I flat out love these lights. They are the centerpiece to a remodel I did for my oldest's bedroom for his 13th birthday. I've had very bad luck with previous LEDs self adhesion and they always seem to either fall down or tear paint off the walls. For this project I decided to use little clips (links below) to securely fasten the LEDs to the wall and it turned out great.
My son's room looks fantastic and all his buddies are jealous and saving money to pick up these awesome lights.
Pros:
1. The LEDs I used in the past had to all be the same color, so you can fade between colors, but all LEDs were exactly the same. These LEDs are individually addressable so you can get multiple colors at different sections that "chase" each one other around the room.
2. These are 12v LED so the voltage drop off has less of an impact on longer runs vs 5v lights
3. IP 65 water resistant - even though these lights are indoors and not exposed to moisture, I love the idea that the electronics are encased in plastic. Since I purchased these for my child, it gives me peace of mind.
4. The app that controls these lights works great. It has a bunch of preset lighting effects that are super cool (especially for teens). You can also control the brightness and speed of the effects. Since we installed a Nebula projector these lights are actually too bright. In the video I have the brightness turned down to about 20-25%.
5. Customer freaking service! I sent 1/2 dozen emails with questions on how to best configure the lights to fit my purpose and they were very helpful and very responsive. I inquired about a power supply with a longer cord so I could run my raceway the "pretty way" and although they did not have one, they sent me a link for an extension(link below). It now passes the wife test and everyone is happy ;)
Cons:
1. Even though these are 12v, they still require a power cord for every two strips. If you install more than two strips, you need to plan in advance where you will plug in the strips. I installed almost 100 feet so 6 strips (purchased 3 two packs). This requires me to plug in these lights in 3 different spots. The power cords look awful hanging down the wall. I picked up some raceways (link below) and painted them the wall color and they look great.
2. Strip connections where power is not required are unsightly. I installed my lights in series so the "chase" effect goes around the entire room. To accomplished this I have:
Controller not connected to power
1x 16 foot LED strip
Power cord
2x 16 foot strips
Power cord
2x 16 foot strips
Power cord
1x 16 foot LED strip
The power cords are hidden in raceways, but where you connect the two strips together there are 3-4 inches of connection cords. I cut a small piece of raceway to hide the cords and you can barely tell they are there. If you are more electronically inclined, I think you can splice these sections together; I simply was not brave enough :)
3. This is one more thing for my kid to leave turned on when we leave the house! haha
All in all this was a 5 star purchase and I am thrilled with the result. There is not a whole lot to get excited about in these trying times, but seeing the joy on my childs face from his new remodel was priceless. The lights have only been up a couple of weeks but I will report back if things go south.
Clips for LED lights (I used the screw clips, NOT adhesive ones):
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VBY4FN4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
LED power supply extension cords:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074C2BM9L/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Raceways:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GPFDL1K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Nubila Projector:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07L8R5PK6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1