There are two major things to know about this lamp. Firstly, it represents a sort of cultural phenomenon, in which users assign scenes - animations - on special, festive occasions. By its nature, it is not primarily a pure light source. In order to use the feature of scenes, in general, one should set it up with the Govee app, either for Android or iOS. And this is what one is paying extra for.
The app features timers one can set. But I have not figured out yet, whether the phone needs to be in Bluetooth range in order for the timers to work, or whether the timers get downloaded into the base of the lamp.
One must give it one's WiFi password and set up an account, so there is obviously more to what one can do with it, than I have discovered so far...
Secondly, it's important to understand the logic of how the lamp is to be assembled, before actually assembling everything. In particular, the cylinder must plug into its base in a very specific way, before the two are screwed onto the top of the rod together. If one does not understand how that's supposed to work, one might get the impression that there is something wrong with the attachment.
Also, it's important not to over-tighten these sorts of threads, just to be on the safe side.
Finally, when it's set to its daytime mode of white light, the amount of brightness it adds to the room is considerable, and resembles how much an incandescent 100W light-bulb from the old days might have added. It has a brightness adjustment slider in the app. But, when it's in party mode and plays scenes, those are less bright, because they only use a fraction of the available LEDs in the cylinder. Further, when playing scenes, the LEDs which do light up are not at 100% intensity.
-Dirk
| Manufacturer | Govee |
|---|---|
| Item model number | H6078 |
| Product Dimensions | 26.16 x 26.16 x 174.75 cm; 3.99 kg |
| ASIN | B0BGSGB57B |
