Reddit reviews SUPERNIGHT 5M/16.4 Ft SMD 3528 RGB 300 LED Color Changing Kit with Flexible Strip Light+44 Key IR Remote Control+ Power Supply

> $200 - $600

That is insanity... If you don't care about it being adaptive, you can get 16' of these lights, with a remote, for around $16

https://smile.amazon.com/SUPERNIGHT-Changing-Flexible-Remote-Control/dp/B00BP4GNRY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1499711371&sr=8-3&keywords=RGB+LED+lights

Here's one with USB: https://smile.amazon.com/AVAWAY-Flexible-Waterproof-Background-Decoration/dp/B06XKDTS46/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1499711495&sr=8-2&keywords=USB+RGB+LED+lights

First and foremost, this is 5m of lights and half the price.

You can buy 5 meters of pure white for about $8, and if it's for cabinets why would you wan't anything but white? If you want RGB,

You can cut the strips to your own desired length/luminosity.

12VDC power supplies are in abundance and cheap.

If you don't need a remote, any cheap switch would turn them on and off, or better yet, use hall effects to turn the lights on if cabinet door is opened. Why would I want a remote for cabinet lights? Ambient light sensor if anything, so it works like a night light.

Sorry if I'm shitting all over this, I just laugh every time I see some overly priced LED lights. It works though, because people like lights. I just wish people knew how much they were over paying.

Those RGB light strips are usually 12v.. a lot of pedal PSUs have 12v outputs..

Not sure why this is such a good deal when you can get same thing on Amazon with remote control for about the same?
These are the same but use 3528 leds for $16 https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00BP4GNRY/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1467419174&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=rgb+led+strip&dpPl=1&dpID=51hQb-dcRUL&ref=plSrch.
This one is 5050 rgb led and comes with everything you need for $20: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00ASHQQKI/ref=mp_s_a_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1467422946&sr=8-12&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=Rgb+led
Just wondering why this is getting so much attention because I'm in the market for one of these for a pc molex case mod.

The most basic one you can find. Similar to this. :)

SUPERNIGHT (TM) 5M/16.4 Ft SMD 3528 RGB 300 LED Color Changing Kit with Flexible Strip Light+44 Key IR Remote Control+ Power Supply https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BP4GNRY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_zc0Lyb7Q06YHT

Get something like this and stick it on the back of your desk. Assuming its against the wall it'll illuminate the back really well. You could continue it underneath your desk for an underglow effect as well.

A far more expensive but wicked awesome looking alternative are the Nanoleaf Aurora

http://www.amazon.com/SUPERNIGHT-Changing-Flexible-Remote-Control/dp/B00BP4GNRY

Anything like that would work well

My recommendation would to be look for objects with a lot of visual texture. Stuccowalls are the trippiest thing to look at while up.

Get these: http://www.amazon.com/SUPERNIGHT-Changing-Flexible-Remote-Control/dp/B00BP4GNRY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1452560811&sr=8-3&keywords=rgb+led+lights

Had a buddy line the top of their living room with them. Instantly able to change the color of the room. Tricolor strobing is amazing, and seven color fade can make any space way more interesting. Some people can't deal with their harshness though.

Addressable LEDs (WS2xxx, NeoPixel, etc) will not work at all with Hue unless you build some sort of controller which intercepts the signal between a Hue-compatible controller and the strip. These LEDs work completely differently.

RGB LED = These are the ones used with Hue strips. Color is controlled per strip and individual lights can not be controlled. A voltage signal is sent giving power to each red, blue or green (white if its RGBW). Brightness combinations create colors.

Addressable LED = Data is sent to control each LED individually via code. Some strips have just a data pin, some of the ones from Adafruit have a data and clock pin. These have constant voltage from the 5v line and send signals to change color per-led.

Aside from the way these strips behave, they also use different voltages. Hue strips, and generic SMD5050 strips, use 12v. Most of the addressable strips are 12v. You will ruin a 5v strip if you shoot 12v through it.

Now, you can buy any generic SMD5050 led strip and connect it to a Hue-compatible controller. I've done that with these and it works fine, though had to solder the connections since the green and blue were backwards on the pins.

tl;dr Addressable LEDs will not work with the Hue system.

Why don't you just buy a kit like this?

https://www.amazon.com/Govee-Waterproof-Bedroom-Changing-Adhesive/dp/B07PCR7LPS/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=rgb+led+strip+with+remote&qid=1570406628&sr=8-6

or

https://www.amazon.com/SUPERNIGHT-Changing-Flexible-Remote-Control/dp/B00BP4GNRY/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=rgb+led+strip+with+remote&qid=1570406628&sr=8-7

Done. No work required.

http://www.amazon.com/SUPERNIGHT-Changing-Flexible-Remote-Control/dp/B00BP4GNRY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1419562516&sr=8-1&keywords=LED+remote+supernight

Very cheep, very good.

one long strip

http://www.amazon.com/SUPERNIGHT-Changing-Flexible-Remote-Control/dp/B00BP4GNRY/

precut into 4 strips

http://www.amazon.com/Lecoolife-Eclipse-Pre-Cut-Multicolor-Mounting/dp/B0140J6XKC/

Oh yeah I guess I should post that. I have had the components for a while, just needed to upgrade my case because I still had an old Thermaltake armor series case that weighed (no joke) 70 pounds.

Specs are:

i7-4770k

EVGA 980ti

16GB DDR3

240GB Crucial SSD

256GB AData SSD

1TB Seagate Storage Drive

LEDs are just some cheap RGB ones I found on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/SUPERNIGHT-Changing-Flexible-Remote-Control/dp/B00BP4GNRY?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00

I had to modify the power connector so I could plug it into a PC power supply.