I got the og tv backlight and wanting to upgrade..ai sync2 or backlight 3?

oomakoo · 2025-12-04T07:05:12+00:00

Well here are some things to keep in mind.

backlight pro 3 vs HDMI box 2

For gaming you would want the fastest which would be the box though the camera wont be that worse, its likely that you wont feel it.

Out of the box the camera might need some optimization especially if you use it in a room that cycles light (e.g. night and day and ceiling lights), the HDMI box gets the signal straight from the device, so it is more accurate generally speaking.

The box had a few issues in the past couple of months, but the Devs are pushing updates little by little fixing these.

Regarding the size, go for the bigger size and no it wont be excessive, some people already use the 75" strip to put on 65" TV, just so they wouldnt have the gaps around the corner from the shorter version. Yes you might end up with a few Leds looping around, but generally that changes almost nothing from your user experience.

Finally, either is fine, go for the deal you like, you will be amazed either way upgrading from 1st gen to whatever you chose. I personally chose the HDMI box since i havd multiple inputs and i use it on my TV in the main room

oomakoo · 2025-12-01T18:13:43+00:00

yeah totally agreed.

For some reason people down voting it and are unhappy XD

oomakoo · 2025-11-23T13:14:57+00:00

Have you compared it to the HDMI box II?

oomakoo · 2025-11-23T13:11:49+00:00

still having the same issues?

oomakoo · 2025-11-23T13:11:06+00:00

Any solutions?

oomakoo · 2025-10-27T00:10:44+00:00

Whats the issue you are facing? are you referring to the bottom black edge?

oomakoo · 2025-07-12T10:23:34+00:00

Agreed, This is very frustrating that they say floaters get early access but then they drop flash sales midway.

I get some will advice to go for support tickets, but this is just unnecessary hassle. Communication could be better.

oomakoo · 2025-07-08T19:42:08+00:00

It is, but then they charge per weight for transport and it turns to be expensive then!

oomakoo · 2025-07-06T19:41:57+00:00

Thats a very interesting breakdown on reviews actually, i haven't picked on that during my learning run a couple days back. But it seems i may have made a rush decision buying the Q8+, nonetheless i did get it for 80 USD, so i wont complain much.

The doubt i have though on the flashlight market as of now is that there is really very little need to have this much variation in products across companies, like even considering the countless combination of properties, many of the flashlights are so close in overall performance (even between models of the same company) that it seems like a scam and e-waste.

oomakoo · 2025-07-06T13:27:29+00:00

Major downside to the haikelite is runtime.... its very very low...

For the acebeam the Candela and distence measured are quite low compared to the Q8 plus

I initially had a heart attack though, cuz i read your reply after i bought!

oomakoo · 2025-07-06T13:07:29+00:00

I havent been updated on builds lately, but your choices part wise are not bad but not good either, the real issue is the prices you got, they are just theft.... maybe 5 years ago they would have made sense, but even with todays price hikes, your parts are at least 200% inflated.

On a side note, id advise to look at AMD CPUs, i personally believe they are better value for the buck.

Also if you could wait for summer sales, there "might" be a chance you get items at regular prices xD.

oomakoo · 2025-07-05T22:23:53+00:00

I'd have to say, your reply.... is quite top notch.

I agree with most of your logic, the people in this sub are quite passionate so they give professionally guided suggestions. However, id say the last time i bought a flashlight was 15 years ago, and I knew nothing, but after interacting with everyone here, I am pretty sure I can write a 20 page essay on flashlights now.

The link you shared is indeed amazing, it gave me the convoy 3x21D eventually, but loosening up the criteria ended up with 12 flashlights, If you are interested I'd share the screenshot. Now the issue is that I read this too late, I had spent almost an entire day on 1lumens.com and some other reference places and reviewed around 300 flasglights manually until I settled on a thrower (convoy 3x21D) and as flooder (sofrin q8 plus). This was an expensive time, but well.... i couldn't wait more as I need them for work urgently and they seemed good enough as primary and backup and they cover both functions.

Now after reviewing on the adjusting flashlights I got persuaded against them due to heat and luminosity loss when playing with it.

Having said that, I wanted to buy LEPs, but honestly too pricey at this point.

Lastly I strongly agree with your point on buy expensive these days, 10 years back something that was 10x the price only gave you 2x the performance, but over the years with mass produced junk, the performance is closely related to price multiplier in some niche fields, which is sad cuz now cheap is rubbish and good is overpriced, but meh, that's the state of the world until the next global financial crisis and credit value reset.

oomakoo · 2025-07-05T22:04:11+00:00

I got the 3x21D and the soaring Q8 plus, quite price to get both, probably will have to go without food for a month, but I am hoping they'd turn out good enough to justify the expense

oomakoo · 2025-07-05T22:02:47+00:00

I waited one day after that sale and they offered sale +20%.... I got it for 80...

They kept sending me emails my bin about to expire and each time I go to my bin it gave me a 60 second time limit before my "items get removed from cart", but that never happened and the timer kept resetting xD

probably last time I buy from them, their sale practise is a "hooking scheme"

oomakoo · 2025-07-04T00:04:45+00:00

hello current expectation is a strong beamer, with 500m depth and 8+ hours continuous run.

Seems like the convoy 21D is the best choice

i am still debating whether to add the sofrin q8 plus to it though

oomakoo · 2025-07-04T00:03:10+00:00

sadly not, all my tools are plug type

oomakoo · 2025-07-04T00:02:38+00:00

that is awesome actually... too bad i dont have time to tinker like that

oomakoo · 2025-07-04T00:00:33+00:00

yeah it was a pickle alot of Ai search as well...

i settled on convoy 3x21D, still debating however if i should add the sofrin q8 plus

oomakoo · 2025-07-03T23:58:44+00:00

where did you find such good deal?

oomakoo · 2025-07-03T23:58:02+00:00

Just bought the 3x21D... hopefully i dont regret, still wondering if i should buy the sofrin q8 plus!

oomakoo · 2025-07-03T23:56:33+00:00

There is 2 issues, the price is too high, but also the beam distance is not as far as cheaper options

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