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by Sander Saar
Sander introduces his one-month test of the Eight Sleep Pod Thermo Cover and outlines the topics covered in the review. Along the way it covers Sleep and Temperature, Unboxing and Setup and Comfort and Feel, and more. Final thoughts on the value, effectiveness, and overall impact of temperature regulation on sleep quality.
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Sander introduces his one-month test of the Eight Sleep Pod Thermo Cover and outlines the topics covered in the review.
On screen: A young man wearing a white graphic t-shirt sits on a gray couch, speaking enthusiastically to the camera as animated red outline points appear to his right.
An explanation of how body temperature affects sleep quality and why temperature-regulating mattress solutions are beneficial.
On screen: A man speaks to the camera while graphics and images of bed temperature control products and comparison bullet points appear on screen.
A walkthrough of unboxing, attaching the active grid to the mattress, resolving Wi-Fi setup issues, and initial water priming.
On screen: The speaker explains how to configure sleep profiles while a smartphone graphic displays the Eight Sleep app interface on the right.
A review of how the thermal cover affects mattress firmness and overall sleeping comfort.
On screen: A man in a white t-shirt sits on a grey couch gesturing expressively while speaking to the camera, accompanied by an informative graphic overlay on the left.
A deep dive into the companion app's interface, health integrations, and sleep metrics compared to other trackers.
On screen: A man in a white t-shirt sits on a couch speaking to the camera while an iPhone screen graphic displays Apple Health data settings beside him before disappearing.
Analyzing measurable changes in sleep scores, deep sleep percentage, and nighttime wakeups after four weeks of testing.
On screen: A man speaks and gestures next to a sleep metric comparison chart on screen.
A critique of hardware limitations, Wi-Fi connectivity, app features, and data actionability that could be refined.
On screen: A man sits on a grey couch speaking to the camera as informational feature cards appear beside him.
Final thoughts on the value, effectiveness, and overall impact of temperature regulation on sleep quality.
On screen: A man in a white t-shirt sits on a grey couch talking directly to the camera and gesturing with his hands against a plain wall.
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0:00–0:05 A young man sits on a grey couch, gesturing and talking directly to the camera.
0:05–0:13 A high-angle overhead shot shows an unboxing of Eight Sleep components and accessories arranged on a wooden floor. On screen: WELCOME TO EIGHT SLEEP SAFETY AND WARRANTY START HERE 8 EIGHT SLEEP
0:13–0:33 A young man wearing a white graphic t-shirt sits on a gray couch, speaking enthusiastically to the camera as animated red outline points appear to his right. On screen: SETUP & UNBOXING COMFORT APP & TRACKING EXPERIENCE & EFFECT IMPORVEMENTS CONCLUSION
0:33–0:37 Graphic text animation displays title elements over a neutral grey background. On screen: REVIEW AND TEST EIGHT SLEEP POD BY SANDER SAAR
0:37–0:48 A man in a white t-shirt sits on a couch and gestures while speaking to the camera as research graphics appear beside him. On screen: J Physiol Anthropol. The thermal environment is one of the most important factors that can affect human sleep.
0:52–1:08 A man sits on the right side of the screen explaining concepts next to an animated line graph illustrating melatonin levels and body temperature fluctuations over time. On screen: HIGH LOW 12PM 2PM 4PM 6PM 8PM 10PM 12AM 2AM 4AM 6AM 8AM 10AM BODY TEMPERTATURE MELATONIN
1:09–1:23 A man in a white t-shirt sits on a couch and gestures while talking to the camera, accompanied by a text quote graphic on screen. On screen: Sleep.org The suggested bedroom temperature should be between 60 and 68°F (15.6 and 20°C) for optimal sleep
1:26–1:30 A man speaks on a sofa with an inset image displaying a dual-zone temperature-regulated mattress. On screen: 70° 89°
1:30–1:39 A medium close-up of a man actively talking and gesturing while seated on a sofa.
1:39–2:11 A man speaks to the camera while graphics and images of bed temperature control products and comparison bullet points appear on screen. On screen: DUAL ZONE CONTROL BULKY SETUP HIGH COST The Pod Pro The most advanced Pod yet introducing new Room Climate and Weather Response, a Comfort Blend Integrated…
2:11–2:16 A man wearing a white graphic t-shirt sits on a light grey couch and speaks enthusiastically directly to the camera.
