what you are looking at is what i believe is the unsung hero of next generation gaming
a multi-color producing light strip and a light bar hybrid that had a relatively quiet release
just a few weeks ago but let me tell you now you don't want to sleep on this new release because
since i have installed it i have never been more immersed within the worlds of the games that i've
been playing but why is that because this new gobi immersion light kit isn't simply previously
released products repackaged and we sold together no there have been some significant improvements
for this latest model here over its predecessor and gaming streaming tv shows and watching movies
are never going to be the same for this video we'll take a close look at this new and improved
tv color sinking light system from govi now more efficient and accurate than ever before
we'll look at how it performs against the previous models as well as how it holds up against some of
the latest gaming titles and i will share some truly game changing news with you guys
that has led me on the path of this epiphany that the gobi immersion light system is not
only the unsung hero but the very best tv color syncing option to date for next generation gaming
let's get into the specs the gobi immersion light kit has a working voltage of 12 volts a 36 max
wattage a color temperature range between 2200 and 6500 kelvin and a combined lumen output of roughly
700 lumens both light strip which supports 55 to 65 inch tvs and the 10 inch pair of light bars
feature what is referred to as rgb ic technology this means that in addition to producing millions
of solid rgb colors the strip and the light bars are capable of producing a multi-color line of
light simultaneously the light bars specifically even feature dedicated cool and warm white chips
that allow them to produce a more natural color representation of cool and warm white temperatures
this tv color tracking kit is both wi-fi and bluetooth compatible and features support for
she who should not be named google home assistant ift and it even has siri support features
unboxing the new immersion kit is a very similar experience to that if you were to
unbox a separately sold light strip and tv light bar products but this time around the kit has
been trimmed down and is much more efficient at a glance here are all components included inside we
have the two stars of the show the rgbic tv light strip and a pair of rgbi cww light bars which also
ship with a pair of vertical mount stands and then we have a single 1080p camera that on the
surface appears to be virtually identical to the camera that's included for the original products
but as we'll discuss in a bit there may have actually been some internal modifications
made on this new camera next up we have a much beefier power brick than the original which is
to be expected because this new power brick is designed to power both the light strip
and the bars simultaneously and the final piece of hardware which is truly the unsung hero of
this new immersion light kit the control box which on the surface looks very similar to the original
as well with the exception that the new model now has two usbc ports that are used to bridge the
light strips and the bars together but despite the similarities that these two control boxes share
i can tell you right off the bat that without a doubt the new version is much
more sophisticated which we'll discuss in greater details during the features
and lastly we have the calibration foam squares and two bags of adhesive mounting clips which are
used to add additional support to the immersion light strip once it's mounted behind your tv
if needed so guys i'm not going to spend a ton of time on this portion of the video because at
this point there's a pretty respectable archive of videos that you can reference on the channel
for all sorts of tips tricks and tutorials so once you have the light strips attached
to the back of your tv as shown the light bar is inserted inside of the vertical mount stands and
placed to the sides of your tv and you have your camera properly positioned to capture the entire
screen jump inside of the gobi home app and search 8605b to begin the pairing process first and
foremost the app is going to ask you to confirm the direction the light strips have been installed
in from there the govi home app will clearly walk you through the camera calibration process
during the unboxing i mentioned that the new immersion camera looks virtually identical on the
surface to the previous model but interestingly enough when i tried using the older camera with
the new control box the app did not recognize the camera and i was unable to complete the
calibration process up until a few weeks ago i have been using both the separately sold immersion
light strip and the floor pro light bars together for over six months and i can tell you now that a
huge perk of using the new kit over the originals is being able to control everything inside of a
single device from music modes segment control in the color tab to 32 unique scenes and diy custom
effects and yes even video mode everything feels so much more seamless but if you want to know my
honest opinion the merging of these two products with the new control box along with the ability
to use a single camera to support them both is not the biggest selling point for this new product and
honestly if these were the only new additions i would not rush out to buy the new govi immersion
combo kit if i recently bought the first models but there is much more to it than that because
