So my Govee immersion LED lights for 75-85" tv arrives today. What's the consensus for mounting the camera for best performance? I have a LED tv (Samsung NU8000 82").
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I've just ordered a nice new 75" TV that I'm planning to wall mount. I would have liked an Ambilight one but my budget didn't stretch that far, so I was thinking of adding the Dreamview T1. I'm just wondering how intrusive the camera is though. I don't think I'll have anywhere else to put it apart from at the top of the screen. As nice as the backlights are, if they rely on a camera that is going to get in the way of the TV content then it doesn't seem worth it. So for those of you who have added the camera at the top of the screen, have you lost access to the TV content at all? What else should I be aware of re installing the camera in the top / middle?
Anyone had any luck doing this and making it work? I thought I could get used to the camera protruding from the top but I just can’t. I read you could somehow reverse the calibration but I can’t figure out how to do that. Doesn’t seem to let you move the dots in that way
Pretty sure you can’t do this as it is calibrated to the top of the screen and not upside down at the bottom
i have not tried to actually wrap my head around trying this so i'm definitely not the authority but my understanding is that "recalibrating" is basically just dragging the dots into the inverse positions, but there's no true recalibration because there is only 3 strips so you can't actually reposition the lights to mirror the original set up.
i think ultimately what you end up with - whether you "recalibrate" or just plug the camera on the bottom is basically the same thing - you will won't be able to use the Part Video mode but the All Video mode is just as effective at picking up the average color of the screen to mimic.
Just received my immersion kit in the mail excited to get it setup. I'd like to have the camera mounted in the bottom, but my samaung tv has a little flat part that sticks out in the center bottom with the only physical control button. If I fit the camera in the bottom it'd cover up the button on the TV. I most likely won't be using the button much but wants to see if anyone had done a bottom mount covering up buttons.
I'm about to install my new Govee Envisual kit with the Dual Camera. I'm thinking of installing the camera on the bottom facing up but wanted to see if anyone has any better success on that.
Been testing the new Immersion backlights after making some modifications to the camera by raising it up higher so it can see more of the TV and it is now much better.
Original Review:
https://youtu.be/sYrGYKxjPk4
Updated Tests after altering camera position:
https://youtu.be/surWP4tQZXs
https://youtu.be/YsY0gZPQqv0
So, I'm guessing on your original view it was catching some color reflection from looking up at the tv with some overhead lights. Might be a good reason to keep it at the top for most people. When you put it on the top, it definitely looked much better, but it looks like the bottom is changing colors in much larger chunks than the top or the sides. Is that something that can be adjusted during calibration?
Curious on how you raised and kept the camera secure. I installed mine today. I'm liking it but one side likes to go red/purplish and it didn't appear to capture the entire screen (55 inch) during calibration and would like to try raising it
I got the Govee Flow Pro light bars which have a mountable camera, but there's a small lip at the front of the camera stand. Basically you're supposed to place it on the top of your tv/monitor so that it kind of hugs the top and a little bit of the front at a 90 degree angle.
The issue is that my monitor doesn't really have a bezel, so if I place it on the top of the monitor, that little lip at the front is coming in direct contact with the screen.
http://imgur.com/a/q7iMxHu
Hopefully that Pic does a better job of demonstrating what I mean.
I'm also concerned as the heat vents at the top would be partially blocked and there would be constant hot air pressing against the camera stand.
Am I just outta luck with this or are there alternatives to get it working? I thought about attaching it to the bottom of the monitor but it just looks so goofy there and kinda gets in the way.
get a pair of side cutters or sander and remove the lip
Put something on top of the monitor and then attach the camera to that. In other words, make the lip on the camera go away by evening out the base with something slim and rectangular.
I've seen someone use the orange pads that you get for calibration to attach the camera at an angle. You can cut these pads to size to fit if you don't have spare bits of plastic lying around. I'm not sure if the glue that comes with those orange pieces will be strong enough, so use your own double-sided tape.
You can also use two smaller pieces instead of a larger one to leave a bit of space in the middle for the ventilation. Basically, make two little feet that you attach to the bottom of the camera on each side to lift it up off the vent.