2:17–2:31 A man speaks directly to the camera from a couch, flanked by graphic overlays displaying a diagram of the mattress cover and a product feature comparison chart. On screen: Which product is best for you? Cover Popular Pod Includes Mattress Cooling + Heating Sleep tracking App Thermo Alarm Price $1,595 $2,495
2:31–2:42 A man in a white t-shirt sits on a grey sofa and addresses the camera with hand gestures.
2:42–2:48 A man in a white t-shirt sits on a sofa and gestures with his hands while talking directly to the camera. On screen: SET UP
2:48–3:00 A high-angle time-lapse shows a person opening shipping boxes on a wooden floor to unpack Eight Sleep components. On screen: EIGHT SLEEP
3:00–3:10 An overhead view displays the packaged components and accessories of the Eight Sleep Pod laid out on a wooden floor. On screen: WELCOME YOU'RE IN. SAFETY AND WARRANTY START HERE -> EIGHT SLEEP 8
3:10–3:13 The presenter sits on a couch speaking directly to the camera against a plain wall.
3:13–3:14 The presenter attaches the cover onto a bed with an on-screen smartphone interface displaying setup options. On screen: 6:22 Choose your product Pod Pro Full System Pod Pro Active Grid and Hub Pod Full System Pod Active Grid and Hub Smart bed Sleep tracker
3:15–3:16 A man begins fitting the grey cover onto a mattress while an Eight Sleep app setup guide is displayed on a phone graphic on the right. On screen: 6:22 Let’s set up the technology layer STEP 1 Active Grid STEP 2 Wi-Fi STEP 3 Priming STEP 4 Smart Temp STEP 5 Priming II CONTINUE 1 12
3:16–3:22 A time-lapse view shows the man pulling and smoothing the Active Grid cover over the entire mattress alongside the app overlay. On screen: 6:22 The Active Grid is designed to securely zip over the mattress. GOT IT Skip, I already set up the Active Grid 1 13 8
3:22–3:23 The camera captures a lower-angle view of the man lifting the mattress side to secure the fitted sheet beneath it.
3:23–3:29 A man stands in a bedroom fitting the base cover over a mattress tilted upright on its side.
3:30–3:35 A man lays out and adjusts the Eight Sleep active grid layer on top of the covered mattress. On screen: 8 1 18 EIGHT SLEEP
3:35–3:39 A man spreads a fitted gray cover over a mattress and pulls it tightly around the corners. On screen: 1 18 8 EIGHT SLEEP
3:39–3:41 A close-up view of the man's hands connecting a zipper at the top left corner of the mattress cover. On screen: TOP LEFT CORNER 8
3:41–3:46 A wide angle showing the man walking along the side of the bed while fastening the cover's zipper. On screen: EIGHT SLEEP
3:46–3:50 A close-up shot shows a man adjusting and smoothing the Eight Sleep cover onto the corner of the mattress. On screen: TOP LEFT CORNER
3:50–3:53 A medium shot depicts a man setting the Eight Sleep Pod hub on the floor next to a white nightstand beside his bed. On screen: 1 31
3:53–3:54 A closer angle shows the man leaning down to connect the cords behind the Eight Sleep Pod hub by the nightstand.
3:54–3:57 A blurry close-up view focuses on the floor where an Eight Sleep hub is situated next to a nightstand.
