Govee is an organization that strives to supply a lighting answer to each potential room setup you possibly can think about. I used to be first launched to their merchandise again in April after I had the chance to assessment their glorious Glide Hexa Gentle Panels. The product modified my complete opinion on room lighting. I then had the chance to check out thor DreamView G1 Professional Gaming Gentle setup which additional impressed me as to what could possibly be achieved in creating gaming immersion. 

Although Govee set the usual for what I’ve come to count on from LED room lighting they appear to be working onerous to repeatedly increase that bar. The brand new Glide Hexa Professional LED Gentle Panel takes every thing nice concerning the unique Hexa Gentle Panels and dials up the options with a brand new 3D scene expertise, full Razer Chroma integration and a bunch of different updates that hope to make these lights shine brighter than the competitors. Can they maintain bettering on an already glorious setup? Seize that espresso, kickback and discover out in our assessment of Glide Hexa Professional LED Gentle Panels from the great people over at Govee. 

Specs

• Present Value: USD 249.99 (Govee.com)
• Colour: RGBIC Section Colours
• Materials: Plastic
• Voltage: 120 volts (AC)
• Enter: 36V/2A
• Management Technique: APP (Android or iSO), Voice Management, Management Field
• Communication: Wi-Fi 2.4GHz or Bluetooth
• Variety of Panels: 10 hexagon panels

The Govee Assure

The Hexa Professional LED Panels carry ahead Govee’s custom of good, high quality product design. All the pieces, from packaging to the panels themselves, is designed with a objective. The assessment pattern I acquired got here with every thing wanted to arrange a full ten-panel show. Every panel is constructed of a tough plastic that appears nice and feels sturdy to work with. The facility cable and controller likewise have a clear, easy design that offers the entire equipment a premium visible enchantment. 

Like its predecessor, the Hexa Professional comes with 9 connector cables to interlink the system. Designed for ease of use these small strips of communication cable tuck completely within the recessed bottom of every panel. This design permits for all communication and energy connections between panels to be utterly invisible as soon as put in. 

Every panel is supplied with Govee’s signature RGBIC expertise. In essence, the RGBIC affords particular person management over every RGB gentle inside a panel. In contrast to different RGB methods which have a unified RGB lighting system that syncs all lights collectively for one constant gentle impact, Govee’s RGBIC expertise interprets to unprecedented management over lighting results. Which means far more advanced lighting scenes will be programmed into the controller thus creating a way more participating expertise for the consumer. 

Moreover, the Hexa Professional Panels supply new 3D lighting results. It is a stand-out characteristic from the unique Hexa LED gentle system. That is achieved by a small Y formed etch that’s current in every panel. Utilizing the RGBIC expertise, Govee is ready to simulate a sequence of 3D results inside every panel. It is a easy design change that makes a world of distinction in execution.

As with all the Govee merchandise I’ve examined, the Hexa Professional LED Panels carry a premium design high quality. The minimalist design is a bit misleading on the floor however the high quality of the product and what it could possibly produce converse for itself. They feel and appear nice to deal with and are designed to get customers up and working as shortly as potential.    

Straightforward Peasy

Talking of getting customers up and working, organising and putting in the ten included panels was an extremely simple course of. The equipment comes outfitted with every thing you’ll want to mount and stage the lights with no instruments required. Every panel included a preattached adhesive pad that lets you peel and stick it to the wall. Merely urgent gently in opposition to the panel for 30 seconds secures it in place permitting you to maneuver on to the subsequent panel shortly. 

Earlier than you begin the method of mounting panels although, you’ll discover a small instruction handbook that invitations you to obtain the Govee Dwelling App. After creating an account you’ll be prompted so as to add your first system. For present customers, you merely open the app and hit the + button. With the facility on and plugged into the controller, your system will seem on the app. Following prompts, you may be requested to both design your format of their easy-to-use interface to pick from an array of present designs. 

As soon as chosen, the app will truly stroll you thru a step-by-step strategy of connecting and mounting every gentle in sequence. The app even goes as far as to light up the “high” part of every panel as they’re plugged in. That is completed to guarantee you maximize the 3D results the sunshine can produce by orienting every one correctly. The entire course of took lower than 20 minutes. As soon as put in you’ll be able to gentle up the room. 

Extra Management Over Your Lighting

I’ve talked about in earlier critiques of Govee merchandise simply how spectacular the app is. You’ll have full management over each side of the lighting expertise. The app affords a bunch of choices together with music response, shade altering, scene choice and even a DIY mode for these artistic sorts. Moreover, the brand new Hexa Professional mannequin comes with a brand new 3D scene choice mode. Right here you will see 9 totally different modes to select from, every with its personal distinctive 3D design. 

The outcomes converse for themselves. The 3D lighting results supply an entire new expertise for lighting fans. It was fairly spectacular to see simply how properly the controller might produce such spectacular scenes. It’s this consideration to element and want to repeatedly push what lighting can try this units Govee’s merchandise out from the competitors. 

As with a whole lot of the Govee merchandise, the Hexa Professional can sync up with different appropriate Govee merchandise. By the app, you possibly can group gadgets and sync colours or scenes, put them on a timer and even program when the lights activate or off. Moreover, the app comes with full voice management for Google and Alexa. This implies you possibly can impress your friends with Tony Stark-level voice instructions over your lighting setup. 

A brand new addition to the Govee expertise is their current partnership with Razer. This partnership has resulted in a number of of Govee’s lights now supporting Razer Chroma integration. It additionally implies that customers have a brand new stage of management over their lighting expertise that spans from room lighting to their different Razer Chroma-supported gadgets. 

The setup does require you to put in the Govee desktop app and is at present solely accessible for home windows. As soon as put in, together with Razer Synapses, the app will routinely discover any Razer appropriate lights and add them to an inventory. You’ll be able to individually choose which you wish to be Chroma managed with the flip of a swap. Utilizing both Razer Chroma Studio or Chroma Join, you possibly can program them to be in sync along with your Razer Chroma appropriate gadgets. 

In my case, I used to be in a position to simply sync them with my Naga X and BlackWidow Tenkeyless keyboard. The outcomes had been fairly spectacular. My keyboard, mouse, Hexa LED panel lights, Hexa Professional lights and Govee Neon Rope gentle all gentle as much as the responsive audio mode whereas taking part in Doom Everlasting. It was a fairly unbelievable expertise to have all the lights flashing to the identical audio. As for configuration, the lights did a strong job at responding to the varied modes supplied by Razer Chroma. 

It is value noting that there are clearly some limitations. I famous that when permitting some apps like Diablo 3 to regulate the lighting the Govee lights didn’t actually have an entire lot to do as it is a particular profile for the keyboard. Nonetheless, all the results layers labored nice and synced completely. 

Last Ideas

In a really brief period of time Govee has satisfied me that high quality lighting is value investing in. The Glide Hexa Professional LED gentle Panels managed to do one thing I didn’t suppose could possibly be completed; they raised the bar on what I believed room lighting could possibly be. The construct high quality, simple set up and sheer quantity of customization that comes packed within the Hexa Professional LED gentle make it simple to advocate to these trying to up their lighting recreation. Throw in some good Chroma integration and you’ve got a tremendous package deal. Priced at USD $249.99 the Glide Hexa Professional LED Gentle Panels are a worthwhile funding.   

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