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?
I want to get the Govee immersion kit but I really don't like the antenna thing hanging over my tv. It breaks the clean lines of the top of the tv and looks unattractive imo. Is it possible to set the camera on the bottom of the tv and aim up instead of pointing towards the floor and hang down?
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.
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.
I ordered this kit for my LG 55” CX thinking the camera has a back plate and planned to cut out some foam to attach to the backing to provide a pressure fit to the top of the panel an alleviate the need to use any sort of sticky adhesive on my panel.
Looking closely at the product it seems the camera is flat on the bottom with a lip designed to leverage over the front of the panel.. I was curious if anyone has installed the camera top mounted on their oled? It seems precarious due to the slim surface area..
What about bottom mounting?
What are your camera install tips when using OLED?
LG CX55 owner here. I used foam to pad out the lip of the camera, and stuck everything over the power nub without obstructing the IR sensor - bottom-mounted, cos I couldn't stand the camera sticking out over the top.
https://imgur.com/vp4wRYO
I have my kit installed on my 65” CX. I have the camera taped to my sound bar under the tv, works significantly better for me!
I’ve had constant issues with the leds mostly showing purple no matter what. Based on another post, I decided to put my sound bar under the camera. This tilts the camera more towards the tv. I am now getting a much better color spectrum matching the scenes on the tv. On certain scenes with a lot going on it does go purple, but for a second. I will it is a thousand times better now. Still some minor tuning but I am now happy with it.
Get your camera tilted, will be 1000 times better if you ar having issues with bottom mount setup.
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'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.