3:57–3:59 A person walks into view near the Eight Sleep Hub standing on the wooden bedroom floor. On screen: 8
3:59–4:00 A wide angle shot shows the fully assembled bed with the Eight Sleep Thermo Cover in a bright bedroom. On screen: 1 52 8 EIGHT SLEEP
4:02–4:15 A man sits on a mattress looking at his phone while an overlaid smartphone screen displays the Wi-Fi pairing and location permission steps in the Eight Sleep app. On screen: EIGHT SLEEP 1 52 1:51 Settings Wi-Fi Eight-GXH9 Unsecured Network MY NETWORKS Auto-Join Hotspot Ask to Join Allow this device to automatically discover nearby…
4:15–4:32 The speaker talks to the camera with an animated phone graphic on screen displaying app settings and connection screens. On screen: 4:08 LTE Eight Location ALLOW LOCATION ACCESS Never Ask Next Time While Using the App App explanation: "You will receive personalized recommendations for Smart…
4:33–5:00 A man speaks directly to the camera while seated on a sofa, with a negative app store review graphic displaying on screen. On screen: REVIEWS Review Policy 3.1 535 total 5 4 3 2 1 J P September 7, 2020 This app has me on the brink of returning the entire mattress and smart grid. Since the…
5:00–5:05 A man sits on a couch speaking while a smartphone screen overlay displays setup instructions for the Eight Sleep app. On screen: 6:43 What is priming? The Pod uses water to power the dynamic temperature feature. The water lives in the Hub's tank, and must be refilled every 4 to 6 weeks.…
5:05–5:13 A person pours distilled water and hydrogen peroxide into the Eight Sleep water tank placed on the floor beside the phone app interface. On screen: 6:43 What is priming? The Pod uses water to power the dynamic temperature feature. The water lives in the Hub's tank, and must be refilled every 4 to 6 weeks.…
5:13–5:18 A close-up shot shows hands pouring hydrogen peroxide and distilled water into the Eight Sleep tank with an on-screen smartphone display of the app setup. On screen: 6:48 The first step of priming is now in progress. This step takes up to 10 minutes. During this step, it's normal to hear noise coming from the Hub, as the…
5:18–5:19 The host speaks to the camera while the Eight Sleep smartphone application interface is displayed beside him. On screen: 6:48 SMART TEMP Customize your Pod settings Your body's temperature changes over the course of the night as you sleep. With the Pod, your bed can adjust…
5:19–6:04 The speaker explains how to configure sleep profiles while a smartphone graphic displays the Eight Sleep app interface on the right. On screen: 6:49 Choose your bedtime temperature Your bed will start to cool or heat 30 mins before bedtime so it's ready when you are. -1 COOL People like you fall asleep…
6:04–6:09 A man speaks directly to the camera alongside an on-screen smartphone display showing temperature settings in the Eight Sleep app. On screen: 4:40 LTE 84° LIIS OFF UNTIL BEDTIME Bedtime -1 Initial 0 Final +5 Wake Up 9:30 pm 6:45 am
6:10–6:29 A man speaks directly to the camera sitting on a couch with a promotional graphic displayed beside him explaining temperature adjustments. On screen: 11:00 PM 2:00 AM 5:00 AM 7:00 AM Learns and adjusts The Pod Thermo Cover features Smart Temp, a proprietary way to continuously and automatically adjust the…
6:29–6:40 A man in a white t-shirt sits on a grey sofa speaking directly to the camera. On screen: COMFORT
6:40–6:42 A fitted Eight Sleep mattress cover is shown stretched over a bed in a bedroom setting. On screen: 1 50
6:42–6:47 The camera slowly pans across an Eight Sleep mattress cover fitted onto a bed in a bright bedroom. On screen: 1 52 8 EIGHT SLEEP
6:47–7:05 A man in a white t-shirt sits on a grey couch gesturing expressively while speaking to the camera, accompanied by an informative graphic overlay on the left. On screen: Pod Pro Exclusive Comfort Blend™ Integrated Topper Contouring foam topper integrated into the Active Grid for enhanced comfort and pressure-point relief.
7:05–7:17 A man in a white t-shirt sits on a sofa and gestures with his hands while speaking directly to the camera.
