I have to commend the amount of effort put into this video with a highly detailed explanation of every aspect!

@AutomateYourLife

5 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

I love how informative this video was. Thanks!

@AutomateYourLife

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Great overview as always! Thanks for video!

@AutomateYourLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Bearded on! Take care!

Another very helpful vid. Thanks Brian!🎇

@AutomateYourLife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Big Bear!

Super video, thank you. I think it's worth highlighting the price as a key factor. The Tapo 10m 930 set is still a third less than 5m of the Govee M1. I went with Tapo over the superior M1 because I'm doing a 40m office build and for the price the functionality and connectivity of the Tapo excels. It's only accent lighting but still gives a lot of the zoned options of the M1. Will definitely consider your alternatives when I'm looking for actual lighting provision such as under counter kitchen builds, thanks so much for the lumen research, very valuable.

@AutomateYourLife

7 ай бұрын

Totally a key piece when you're doing a large area! That strip is really nice still, just watch the install and get it affixed well. It'll unstick a bit over time.

Thanks for the in-depth review!!

@AutomateYourLife

9 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

Nice work, Brian! I'll be glad to see what Aqara's just-announced strip lights will be like. I'm sure you'll tell/show us before I can get one to try out.

@AutomateYourLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks sir! I don't know when I will actually get that new strip because they often release the t1 series of products in Korea and China first

Wow.. this video was EXCELLENT. nice job!

@AutomateYourLife

8 ай бұрын

Thanks! Enjoy!

Amazing review helped me decide after watching right away

@AutomateYourLife

Күн бұрын

😃😃

Figured I'd bring this up, tplink just updated their editor and available presets for the L930-5, allowing you to select "off" as a colour on the painting options and even apply some additional effects to the colour painting option, but many of these effects seem unfinished as of writing, but it's better than the lack of options from before.

@AutomateYourLife

5 ай бұрын

Oh that's a great addition!

thanks for video its helped a lot, i was thinkin govee or tapo and now i know im gonna buy govee.

@AutomateYourLife

3 ай бұрын

Enjoy! Both are great!

Great Video I must say. Very informative. Just wondering why you did not cover LIFX over a few of the others you choose.

@AutomateYourLife

10 ай бұрын

Ohhhh just budget! LOL LifX I do think is headed in a bit of a different direction so I'm a bit hesitant with them at the moment. Just with the FEIT purchase :)

I love your channel and content, I have one comment or suggestion, When appling light strips or anything with tape backing it is best to check the surface for bumps, and unlevel spots, sand it down if needed. Next put on some rubber gloves, clean the surface with alcohol as you shown. KEEP the gloves ON [because the oils from your skin will effects the stickness of the tape] as you did only pull a few inches of covering at a time. Finally firmly press and hold each section for 5-15 seconds each, use mounting clip at bends, along long section, more it hanging in a downward position and for sure at the start, the end and at all connections. This will make your install look better and last a lot longer. If the lights you get didn't come with accessories, Amazon has a ton of them in kits. Check size and number of pins. On some surfaces we added extra sticky with a spray or roll on glue accelerant. Check with 3M for an accelerant for glue tape. Adding a metal track with clear plastic cover will protect the strips and they will last forever. Keep these great videos coming. HEY YOU..... LIKE, SHARE and SUBSCRIBE ....NOW

@AutomateYourLife

9 ай бұрын

Absolutely great post. You should make a vid on this one! Applying LED Strips This Way Makes Them Last FOREVER

Nanoleaf rocks in the smart lightstrip Comparison! It's cool lights stand out big time. Super impressed with it's vibe!

Your effort shows, ty!!!

@AutomateYourLife

8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

A couple of custom light alert we use are one for Phone Ringing another for the Door Bell for when listening to loud music or the ringer is off. Or like me get tunnel visual while watch YOUR channel or playing video games. I use flashing patterns or up coming storms, another for mail delivery from a sensor added in the maibox. This is my favorite one, when the garage door opens, it signals to the family to come out and help unload the groceries. I've been working on alerts for food and other event timers, such as bed time, keep medicine, TV shows, etc. While writing this I missed a couple of alerts notifications, So I'll be creating one to flash the lights in whatever room I am in at the time, that I have a missed notification I need to check on. I need this I am alway missing the simple alerts that most people are more dialed in on.

@AutomateYourLife

9 ай бұрын

Hey Thom! How are you doing the phone ringing one? Is this iPhone? :) That's a really great suggestion!

