Viewers React to Govee PRO Permanent Outdoor Lights
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- Опубліковано 13 жов 2023
- Govee PRO Permanent Outdoor Lights launched on Oct. 16, 2023, priced at $399 for the 100-foot set. Do you think they're worth it? In this video, Chris shares initial viewer feedback to help answer that question.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Will they be available in other countries, and when?
Yes, they will be available in other countries but Govee has not shared specific plans. It depends on capacity after the US launch.
Will different size kits and extra strings be available, and when?
Yes, other lengths and extra strings will be available but Govee has not shared specific plans. It depends on capacity after the US launch.
I need more than 100 feet. What should I do?
Unless you're willing to wait for additional size kits, I suggest you buy two 100-foot kits. You can keep the extra strings and controller as a backup, use them elsewhere around your home, or resell them.
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*FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:*
_Where can I buy them?_
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_Will they be available in other countries, and when?_
Yes, they will be available in other countries but Govee has not shared specific plans. It depends on capacity after the US launch.
_Will different size kits and extra strings be available, and when?_
Yes, other lengths and extra strings will be available but Govee has not shared specific plans. It depends on capacity after the US launch.
_I need more than 100 feet. What should I do?_
Unless you're willing to wait for additional size kits, I suggest you buy two 100-foot kits. You can keep the extra strings and controller as a backup, use them elsewhere around your home, or resell them.
I’m glad I am slow in making decisions. Saw the old ones on sale, decided I’d double check prices at home before buying, saw some rumors there was a new version coming out, and found your other video. So I’m waiting. 🙌🏼
They go on sale midnight Monday PDT. That’s 3am if you’re on the east coast. 🥳
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Yup I purchased mine on Amazon first thing this morning!
Do they have strip lights and rope lights that also support matter?
All new products will probably support it, but I don’t know if they’ll make changes to existing products.
I bought drafting dots from Amazon to mask the lights. The dots are ⅞ inch circles designed to be easily removed from paper. So quick to do all 150 feet.
They fit the round lens? Or were they larger than the lens?
@@handydadtv they fit the round lens. The dome in the middle of the light makes it fit almost perfect.
Link to the dots please ? 🙏
I think the big thing no one is talking about here is how much attention your channel has gotten over these past few days. I'm actually super happy you're getting this attention and hope its a launch point for your channel.
Thank you for doing providing this information in a professional and well thought out fashion!
Thanks so much 😊 Truthfully I don’t know why other UA-camrs haven’t published anything on the Pro yet. I suspect there will be more tomorrow on launch.
I just got the Govee 200 feet Pro, problem I had like many people is the two side tapes failing, especially since I live on a hot and humid tropical island and most houses are made of concrete, my solution was to put a good drop of E6000 glue in the middle of each dial, seems to hold up pretty well, other than that, love it. 🥰🥰🥰
Good idea 👍🏻
I think both options of these lights are great. Comes down to pros and cons for yourself and what makes sense for you. For everyone not a fan for govee adding more lights on the pro version, you have to look at the give and take. The power source can supply up to 200ft where the older version was 150ft. Thats very hard to accomplish by keeping that many lights on a strand for the pro version. Currently in the process of painting our house and can’t wait to throw these up with some curtain and string lights.
Thanks for the reply. Good perspective.
Damn, fantastic job with this video. Instant sub, so much good info!
Thanks for subscribing! Welcome to the family!
Do you know if the pro extensions will work for the standard sets?
Yes they do
I decided to stick with the standard set. I just couldn’t justify $170 more for the 100’ Pro set ( getting the regular 100’ set at Sam’s Club for $230 ). The only thing I feel I’m really missing out on is the true white options, and when you are putting up 250+ feet of lights that cost savings adds up really quick.
Absolutely! 👍🏻
Hi , great video, just wondering since they mention only running 150 ft on one string , I have a big house, so I ordered two 100 feet lines and a 50 foot set. Can you run multiple lines off of the app, even though there not all connected? thanks for the video~
Yes, you can control both with the app and sync them together.
@@handydadtv Thanks for the info ,and thank you very much for responding, really looking forward to them arriving next week. you just got another subscriber.
Are the controller and power cords the same? I just got a 200 pro but really needed 2 100’ because of the roof line. Unless you can Y split them
You can’t Y split them but they include extensions to get from one floor to the next.
