This lamp majorly upgraded my house theater expert...

I can’t emphasize sufficient simply how a lot house lighting can affect an expertise. Whether or not you are streaming a film, throwing a celebration, or simply hanging round, the correct lighting influences a variety of emotions whereas additionally virtually enhancing the scenario.

I am impressed by the progress smart lighting has made, and it appears the newest Desk Lamp from Govee is a fruits of lots of improvements and concepts. Not solely is the lamp itself enticing, however it gives seemingly infinite gentle choices in addition to some fairly spectacular audio capabilities. That you would be able to additionally transport it simply and transfer it across the house is an added bonus. I examined out the Govee Desk Lamp for a number of weeks, and was blown away by how a lot it provided, particularly in the case of having fun with leisure.

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This little gadget turned my screen time into dream time

The Govee T3 Backlight lastly made my house theater a totally immersive area.

Worth, availability, and specs

The lamp is accessible from Amazon or immediately from Govee, retailing for $180. The customizable sensible lamp notably contains a 2.5-inch 500cc speaker by JBL, permitting you to connect with audio by way of Bluetooth. The sensible lamp could be managed by way of the Govee app, but additionally permits for house integration with Alexa, Google Dwelling, and Matter, permitting you to manage the settings together with your voice as nicely.

The lamp also can sync with music in addition to different Govee sensible lighting methods.

What I favored concerning the Govee Desk Lamp 2 Professional

Immersive lighting and high quality sound

The newest Govee sensible lamp is an iconic gadget I did not know I wanted and even wished. It serves each useful and aesthetic functions within the house, and with its immense versatility and portability, it will possibly do loads in your sensory expertise in nearly any scenario.

The form and design match properly in a contemporary house, with a light-weight building and oval form that may dwell on a nightstand, finish desk, or simply about wherever else within the house. It additionally has a good battery life contemplating the sunshine and audio it produces, permitting you a number of hours of unconnected time collectively for those who want it.

It may well do lots of issues that the majority Govee lights provide, with a seemingly infinite variety of preset scenic choices obtainable, in addition to the prospect to regulate shade, temperature, brightness, and timing. It may well sync to music and pair with different Govee lights in your house to create a very immersive sensory expertise. The lamp is exclusive amongst sensible lighting choices, as a result of it is not simply the lighting emanating that is compelling, it is the designs on the lamp itself which can be equally an attraction. The patterns stream and transfer in a hypnotic vogue, with some choices resembling a lava lamp. The lamp could be as a lot as a complement to an occasion as it may be the focus.

It additionally presents worthy bias lighting for night TV. Whereas it is very best to look at motion pictures or reveals in a darkish room with none exterior gentle, it is useful to have a dim gentle off to the facet in an effort to assist stability out the brightness of the display screen. I discovered the lamp to be fairly complementary to the house leisure expertise.

Most stunning was the standard of the audio, although maybe it should not be contemplating that JBL is proudly pairing with Govee on this gadget. You may function it as a Bluetooth speaker with lighting results synced to the rhythm or simply function by yourself. The audio was wealthy, layered, and might be set to fairly loud at instances, undoubtedly able to filling up any room in your house. One intelligent addition is the sound results that include sure of the lighting presets.

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What I did not like concerning the Govee Desk Lamp 2 Professional

Excessive price and technical consideration

One clear draw back is marketed up entrance: it’s essential to hook up with a 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi community in an effort to acquire full performance. You’ll have restricted choices when on a 5 GHz community; there are additionally handbook buttons on the unit for pairing and energy, however these do not permit the whole vary of choices obtainable to you.

The fee could undoubtedly be a deterrent for some. A excessive price ticket means it is undoubtedly an funding, though it is value remembering you are placing cash in direction of a high quality lamp and a high quality Bluetooth speaker. There are some limitations to the latter; it would not have the compact measurement or portability that comes with Bluetooth audio system, and it should not go outdoors as it is not designed to resist the weather.

I will additionally grant that, for some, all of the choices could be too overwhelming. To totally get pleasure from the whole lot the lamp presents, some effort and time ought to go into testing all the varied mixtures it comes with. You may be controlling it principally by way of your cellphone or voice, which I believe some customers will not need to do. And generally it’d simply be simpler to go away it in a selected setting as an alternative of going by means of different choices. What makes it enjoyable also can at instances really feel like work; too many selections could be an excessive amount of time spent with the lamp. You may create your individual sample of colours, and whereas that could be an thrilling choice for some, that is an instance of an additional function that I simply do not discover that compelling.

I might counsel studying about it upon buy and investing time organising automated timers and most well-liked settings for fast entry.

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Govee’s Smart Lamp 2 puts the fun in my functional smart home

With a variety of shade and brightness choices and loads of customization, Govee’s Lamp 2 is a welcome addition to my sensible house.

Do you have to purchase the Govee Desk Lamp 2 Professional?

An thrilling house accent

The worth could also be a barrier to buy for some people, however for those who can afford that expense, I undoubtedly suppose the lamp is well worth the funding, and I do suppose it gives loads of worth for the associated fee and might be a most well-liked buy over another indoor sensible lighting choices.

The reason being that it satisfies two very broad wants: the lamp is useful and sensible, but additionally enjoyable and versatile. It is the latter half that requires some effort and can justify the associated fee. For these eager on sensible lighting, craving the flexibility to vary your sensory expertise primarily based in your temper, exercise, or just the music being performed, the Govee Lamp 2 Professional will definitely care for you.

Model

Govee

Hub Required

No

Music Reactive

Sure

Multicolor Succesful

Sure

Toggle shade, temperature, and brightness of this thrilling sensible lamp that additionally contains dozens of preset patterns and lets you create your individual as nicely. With a built-in JBL speaker, this lamp doubles as a worthy Bluetooth speaker.