7:17–7:37 A man in a white t-shirt sits on a couch and gestures while discussing features directly to the camera. On screen: APP & TRACKING
7:37–8:13 A man sits on a couch and gestures while an animated smartphone graphic to his right showcases the Eight Sleep app interface. On screen: 4:58 LTE 84 SS SANDER OFF UNTIL BEDTIME -2 Bedtime Initial 0 Final +3 Wake Up 9:30 pm 6:30 am Your Pod will automatically turn on each night so it's ready for…
8:13–8:28 A man gestures while speaking next to an on-screen display of the Eight Sleep mobile app showing sleep fitness scores. On screen: 4:59 LTE SS SANDER Day Week Month Year M T W F S Monday, October 12th 98 SLEEP FITNESS Time Slept TODAY AVERAGE 8H 32M 8H 29M 100 GOAL 4h 5h 6h 7h 8h 9h 10h…
8:28–8:54 A man sits on a couch speaking while an Eight Sleep app interface on a smartphone is displayed beside him. On screen: 4:59 LTE SS SANDER Day Week Month Year M T W F S Friday, October 9th 95 SLEEP FITNESS Time Slept TODAY AVERAGE 8H 34M 8H 3M 100 GOAL 4h 5h 6h 7h 8h 9h 10h 11h…
8:54–9:14 A man speaks towards the camera alongside an onscreen smartphone interface demonstrating sleep analytics data. On screen: 5:00 LTE SS SANDER Day Week Month Year M T W F S TODAY AVERAGE 28M 27M 80 GOAL IN BED +15m +30m +45m +60m Time to Leave Bed 2M 100 AWAKE +5m +10m +20m Timeline…
9:14–9:16 A man speaks directly to the camera with a smartphone UI overlay displaying sleep and heart rate variability metrics on the right. On screen: 5:00 LTE SS SANDER Heart Rate Variability TODAY 31 ms YOUR TYPICAL RANGE 36 - 46 ms Below typical range This indicates that your body is responding to or…
9:16–9:44 A man speaks directly to the camera next to an Eight Sleep mobile app screen overlay showing recovery and heart rate data. On screen: 5:00 LTE SS SANDER Heart Rate Variability TODAY 31 ms YOUR TYPICAL RANGE 36 - 46 ms Below typical range This indicates that your body is responding to or…
9:44–9:54 A man speaks and gestures towards the camera alongside a graphic overlay of a mobile health app interface. On screen: 5:01 LTE SANDER Heart Rate Variability TODAY 31 ms YOUR TYPICAL RANGE 36 - 46 ms Below typical range This indicates that your body is responding to or…
9:54–10:07 A man sits on a sofa explaining features while a smartphone mockup demonstrates the app's meditation and wind-down options on the right side of the frame. On screen: 5:01 LTE Meditate Build a practice of mindfulness with guided meditations. Breathe Calm your racing mind with guided breathing. Listen Connect with nature to…
10:07–10:44 A man in a white t-shirt sits on a couch speaking to the camera while an iPhone screen graphic displays Apple Health data settings beside him before disappearing. On screen: 5:02 LTE Health Sources APPS Blood Oxygen Clock Dawn Patrol ECG Eight Google Calendar Google Fit Health Mate Heart Study Jour Lumos Messages Mi Fit 5:03 Data…
10:45–10:56 A man speaks to the camera while graphics comparing the App Store and Google Play Store ratings for Eight Sleep are displayed on screen. On screen: Available on the App Store Eight Sleep Ratings and Reviews 4.1 out of 5 615 Ratings GET IT ON Google Play REVIEWS 3.1 535 total
10:56–10:58 The man sits on a couch, actively gesturing with his hands as he speaks directly to the camera.
11:03–11:33 A man speaks directly to the camera on the right side of the screen while a 5-day comparison bar chart graphic is displayed on the left. On screen: COMPARISON (avg over 5 days) 8.1 7.9 8 49.4 52.2 51.8 51.9 43 37.4 Eight Oura Apple SLEEP TIME (h) LOWEST HEART RATE (bpm) AVG HEART RATE (bpm) HRV (ms)
11:34–12:02 A man in a white t-shirt sits on a light grey sofa and speaks directly to the camera while gesturing with his hands.
12:04–12:19 A man speaks to the camera while graphics comparing sleep stage graphs from Oura and Eight Sleep appear beside him. On screen: ŌURA 8 EIGHT SLEEP Sleep stages 9:55 pm 6:59 am 10 pm 12 am 2 am 4 am 6 am AWAKE REM LIGHT DEEP Sleep Stages Out of bed Awake 21% 62% 17% 9:33 pm 11 1 3 5 7:00…
12:19–12:50 A man in a white graphic t-shirt sits on a light grey couch and talks animatedly to the camera. On screen: EXPERIENCE
12:50–13:03 A man in a white t-shirt speaks to the camera while gesturing on a sofa, pointing out his Oura ring.
13:07–13:48 A man speaks and gestures next to a sleep metric comparison chart on screen. On screen: BEFORE AND 1 MONTH AFTER 71.2 81.6 34 38 1.7 2.1 84 87 Eight Oura OURA SLEEP SCORE HRV (ms) DEEP SLEEP (h) SLEEP EFFICIENCY (%)
13:48–14:05 A man in a white shirt sits on a grey couch and gestures animatedly while talking to the camera.