Actually, I made a new video to show you can split the strings but it might not produce the results you expect: ua-cam.com/video/zhqqC9orh0s/v-deo.html
Question! If I purchase the 100’ originals, can I buy the 50’ to extend to maximum recommended length and be okay without doing any splicing or cutting?!
Yes
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FYI: The Matter protocol is also supported by most Google Home Nest hubs, and well as A-Lexa, and maybe other WiFi/zigbe combo hubs at well. The nice thing about matter is you can still control your devices even in your internet is down, or if the manufactures ecosystem cloud is down since it runs locally on you network and doesn’t go out to the cloud.
Matter could be a new specialty for your channel.
Home Assistant has a Matter beta option now I believe. I'm not a huge fan of cloud connecting anything, personally. Especially Chinese anything, tbh.
I just got done putting up 350’ of the non pro version and honestly, it was $300 cheaper than the pro would be and I get more lights and they look phenomenal. The pro version isn’t worth it until it has the same number of lights as the old one. They look better closer together. I wish it would be 15 lights per string
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how do you get multiple sets synced and do you have to run them all the same direction?
@@cameronparker2877you group them together
can you link the 3 different sections together on the app and does it matter the direction in which they are installed
Alex-eh makes sense, thanks. Speaking to each in the house *about* She Who Shall Not Be Named, we refer to "Alex" to avoid attracting its attention.
My son calls her Odessa. 😂
After looking over their support docs I figured anything 150ft or less would not need a LED module driver. I was wrong, after buying two kits to test for my 125ft needs. I checked their website and it says a black 200ft model is estimated to be available November 4th. Do you know if that's accurate?
I would think their website would have the most accurate information about their products. I also heard early November.
My roofline is longer than 200ft. Can I buy 2 kits but have them sync together. Or would each kit do it’s own thing
Yes. The nice thing about Govee is that all of their RGB lights use the same app and they all integrate together. You can add strip lights and flood lights to the same scene as the house lights.
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Would love to see a daylight comparison of the black vs the white on the gutters too
I don’t think you’ll find anyone that has black and white sets. They only sent me black.
I would love for you to show us a comparison of full brightness between version one and version two. Have you done this? Is it brighter? Can you tell?
I show them outside, side by side for each color in this video: ua-cam.com/video/hp0-Meclzv0/v-deo.html
@handydadtv was that maximum brightness? The pros are 25 lumens brighter, so, you should definitely be able to tell the difference on full power.
@Livevoltage I think it’s “creative marketing”. They were all max brightness. I think the brightness claim was for the white LEDs, which the original doesn’t have.
@handydadtv I'm sorry. In your video, you stated that you "turned the brightness control down on the phone". I misunderstood. I thought you were referring to the brightness control on the Govee app. You were referring to the phones camera brightness setting? 🙂
@Livevoltage Yes, sorry for the confusion. The lights were full brightness. I turned down the camera brightness so it didn’t wash out the colors.
I have 250' for my entire house so i would need two 100' strands and one 50' . However do not see a 50' pro version available or has it not been released yet?
Not yet. I’ll see if I can get an answer.
The Govee website recommends installing 3 to 8 cm from the wall surface. Because my eaves are enclosed in stucco, I would prefer to install them on the edge of the facia board which is about 16 inches from the wall surface. I am worried About how much light will make it to the wall. Have you tried installing them further than the recommended distance and if so, how do they look?
I’ll be doing a video on this very topic.
I have a similar issue that my eaves have 2x4 supports every 2 feet jutting down making it hard to have the wire go around them so I have been researching a solution. I saw a picture on reddit where they used a z-bracket to attach to the bottom of the eave to have the lights slightly behind and still pointing down. The light splash on the house was more spread out so it really illuminates the house more instead of having a focused splash that looks more like Christmas lights would. Another solution I found was to get some aluminum channels to put the lights in to be attached closer to the house under the 2x4 support beams. Either way a lot of work so I am trying to decide what will be best.
Do you know when the govee driver module will be released and how long it can extend a strand ? It's stating the max strand without it is 150'.
Where are you reading that? Can you send me a link?
It's on the Amazon pictures. There's a picture stating flexible DIY experience cuttable/spliceable there's a small caption in the middle about the driver module.
@walter848 Huh. Never noticed that. Thanks!
