Tapo TP-Link RGBWIC Smart LED Light Strip 16.4Ft, 1000 Lumens, 16M Dimmable Colors, 50 Color Zones, Works w/Apple HomeKit/Alexa/Google Home, Sync-to-Sound, IP44 PU Coating, Trimmable L930-5

Great smart lights if they fit your budget
I love LED accent lighting and was excited to see Kasa come out with these. I already have over a dozen other Kasa products – mostly smart light bulbs and a couple smart light switches.PROS:- For me, smart controls with Google devices works well. This is the main reason I paid a big premium for this type of light strip and it was the most important thing for me- Kasa app is easy and intuitive to use- Very easy to install – peel and place, plug and play- Extensions are also very easy to add. You just plug them in to the end of a 6.6′ strip , turn the strip off and on, and the extension acts like an extension (same color, patterns look good, etc.)- Great brightness range- Great color range, including cool and warm whites as well as many, many vivid colorsCONS- Depending on your application, these can get really expensive really fast. Used as accent lighting running the inside perimeter of two 6-foot tall bookcases cost over $300 with tax. And I paid for them with my own money, these were NOT given to me in exchange for a review- Once you cut a strip, the rest of it is trash. For each of my bookcases, I had to cut the last ~16″ of lights off to fit, meaning I threw away about $25 worth of extensions- Strips are not very flexible – you’ll probably need to run them in a straight line. There are no angle adapters available that I know of that would allow a 90 degree turnBoiled down, the pros are the lights perform really well and give you something I don’t think I could easily get from cheaper lights – the ability to control on/off, color, and brightness with my voice. But the cons areyou need to have the right application to pull these off. They are expensive, but the price compares pretty favorably to most of the other smart strip lights out there and you don’t need a hub or anything else at all (other than electricity and a smart device to set them up) to run these lights.I have had pretty good luck with Google controls. The first couple days, connection was a little spotty. But it quickly improved and even if one command did not work (e.g. turn on light), I could use another command (e.g. set light to 20%) and then the strip would respond to everything. Now, it seems to work well and its very rare that I have to do anything special to control the bookshelf lights, which are part of a group with other Kasa lights. If you’re like me, this is the main reason you’re buying these lights.You buy the product in a 6.6′ foot stretch and can add extensions (sold separately in 3.3′ increments). You can’t just buy an extension, the extensions only work with the full 6.6′ strip. So if you are trying to light a 3′ section, you’ll have to buy the 6.6′ strip and basically cut it in half and throw the cut section away.This is annoying because the strips are clearly made in 1.65′ sections and either connected by thin wires or a bulky (0.18″ thick) connector. I wouldn’t mind so much if you could install the strips with a turn (like make a 90 degree angle), but you can’t really do that.Now for the good stuff. The strips are very sturdy. Even though you can tell they are mated about every foot and a half or so, they are encapsulated in a soft clear gel-like plastic. The back has a high quality 3M tape strip. I never once had an issue with the tape not sticking, though I was working on a clean surface.Once installed and turned on, the lights are just what I wanted. Because my lights wrap around the inside of bookshelves (Ikea Hemnes shelves), I get a LOT of light. They very easily light up the shelves and I use them all the time at different brightness for different moods. The patterns are fun but I don’t use them often. Kasa promises to allow custom patterns at some point. I love that you can adjust the white color from warm white to cool white and there are tons of fun colors.I included a few pictures of the brightness taken late at night when it was dark out. I have the two bookshelves, each one with one 6.6′ light strip and 3 extensions (though the last extension is cut in half to fit cleanly). My camera sort of auto-adjusted the brightness but I think you can tell they are very bright. At 100% brightness, they virtually light up my (relatively small) living room.My bookshelves unintentionally have a light rail that helps hide the LED strip so I don’t see the strip itself unless I’m looking at the bookshelves from the side. At less than 0.5″ wide, they do a good job of lighting things up without sticking out.The product description leaves a lot to be desired. More dimensions… the cord from the power outlet to the light strip controller is 22″ long, the cord from the controller to the light strip is 6’10” and 1/8″ in diameter. The thickness of the light strip is 0.18″ at block-like connections on the strip, but only 0.11″ thick at the LEDs. So if you’re trying to run in a bookcase along the sides of shelves, the strip was thin enough for me to fit it between the side wall and the shelf keeping the LEDs hidden. The width of the strip is 0.48″.Overall verdict, if you’re into accent lighting and willing to spend a premium for a slick and stable mobile app and the ability to control everything with your voice, these are awesome lights. Over time, I hope these strips will become more flexible, adapters will be provided to turn the stripOn the other hand, if you don’t ever want to change the color or brightness of the lights, just turn them on/off with your voice, you’d probably save some money by getting a smart electrical plug (Kasa and others make them) and using a normal, significantly cheaper LED light strip (though professional installation, if needed, would cut into those savings).

