Govee made a reputation for itself as a less expensive, however nonetheless extremely spectacular, different to manufacturers like Nanoleaf and Philips Hue. It is a method that is been working effectively, as many customers, myself included, have begun to understand which you could get an awesome expertise from Govee, and sometimes much more spectacular results, with out forking over a lot money.

With the introduction of the Glide Hexagon Mild Panels Extremely, the proposition has modified considerably. These wall panels price considerably greater than Nanoleaf’s flagship panels, so how is Govee justifying such a premium price ticket?

Nicely, to chop to the chase, these are probably the most impressive-looking mild panels that I’ve ever seen, and that alone is likely to be sufficient. Let’s take a more in-depth take a look at the Extremely panels, to see what else they convey to the desk.

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Govee Hexagon Mild Panels Extremely

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The Govee Hexagon Mild Panels Extremely are probably the most impressive-looking mild panels that I’ve ever come throughout. They’re positive to amaze, however additionally they include a hefty price ticket, which is able to restrict their enchantment.

Execs

• Vivid, vibrant lighting results
• Extremely adaptable mounting
• Clean and crowd pleasing animations
• Integration with Google Residence, Alexa and Razer Chroma

Cons

• Very costly
• No Apple Residence Equipment assist

Specs, value and availability

The Govee Glide Hexagon Mild Panels Extremely launched within the US on September 25 2023. They’re accessible to buy now both via Amazon or from Govee straight at a value of $350 / €350. They’ve but to seem on the Govee UK website or Amazon UK, although I’d think about they will price round £350 after they do.

As I’ve already talked about, it is a sizable funding for a set of LED wall panels. A 9-pack of Nanoleaf Shapes Hexagons retails for less than $200, for instance. It is value noting, although, that Govee tends to run wonderful reductions round Black Friday and Prime Day, so savvy buyers can probably save on the MSRP. The truth is, the panels are already diminished to $280 on Govee’s US website, on the time of writing.

Setup and configuration

In the event you’ve ever configured a set of sunshine panels earlier than, then you definitely will not be in for too many surprises with the Mild Panels Extremely. The entire course of is guided by the smartphone software, and the toughest half is coming to a choice on the form that you just wish to make.

Within the field, you get 10 hexagonal mild panels, 10 versatile linking cables, an influence adapter, a management field, a small spirit degree and the related manuals and documentation.

The panels simply stick onto your wall with self-adhesive pads, and so they join to one another with quick cables that clip into place. You will want to attach the panels in a selected order, utilizing particular numbered ports on the rear, so remember to observe the app directions and do not simply hook them up as you see match.

To be utterly sincere, I jumped the gun and wired them up incorrectly at first, however fortunately, the panels are simply faraway from the wall if you must entry the rear. It is because the self-adhesive pads additionally join with velcro to the sunshine panel, so you may take the panel off of the wall whereas leaving the pads hooked up. Very useful if you happen to make a mistake, or for future upkeep.

Nanoleaf is probably the most well-known competitor, and its mild panels use inflexible connectors slightly than cables. That is each a bonus and a drawback. The Nanoleaf panels are positively much less fiddly to get aligned and stuck to your wall, however they’re additionally much less adaptable. In the event you needed to make your Extremely panels go round a nook, for instance, you might try this with the included versatile cables, whereas the Nanoleaf Shapes would require a further accent.

App and sensible options

The Extremely panels connect with the identical Govee Residence app as the remainder of the manufacturers sensible lighting, so I knew precisely what to anticipate from testing out the Sensible Curtain Lights and AI Gaming Sync Field Equipment.

The app is straightforward to navigate, works reliably and has infinite customisation choices to configure and sync up your Govee merchandise. The perfect half, as is commonly the case with RGB sensible lighting, is the wealth of user-generated lighting modes, that are continually added to by Govee followers everywhere in the world. In the event you’re feeling artistic, you can even create your individual lighting modes from scratch, too.

It isn’t the prettiest app, for my part, but it surely’s very practical. Plus, it has the flexibility to work with Google Residence and Alexa, so the Extremely panels can work seamlessly with the remainder of your sensible dwelling automations, if you happen to use a kind of platforms.

Personally, I handle all of my sensible gadgets via Google Residence, and including the Hexagon Mild Panels Extremely to the equation was as simple as could be. Now, they’re set to return on at sundown, with the remainder of my sensible lighting, and swap themselves off at bedtime.

They’re going to show the final used impact when toggled on or off by way of Google Residence, however to vary to a unique impact, you will want to make use of the Govee app. You’ll be able to, nonetheless, regulate the brightness or swap to a primary single-colour mode utilizing Google Residence, or by talking to Google Assistant.

Efficiency and results

The primary factor that differentiates the Hexagon Mild Panels Extremely from different mild panels is the variety of controllable zones on every panel. When Govee launched its Glide Hexa panels, it supplied the flexibility to manage the color of every panel, in addition to show gradients, then with the Hexa Professional, it cut up every hexagon into three to create a 3D cube-like impact. With the Extremely panels, the 3D dice impact is retained, however a vibrant, addressable define now traces the dice shapes.

This implies the sheer variety of results that may be displayed on these panels feels nearly limitless. You’ll be able to have the panels off and solely the define illuminated, illuminate a single facet of the “dice” at a time, illuminate the hexagons and maintain the define darkish – you get the thought, there are loads of choices.

Govee’s pre-configured results do an awesome job of showcasing all the probabilities, and the user-created DIY library is rising quick, with some actually artistic scenes beginning to emerge. To place it merely, I’ve by no means used a wall panel product that has supplied such a wealth of aesthetically pleasing and distinctive choices.

The panels are astonishingly vibrant and vibrant, too. Mine normally dwell at about 25 per cent brightness, and if I wish to showcase them within the daylight, then I solely have to bump that as much as round 50 per cent to have them trying their finest.

As ordinary, there is a music-reactive mode, which depends on both a microphone that is constructed into the management field, or your smartphone’s mic. You will want to make use of the management field microphone to entry the extra spectacular results, although, because the smartphone microphone limits you to single-colour pulses of your complete array, for some purpose.

Among the music-reactive results are fairly cool, however that is one space that might use some extra improvement. At current, there does not appear to be a technique to create DIY music results, so that you’re restricted to the six presets that Govee has supplied. In equity, although, you do have loads of management over these presets, you may select which space you wish to mild up, in addition to tweak the path, sensitivity and colors. Nevertheless, a full DIY choice can be even higher.

Verdict

The Govee Hexagon Mild Panels Extremely are probably the most spectacular mild panels that I’ve ever laid eyes on. They provide an nearly limitless mixture of vibrant and vibrant results that may simply brighten up your dwelling house. They’re additionally simple to put in, and have loads of flexibility of their mounting and positioning. The fast and easy integration with Google Residence and Alexa is a bonus, too.

The one drawback is the worth. $350 is some huge cash for a lighting product, so you will must be very severe about your wall decor to even think about investing in one thing like this. In the event you’re a Twitch streamer or YouTube creator who’s constructing out a futuristic backdrop, although, there are few, if any, merchandise that can make as a lot of an influence as these mild panels.