Bionic Spotlight Review: Does it Work? * As Seen on TV *
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ต.ค. 2024
- Today I'm evaluating the As Seen on TV Bionic Spotlight to see if it really works, along with a brief comparison against the Atomic Beam Sunblast.
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I don't see the issue with the winter rule. Everyone knows all home invasions stop on November 1st and don't start again until April 1st
winter starts in december and ends in march
@@macros208 funniest thing I ever heard Jeff
Woman peers out window. “Honey he’s out there again. He’s got a 3rd solar light over his garage and he’s walking slowly toward it.
That would be my neighbors
Lmfaoooo.
That would be mine as well, they thought I was crazy for putting 2 in my backyard so when I let the dog out at night I did not have to turn on a much brighter light, and waste energy.
Honey grab the mace
Pro trick : you can watch movies on kaldroStream. Me and my gf have been using it for watching lots of of movies recently.
I installed one for my friend on her patio. So far it works. She gonna keep it up all winter, we’ll see how well it works after a Canadian winter.
Any update on it?
@@hopatrol9475 It worked through out the winter. I was really surprised it did. Lol
@@davidgerow I bought one recently. Left in sun all day. Doesn't even turns on.
Yes I turned the switch on.
Bell & Howell does not exist and has not existed in a long time. It is a brand name that companies in China that make absolute junk pay to put that name on their junk. It is basically a copyright that some bank licenses out to far away companies. This is largely true of all of the good name manufacturers of yesteryear.
It hasn't for a long time. Once the business goes out, the name gets sold. It's a common practice with once popular top of the line names & it's easy money for the new owners since people still buy that name product. It sucks but it is what it is.
Tool brands have been that way for a long time. Most of them are made exactly in the same chinese factory but just have the Milwaukee, Bostitch, Makita, etc name on them. It's just a marketing tool.
THEY GARBAGE 🗑 MINES DON'T WORK 🙄🤯
THEY ARE TRASH I HAVE TWO NOT WORKING DIDN'T HAVE THAT LONG GARBAGE DISPOSAL
@@JaneDoe-yz6by I have a Singer from BITD. Must be 80 years old. Works, well, like a sewing machine! This is the problem. The brand doesn't mean anything anymore because NONE of these companies actually make anything. They merely license out a font and a logo. There was a time when buying RCA meant you got the best quality, many years of part availability, easily obtained schematics. In fact, I am willing to bet that the parts availability on my old singer is better than the parts availability of a "singer" from the last 5 years.
I just saw an ad for this on TV for the first time last week and instantly thought of you.
It tells you not to use it near other lights so you can't see how much better they are compared to it.
Waiting for the Tactical Version to release.
One with a machine gun attached?
@@davidbgreensmith +
90% of America has COLD long winters. This is insane. A security product you can only use for 1/2 the year? I am guessing that the main reason is not actually the cold. The main reason is the crappy battery and even crappier solar panel. The roughly 8 or 9 hours of sun will just not fully charge such tiny batteries (it probably uses either very low mah AAA cells or 1/2AA (literally 1/2 of an AA battery length 3 of them for 3.6volts)
But the big downer and why this is not worth 20 dollars is that it's not an LED light. The kind of LED it is using is not designed for ambient lighting (let alone spotlights). They are designed for indicators. The only way to get a decent amount of light from them is to overdrive them. The problem with that is they fade VERY fast when you overdrive them. It will be noticeably dimmer in a couple weeks to a month depending on how often it is actually on.
Where are you living to get 8 or 9 hours of sun a day?! We get 8 / 9 hours of sun a week, the rest of the time it's overcast and gloomy ☁️☁️☁️
90% of America has cold long winters? I don’t think that’s true.
@@BamaPewPew I would say it's closer to 65%. The southern states take up a lot of land definitely more than 10% of America but they definitely don't take up so much land to be 50%.
Go to Russia if you think US winters are cold
@@Leonard_MT well, you could say “go to Brazil if you think American winters aren’t cold”. One doesn’t negate the other.
All I want for Christmas is more freakin reviews!
The Sunblast is definitely brighter!
