Review on Enhance Your Bedroom Ambiance with Dimmable 12 Volt LED Strip Lights: Music Sync, App Control, and DIY Colors for Parties, Halloween, Christmas - 32.8ft by Christi Lewis

I have been using SmartHome products for over 10 years, very close to the time they were manufactured and widely used. A few years later, I began testing, reviewing, and writing about these products for several unbiased comparison sites. With experience in this particular field, I have an extensive knowledge base in smart lighting. There are several considerations to consider when choosing the right smart lighting for a specific situation. Dozens of led strip brands in the past 10 years. I've followed advances in technology, understood the most likely areas for product failure, and what sets the best LED strips apart. Mood light, no work or reading light. Similar to the LIFX Smart Strip Light and unlike the vast majority of strip lights you will find, this WLtoeoo Color Changing LED Strip Light can produce MANY colors at once due to the control IC chip. This allows for rainbow colors, animation effects, and a range of special effects. For many years, this technology has only been used in light strips, which cost on average 6 to 8 times this. The materials that make up this WLtoeoo color changing LED strip are quite high quality. The rubber surrounding the LED bulbs is quite thick but very flexible. 3M tape is standard on these smart lightstrips, although people regularly have trouble sticking them. The small staples provided can be used to reinforce another method of attachment, but will never support the band alone. The best advice I can give for attaching a light strip is to first carefully clean the surface that the light will be on. appropriate. I first wipe down with a typical cleaning product like a Lysol wipe, then dry thoroughly and then wipe down with an alcohol wipe. Personally I don't use 3M double sided tape for attaching jigs as it can come loose. I recommend Gorilla Glue double-sided tape, which is guaranteed to keep your lights in place until you move them. . Colors are a bit less vibrant compared to the Hue, but that's negligible. When comparing Magic Lantern to the Phillips Hue or LIFX apps, the Phillips Hue and LIFX apps are much more reliable and easy to use. This is to be expected as these applications have been greatly improved. Something some might find useful to know that controllers like the BTF-LIGHTING K-1000C (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XJ1J915/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_4XAdGbB85E8JX) can often be used with RGBIC light strips, to do much more complex lighting functions. I haven't had a chance to test the functionality of this controller with this lighting kit, but most controllers of this type are generic for driving RGBIC strips. These controllers aren't necessarily easy to use, but for the enthusiast it's a great way to explore the amazing variations of what IC strip lighting is capable of. The LIFX Z has the best colors, the most versatility and the best app, but it's also the most expensive. In terms of color matching, this WLtoeoo model is as close as you can get, priced at about a sixth (or less) of the LIFX Z. With the Magic Lantern app, I had a bit of an issue connecting to the light via Bluetooth, but stayed solid once connected. Obviously Bluetooth's range is much less than WiFi's, so you need to be close to the light bar to control it. The application has several pre-programmed lighting modes and allows you to synchronize them with music. One area the app is currently missing is the preset color adjustment panel. I don't really like adding an app for a single product, but these lights can also be controlled with the included or remote control. The supplied remote control is in no way inferior to comparable sets. This product, the WLtoeoo color changing LED strip, is of decent quality, especially at this price point. Other kits I compared to were about 6-8 times more expensive for this number of linear feet - I chose them because they have the most similar characteristics. In terms of cost and functionality, this is a great set of LED strips. which I definitely recommend.