32.8' Govee RGB LED WiFi Light Strips w/ Google / Alexa Support Expired

The TL;DR is:

Standard = cool, 100% preprogrammed, limited modes, one solid color per strip

DreamColor = cool, slightly fancy, 50% preprogrammed, more modes, multiple colors on one strip but only in blocks, block styles & modes limited/preprogrammed

Individually Addressable (aka "Fully Addressable") = Awesomely Cool, Very Fancy, completely customizable to the granular level, user-programmed, each led diode is individually colored as well as the function/action (aka: "individually ADDRESSED")



FYI: Addressable LEDs can also be referred to as "IC" (individually Controlled). Govee uses the term "IC" to denote Addressable (in blocks, not individual diodes) and/or FULLY Addressable (control at the level of Individual LED diodes)



Pro's:

Standard: No fuss no muss. Plug and play. Change color to anything App or Alexa/Google can recognize/interpret. Typically 16 modes/functions are preprogrammed for you. Easy to use and color choices are very good.

DreamColor: Adds some variation. Instead of a single color throughout the strip, you get blocks that can be colored individually and you can incorporate preprogrammed modes to display those blocks you have custom-colored. Basically, you get a segmented rainbow effect that can also perform functions like "chase".

Individually Addressable: Fully customizable in every single way. Create your own effects. The led diodes are individually programmed for color, mode, function, and pattern. You can create elaborate light displays with as few or as many colors as you wish as well as strings of sequences that "play".


Con's:

Standard: Modes and functions are extremely limited. The entire strip can only be one color at at time, even when in a color fade mode. Custom colors cannot be combined with preprogrammed modes such as color fade. You take what the manufacturer gives you. Typically a 7-color cross fade of mostly primary colors and very limited color choices for other modes. You give up color choice, color mixture, and functions/modes beyond those preprogrammed.

DreamColor: While this does add multiple colors in one single strip, they are in blocks. Additionally, the color blocks can lack full color customization (not 16 million colors but a limited selection) and they are always limited to a certain number of segments in a certain set pattern. The modes/functions incorporating the color blocks are very limited and preprogrammed. Additionally, many DreamColor manufacturers, such as Govee, have a glitch in the color rendering when the user selects highly customized colors for the blocks (non-standard colors that do not correspond to "named" or common hues like magenta, aquamarine, vermillion or the primary colors .... a cream-white-peach hue would be an example). This glitch causes the customized hue to be rendered as the closest primary color, which is an unpleasant result of you wanted soft apricot and the result is fire engine red, burnt orange, or school bus yellow.

Individually Addressable: The programming.....the programming....the programming (and raspberry pi LoL). Both a pro and con.


Here are some articles that might help:

Standard vs. Individually Addressable LED Strips: Differences & Applications
https://www.arrow.com/en/research...led-strips

The Smart Home Hookup - Beginners Guide To Individually Addressable RGB LED Strips
http://www.thesmarthomehookup.com...ed-strips/

Asus.com Forum: Addressable bs Non-Addressable RGB Header (not about led strips per se, but it's informative and there are posts with good info in the thread)
https://rog.asus.com/forum/showth...RGB-Header

Videos:
Part 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbFu3ePrYPI

Part 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggaY5dd0XFs

I hope this helps. If so, throw some Rep!

Found one for r/choosingbeggars

It's not DreamColor. It's just RGB.