The only issue I see is the direction the light is pointed. The sunblast has more of a flood light where the spot is well.. a spot light
I really like your reviews man! It's like it's being reviewed by a buddy, no fancy BS
Finally first :p Just want to say, never have I seen a more thorough product reviewer on Yt. You do such a great job. Now I'm off to watch this vid :)
He is the best. Sometimes I don't know what comments I can add. Even though he always says to leave comments at the end. 😀
Yeah, Freakin' Reviews is very good at Seen on TV kind of stuff. If you are interested in comparisons between different tools, batteries, tape, plugs, motor oil and so on, you should check out Project Farm. :-)
I wonder where they get off using the term “bionic”, which generally refers to artificial limb technology, and has nothing to do with spotlights, solar charging, charging etc. etc. They just wanted a neat sounding word tomattach to it, but it’s totally misapplied.
The same way "tactical" is used.
@@Thirdbase9 tactical neck warmer
@@LickMyMusketBallsYankee Hey would you be interested in tactical bionic toilet paper.
Reading the name I thought it would move on it's own to point towards the movement..
Yes, completely ridiculous name.
Hi my friend great as always to watch you, I'm from the UK so it wouldn't even get a charge over here or if you're lucky a few weeks in the summer, stay safe over there and god bless 🍻
This is one of my favorite channels on TH-cam. It is a kick your feet up, grab your frappuccino, and watch and relax channel.
You did make any for the rest of us??!
Just bought one, here in SUNNY Florida. Just what I wanted, solar powered-motion detected lighting. As long as it works and is bright enough for your needs, doesn't matter if others are brighter or not. It was also the cheapest one at Lowes. Some others were $50-100 for similar lighting.
Sun blast is definitely brighter, that is a big downfall having to take it down in the winter months, theres alot of confusion on that.
i am SO ADDICTED to his channel idk y but i just binge watch all his reviews even though im not planning to buy any of the things.
No batteries? That's hilarious! What does it run on? Hopes and dreams? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
This comment made me laugh so hard lol
@@stephlynn6034 Good! I like making people laugh lol
I'd like to think it's peace and love.....
@@laurallewien2165 XD
Thoughts and prayers
Keep in mind the shadows and reflections from passing cars could set some motion sensors off from 200ft away.
I’ll probably never buy any of these products honestly, but I love watching these reviews. There’s something about his passion and dedication to unbiased reviews that I enjoy. I can’t really explain it.
I'll never buy any of these products BECAUSE of these reviews lol
Seems pretty gimmicky to me, but great review as always! Definitely didn't seem as bright to me, but it's always just a bit tougher to tell through a camera lens compared to just seeing it in person. For 20 bucks, eh, I just don't see it... especially not with the weather issues. It's already cold here in CT now, I wouldn't want to deal with taking it down just because of frost issues.
I’ve had 4 of them for about 5 months now. 3 in great sun locations, 1 in a shade area during the day. So far they work great, I had the sun bright, and I put this in the exact same location as it and it works better (last all night and the brightness is a different kind of bright). I use this to light up large areas, I don’t need much as I live in a relatively low light pollution area. I’ve already had multiple freezes this year with no issues on performance. The product is $20. And honestly, so far it’s been my best $20 buy.
Have not had.
I had similar products. First product failed in the rain and I got free replacement product. Free replacement product failed in heavy snow. Both products failed within a year.
I absolutely love these solar LED spotlights. I need to get about 3 more of these for my house. That Vegas sun probably super charges these babies!
Yep.. I think Vegas would be an appropriate place for these
Do you work for this company?
Great review. Main drawback, as you mentioned, is basically it's only good at pointing to south direction area... that's why I prefer motion solar lights, where the solar panel is separate, so you can place that solar panel at a different location (eg, north, east, west facing) and angle it south at the sun...
Try the 0 water filter thingy. That thing is expensive, I just want to know if it is a scam or not.
Had one and after about a month it failed. When I opened it the case had water in it. I was able to get it to dry and it worked. Then it failed again and I scavenged the solar panel from it.
Its got its pros and cons. A pro that I like is that you don’t have to mess with wiring it. A con is that it needs to be in an area where there is sunshine in order to charge it, so not all areas around the house and/or garage would work.