Going with the pro version for sure!
Thanks
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Dear Handydadtv. Thanks fore some great videos. I want to buy the pro version but sitting in Denmark, scandinavia i simply cant find them. I tried the govee eu site but nothing there. Also tried the links in your video about them versus the standard version. No product there either. Can you help me to where it is possible to buy them when Living in Denmark?
Thanks again ☺️.
Kindly
Kristian.
I can see they are out of stock and they dont Seem to be on the eu store either. Uges i have to wait a while 😊
I was told by a Govee representative they would focus on the US demand before releasing in other parts of the world.
I just purchased a set of Pros this morning. Couldn’t believe they didn’t have the option to purchase additional 16’ strings or really any other lengths other then 100’. Now I have to wait to put them up.
Any idea from Govee as to when that’s going to happen??
Following this comment because I was just about to ask the same thing, also ordered the pro's this morning! I am looking for one more section for the 108' run I am doing!!!
I’ve asked my Govee contact. I’ll let you know what she says.
Are you planning to get the string down lights? I haven't seen any videos from anyone on those but basically seems like the same thing as the outdoor permanent lights
Do you mean the curtain lights? Or string lights?
That's literally what they are called. They are a new product meant to go indoors
They are two different products, and they’re both indoor/outdoor.
I haven’t played with the curtain lights, but I bought a set of string lights to review. Coming soon.
I just purchased two of the black 200' on amazon. Govee customer support said each 200' kit comes with a driver module. Wondering if you have a video discussing how/why this is necessary?
I’ve never seen one! What does it look like?
If it needs to be plugged in, it’s probably supplemental power injection.
If it just goes between strings without plugging in, it’s a signal booster. See ua-cam.com/video/b0OMT6hYnDI/v-deo.html
Thanks!! I’m thinking for signal but I’ll update once I receive the kit! Thank you for your response and the additional video link.
@ApogeeLLC2012 Looking forward to seeing it!
Can these be installed horizontally vs vertical ...want to use on side of deck railing
Yes
I bought 2 sets of the pro version figuring that you can the full length of 200 feet. But as per the instructions if you want to install 200ft/ 12 string lights, connect to the Led Driver Module at the end of the fifth string light and then connect the other 7 string lights. There is no lead driver module in the box and I see nowhere to get it on the website. Am I missing something? Any help would be appreciate it.
They told me that module will be included in the 200’ kit which will hopefully become available in November. It’s unknown if/when they will sell it separately.
The 200-foot kits are now available but will sell out soon! handydad.tv/apro
Are these releasing on Amazon Canada?
I don’t know.
But you can get them directly from Govee for the same price. handydad.tv/gpro
for the pro, how long of a run can you do to power source? Can you use an extension plus the power adapters cable length? Hard to fine the info on how close to power you need to end.
They are releasing a 200-foot kit in November. That’s the longest you can put on one controller.
@@handydadtvI see on website after 150ft you need a driver module being released TBD, maybe 200ft will have one. I was mainly wondering what the length from the last light to the power source can be. I.E. length of the controller wire plus power adapter wire.
@jonmarshall3414 I haven’t seen that anywhere in the specs.
@@handydadtvokay I thought you had the item so wasn’t sure if you had measured thanks
@jonmarshall3414 I only have the 100’ kit.
Black makes a lot more sense to me than white. As it happens my trim is dark green, and black on dark green will work fine. I'm picking up the Pro variant. I didn't know I needed this until I saw it. My plan is to just staple the wire to the trim (which is wood) to keep it flat and neat. I'm also not using those gigantic splicing things in a world that has Posilock connectors and shrink tube. The proper, real white that the Pro version can produce is a big deal. I don't want my house lit up in garish colors in the day to day, but having a nice white light to light up the facade would be great at night. And then some garish reds for Christmas.
Sounds like a man with a plan!
How’s the testing of mounting these things with j channel coming along?
Too soon. Patience.
FYI. I added photos and more details of the J-channels to the bottom of this blog post: handydad.tv/govee-permanent-outdoor-lights-pro-edition
Something to note about the Govee lights is that the 3M backing tape WILL fail if you're in a hot and humid state. It might take a year or two, but unless you nail or staple down the cables, your going to have sagging lights at some point.
