GVM 1500D RGB LED Video Light, 75W Video Lighting Kit with Bluetooth Control, 3 Packs Led Panel Light for Photography, YouTube Studio, Video Shooting, Broadcasting, Conference, 1128 Led Beads

--UPDATED REVIEW--I changed the stars from 2 to 5 for a very simple reason: CUSTOMER SERVICE FIXED THE ISSUEI was contacted by GVM customer service after I posted my review. They asked what was wrong and offered to fix the problem. What did they do? Well...the sort of OVERCOMPENSATED, but also messed up again. Instead of sending me a replacement power cable (which would've fixed the issue and also not cost them much money) they decided to send me an entirely new light...the same as what I had ordered...to replace the bad light. Well...this was GREAT! Because these lights (when they worK) are fantastic...but then someone on their end at their warehouse messed up and the light they sent me was CLEARLY used...there was wear and tear on the light...the knobs had the paint rubbed off and there were scratches and dings...HOWEVER to be fair...it DID WORK...and is still working, I might add.So then they followed up to see if I was happy and I told them about the light. Then they offered to send me ANOTHER light. (That would mean I paid for 3, received 2 that worked, one that didn't, and then had two replacements sent to me making my total 4 working lights for the price of 3)I told them to JUST send me the replacement power cord...save the light (I do have a conscience) and I'd be happy. Well, not only did they send me the power cable with tracking numbers and shipped very quickly, but then they followed up multiple times to make sure I was happy.THIS IS WHAT MAKES LOYAL CUSTOMERS. So many businesses nowadays have TERRIBLE customer service, but not GVM. They took EXCELLENT care of me and made sure that I was taken care of. They actually went far above and beyond what was called for.And I appreciate it.My next lights will most likely be from GVM.Thank you!This is a review with two main points:#1 - How good are these lights in theory?#2 - How good are these lights in actuality?The answer to #1 is really quite simple: the lights are GREAT. They're perfect for small studio lighting, for atmosphere lighting, for accent lighting and, in the right situation, you can use them as a key light. I got the three pack and the add-on diffusers and they are fantastic. The lighting colors are wonderful to work with and really add a new dimension for YouTube shooting, small production shooting, commercials, etc. And the value is FANTASTIC. They are FAR cheaper than the big boys like Arri and, having show with the big boys, unless a studio if footing your bill, you just can't afford them in practicality. So these do a FANTASTIC job if you know how to use them. They don't get hot. They don't draw a lot of power. They light the scene. They're easy to transport, lightweight and come in a very usable soft duffle.No, you can't light up a large room with just the three, but if you're doing an intimate scene with 2 or 3 people, you can light it and if you're doing EPK's, interviews, documentary, etc., they're PERFECT and AFFORDABLE.so we get to #2: How good are they in actuality?Well, now you see why I gave it two stars. I was shipped the three pack at the height of the pandemic and had the shipment delivered to my studio in Los Angeles, however because of the pandemic I was stranded in New Jersey with all the airports shut down. So I didn't get my hands on these lights until SEPTEMBER and didn't really get to break them out and start using them on jobs until November...and that's when I discovered that one of the power cables is completely inoperative. So I effectively have one useless light unless I want to always power it from Sony Batteries. Since much of what I shoot is either in my studio or at locations with power, I almost never lug around batteries needlessly. And since the pandemic made so much time go by Amazon won't replace the lights with working ones and GVM isn't returning my correspondence. So I'm stuck with 2 lights when I paid for 3 due to either shoddy manufacturing, poor quality control or general bad luck. And the ultimate culpret is poor customer service from GVM.So you get what you pay for. You can roll the dice and you may get three wonderful lights or you could end up like me with only 2 working lights when you paid for 3. Risk it and see what the wheel deals you or pay a little more for higher quality merchandise.Of course I am open to adjusting this review with an update if GVM's customer service actually decides to make things right.

Over the past few years I have purchased many LED panels but none of them have been RGB, a few daylight and many bi-color panels and I resorted to gelling the lights to use them as accent lighting for video and photos alike. But now I have finally taken the leap and purchased these GVM 50RS RGB panels to make things easier, and boy do they ever.First off let me say I was taken back by the weight of this package. The Amazon driver pulled up as I was by the truck so I had him put it directly in the back of my truck so I had no clue how heavy it was. Well I get back to the house (I live on the 2nd floor in the back) and I went to pick the box up and carry it into the house, but little did I know but this thing weighed like almost 40 lbs. So I get it in the house and open it up and it was as large as the box it was in. And inside was a very nice carry case with all the goodies neatly packed inside. Once I started taking the panels out I figured out way it weighs so much..... These lights are built like tanks... The main body and bracket are full aluminum build with the body having fins on the back, the only part that is plastic is the barn doors, defuser sheet and the control interface. It includes 3 bricks for power and 3 light to medium duty light stands that seem to be of decent quality. The lights themselves are pretty bright, around 45-50 watt range but the best part is the colors it is capable of creating is wonderful. The colors are so deep and rich in color, something that is harder to do with gels. I feel that having this level of versatility will really step up my game. Overall I am very pleased with my new set of lights and look forward to more GVM products in the future.Pros:Solid build qualityVery deep colorsEasy to use controls and phone appConvenient carrying case for all three lightsDecent light stands.. Not some cheap stands that barely hold the lights upCons:Heavy, but that is a side effect of having solid build qualitySlight banding when using the barn doors due to lines molded into them and being slightly shinyA little wonky system for keeping the diffusion panel in place but it works.

I really love these lights! With the cord, they were great, but now that I’ve switched to battery on these they are a GAME CHANGER! For the price, you can’t do better.That said, they did make sacrifices to keep the cost down. A few of the cons to these (but again, I still gave 5 stars because in this price point you really can’t go wrong with these)1) The barn doors and light casing is cheap plastic. So far they’ve held up but I was really hoping for something more. Also, beware - if you turn the light without loosening it a good amount, you could force the bolt on the side to split the plastic bracket. That would essentially make this light useless, so there’s that.2) The stands are absolute garbage. Others have mentioned it and if you front mount your lights and raise them above chest level you’ll see what we mean, but that said, carry some sand bags and know that going into it. Don’t set these on uneven ground. Use common sense and you can get by. Still, I’ve replaced each stand and use the ones that came with as a backup now.3) The app to control the lights really needs some work, if you just need to control one light at a time, it works fine. If you need to control a group of them or set a scene, you’re out of luck. You have to log in and log out of each light to get to the next and it takes far too long if your changing them real-time for video or production, but if you’re just setting up shots and can afford to take the time to adjust each separately, then you’re good.Despite the negatives, I didn’t buy these for the stands and I have high hopes they will get the app and functionality up to par. The lights, however, are my go to for 90% of my sets and at this price, that’s just kinda crazy.