This seems like a fine product, the shape and convincingly strong, blinking red light really give it the look of a security camera and the solar panels added the feeling of being a futuristic type of a security system. The downside is what I believe is to be cheep plastic housing. A touch up with a metallic spray paint is all it needs to be that much more convincing. Would be great for my grandma's house! Thanks James, great review as always!
Great quality work James, your videos are improving 100%! in my opinion If you have to take the light down during the winter months then it's probably not worth it.
Have a get day!
Hey James!! James here!! Been a while! But I will be purchasing one of these now!! Glad to see you are still doing this!!! Appreciate alot!!! Thanks buddy!!!!
It's garbage I bought four of them actually got them for nothing I bought one and put three in one box so I keep paid $19 and got three of them but it's garbage the only work if I keep them in the house on the couch and when I put the switch on it lights up put it outside it freaks out and dies garbage the best thing to do is buy one that cost $200 put it in this box and take the cheap one out and put it in the expensive one and bring that one back then you'll get a real light for $17 just like everything else I did that all the time with the Craftsman leaf blowers we buy a echo or Husqvarna Craftsman in the box and bring it back so you pay Craftsman money for an Echo price that's the way you got to do things to get anything worthwhile or else you're going to get screwed all the time
Great review as always, but like you, I also have a problem with these devices not working in shady areas or cold temps. Why haven't any of these companies developed one with a removable solar panel that has an extension and a separate mount for those of us that want to light up areas that need it most? Keep those awesome reviews coming!
It's most likely an IR detector for motion and the reflectivity of a car is allowing the beam to reflect back and turn it on outside of the 25' range. You can try wearing something reflective and see if it activates outside the 25' range.
It's not always necessary to keep solar panels in direct sunlight. Some of the areas around your house would have still charged it.
i've been wanting to see how this works.THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS.
Love Daxten's "Descending" song.
Solar technology has improved in efficiency over the years and becoming more affordable. Like you can get foldable portable panels for 50 bucks.
There's another idea, review portable cellphone solar chargers.
I have had one for over 3 years and its working just as good today as it did on the first day. Up 24x7x365. No problems with weather. Light coverage is OK, but not great.
Looking directly into a light (especially with a camera) is not the best way to evaluate it. Rather you should evaluate how well it lights up the area which you want lit. The Bionic Spotlight was aimed about straight out and the other one was aimed down at what appeared to be a 45 degree angle. Adjust both the the same angle and evaluate how well each one lights up your driveway. BTW, in your video, your driveway appeared to be well lit even with no lights on. Was that a bright moon night or is there a streetlight near your house?
I have one that I found at Marshall's for $15. I have it aimed to illuminate the front steps on our sidewalk. I am pleased with its performance. We would be more likely to use it during the winter months because the days are shorter and we would be more likely to come home in the dark.
Mine work as built all night long.
My guess on the "bring it in during winter" is due to the LiPo battery that is most likely in it.
LiPo batteries do not like cold weather.
Then they should insulate the casing around the battery, not so tight it causes the battery to get hot during the summer months, but enough where it won't get too cold during the winter.
@@CommodoreFan64 There's a lot of things that "should" be done on a daily basis but it wont happen. Keeping the battery warm would make it need a much larger solar panel cus your going to need more than just insulation you have to keep it above 50F. Very possible but it would make the product cost way more, and because this built to a price point..... you get what pay as always.
No way one of those would be in these cheap things. They are likely using a Nickel-metal hydride battery, which you can recharge and is inexpensive to provide one cell for this application. The winter part is probably more likely due to body materials expanding and shrinking from the changing temperatures during winter. Which would allow water to come in and freeze inside
Two years later and I just wanted to see what your review was like comparing to my experience.
I had one up since September 2020 and it's still going strong, even working in the coldest part of a Canadian Winter.
I live at the 52nd Latitude and it seems to get enough sunlight to work, mind you I haven't checked its operation in the wee hours of the morning.
I bought a second one for my shed and the solar panel faces southwest, which still seems to give it enough light.
I paid $29.99 CDN and it seems to do the job, even though it is not as bright as others on the market since.