Also, and this is from experience, if you live in an HOA you may get a notice for these vs something permanent like Jellyfish or Gemstone. My house has brown trim and no matter where I put these under the overhang, you could still see them from the street and I got a letter that they "weren't desirable" if left up all year. Honestly, I agree. They look very "bolt on" or DIY. On the other hand, Jellyfish came out and they install a conduit that is color matched to your house. You have to look hard to see them from the street.
These aren't bad at all and are a lot of fun and I moved mine to the patio in the back as accent lighting but for permanent out front lights, I just felt like for the front, Jellyfish was the better option. Gemstone wasn't readily available where I was in the time frame I needed them so I can't comment on those.
Thanks for the info!
how many strands total come in the Pro packaging?
Six strings, 5 meters each.
I'm still trying to decide if I'm ok with the reduction in the number of elements and the increased spacing. At first it does seem like you're getting less for more $$. But if you consider some of the improvements, I almost consider it a wash. It's just the spacing is the big roadblock for me.
If you didn’t see them side by side, you’d never know.
The pro version spacing looks more similar to regular pot lights. The regular version looks more identical to Christmas lights. As such, the pro version will attract customers who aren't simply looking for holiday lights but also want the aesthetic pot lights look.
@@CrackaSourcegood point!
@CrackaSource If you didn’t see them side by side, you’d never know.
Exactly I'm looking to use the white all year long. Which is also why I'm returning the regular version. The green tint when using white looks stupid
Time will definitely tell!
We’ll see.
A BIGGG problem I came into was when splicing the original lights the wires are a directional current. Meaning if you cut the wire and splice them and you connect the wire backwards the lights won’t light
That’s why they have male and female plugs on the ends.
Does anyone else read that the Govee are cheaper lower quality compared to trimlight ? Also any concern about 3m holding the lights up? Got a quote for $1000 install 190 feet.
The 3M tapes are there to act as a second pair of hands. They hold the lights while you use two hands to install the clips. They won’t hold forever regardless of how clean the surface is.
They should improve the app before more products. It’d be nice if I could create my own layout of my house, ie divide the strings for each section of my house. Also not being able to use Alexa to turn on DIY routines is massively frustrating. Having only installed my mk1 this week there’s lots to learn still.
I agree. I’m not a fan of their app especially having a lot of experience with WLED. Watch my new video on Saturday for more on this topic.
@@handydadtv thanks for making the content you do. Lead me to buy my H705A setup and I’m very happy with it.
My main question would be maintenance. Am I gonna get 10 years out of this “permanent” solution? Or am I gonna have random sections going out after two years like I do with LED Christmas lights?
Your concern is valid. Nothing lasts forever. I’ve had bad bullet pixels in brand new strings. It’s bound to happen at some point.
Can you attach 2 sets????
Yes
I think the reason they went with less lights per strand is simply because the new lights require more power/data with having the added white LEDs. For short runs its not a problem but longer runs would likely result in less signal reaching the end of the strand. Basically if they kept the same density, you would get less overall length compared to the non-pro version. Although it does seem they are already adding a relay option (coming soon) which would have solved this problem. Perhaps a Pro 2 could see denser strands or they may just keep it if people don't mind and save some $$.
Good point. They need to avoid the complexity of power injection to keep it plug and play.
$224 at Lowe's currently also!!!!
Oh wow. Good deal.
Im getting the standard 100' version.
Good choice
The pro still uses the 3M "unreliable" tape for attchment to soffit. I devised and made a two piece snap together system to attach mine. Once up..they'll never come down.
The tape is just to hold them in place long enough for physical fasteners.
@handydadtv this is true. Govee recommends and supplies some fasterners spaced every 5 pucks and at the beginning and end of the run. However, this doesn't stop the pucks that do not have fasteners from failing. I have seen this too often. Govee does not supply ecough fasteners for each puck. Thanks for your opinions.
@bear42geo Agreed you need one on every light. They don’t provide enough so smart people will buy aftermarket fasteners to supplement.
I don't care what you said between the two... If it says "Pro" I am buying it. (Sarcastic)
Thanks for the comparison break down, I don't feel bad now that I just purchased the original set 3 days ago.
I’d love to see them. Tag @HandyDadTV in photos on FB or Insta after you get them installed.