14:05–14:48 A man sits on a grey couch speaking to the camera as informational feature cards appear beside him. On screen: Pod Pro Exclusive Comfort Blend™ Integrated Topper Contouring foam topper integrated into the Active Grid for enhanced comtort and pressure-point relief. Room…
14:48–15:29 A man in a white t-shirt sits on a grey couch, speaking and gesturing directly toward the camera.
15:29–15:33 A man wearing a white t-shirt sits on a sofa, speaking and gesturing with both hands.
15:33–16:07 A man in a white t-shirt sits on a grey couch talking directly to the camera and gesturing with his hands against a plain wall. On screen: CONCLUSION
16:07–16:28 A man in a white graphic t-shirt sits on a sofa and gestures expressively while speaking to the camera.
16:28–16:49 The host sits on a gray sofa against a plain white wall, actively gesturing while delivering his closing assessment to the camera.
16:50–16:58 The host sits on a couch speaking inside a split-screen video window on a grey outro card. On screen: WATCH NEXT SUBSCRIBE
16:58–17:00 A minimalist light grey outro screen with subtle red graphic lines.
0:00 Speaker A: Hi, I'm Sander and I believe in technology. Speaker A: Today we'll be taking a look at the eight Sleep PO thermocover. Speaker A: I've been using it for the past month. Speaker A: I wanted to share with you if it has actually had an impact on my sleep quality. Speaker A: In this video we'll be going through the setup, talk about the comfort, look at the smart tracking features that are built into the pod, see hard data if it's actually had an impact on my sleep, and talk about the stuff that is missing.
0:25 Speaker A: Things to know before you buy things, feel free to skip ahead to any of the sections in the about section there's a link for that and let's dive right in. Speaker A: We spend about one third of our lives sleeping and according to research, temperature plays a key role in helping us to get high quality sleep. Speaker A: Why? Speaker A: Because during our circadian rhythm in the evening when our body starts producing melatonin in order to relax and ease into the sleeping mode, our body also has to cool down about 2 degrees Fahrenheit.
0:58 Speaker A: And when we start waking up, our body will gradually warm up to be ready for the day and be active. Speaker A: That's why it's recommended by the scientists to keep the room temperature around 65 degrees Fahrenheit to help your body easily cool down or 18 degrees Celsius. Speaker A: The reality is that many our homes are much warmer or we're cohabiting with people who might prefer other temperatures. Speaker A: And that's why the temperature regulating mattresses come in, because they help to extract the heat from your body or help you to warm up.
1:30 Speaker A: While I've been aware of the temperature regulating mattresses and the positive benefits they could have, there's been several reasons I haven't really dived in. Speaker A: Number one, many of them did not allow splitting the bed into two different sections to control temperature separately. Speaker A: Number two, there were just two cumbersome solutions. Speaker A: They either had to have an air pipe to the bed or they had to have two separate machines which we just didn't have space for, like the Chilipad Ula.
1:56 Speaker A: And number three, there was eight sleep, but that was just a steep investment, around $3,000 which I just didn't want to do and required replacing our existing mattress, which we didn't want to do because we had already bought a new one fairly recently. Speaker A: However, all of that changed when eight Sleep brought out the poor thermal cover which almost halved the price from 3,000 to just $1,500, which is still a steep investment but much more reasonable and it still included all of the setup smart features that I was looking for, as well as a neat, clean setup in the room.
2:31 Speaker A: So I reached out to eight Sleep and they were kind enough to send me one to test out. Speaker A: The thoughts are completely on my own. Speaker A: Eight Sleep has no say about the content, and they will see it the same time as you will see it. Speaker A: First, let's talk about the setup. Speaker A: It comes in two different deliveries. Speaker A: In one of them you will have two boxes, one of them which houses the port that actually acts as the cooling system, and a tracking system built into that with all of the pumps and the water. Speaker A: And. Speaker A: And then in the second box you have the actigrid, the one that goes on top where actually the water is flowing in order to cool or warm you up and track your sleep.
