Govee AI Sync Box Kit 2 review
From sconces and curtain lights to glowing geometric shapes and things seemingly named after bread rolls or vegetable form factors, Govee has a gargantuan catalogue of (frequently discounted) smart lighting options. There’s always something you’d like for any product to do better, and it’s nice when someone listens. The result of one such wish is the Govee AI Sync Box Kit 2.
The Govee AI Sync Box Kit 2 is the successor to its reactive RGB solution from a couple years back. It’s a flexible strip light for your monitor, two lighting towers, and a sturdy hub that’s one part HDMI switch and one part processing unit. You get some good-quality HDMI cables, too.
Reactive lighting uses hardware or software to translate the colours on your screen into a dynamic light show that can respond to the image in real time. The result is a soft and immersive ambience that reacts to the scenes of your games and movies.
It’s a technology that’s been around for decades. But with Wi-Fi enabled lights everywhere now, the Govee AI Sync Box Kit 2 can technically fuel a house-wide solution of lamps, wall art, string lights, and spotlights. The use of AI is there to offset the traditionally processor-heavy workload needed to reflect specific in-game actions without requiring collaboration between individual game developers.
Lighting: RGBWIC
Contents: Light strip, light towers, hub, braided HDMI cables
Power: 60 W
Reactive lighting? Yes
I/O: 4x HDMI 2.1 in, 1x HDMI 2.1 out, 2x USB-C (for lights), DC in
Price: $240/£280
Setting up this kit is identical to the last Sync Box Kit, which I've previously used. Though while there are many similarities, there are some key differences. The strip’s LEDs now pushes for 75 bulbs per meter. We can’t count the bulbs in the light towers, but the whole package now supports RGBWIC: bright white LEDs that expand its range of colour temperature.
But I never had a problem with the apparent lack of LEDs on the old model. My issue was the main hub’s lack of
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