I think a Pro version should be more customizable. Like if i need 25ft of LEDs i need to join 2 of the 16.4ft strips so it ends up being nearly 33ft, and i either have to have extra wires if i reduce the spacing between the LEDs to fit or i have to turn off some LEDs at the end. We should also be able to buy all the pieces as required (extra PSU, etcetera). Instead its just another walled garden.
The pro kit lets you cut the strings to the exact 25’ length you need, then use the cutoff 8’ to start on the next roofline.
@@handydadtv I meant if you didn't have another roofline to jump to. Like if I buy the 100ft kit but only need 90ft for my project, you end up with 10ft of LEDs unused. You can't just chop them off. My roofline is not continuous and I have multiple soffit plugs for power so I would rather not jump around and have smaller sections/more PSUs.
I stand by that a pro version should be able to be customized to fit any roofline and not force you to divide the roofline into 16.4ft sections, which often doesn't make a nice round number.
@TheCrytone With the pro kit, you can cut the last string and terminate it with the splicing connector. With the standard kit, you can still cut the last string; you just need to do your own waterproof termination.
It would be nice if they shipped a single spool of lights. But Govee chose to only manufacture them in 5-meter strings.
Both my 12ft extension cables don’t work right out of the box.
That’s really odd.
@@handydadtv I’m waiting for a reply from customer service. I put a meter on both extensions and neither work. Since they say to test the lights I did that and installed them. I never thought the extensions wouldn’t work.
@Whippdf150 You’re the first!
I gotta ask. What’s the difference between permanent lights and the guy who’s just to lazy to take Christmas lights down each year. (ahem, I’m looking at you, “neighbor-from-3-doors-down). As long as these are surface mounted, I’m afraid they’d just look sloppy in the summer time. I like this concept a lot, but that is my reason for hesitance on this. Any summertime users out there?
100% valid concern. I think the difference you'll find from these compared to your lazy neighbor (I have one who "celebrates" halloween year round myself, so I feel your pain.) is that the lights are individually addressable. There some folks out there using select lights to act at accents to their home. Think of putting one light on on each corner of your home or to highlight a window or entry way. There some really classy applications you can use if you start getting creative.
Great question! There should also be a higher level of reliability for permanent lights.
@@omgitsjulianah, good point about the addressability. I guess I could highlight them at each corner of the house and porch if I turned on just lights 1, 15,20,40,60 for example. Thanks for your input!
Thank you for not saying Alexa ☺️
You’re welcome ☺️
Seems like a pretty hefty investment to me. Then again they could be used with every holiday.
It’s actually reasonable when compared to professionally installed lights.
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959.00 for 200ft pro kit on amazon canada, us dollar is higher, but not that much. 😢
Buy them in the summer when nobody is thinking about Christmas lights.
It is so difficult to get 200' of the pro
Not on sale yet. But soon. Keep checking handydad.tv/apro
@@handydadtv I have a few more questions,
so they haven't actually had the $200' on sale yet? Any idea when they will?
Also when installing it does the power box need to be indoors? I'm sure that's probably ideal. I assume that's the box that connects to the wifi.
Also does this mean you can activate all the lights and scenes and while you are away from the house or is it only when you're on the same network?
They are coming soon but I don’t know exactly.
The power supply and controller are outdoor rated.
I never tried, but they should work remotely.
The 200-foot kits are now available but will sell out soon! handydad.tv/apro
Not sure why my comment was deleted. Was saying thank you for using our channel name.
My pleasure.
Can you post a link to jbsdiytv video where the painting took place. Unless he took it down, I haven’t been able to find it. Thanks!
@@aneye4aneye977 ua-cam.com/users/shortsgjyh4bR4NLs?si=KxNC3gd5cgEb1Fqm is this the one your talking about?
@aneye4aneye977 It’s one of his Shorts on YT.
ahh, I was looking through his full length vids. thanks again!@@handydadtv
Speaking of copycat very, there are some out there for less than $50 for 100ft. If you wanna wait 3 weeks for them to ship from China
Be very cautious buying from companies you’ve never heard of. Most are scams like this one: ua-cam.com/video/C7niZXlbLHk/v-deo.html
They are really screwing people over that bought the original version that require additional extensions by not allowing them to purchase separately.
They’re just making business decisions to sell the most kits.
Old lights look better
It’s a choice.
more money for less lights , what the heck? big deal about the true white option....just like shrinkflation .....more for less
Thanks