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[Music] since dreamboost around lighting became a thing over a year ago which was a software
redesign that converts Govi light products such as the T1 G1 T2 and the as sync box into
sync Center hubs I've had the chance to test out a lot of separately sold supported products
from wall panels table lamps white lights light bulbs and so on and while in general
pretty much all of gobi's new product rollouts work very well with the surround lighting
system every now and then something comes along that shines brighter than the vast majority
for this video the neon LED rope desk light is that new star in the Govi lineup that we'll
be focusing on which I actually initially showcased during my AI sync Box review but
this time around we'll go a little bit more in depth to better highlight why this new
rope light has become my absolute favorite surround lighting add-on to date for not just
my desk setup but for my living room Media Center as well we'll cover off on the specs
the setup sync Center performance live demonstrations and will draw some comparisons against the
original neon rope light which was released over a year ago you know
[Music] so at the moment the neon LED rope desk light model h61c3 is only being offered
in a 10 foot or 3 meter length version but the good news is that if your desktop or media
stand is a little smaller you can still get a near perfect fit because it can actually
be cut anywhere along the designated markings indicated on the rope and if you need more
length of 10 feet a 16 foot or 5 meter version is planned to be released in Q3 as with the
original neon rope there are 84 LEDs per meter however the new model uses a completely different
light emission technology rather than having the Inner Light strip facing to the side as
with the original the new model uses a backfiring emission design in short this means that the
Inner Light strip is actually facing downward this allows the light to shine down and bounce
off the bottom and the sides of the silicone diffuser housing which reduces glare and the
perceived brightness to the naked eye you'll also notice that this new model is much wider
and lies more flush than the older version so it hugs the edges in the corners of a surface
much more seamlessly and it does not use clip as with the original model you'll notice that
there's a gummy clear adhesive applied directly to the back of the diffuser housing so you
won't have to worry about scraping your skin on any plastic Clips the unit ships inside
of a compact midnight Hue themed box at a glance here's what's included inside we have
the manual quick start guide and Govi service card an internal angle cover for non-uniform
desk as well as several cable clips an extra end cap used to seal the diffuser in the event
that you need to cut it the 24 volt AC power adapter and finally the neon desk rope itself
which has one of the ends attached to a remote with three physical buttons one for power
the second to toggle in between colors and the third to adjust the brightness you can
set up the neon desk rope light in less than five minutes it's literally just as simple
as peeling back the red adhesive covering so you can attach it to your tabletop border
however if you're planning on using it predominantly for surround lighting I recommend adding the
device to the Gobi home app and assigning it to a designated sync center before cutting
or attaching the rope light anywhere because you want to make sure that the icy segments
line up with your display backlight as best as possible inside the sync Center for every
separately sewed product there are six customizable boxes or segments that you can assign what
I like to do is start off by splitting those boxes right down the middle so for example
I assigned one side to Zone 2 in the other to zone three so the area between Zone 2 and
Zone 3 is your Center Point which is the precise area that you want to be centered with your
display I like to mark this spot on the back of the Rope using a Sharpie and then carefully
splice that red covering using a box cutter or open pair of scissors and then I start
applying the rope light from the middle of the table top rather than from one of the
sides now one caveat to this if you need to cut the rope when you recalibrate it inside
the app that Center Point that we Mark with a sharpie might be repositioned depending
on how much of the Rope was cut if you find that to be the case for you I recommend recalibrating
the Rope once more you'll simply go inside the calibration section of the device and
when it asks if the tip is showing green select yes from the very start even though in actuality
you won't see a green tip at all because you've already cut it off now this might cause a
couple of more advanced scenes not to function 100 correctly but in my experience the vast
majority of scenes perform perfectly using this method and I plan on using the desk rope
light eighty percent of the time for syncing TV colors anyway so in my case the trade-off
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the ground up as far as non-colorsync features go the a61c3 model offers 11 unique music
Sync features when the internal mic controller is used and three primary Rhythm effects when
the audio is being captured by your cell phone and you're able to adjust sensitivity for
all of these effects across the board in the color tab you'll have control over all 15
dedicated segments of the Rope which is something that I really wish was carried over into the
sync Center to allow for even more granular Zone mapping in line with the backlight as
far as scenes go there's currently a whopping 82 scenes to choose from at the moment and
is usually always the case that that list continues to grow as time goes on and then
we have the DIY section app which allows for building our custom scenes from the ground
up using a wealth of tools such as finger sketch Crossing color chasing Etc demo is
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as I mentioned at the top of the video the Gobi LED desk light is currently my favorite
simply Soul product to use for dreamview surround lighting I really love the glow created from
the inverse light emission technology how Sleek it is versus the original and how snugly
it hugs the corners of my tabletop when I first started testing it out with the AI sync
box I was worried that I might find it too distracting for gaming and watching movies
but the redesigned housing truly does create a non-invasive and very comfortable light
glow below my display marketed and labeled as a desktop rope light I look at the h61c3
model as much more than that because in addition to Media centers I can really see this product
fitting the bill for square countertops in your home or even coffee tables if you have
a nearby Outlet to power it I also really like how it virtually vanishes against my
light surfaces when it's not in use maintaining a clean and Sleek look throughout the day
if you're new to the channel and you want more details on my setup or any additional
tips and tricks in general for dreamview I'll drop a few links down below as well as a few
links for products referenced throughout the video if you have any specific follow-ups
make sure to hit the comment box as always thanks for watching and supporting the channel
and I will see you guys in the next one
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