Review on Govee LED Floor Lamp: WiFi Control, RGBIC Corner Design, DIY Mode, Music Sync, Modern Alexa-compatible Lighting for Living Room/Bedroom by Nate Ducey

Many of you are wondering what the difference is between this Govee corner floor lamp (which I would like to call compact fluorescent) and the more expensive Lyra. I have both, so let's talk about it. And there are more differences than similarities. Similarities1. Both light sources have about the same brightness. I know the specs say the Lyra has more lumens, but personally both look about the same at max brightness. Differences1. The Lyra looks a lot better, is a little heavier, is silver in color and comes with a remote that magnetizes onto the device. It actually looks pretty stylish. With the remote control, you can turn it on and off, adjust the brightness, and switch primary colors. The CFL is very lightweight and has no physical switches other than an on/off button. The CFL's controller is inconveniently located on the floor along the power cord.2. Lyra seems to offer a few more "levels" than CFL. Not that you want to use most of them. But if you like scenes.3. As for these scenes, Lyra seems to be running much more smoothly and slower. You want that. For some reason, CFL works much faster with the same patterns, leaving subtle light color changes (like gradients like shifts, cherry blossom drips, etc.) that look choppy and just plain awful. As in, not good for atmosphere. This seems to be an issue with many other Govee lights I have. I'm not sure if this is a manufacturing defect or a firmware bug, but I've seen many other people ask about the light transition speed as well. It's a shame Govee still hasn't added the ability to adjust the speed of scenes on every device I've used, let alone those two corner lights. The LED strip on Lyra has a denser array of LED modules than CFLs. This means that on the CFL you can see the individual LEDs when looking into the light, but not on the Lyra.5. On Lyra, in any scene where something is falling, like a meteorite or leaves, it simulates the light coming from above and then flowing down. On the CFL, most of the scenes are reversed. For example, in the fireworks scene on Lyra, the lights start at the bottom and then go up. With CFL, the light starts at the top and goes down. This is the strangest problem with CFL and the reason for the 2 stars. Not sure if this is a manufacturer issue (where the LED strip was made the other way around or the firmware needs fixing). The consumer cannot assemble upside down as there is only one electrical connector on one end for the lighting. 6 Plan About 10 minutes to assemble a lamp You will have a few tiny screws but fairly basic Instructions are good However you may find that the Lyra construction is of better quality than the CFL Final rating: corner floor lamp Good idea but terribly overpriced for what you do However the Lyra is about 50% more expensive but at least it's nice to use and the lighting schemes work smoothly and correctly Overall I don't recommend buying a corner floor lamp The LED functionality not fun and works the wrong way Buy Lyra or find another competing product at a low price ren price.