Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Many of you are wondering about the difference between this Govee Corner Floor Lamp (which I'll call the CFL) and the more expensive Lyra. I got both, so let's talk about them. And the differences are more than the similarities. Similarities 1. Both lights seem to share about the same brightness. I know the specs say the Lyra has more lumens, but in person at max brightness, they both look about the same. Differences 1. The Lyra looks much nicer with a bit more weight, is silver, and comes with a remote that magnetizes to the unit. Itooks pretty classy actually. The remote let's you turn it off/on, adjust brightness, and switch through basic colors. The CFL is very lightweight and has no physical switches other than an on/off button. The controller on the CFL is inconveniently placed on the floor along the power cord. 2. The Lyra seems to offer a few more prebuilt "Scenes" than the CFL. Not that you'll want to use most of them. But if you like scenes... 3. About those Scenes, the Lyra seems to operate at a much smoother, slower pace. Which is what you'd want. For some reason, the CFL operates the same patterns at a much faster pace, leaving subtle light color changes (like gradient like shifts, cherry blossom drops, etc) looking jerky and just plain terrible. As in, not usable for ambiance. This seems to be a thing that plagues a number of other Govee lights I have. Not sure if its a fault in manufacturing, a fault in the firmware, but I've seen a number of other folks ask about the light transition speeds too. Annoyingly, Govee still hasn't added the ability to adjust the speed of the scenes on any device I've used, let alone these two corner lamps. 4. The LED strip on the Lyra appears to have a denser array if LED modules than the CFL. This means you can see the individual LEDs on the CFL if you look at the light, but not so much on the Lyra. 5. On the Lyra, all the Scenes where something is falling, such as a meteor or leaves, has the light emulate from the top then flow to the bottom. On the CFL, most of the scenes are upside down. Example, the Fireworks Scene on the Lyra has the lights starting on the bottom then shoot upwards. On the CFL, the lights start at the top and shoot downward. This is the oddest problem with the CFL, and the reason for 2 stars. Not sure if this is a manufacturer issue (where the LED strip was made backwards, or the firmware needs fixing. It is impossible for the consumer to assemble upside down as only one end has the electrical plug for the lights. 6. Plan about 10 minutes to assemble either light. You'll have a bunch of tiny screws, but pretty simple. Instructions are good. That said, you can tell the construction of the Lyra is higher quality than the CFL. Final Review: The Corner Floor Lamp is a nice idea, but terribly overpriced for what you get. That said, the Lyra costs about 50% more, but at least is enjoyable to use and the light patterns work smoothly and correctly. Overall, I do not recommend buying the Corner Floor Lamp. The LED functionality is not enjoyable and works in the wrong direction. Buy the Lyra or find another competing product out there at a lower price.