Would be nice if Govee would also offer an Matter over Thread Variant.

@SolarizeYourLife

7 ай бұрын

I wonder why so many manufacturers are so afraid of mattec over thread...they choose matter or thread but not both....so frustrating...

@Eliteboss2004

4 ай бұрын

They do

@SlyFox247

4 ай бұрын

@@Eliteboss2004 Which one comes with Thread?

@Eliteboss2004

4 ай бұрын

@@SlyFox247 can’t find it on Amazon uk, and it’s not on my orders.

@Eliteboss2004

4 ай бұрын

@@SlyFox247 I’ll try and find the box in the morning

Just subscribed. Very helpful. Could you please give some product recommendations for above and under cabinet cabinet kitchen lighting. I'm looking for primarily white light and want to control temp and intensity, and I don't want to go with a product which is too dim. I will need a total of 40-50'. I haven't decided whether I'll switch the lights or use some app. Thoghts?

@AutomateYourLife

5 ай бұрын

If you're going to use a switch, likely don't go smart. You can see from our spreadsheet though which ones are the brightest and can use color temp. So I think you've got good options there if you want to use the app method or other smart methods. But yeah, if you use a switch...don't go smart. You turn off all the connectivity when you turn off the power to smart led strips and bulbs.

@darrenburgess4259

5 ай бұрын

@@AutomateYourLife Thank you.

I’ve invested in the TP-LINK TAPO strips and am very happy with my simple applications (backlighting, tv, shelves and art). I don’t use the strips to light parts of the room, instead accenting with light. Appreciate the video of comparisons. Hues performance might be great, but ‘everything’ else is no starter for me. Govee has my attention… definitely will consider future projects

@AutomateYourLife

9 ай бұрын

I like that tapo strip lots too! It got a bad rap on Amazon for no good reason

Great video! Have you seen any products since the filming of this that you like more than the M1?

@AutomateYourLife

Ай бұрын

Nope! M1 is still the top as far as I'm concerned!

Great Video! 4:05 It would be great if you could make a video about Matter over WiFi and Matter over Thread and explain why you think Thread is better than WiFi for light strips.

@AutomateYourLife

11 ай бұрын

That sounds like a great idea for a video. I think I might call it which is better matter over Wi-Fi or thread!

@SlyFox247

11 ай бұрын

@@AutomateYourLife Nice. You would be the first one that uploads a video about that topic.

I don't think you could've went more in-depth, so creds for the work, really good content. but I wish you reviewed another Hue light strip, as the one compared in this video kinda wasn't comparable to the others, as I would say it's made for visible monting, while all the other ones are made for hidden locations with it's light being the only visible part of it. there are the Hue light strips that are better suited for corners, brighter light, and cheaper, which would be a better comparison in this case

Thanks for the great review. What would be the best led strip to mimic the sunrise and sunsets and adjust that animation? Could these strips also be used as flower lights to help them grow better in dark seasons. Hope you have time to answer, all the best.

@AutomateYourLife

5 ай бұрын

Eve/SwitchBot won't do a sunrise/sunset at this point (I think). So don't pick those. Also, you can absolutely use them as flower lights, but I've always noticed that the grower lights have a few blue/red LEDs and are relatively intense. So yes, but think about how you're using the strip. :)

Are the light strips bright enough these days to use as normal light replacements instead of accent lighting? I have exposed rafters and thinking of using light steps by routing a channel within the rafters. Just not sure if they have a large radius of light emission eg room 4mx4m

@AutomateYourLife

10 ай бұрын

I'd say it's close, but not always! Think of it in terms of lumens / meter or point lumens like I showed measurements for in this video. Most smart bulbs are 800 lumens so that's what you're trying to replace!

I have installed a three way Meross wall switch and experiencing some problems . Installed just one . The light does switch on and off at the Meross switch. But at the other switch the light will some times come right back on after turning off the switch. Do I have it wired wrong ? Thanks in advance ,love the videos.

@AutomateYourLife

9 ай бұрын

It sounds like it! Sorry, missed this comment Rodney

Very thorough!

@AutomateYourLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks sir! Big project here!

@GD-bn7sk

Жыл бұрын

… that’s what she said!

Great information thank you. What is the brand/ecosystem you used to sense someone standing on bedroom floor and lights come on?

@AutomateYourLife

Жыл бұрын

I used both Smartthings and Amazon Alexa with Tapo's strip to do that. You could use everything but Eve to do it today!