3:05 Speaker A: And in the second delivery, you will have the mattress cover that goes on top of your existing mattress in order to attach the active grid. Speaker A: Setting up the pod and the thermal cover is actually pretty easy. Speaker A: There's a video in the app that walks you through step by step. Speaker A: It requires two people, but actually I was able to do it alone as well. Speaker A: So the first thing to do is attach the whole cover to your existing mattress. Speaker A: And what that does is to make sure that the active grid stays intact.
3:33 Speaker A: Many of the other competitors are actually using just rubber straps that goes around the corner, which actually doesn't keep it in place throughout the night. Speaker A: Once you've attached the COVID then you're ready to zip on the active grid, which houses the pipes and the USB cable that will then need to be connected to the port, which you can place next to or underneath your bed. Speaker A: Once you Once I had fully attached the thermal cover to the pod, the setup looked pretty neat and I was going to then connect the pod to the Internet, and that's where most of the hiccups started to happen.
4:02 Speaker A: The app, first of all requires a precise location information in order to connect to the pod. Speaker A: Once I was trying to connect to the WI Fi without providing a precise location in the app, it just did not connect and didn't recognize the pod. Speaker A: Once I was able to figure that out, I ended with a second problem, which is that the WI fi does not support 5ghz wi fi. Speaker A: So I open up the 2.4ghz connection in order to connect to that. Speaker A: And then I had the third issue that it doesn't support emojis in the WI FI name.
4:31 Speaker A: So I had to create a new network with just alphabetical letters in order for the port to connect to the Internet. Speaker A: And then the WI fi itself is very weak. Speaker A: Looks like they're using very cheap components there that all other devices in the same location are getting almost full bars. Speaker A: And then the pod is just barely able to connect to the Internet. Speaker A: And I've seen the WI fi problems also be in the app store. Speaker A: When I look at the Android app Store, the people are struggling to connect it to the Internet.
4:57 Speaker A: But once you're able to do it, it's pretty smooth sailing afterwards. Speaker A: Once you're connected to the Internet, the first thing that you need to do is called priming. Speaker A: That means you need to add water into the system. Speaker A: There's a tank on top of the pod where you attach distilled water with hydrogen peroxide in order to keep it clean. Speaker A: And then it does the two cycles, which takes about an hour and a half. Speaker A: In the meantime, you can set up sleeping profiles in the app. Speaker A: The great thing is that they also do personalized recommendations based on your age and gender, what should give you the highest quality sleep.
5:28 Speaker A: And you can control four different phases in the sleep one before going to bed, number two, initial sleep phase, three, the final sleep phase, and number four, waking up. Speaker A: For me, the recommendation was minus one and then neutral until wake up. Speaker A: The reality was that the best sleep quality that I was able to get was -2 to start, -2 for the initial phase, neutral on the final phase, and three when I wake up.
5:56 Speaker A: For my wife, it was actually the opposite. Speaker A: She had three when getting into the bed to the warm bed, then minus one in the initial phase, neutral in the latter phase, and five when waking up. Speaker A: The so it's very personalized. Speaker A: They do say on their website that it intelligently optimizes the temperature. Speaker A: But the reality is it just makes recommendations in the first phase and even later on doesn't give you any feedback loop to say, hey, you should try warmer or colder, because in each of the different phases.
6:24 Speaker A: So it's very much a trial and error by manually trying and feeling it out, what works best for you. Speaker A: Now let's get to the comfort. Speaker A: Did the thermal cover actually change the qualities of our original mattress? Speaker A: And for me it did. Speaker A: For my wife, she disagrees with that. Speaker A: For me, it made the mattress a little more stiffer, a little more firmer, and I felt those rubbery plasticky veins where the water goes in in order to cool or warm up your body when I was laying down.
6:51 Speaker A: So I definitely recommend putting a topper on it. Speaker A: And when you look at the pro board pros on their website, which cost 3,000 and more those are the ones which already have the topper built into that, so I guess they recognize that there is a problem with the comfort or all the while my wife said that she didn't really feel a difference between the mattress that we had before and with the thermal cover. Speaker A: So I guess it depends from person to person and varies and I also got used to it after a couple of nights of sleeping on it.
7:17 Speaker A: Let's talk about the app tracking and the smart features that come with Eight Sleep. Speaker A: You used to have to pay extra $60 every year to get the smart features built into Eight Sleep while at the same time you had to pay $2,500 to for the mattress itself. Speaker A: At least now it's all blended into the purchase cost and there is no additional subscriptions required. Speaker A: 8 Sleep app looks clean and it's divided into four different sections. Speaker A: Number one is the area which we already mentioned where you set up your sleeping profile.
