Govee lights for ambiance lighting behind the TV. Am I missing something or would this actually work and give me the best of both worlds?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

That's actually a brilliant idea!!

[@YoutubeZexlor]

Are your TVs with FancyLeds using Dolby Vision or HDR? The colors in your footage look synced perfectly and not over saturated like mine usually does in scenes and I also copied your settings. I am running Dolby Vision so I'm not sure if that's why or not. Also do you usually have issues where your lights will go into black bar mode when they aren't present? Sometimes my lights will flicker in and out of black bar mode on scenes where the top and bottom are dark, but aren't fully black. I don't know if that's intentional by FancyLEDS or not. Great video by the way, I really appreciate videos like these which helps people narrow down which products are best for them.

[@GRJOHN360]

Great video Chris! Is there something similar that i can use with sk6812 to sync all leds or i have to stick with fancyleds or govee and their led strips?

[@ChristianRay_69]

New Year Notification Squad! 🎉

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Yeah buddy! Happy New Year!!

[@gr8belayr]

How does this work with a TV using no external inputs? (Ie just Hulu, Netflix, etc from internet). Note: i use a VIZIO soundbar via the HDMI ArC port.

[@CSOCSO]

It appears that govee is expecting that you will watch content (movies) with black bars or something. That being said, while you talked about this as a negative thing, 10:19 actually looks so much better on govees side since the top wall has to equal lights for the arms. I have a t2 ultra which has the camera. And it drives me crazy when the lights are too accurate and plays everything from the very edges of the pictures. On govee t2 the game mode does this under video and I just change it back to movie mode. I like it smooth. Should have tested a movie with black bars.

[@gavinvandam3469]

Hmmm, brain is firing. Could one build a frame to go around a screen for a projector? To mimic the effect that you have with and LCD screen?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching! Have you watched this video I did recently? kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXu2eXd8ermXjJosi=xjKJ_jvPa0cfLArC

[@rolfathan]

I'll tell ya, the first one to do Displayport (or perhaps a few display types) will win my money. I prefer the corners of the fancyled one. I almost like the light coming from slightly further in more on the govee TBH.

[@JeffreyHage]

What if you watch Netflix through the app on your TV? Does the sync box pickup the signal?

[@heibaimao]

I have the same question. But I believe the answer is no.

[@BertMonteyne]

A comparison between this set-up and a Philips oled ambilight would be awesome to see

[@HGunzo]

Is there a way to switch the Govee to a 96 led strip and cover the corners?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching! There is not.

[@r6srider]

What about movies in alternate fomats? How do they handle black bars when a movie is wider than the standard 16:9 and the top and bottom are nothing?

[@josuexq]

Do you know if fancyleds is compatible with eArc?

[@Cd_chitty]

For the savings with govee. It's the way to go imo.

[@dtsMQG]

I use built-in TV app like youtube, Netflix. This tv sync box doesn't work for me. In the end, I choose Phillips hue strip light as my tv sync strip. which also works fantastic.

[@olegjanas]

Wait, does Philips work with built-in apps?

[@PiThr0]

Do you use your fancyleds with your PC? I'm getting about 20/0ms delay between picture and light with my PC

[@BGMatthews]

Are we able to do ambilight with an esp32 and wled yet?

[@SprintetRuckwaerts]

In Germany the Fancy LEDS RGWB 3 is at around 320$ and the Govee Box at 210$ big price diffrents but i think the +100$ are worth it

[@omarguerra1838]

I have the T3 with 55 inch tv I assume they use similar cut lengths but the coren issue is non existent with 55inch TV because they fit perfectly. But I do agree on bigger screens it does looks pretty odd. Lastly you forgot to mention the “AI” gaming features that govee has. I think it’s important to consider

[@MastaKeahi]

Do these work if you have a smart TV? Do you just plug the TV into it?

[@NeptuneSega]

It needs an input so no. I would recommend a streaming box and ditch the built in crap

[@kupua]

Thanks Chris great video. I'm kinda torn love the Fancy but I'm also so integrated with Govee. I know you are too.. On the plus side really like the extra hdmi port on govee, but the corners ugh and slight corner delta's ugh. my other thought though is that all signals must go into the box and have to redo my AV receiver setup to accept a single input. Ugh, more cable rejiggering lol

[@ge2719]

if you dont want the gaps in the corners i'd imagine itd be better to build a bit of a wooden frame the perfect size for the leds strips, and put that against the wall, rather than on the back of the tv. that way more of the light goes onto the wall that you see rather than the wall behind the tv. having the leds flat against the back of the tv always bfeels like these are lighting up behind your tv as much as they are lighting up the wall. losing half of the light.

[@kupua]

@ Thanks for your reply, interesting but… I actually think that be even more off-putting. As side to side visuals of that frame on wall situation. The whole purpose is not to add “visual distractions”

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Yeah it really is a tough call. Govee's ecosystem is further along and if you already have a ton of Govee products, it makes the decision even harder. But if your purly going for accuracy and that wow factor for the lights behind the tv, Fancyleds is the best in my opinion!

[@johndough82]

So how would the Govee box work with an AV receiver? Could you run the hdmi cable (display out) from AV, to the input of the Govee box, and then hdmi out from the box, to hdmi in (display in) on the TV? And then cycle the sources from the AV? This is what I am hoping anyways.