@Bohemian-Rhapsody

Жыл бұрын

@@AutomateYourLife Thanks for that information. But how is/what is detecting you standing on the floor is it a pressure pad or other type of sensor? Can you link me the sensor device please?

@AutomateYourLife

Жыл бұрын

Hey - So it's just a standard Motion sensor. You'll actually see it behind my feet when I step down in the video. This is the Aeotec Motion Sensor that uses Zigbee, so it needs a Zigbee Hub (Aeotec Smart Home Hub for SmartThings, or Echo 4th Gen for Amazon are my recommendations) amzn.to/3MFNMdf - Affiliate link for the Motion sensor from Aeotec You could also go cheaper with something like the ThirdReality Motion Sensor here - amzn.to/3OK1rTb (affiliate link again). It's just fine, just not as nice for standing up.

@Bohemian-Rhapsody

Жыл бұрын

@@AutomateYourLife Thanks for taking the time to reply I appreciate it. I’m trying to make my house smart but it’s difficult for me because of a mental health disorder. So explaining to me the way you did really helps thanks very much sir.🙏

Hi, I planning to buy GU10 smart bulb white ambience for my new house. (probably Philips hue + bridge+ motion sensor) I also planning to get light strip. I only require warm to white light. So what do u recommend for smart white LED or COB strip ? Philips led strip only have RGB if I'm not wrong. I was thinking of getting hue because I can control everything using Philips app. I have a Tapo Door bell as well. So i'm confused whether should i go Full Tapo products. thanks

@AutomateYourLife

5 ай бұрын

Hue is RGBW, 100%. You're fine there.

Good video Brian. Is there a way to modulate the lights from mattress actions? Ein Freund hat mir gefragt.

@AutomateYourLife

Жыл бұрын

I bet your friend did ask that question. I mean...I could do it. Vib sensor + on/off vib = B.A. modulation. Sir.

@daveschmarder-1950

Жыл бұрын

@@AutomateYourLife Thank you, Brian. I knew that you might have the answer.

really good video !

@AutomateYourLife

23 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Thanks Brian.

@AutomateYourLife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you sir!

Hi Brian. I need a lightstrip for my shower niche. What is the best one with IP 67 water resistance rating.

@AutomateYourLife

Жыл бұрын

Hey so none of these have an IP67. What I'd suggest is that you get some channel with that kind of rating and use that as an install cover!

I love Govee. I'm a fan. Got me some Govee smart rgb bulbs for my bedroom. Helps set the mood for gaming.

@AutomateYourLife

Ай бұрын

Sure does!

Great video. Can I ask you, do you think matter over wifi is more snappy than zigbee? Change scenes with zigbee bulbs in smartthings is kinda sluggish for me. It has that popcorn effect. Thanks.

@AutomateYourLife

Жыл бұрын

Hey Tony, in general most wireless technologies have about the same speed and tend to have similar latencies. Zigbee can be snappy too but if you get a lot of devices on your network it can slow down. The other thing that might be happening to you is that some of them are local and some of them require an internet connection. You can try a few things like grouping zigbee bulbs into a lighting group or maybe trying to switch the bulb types or to switch to an edge driver on everything

@tony1954

Жыл бұрын

@@AutomateYourLife Thanks for the reply. It looks like everything I have is cloud based. And I only have zigbee. I thought all zigbee could be used locally. I guess I was wrong. If I disconnect my modem (network still running) everything stops working. So the devices themselves needs to support local operation, even the hub, yes?

@AutomateYourLife

Жыл бұрын

@@tony1954 your ZigBee devices can all be local. Absolutely. So now you just need edge drivers for them all. Then they will be local!

@tony1954

Жыл бұрын

@@AutomateYourLife thank you for your time :)

I wonder if sync with the new govee m1 with other hue lights will produce pleasant eyesight or you can tell that they are different

@AutomateYourLife

11 ай бұрын

No difference as far as I could tell

i was trying to illuminate a flower fridge for my shop and bought Tapo L930-5 without much research.. and it was like there was no light at all xd.. Should i go for govee m1 ? i am mostly interested for bright whites (warm or cold depending on the content of the fridge) and some colored effect for when my shop is closed (because the fridge is visible from outside and i want it to look cool at night :P )

@AutomateYourLife

7 ай бұрын

I talk about that in the middle of this video. We go through which strips are great for whites and then which combine effects. I think you might have to pick between bright whites OR colored effects though, depending on the size of your shop

I just installed the Govee LGBIC outdoor strip (the 10m version) along the counter rail on my newly renovated deck under a basic diffuser rail. It's very much the pre-M1 version (with fewer LEDs per metre) and I got it for cheap last Prime Day. It's not Matter compatible (unfortunately) and will likely never be (grrrr...) - I have to use the phone app via Bluetooth or WiFi - but does have a lot of interesting effects. It's value for money compared to the much more expensive (and only 2m-long!) M1. I'll only consider the M1 for future renovations once it's come down in price.