7:45 Speaker A: What's the temperature you want to go into bed? Speaker A: What's the temperature during the sleep and wake up time? Speaker A: And you set up your going bedtime and wake up times as well. Speaker A: That's where if you had a port Pro or you had the port which had a vibrating wake up alarm which where you also set up your alarms. Speaker A: The great thing is that the eight Sleep app has got if this then that connector so you can link it up to your smart lights or your assistants to trigger the bedtime or trigger the wake up in conjunction with the lights going on.
8:13 Speaker A: The second area in the app allows you to see your sleep fitness over time. Speaker A: And the great thing is it gives you an Overall Sleep Fitness Score 96. Speaker A: But my question is what does it mean? Speaker A: I understand that 96 is probably good, but what's the actionable step that I can take? Speaker A: On top of that, compare it to the Oura Ring app where we looked at the review and you can check out that video as well. Speaker A: Where OURA gives you tangible outcome like you should go to sleep earlier.
8:40 Speaker A: You should try and have a wind down routine. Speaker A: You should not push yourself today as much. Speaker A: The Sleep fitness score doesn't give you any of that input. Speaker A: However, what it does is it breaks it down into all of the elements that make up sleep. Speaker A: This includes your time in bed, your consistency, your wake up time, your sleep stages, your heart rates and your tosses and turns during the night. Speaker A: Again, it's great to have that information there and you can tap on the small info button to see what it means.
9:10 Speaker A: But then again there's no tangible next step that you should be taking to optimize this for better performance or better sleep fitness. Speaker A: And the third tab is focusing on your heart and recovery. Speaker A: It shows you your heart rate variability, meaning how well have you recovered or how well you respond to stress overnight, which I think is fantastic. Speaker A: It also duplicates the heart rate measurement that we had on the second Sleep Fitness tab and it also shows you the respiratory rate.
9:36 Speaker A: For me, the little confusion here is why it's not all built into the sleep fitness, why it's broken into two separate taps. Speaker A: But I think I understand the reason one is focused on sleep, the other one is focused on your performance. Speaker A: All the while I think they should be combined in the app and give you more tangible, actionable guidance. Speaker A: Finally, there's a content app that doesn't house a lot, but it has some great ways to get started with your wake up routine, with your wind down routine for yoga and it has some great sounds if you want to fall asleep to some white noise.
10:07 Speaker A: Importantly for me, eight Sleep also integrates with Apple Health which I think is great. Speaker A: It provides the sleep data in one central place so you're not tied in. Speaker A: It also is able to read and bring in all your activity data across all the other apps, which I think is great, but it's not represented in eight Sleep app in any way. Speaker A: I hope they're using that data to build models and actually give you tangible information that you can take away, but at the moment it just takes that data but doesn't provide any value back to you.
10:35 Speaker A: One important thing to note is that if you're using Android then Google Fit integration is not supported and and unfortunately it seems like most of the new features are coming to iOS first and iOS app is much better rated at 4.1. Speaker A: At the same time the Android app is only rated at 3.2 so I hope they're going to find feature parity and make the Android app more robust. Speaker A: When comparing the results between Oura Ring 8 Sleep and Apple Watch, they're very consistent for the time in bed measurement.
11:04 Speaker A: They're almost exactly the same for the lowest heart rate and average heart rate measurements, so it's totally trustworthy and reliable. Speaker A: The only time to time there's plus minus one beat difference, but that's very small for hrv. Speaker A: Unfortunately there's a much bigger variance. Speaker A: For my HRV measurement there's usually 5 to 7% difference and 8 sleep is always at the higher end of that, while for my wife there's almost 50 to 100% difference so she sometimes sees double as high HRV for eight sleep than she sees for Aura.
11:39 Speaker A: And as we previously in the videos have compared Aura to Apple watch then I much more trust Aura for HRV measurement than 8 sleep. Speaker A: I hope they gonna have some fixes for it or it's gonna get better over time and I hope they'll be able to track that underneath the bed linen rather than having something attached like an OURA ring because it'd be great to have HRV built into the bed. Speaker A: At the moment I don't think it is very reliable. Speaker A: And then for the sleep stages the they are very consistent throughout.
