Lepro MagicColor LED Strip Light 5M Chasing Effect, Music Sync Rainbow Light, Addressable RGB LED Strip with IC Chips, Remote Control Multicolour LED Lights for Bedroom, Bar, Kids Room, Gaming Time

Ok. Now I don't mean to brag but when it comes to comparing different types of strip lights, I know what i'm talking about. Obviously can't speak for strips I haven't used... but I use strip lights (trying cheap + expensive brands) for light installations (@eastlondonastronaut). Firstly, RGBIC is the (current) future. Choose this over RGB every. time. If you don't have the money for LIFX (or don't have the patience / perseverance for their terrible tech issues) this is a good contender for a tiny fraction of the price. If you haven't tried LIFX, and it's vibrance, colours and slick effects you're after, check out the LIFX strips. Best quality as a ready to use product. Obviously this Lepro isn't SMART but that is an option for just over £20. Phillips hue? Over it. If you're boring and want generic house lighting with no fun options and simple, colour schemes then fine, but i'm all for the bold colours and effects. I haven't tried the GOVEE RGBIC, I'm sure it's just as good maybe better, but the LEPRO 5m RGBIC at £16 (I just saved £3 with amazon promotion) there's no argument. For me, I like the simplicity of a remote (I have a lot of lights), I think you may have more options with the smart app based control. For a small remote it has a lot of options, different modes (6 modes which you can have both in multicolour or as a single colour, so that's much more than 6 modes as far as I'm concerned), good brightness adjustment and overall great for unique effects. I am so OVER the limited gradual, fade, flash strobe options you have on some basic, cheap rgb strips, and this strip is refreshing in its options. I also love how you can change the speed. Caution - If speed is (+) all the way you could trigger epilepsy so be weary of this. The colours are really deep, much deeper than GOVEE, Philips. These are waterproof (i'm 99% sure) as well, so not flimsy like the garbage you can end up buying on here. Only complaint is the remote is a bit delicate. Don't hold buttons down to long and use quick, gentle button presses or it seems to get confused. But still rate it 5* given the price.

There lights are a significant step up from uniform colour light strips where each LED is the same colour / brightness at the same time. Very impressive effects, and useful controls on the remote. I highly recommend getting some. Basics of the remote are: - Cycle through dynamic patterns - Adjust the speed - Single-colour effects (static, fade-cycling) - Six direct-access buttons for dynamic sound-activated effects - On/Off There is a memory function, so if connecting to a Smart Plug it will commence the last-used effect at power on, ideal for Alexa / Google Home routines (obviously you can't activate specific routines through Alexa/Google, you need to spend a lot more on something like Phillips Hue for that level of integration). I got best effects by bouncing the light off the ceiling / back wall from top of kitchen cabinets. A fresh lick of matt white was the prefect canvas for the colourful effects. An added bonus is because these lights are splashproof, the strip is more robust, heavier, and stays in place easier that strips where the LEDs are exposed to the environment. They'll also be easy to keep clean by wiping, something you can't do with non-waterproof units. These are probably the best LED strip lights money can buy at the moment, and they're worth every penny. And the Lepro Customer Service is first class too.

So, these Leds are 95% as described, meaning that: - They have remote control (works perfectly). - The lights have all the functions and all the colors described. - They are waterproof. The problem is that: - White light is not a white light, but a "White" light that has a "Blue" hue. Now I don't know if this is due to the Leds or is it due to the plastic coating that makes them Waterproof which "filters" the natural color of the light and which also filters the intensity of the light making it not really a "bright" white. - The sticky glue was a real pain on the a*s! (Clarification: I cleaned and dried the surface before applying the strips) I had to invoke all the gods I knew to apply these strips, I wondered: "How the hell do you make a glue that doesn't glue?" even the Clips had a bad adhesion! and it's not like I tried to stick them on some weird surface, I attached strips and clips to the wood! in the end I had to use super glue to stick everything! In short, if you don't mind a "White" light that tends to Blue and use super glue to attach the strips and clips, then this product is not bad and I recommend it because (with the exception of these things) it is a good product. If, on the other hand, what I explained above bothers you, then no, I don't recommend it..

Plug/ Transformer was faulty. Customer resolved the issue promptly.

Bright and colourful, but the first three LEDs near the power supply do their own thing and rapidly cycle random colours, including when switched off via the remote. Installing it involved moving furniture, so I just covered them with tape rather than order a replacement. A couple of other LEDs further along the strip flash randomly every few minutes, so maybe I'll have to cover those ones too if I can ever identify them. It's okay for lighting a corner of a child's bedroom, but I wouldn't have these anywhere more prominent, and I doubt they'll last very long.