@AutomateYourLife

8 ай бұрын

Hey David! If you're happy with it, I'm especially happy with it ;) Do you have a new music "self" feature on the strip? The M1's just got that update and I'm wondering if older strips did too. :)

@PeloquinDavid

8 ай бұрын

@@AutomateYourLife I just checked. (I haven't played with any of the many, many fancy animations yet...) On the music animation page of the app, there's a toggle switch that lets you choose between the device's own mic and that of the phone you're using to control it - as well as 11 distinct effects. I'm not sure if that's what you mean...

Perfect timing as I'm looking for some smart lights to put behind my 55" TV, must have USB power 😁hmmm looks like you haven't reviewed any USB ones 😏 probably because no one makes a voice controlled USB powered strip for TV's?

@AutomateYourLife

Жыл бұрын

Yeahhhh I don't think you're gonna find enough power draw. Lots of these are 12 V too, to allow power draw to be enough for the brightness most folks are after!

@alwaysright3718

Жыл бұрын

@@AutomateYourLife yup makes sense, will just have to pull the power through the hole in the wall which is a pain but managed to get all the other HDMI and power cables through...

Can you please tell me what the "with" is from these strips? Around 1 cm or so? I honestly can't find it on the specifications page. Thanks in advance!

@AutomateYourLife

9 ай бұрын

Our sheet? It’s on there

Does the clear resin/rubber coating on some of these strips yellow badly over time to the point that white light does not look good?

@AutomateYourLife

8 ай бұрын

I haven't seen that personally on any of these strips. I imagine it could happen depending on environment, but I haven't seen it yet.

need your help in choosing a light strip, as I am bamboozled by the number of choices. My situation is that I am extremely visually impaired, part of that impairment is me, in the kitchen anyway, needing the brightest, workspace white I can get. At first was going to go with this product recommended by a local lighting retailer it was called EFX, way more expensive even then Phillips. Wouldn’t mind if it were smart, but doesn’t need to be, just needs to be as bright as I can get it. Any help is greatly appreciated. looking to put this up as undercabinet lighting as well. 31:42

@AutomateYourLife

9 ай бұрын

With white, go with Eve or Nanoleaf from this comparison. You can see the lumens levels in our comparison sheet too, so download that!

@chef-magoo

9 ай бұрын

@@AutomateYourLife thanks so much for the quick reply, greatly appreciate it your upload truly got me hit it in a much more concise direction. Was kind of surprised you didn’t recommend to Phillips you, but I’ll take a second look at your recommendations, and again, thank you very much.

This is the best Video ever to be honest. I really hope Govee will release an M2 Strip that has an extra white Led and will be able to display all white colour range and maybee in combination with a 90 Led/m or even 120 Led/m. Would be the best Strip on the Market.

@AutomateYourLife

4 ай бұрын

Yeahhhh!

“Much to the chagrin of Paul Hibbert” truer words have never been spoken 😂

@AutomateYourLife

9 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

Got the new nano strips with thread. Had to send them all back. Connection from strip to power fell out with any vibration. I guess could have taped it together but….

@AutomateYourLife

10 ай бұрын

Oh that doesn't sound good. I think I did have that once actually, but once I got it installed there was no concern again.

I like Govee but am disappointed you can’t get the M1 in Canada

@AutomateYourLife

11 ай бұрын

I'll tell em! I know they're trying 😃

I have a question, can you actually use 4 meters of govee(2 strips of 2m) to light up a room as main light source?

@AutomateYourLife

3 ай бұрын

I think you could, but it'll depend on the room and how bright you want it.

@fabiansandescu1644

3 ай бұрын

@@AutomateYourLife just a normal room, about 16-20 square meters, and about bright, just as a normal light bulb, for a little of office and daily usage

1:55 is it better to bend led strips that way or nah bc that does actually seem to be better

@AutomateYourLife

11 ай бұрын

Totally. But not all strips can do it

@NoteR6

11 ай бұрын

@@AutomateYourLife I see thanks

Why did you mention that the Philips hue can be connected with all their other products but you didn't say Govee does the same?