Hey Tony you are the most resent comment I am sure the two bionic spotlights will work as good as yours but the two I bought must of been made on Friday ten before the shift ends and I cant find anyone that can tell how to take apart one of these things so I can fix a lose wire that got overlooked. Anyway I am happy to know yours work I a Canadian Winter I'm just a wee bit south here in Minnesota it gets cold here to. Have a good one.
Very informative I'll look into Sunblast inventory. Good video
Installed and works great. The light is very bright when it is dark.
As always, in depth, detailed, and fun videos.
OK, winter is over. Can you upload a video explaining how it worked out in the Winter !?
I wonder if you pointed it down a little bit would that prevent spurious lights from street traffic?
Finally someone that reads the instructions and wont give it a bad reviews because it did not work over them not reading the instructions.
I put lights up that are powered by a solar array that is not built in, allowing me to place motion sensors where I please and allow me to put the lights exactly where I want them. I put small weather panels over them to prevent snow and debris landing on them, too.
Hey, you mentioned that you were using a low-light lens or something to that effect? Just curious as to what camera &/or lens that you're using... because that looks like an absolutely awesome camera and I've been wanting to get one for night time
I haven't watched the video yet, but from the brand, I am assuming he will be saying "I mean, it kinda works, I guess" in this video.
Edit: I wasn't disappointed 😁
Harbor freight has a great light with a solar panel attached with a cord only so it can be mounted separately. Had it a couple years now.
I come here to see if anything is any good. The trusted man in reviews
I have a white miniature schnauzer and our backyard backs off onto a federally protected nature park that is home to a lot of coyotes, foxes, and raccoons. All of which will unfortunately make mince meat out of my wimpy pup. In the winter, it's already hard to see him, and before we let him out we have to shine a spotlight along our back fence to double check if there are any coyotes watching (more often than not, they are) so a constant spotlight shining along the fence line would be great. However, our backyard is also around 90 feet in length from our house, so this light had me excited but unfortunately lets me down on all fronts. The range, and the fact that it can't be used when it's hardest to see my dog (Eastern Canadian winter :P) renders this thing as useless. Maybe you could mount it inside by a window, and save money on your electric bill hahahaha
It needs to be adjusted downward?
I bought one for my back yard thanks for your review 👍
Thanks for the review, great job. So how did it hold up during the winter?
I use a lot of solar lights with great effect, however they all have long cables. So I can place the lights in a no sun exposure area, but the panels in a sunny area
Tell me more please. Which solar lights?
@@donna7873 there are number of those, got them from aldi
also, very nice edit, love the transitions!!! good work!!!⚠️⚠️
Actually kinda impressive for being a solar power spotlight. I thought it was gonna be worse but it was pretty bright. Great video
I’ve noticed the refraction of light source from incandescent lights(infrared )from older cars can set off lights to interact w/sensors from a distance I have many solar sensor security lights & noticed new cars don’t set them off as much as older cars
I use 1 of these at the side of my house. It puts off enough light to not trip over something in the yard but not bright enough to help identify a burglar that might be hanging around. Ive had it on the home for 15 months now and it still works well. I'd say it's a great product but it's not Surefire bright. More of a utility light. I do not think it would last in Idaho weather. If you live in the south I think you'll like it.
You dont really do teardowns but could you possibly do one for this?
Thank you so very much. I haven't seen any reviews on the 4patriots solar light
Mine have been outside already this year in 20 degree weather it did just fine..also the single bionic light has about 6 hours of light time if it was left on all the time the double bionic just over 2 hours..both are 30 seconds after motion has stopped so its unlikely you'll run out the battery
My sunblasts are still going strong (all 7), great to have during the recent blackouts!
I know somebody that has a couple too and they work but I had this one out in the rain heavy rainstorm it works like crap I took it apart it was dry inside but now the lights don't blink unless you fully charge it with a spotlight but it dies pretty quick I'm afraid to put the other ones outside that I put I'm trying to find something better for more expensive so I can buy that and put this in that box and return that and try to get it $200 one for $19
Yeah well isn't the sunblast different from the Bell and Howell spotlight
Glad to see these solar products are getting at least somewhat decent. 10-15 years ago, most of these solar lights were absolute carbage.