Solid light strips if you can afford it
I’ve been wanting to replace my 25 Magic Home/Nexlux LED controllers. It looks as though Magic Home will never be mainstream enough to get more than the few integrations it has today. It’s ashame because the price for LED footage was much better. I wanted something a little more feature rich, maybe addressable LEDs, but MOST importantly, I needed something to integrate with Samsung Smartthings and WebCore SO I could have all my lighting automations in one place, an easy place to configure.The Samsung/TP-LINK integration for their other devices has been rock solid for my other 100+ TP-LINK devices. Unfortunately, I couldn’t tell from the reviews/QAs/purchase page if the KL430’s were written into the Samsung device handler because nowhere in the app does it specifically state this device is supported. I’m here to tell you, that it works and works well (although missing some features). Additionally, this is the same TP-LINK device handler for different hub integrations so I’m confident it will work well for other brands.The ONLY reason I bought them is because they had dropped to $59.Pros (for me):EXTREMELY bright. I know for a fact hue strips are nowhere near this bright and neither were my Nexlux lights. I’m still tweaking the lighting cycles but I normally have to keep the dimmer between 25-50% on the white channel.Good coloring. Comparable to their other bulbs. I think they’re about middle of the road on that.Easy to setup. Not really an issue for me but to some people that might be important.Quality LEDs. They don’t change color just by pressing on them.The connectors are extremely robustThe adhesion is good (and I’ve seen some bad LED adhesion in other brands).There is a little more functionality in the TP-LINK app for this device compared to other lights. I haven’t gone through all the settings but I thought there was a couple cool effects and I saw you could edit them.I can run all the lights through Webcore for the rules and automations.Works with Smartthings. Less of a delay/latency because there’s a direct integration.Generally speaking, really great LEDs.Cons (for me):The PRICE. Over and over again, there’s a chorus of users saying these are still pricey for the length. It will cost me well over $1,000 to replace everything I already have because it’s so much per foot.No jumper connectors (to create a break between cabinets).Their connectors are proprietary so you can’t just make connectors like you could with others.No 90 degree connector. This is a big one. The only way to get around this is to loop/fold but because of the clear waterproof layer it won’t lay flat no matter what you do. The “gel” will break if you fold it. The lights still appear to work but the gel is broken in some of my corners.No circadian control on these, yet. Its been requested as a feature request but not being able match the temp with my other TP-LINK lights without me intervening is annoying.Once you cut, the rest is trash. I’d encourage you to “strategically” purchase/install them the best you can to minimize waste. Do your longest runs first.Conclusion:They are a quality LED/App/Integration but the price absolutely needs to come down to make this more mainstream OR throw another LED strip in the box. This product suits my needs and sufficiently fulfills the requirements I had defined in my search for a better LED integration.

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Fue un regalo para decorar una habitación y va genial.Un producto fácil de instalar y usar.Brillo: muy bueno , de hecho no uso el brillo al máximo porque se vuelve molesto lo cual está muy buenIntegración con Alexa buenoUso en la aplicación igual sencilloPrecio lo agarre en oferta, así que si la vez en descuento no lo dudes