@AutomateYourLife

11 ай бұрын

Mistakes I think!

Any way to get the lights to light up 2 steps above and below the step you are on? So every step you are on 4 to 5 steps light up and "follow" you?

@AutomateYourLife

6 ай бұрын

Not an easy thing to accomplish, but you'd need an addressable LED strip that allows you to turn on segments individually. We have a review on the Aqara T1 LED strip that could do this

@AutomateYourLife

6 ай бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/nKV71NKYgpvAiNI.html

Btw govee M1 can be set to diffrent brightneses on different segments

@AutomateYourLife

4 ай бұрын

You're right! I believe it wasn't that way when I first did this video, but they've done that. TP Link has made some improvements too!

What about LIFX light strip?

@AutomateYourLife

10 ай бұрын

Can't do it all! 🤣

Which one is the best for making more natural light colors, especially warm white? The first time I tried a light strip I didn't like how it made a bluish white and an odd color of pink.

@AutomateYourLife

11 ай бұрын

I really like the way that Hue does their warm White. It helps to have the diffuser because they often mix in those colours that you saw I do still like Govee but it is not a very bright warm White. The eve and nanoleaf light strips are really bright in all of the natural white colours and as long as you are going to be reflecting those off of walls or other surfaces then they will be excellent and you won't ever see the blues or pinks

Could you do a FANCY LEDs comparison to these?

@AutomateYourLife

4 ай бұрын

Don't know what that is!

Which strip works with powerbank?

@AutomateYourLife

8 ай бұрын

None really. You want the lowest power strip, so I think SwitchBot. But it still won't stay on for very long!

I wish govee would work with smarthings

@AutomateYourLife

Жыл бұрын

I hope they get an Edge Driver too, but I think it's gonna be hard. It's all gotta be exposed the right way to ST so it's local and that takes some effort. Matter gives us hope for basic control though!

RN phillips hue is £70 per 2 meters and honestly with my experience with them i can not say its worth it, the app is pretty good so are the presents but for £70 you are missing out on alot of things like multiple colours per 2 meters you cant have a rainbow or something of similar effect, the strips often break quite easily which results in having to cut chunks out of the strip and the customer service is pretty shoddy for £70 per 2 meters i would expect alot more from this product

@AutomateYourLife

4 ай бұрын

I wouldn't blame you for expecting more for the price. I just show the results!

TOP

Govee's customer service is second to none. It's all scamazon junk in the end, but having good CS makes it worth buying.

@AutomateYourLife

9 ай бұрын

That's a great point. I've found Govee really good on the service side too.

i believe Hue are superior, but too expensive

Do you believe that every smart home device will be compatible with Matter in the future?

@AutomateYourLife

11 ай бұрын

Nawwwww, but it'll be a high % in a couple years

WTF? You didn't even include LIFX??? LIFX has the best light strips. All these others suck!

@AutomateYourLife

7 ай бұрын

We'll include it in the next :)

@DGNG-dd3to

7 ай бұрын

​@AutomateYourLife I really don't understand why LIFX gets ignored so much. Other than some minor connection issues on crappy home wifi systems, it is the best! It is also the brightest. Has the most color features too. LIFX has also dramatically dropped in price too. I use LIFX for all my home automation lights.

I gave a thumbs up for king fu hustle

None of these are Smart individually addressable.

@AutomateYourLife

5 ай бұрын

Best is 3x LEDs

Quick question: With the devices that use Wifi, is that communication local to the house or does it need to go out to the Internet? I am trying to make sure my house is not dependent on the Internet to get things to work and appreciate your insight!

@AutomateYourLife

Жыл бұрын

Hey! Good question! For the most part, every light strip here is going to work without the internet in some way. Just not necessarily all of the ways you're after. It's going to depend on how you need the strip to work. Here's a great example. SwitchBot's strip can always use Bluetooth through their app to be controlled, so your phone will always have control. Plus you have a remote, and an on-device push button to turn it on or off. However, if you want to control SwitchBot through Alexa, that becomes a cloud connection. Any Matter product instantly does NOT require the internet to operate. Matter products also do NOT require the internet to connect to Matter Ready apps (Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Apple HomeKit, Samsung SmartThings, Home Assistant). So those are safe that way. Tapo/TP-Link is very good at not requiring the internet. Since Eve just works with HomeKit right now, I believe that's entirely local too. Hope that helps :)