12:04 Speaker A: Relatively speaking there is more of a variance in terms of time shifts, but it's generally pretty consistent. Speaker A: The only downside is that the graph in the eight sleep app is not as easy to read, so I hope they're going to take some clues from the Apple Health app or Aura app to make that clearer. Speaker A: Now getting to the experience does it actually help you tangibly get higher quality sleep? Speaker A: The short answer is yes it does. Speaker A: While it takes some time to get it dialed in in terms of what works for your body, for me it took about two weeks to get it properly dialed in.
12:34 Speaker A: Feel much better then for my wife. Speaker A: She's just getting there now. Speaker A: After months of use I do feel much more relaxed and the biggest thing for me is that I don't wake up during the night anymore, which used to be the case several times before, quite consistently. Speaker A: I also compared the before and after using my OURA ring a week averages before using the mattress cover and then the last week after a month of using eight Sleep thermal cover and here are the results.
13:03 Speaker A: My average sleep score before using the thermal cover was about 71.2 in the Oura app and for now after four weeks of using it, the last week it's been on average 81.6. Speaker A: So that's a meaningful increase in my sleep quality. Speaker A: What that means is my resting heart rate has dropped from 50 to 49. Speaker A: That's a small difference, but on average that makes a big difference. Speaker A: And my HRV has jumped on average from 34 to to 38.
13:29 Speaker A: But the biggest difference has been for the two things getting more deep sleep. Speaker A: So I'm now getting about 25% more deep sleep on average from 1.7 hours to 2.1 hours. Speaker A: And my sleep efficiency has gone up pretty significantly as well, even though percentage wise that might not look as much. Speaker A: In addition to having more consistent sleep and less disturbances in wake ups, the great thing is that I'm now more consistently waking up on with the warming of the bed and the light connected light coming on and haven't really used the auditory alarm the sound alarms for the past weeks at all.
14:06 Speaker A: What is missing in the port thermal cover, what is good to know before you buy and things that eight sleep could potentially do better. Speaker A: On the hardware side there are three things. Speaker A: Number one I wish for the comfort they would include the topper as they do for the Port Pro covers at the moment because otherwise you would need to buy it extra. Speaker A: Number two I wish they included the chest vibrating gentle wake up alarm as they do on the pros as well already. Speaker A: And number three on the hardware side is fixing the tech, having a stronger better 5 GHz WI FI support, fixing the Android app and making sure that there's better consistency in the HRV readings that are getting from the hardware or that might be a software fix as well.
14:47 Speaker A: On the eight sleep app side I wish there was more intelligence which they talk about in the app rather than just recommending your profile. Speaker A: I wish it was learning and adjusting as I sleep giving me better feedback around which sleep phases I should maybe try higher or lower temperatures. Speaker A: In addition as they're currently importing all of that data through Apple Health already to aid sleep app for my movement and my food. Speaker A: I wish that they were using that and showing you actionable tangible things that you can do in order to improve your sleep fitness overall rather than just give you a top line score which doesn't really mean anything without some steps to follow in order to improve that.
15:26 Speaker A: And they have that data. Speaker A: I wish they would just build a better ecosystem around that when they get that data to also give you more back. Speaker A: In conclusion, I like the eight sleep port thermocover a lot as we spend about third of our lives sleeping improving my sleep by about 15 to 30% actually having more deeper sleep, restorative sleep and having less disturbances and wake ups and makes me feel more rested and relaxed and living a better life during the day and I think now the prices come down almost half from the 2500 or 3000 investment to 1500 investment and allowing you to use your own mattress breaks those barriers.
16:05 Speaker A: For most people to get into this when there's certainly other things you can do to improve your sleep by having good blinds to block out any artificial lights, using blue light glasses or reducing this use of and having a wind down routines and fasting and all of the other things that you can do to improve your sleep. Speaker A: Changing the mattress and temperature regulating it throughout the night has made the biggest difference in my experience, while it's not perfect in any way from the hardware side in order to make it more comfortable and having all the features to make it a more complete product or the software side to make it more intelligent and give you more actionable steps to improve your sleep, I think this is the biggest sleep that we can make today for some of the lowest investment and have the biggest outcome to improving the quality of your sleep.
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