there are two major areas of improvement from a performance standpoint that i think will warrant
an upgrade for a lot of people out there firstly the days of the flow pro light bars struggling
to keep up with the immersion light strip is a thing of the past because the flow pro light
bars can now leverage each and every ic segment within video mode meaning that you'll be getting
a multicolored display of lights with the light bars in accordance with the image on your screen
just as with the light strips which is a huge step in the right direction towards expanding
on the overall immersion experience because as you may recall when the light bars were first
released about six months ago they could only portray a single dominant color for either side
and then some months later an update was released which allowed the left and the right bar to sync
independently but only for single solid colors now this was a great improvement for its time
but this update had yet to unlock the flow pro bar's full potential but this time around guys
with this new kit the potential is fully realized you can see inside of the app that there are now
four individual presets within the video mode tab from left to right same color as the name implies
is going to sync both the immersion light strip and the left and right bars to the single most
dominant color being shown on your screen for the different color preset the immersion light
strip will sync to a single solid color while the bars retract the dominant color for each
respective side of the tv as shown the whole bar preset will activate the ic color tracking for
the immersion light strip but the bars will continue to display a single dominant color
for each respective side of the tv and finally my personal favorite preset within the video mode tab
which unlocks the full potential of this new immersion kit bar segment this setting guys is
going to offer you the most dynamic and immersive experience of any gobi smart light product to date
both the light strip and the bars are leveraging each and every individually addressable area
you can see as the colors move across the screen the icy areas are actively shifting and adjusting
accordingly to create an extraordinarily impressive light show this ladies and
gentlemen is the first major improvement over the predecessor that warrants a serious consideration
for an upgrade but we're not done yet because overall color deviation has been vastly minimized
and skin tone color translation has been significantly improved so much so that the
new govi immersion like it works amazingly well for non-cgi and animation content
now we're going to talk more on this during the final verdict but out of all of the obstacles
that govi has been able to overcome so far this is what excites me the most and this milestone
in addition to a huge news update that we'll discuss in just a second
is why i believe that the govi immersion has become the best tv color syncing light kit to date
for next generation gaming you see because the emerging technology functions 100 externally
meaning that an hdmi pass-through signal is not required your shiny new console is going to be
able to perform at the most optimal level using the highest specifications possible this is a
significant advantage that external color seeking technology has over internal data passed through
tech because while internal devices such as the philips hue sync box can generally offer a bit
more accuracy they also introduce a number of obstacles for the ps5 in the xbox series x both
of these next-gen consoles have the ability to support games up to 120 hertz refresh rate while
maintaining a 4k image resolution after a very recent update the philips hue hdmi sync box can
now support 120hz refresh rate but at the cost of a resolution drop of 1080p for the ps5 and 1440p
for the series x and if you really want that 4k resolution for the sync box that refresh rate is
going to drop down to 60 hertz this is because the current sync box hardware is using hdmi 2.0 ports
while the next generation consoles require hdmi 2.1 in order to take advantage of max performance
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now guys we'll get back to the immersion kit in just a sec but first and foremost this news comes
directly from govi themselves i have been harping over this for nearly a year it's documented but it
looks like it's finally going to happen sometime in november this year govi is going to drop an app
update labeled version 4.6.0 and it is reportedly going to include a brand new feature that allows
users to sync multiple gobi light products using the 1080p camera of the govi immersion light kit
from what i've been told this new feature is unfortunately not going to be available to users
who have the older immersion products because new hardware is going to be required in order
to support this firmware feature now i don't have a ton of granular details at this point in terms
of how sophisticated bridging multiple devices is going to be at the onset but this essentially
means that govi owners are going to be able to expand up on their tv color syncing experience
using separately sold gobi light products to create a true tv govi ecosystem similar to that of
philips hue additionally sometime in december this year a new immersion light strip that can support
75 to 85 inch tvs and can take advantage of the new firmware feature is going to hit the market
guys this is incredible news that absolutely warns excitement because it appears on the surface right