So true.
*Mandatory* arbitration agreement
*Proceeds to throw it away*
That's my favorite part of the videos!!!
😢 🎻 all the hard work to provide it fine to waste.
I have a question . Please. I connected that one and there is a red light always there. Is there a way to turn it off or not
I have one of these and the sunblast one. Haven't picked a spot for them yet. I have one from Harbor Freight and two solar rope lights.
I've never had any luck with solar lights. The batteries seem to only last one year. Plus as you mentioned once winter rolls in we have gray skys for 3-4 months.
I'm guessing the reason they state not to leave it out during the winter time is because the cold is hard on the batteries and can greatly shorten the lifespan of them. All these inexpensive solar lights are likely using cheap Nickel Metal Hydrate batteries and as it gets cold their capacity is going to be reduced. They basically don't want you to don't want you kill the batteries.
Mine is over 3 yrs old and still going strong exposed to all kinds of weather...never took it down and was subjected to single temps.
Thanks for your awesome reviews.
Can you turn the solar screen to right, left, or backwards?
Please reply
the pir sensor work by heat movement, the tail pipe gas is super hot which will be picked up far past the 25 feet
One possibility for the light turning on without being able to see anything that would do it. Could it be some kind of bug flying in front of it, or crawling across it?
Was thinking of getting a couple of these for the alley behind my church… we get tagged up a lot so looking for something to at least be a deterrent and light up the alley overall
If you want a motion detected light buy the Mr Beams MB360XT. It is battery operated so you can mount it anywhere and the 3 D cell batteries last for a year or more. It cost about $20 and is not affected by cold or heat. It is rated 4 star + on Amazon by over 3500 reviews.
What happened to the Bailey and Q&A segments at the end of videos?
Does the solar panel swivel or just go up and down.
It would be nice to know where the products you review are made.
DO YOU REALLY HAVE TO ASK?
@@sonnyjomo yup... could be made in Vietnam, India, China, Mexico, etc.
Can you review the KarvingKing cutting board? It claims to be a cutting board that gets rid of all dripping problems when slicing meats,fruits,vegetables etc..
the questions is not which one is brighter when looking at the light. Which one provides better visibility on the ground?
I have one that is not lighting up n it outside n not shiny at night...what would cause it not to... please reply back...Thank You
The reason they want you to take it down in the winter is that cold temperatures have a huge effect on battery performance. Couple that with the reduced sunlight in those months and it will perform so terribly that people will complain. The batteries shouldn't suffer any long term harm trom the cold, they'll just put out very little energy. I think it's a ruse to cover for poor winter performance.
So where do you buy the Deluxe Version other than Amazon?
I got one of those lights but I use the stake and have it placed facing the garage and porch. I think I’m going to change it up and place it on my garage. I only had mine outside for less then a month, and it’s still working and I live in Pennsylvania.
i think there maybe some other tests to do like.. how far does it shine out.. the motion is 25 feet but spotlights are meant for more direct light like a flashlight unlike the sunblast that meant to shine the surrounding area... two other advantages that could be handy is that you can adjust the light angle AND the solar panel unlike many others where it is fixated with the light angle.. might be worth a shot for the back yard.. for that is a large size solar panel compared to others from the looks here
I appreciate you! Thanks Angel from The Bay
What is a good solar light to buy that's not over $30?
You make great videos, man!
Atomic Sunblast sounds like something from Fallout universe.
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My comment has nothing to do with your current review but I would like to know if you have reviewed "The Bluewave Pillow"?
I wonder if people are having a problem with it turning on seems by itself by motion by like trees you know that the shadow of them and see that this is a year old but I just got one of these lights and just checking everything out
Oh I like the red light it would trick some people. But sunblast forsure
Where did you get that poster of the photon?
Thanks for the review
Does the base of the solar panel rotates?
I have several of these in my dog run and driveway. For me these are great. Especially if I want to play with my dog after dark.
How is this light bionic?
I don't think it could be considered to be a bionic device, unless you implant it to your forehead.