[@kupua]

@@johndough82 yeah that’s what I’m thinking but if we are wrong, I’d hope Chris would correct us!

[@michaelsebastianR1]

Great job on the review of both. BTW, Jamar Chase is the best receiver, and the numbers back it up. Triple crown incoming

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching!! Jamar is having a great season but this is his first year over 1500 yards. This will be Jeffersons 3rd year over 1500 yards in the nfl. (would be his 4th if he didn't get hurt last year) Jerry Rice leads the nfl with most years getting over 1500 yards. He did that 4 times.

[@michaelsebastianR1]

@ChrisMaherDIY true, but you gotta look at Burrow being injured just about every year or not having the oline the Vikings have to give enough time to get the ball to him. Both are great, but Burrow and Chase are finally doing what they should have been doing all along.

[@TvBlox_OwnerReal]

Hello happy new year

[@blitzkrieg-gaming]

Can a custom led strip like the ones u use for wled be spliced into the Govee hub/kit? My whole setup is Govee. Curious if there is a work around to improve it? BTW love your videos man, ur the bar for diy lighting. No one better

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for the kind words! Appreciate it! I dont think they can in this instance. Everything is pre programmed to work with the specific length and led count.

[@blitzkrieg-gaming]

@@ChrisMaherDIY gotcha ok thanks man! Seems I’ll have to go fancy for my tv/pc ambilight. Then just keep the rest of my room Govee haha. Seen your older video with your go to led strip light and muzata strips that you did ambilight with. I still think that is the best I’ve ever seen kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXu2eXd8ermXjJosi=6i6zt5QT-SXr0Vz6 . I play everything on tv through the smart tv apps. Neither of these options work that way correct? Hoping for a fix

[@CrinosAD]

Do any of these work if one use the smartTV built in app for streaming and such ? I guess it won't since it then is either ethernet or Wifi directly into the TV and not via HDMI.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

@@CrinosAD thanks for watching. No they won't. You would have to go with a camera based setup.

[@snniper55557]

What’s the song you played at the end?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching! Link is in the description :)

[@lqdtrance]

That’s great but what about the “Lytmi fantasy 3”??

[@sirsmeghead]

I'd like to see a comparison, but my own experience with the Lytmi Fantasy 3 (connected between my Yamaha RX-V6A Reciever and my LG C1) is nowhere close to as accurate as these boxes seem to be. Gonna test moving it to between my Apple TV 4K and the Reciever to see if it makes a difference in color accuracy though...

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching! I think Govee and Fancyleds are the two best options so I kept it to those two. Allowed me to spend more time on each vs rushing through 3 different ones (4 if I included philips)

[@sirsmeghead]

@@ChrisMaherDIY I've also noticed that unless I turn off the Lytmi Fantasy 3 with the app, it randomly turns on during the night even when no input is active, and even turning it off and on again, just activates it with all LEDs white, so always have to turn it off even when both receiever and all inputs going to the reciever is off. Seriously considering buying something else tbh. Did anything like this ever happened when you tested it?

[@Earthquake56]

does it work in a monitor 32 inches??????

[@o0OmrmusicO0o]

cant we just use. other leds to connect these boxes?

[@XeiDaMoKaFE]

which one has the best deep purples ? not pinks , purples

[@omarguerra1838]

Also I feel like most of this issues would be fixed with a software update so that govee color matches the most outer layer of the tv

[@FlorianOellerich]

I really do like both of them, Fancy has better black and corner (got a 65" vTV), but govee has Matter upport and the 4. HDMI slot. And I really need that one for my gaming consoles and the Google TV, since I can not use the built in TV apps for obvious reasons. (Maybe a HDMI splitter between devices and sync box works?) But with Govee people are saying is not auto switching HDMI inputs. Is that true? Also how is it with CEC on when I turn on my source device? Do they switch to the input and turn on the TV? I really do not want to use the app every time I want to switch devices. I would rather not have the app at all after the installation process is done. I would even prefer a IR remote over an app I only use to press one out of four buttons. Best would be if I could switch sources via Matter on the Govee, but AFAIK the matter integration is only "turn lights on/off", not even full control. And FancyLED said somewhere on the internet they where looking into HA integration, but there are other priorities. As it is right now I rather put my own WLED setup on and just have single color backlight. Maybe 2025 generation of sync boxes will support more connectivity and control without mobile apps.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Yeah I hear ya! I think the tough thing is that there are so many different input sources, different devices have different setting and things are always changing. I'll have to play around more with the hdmi switching but I do remember that when I turned my ps5 on when i was currently on my nvidia sheild, fancyleds automatically switched to the ps5 where govee did not.

[@Emtbtoday]

Govee look to have done that to blend the leds in for a full smooth glow unlike fancy leds all dots going round! im all for the blending in hate seeing dots in leds

[@West_end_zone]

any word on fancyled's integration with home assistant? will the fanceled's work to play netflix or disnet+ off an appleTV?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching! No word that I'm aware of on home assistant integration but yes as long as your playing off an apple tv, it will all work!

[@HARLEYMLM1966]

Can you connect the fancy leds to the govee controller?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching! No you cannot. The sync box is tailored to their specific lights.

[@sancho2b188]

Are the fancy leds rgb or rgbw?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching. They are RGBW. So is Govee.