now couldn't be a better time to be a govi smart light enthusiast and if you have yet to ever
dabble with gobi light products before right now might be a really good time to jump on that wagon
because it is gaining momentum i want to emphasize that i have not seen or tested this new feature
at the time of this video so i cannot speak to how polished or flushed out a feature of this
magnitude is going to be right out of the gates but i'm very excited to learn more as i'm sure
you guys are as well and i'll be staying on top of this to bring you guys the latest and greatest
now switching back to the govi immersion combo kit let's take a look at some side by side examples of
the old immersion kit versus the new model so you guys can get a better sense of performance
and accuracy improvements for yourselves here we are looking at the old immersion kit model hg199
i want you guys to lock in on how the original model goes about handling skin tones
browns beiges and orange color shades in general you'll notice that magenta and even purple in some
cases is heavily relied upon to represent them this was a problem that began to bug me more and
more as i began to use the immersion more heavily for various types of content there was also a bug
with the light bar specifically where when the screen is predominantly black the bars were
shipped to a dim reddish color while the immersion consistently shifted down to a cool white glow and
now let's take a look at the new govi immersion light kit model h605b using the very same clip
you'll notice that those magenta and purplish colors that were popping up around the tv
are far less frequent govi told me that the color deviation had been significantly minimized with
this new hardware and the software that's supporting it well in advance of sending the
product over but i was cautious not to get overly excited about this until i could see it with my
own eyes on this new model here we're getting smoother color transitions along with deeper
oranges and even some salmon colors to represent the skin tones which looks so much better and
organic and when the screen is predominantly black the light bars are now consistently
shifting down to a cool wide glow just as with the immersion light strip now is it 100 perfect no but
to be honest neither are any internal devices either and this gobi color syncing system has
far less limitations as previously mentioned you can game at 4k 120 hertz refresh rate
because you don't have to worry about an hdmi 2.1 passthrough and you don't have to worry about drm
issues as with certain streaming platforms such as netflix and hulu and yes you can use the immersion
system with smart tv apps without worrying about going through additional streaming devices such
as roku and fire cube as with the hue sync box the unrestricted unconditional freedom that the govi
system affords users is something that i've become more and more appreciative of over the past year
you simply set it up and you play and watch whatever you want however you choose now with
all that said let's talk a little bit about some of the areas that can be improved upon for this
latest immersion kit first and foremost with the strips and the bars merged together inside of the
govi home app as they currently are you cannot control either device individually in the music
video scene or diy tab so for example i cannot set the brightness for the bars in video mode to 50
and the light strips to 80 because whatever brightness setting you select it will be
applied to the entire system as a whole this will be a really nice feature to have because the bars
are naturally brighter than the light strips so i would like to be able to dial in that setting
to my individual liking it would also be really cool if i could set the strips to the rhythm music
mode for example and have the bar set to another music mode such as windmill and the same will go
for scene modes and the ability to leverage sound effects in video mode for a specific device and
last but not least here is one last feature that would make an awesome addition if users could
specify a horizontal position for the light bars inside of the app i like to use light bars mounted
underneath my tv cabinet but when using the bar segment mode the app only syncs colors in the
vertical mount position but with those nitpicks out the way the new govi immersion combo kit
has really impressed me and far exceeded my expectations it is hands down govi's best tv color
syncing product to date and considering all the points that i've highlighted already efficiency
with using a single camera and control box rgb ic for the light bars in video mode a huge milestone
in color accuracy and the knowledge that it will soon be able to bridge simply sold like products
i think it goes without saying that this latest addition is definitely worth considering whether
you already own the original and are thinking about making that upgrade or you have never
heard of gobi or this product before this video i think for either scenario you'll thoroughly enjoy
this tv like kit especially if you're a gamer as i said at the beginning of this video i believe
that this is the best tv color syncing option for next generation gaming to date now guys in case i
don't get a chance to upload my next video this month i want to wish you guys a happy and safe
halloween i hope that you guys enjoyed this review and found it helpful and as always thank you for
watching and supporting the channel i will see you guys in the next video but until then peace
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