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There are a ton of shills on Slickdeals, and there are a ton of fake sales of the govee strips. Just because it's heavily marketed doesn't mean it's a bad product. It fails as much as any led strip and will suffer from the same problems that any Chinese led strips will suffer from. Comparing the brightness of Govee strips to the competition, it's pretty clear that Govee is the best bang for your buck.
If you can afford Phillips for what you're doing, then sure go for it, but it super overpriced for what it is. You can buy 10 strips of Govees for the price of the same length of Phillips and again, they all fail around the same rate.
To add a little value to my post, here are lists of high quality project creators who are into LEDs:
https://www.youtube.com/user/ChrisandKassi
https://www.youtube.com/c/DrZzs
https://www.youtube.com/c/Zibartas
https://www.youtube.com/c/WesFisher
https://www.youtube.com/c/TechRandomDIY
https://www.youtube.com/c/TechTesseract
https://www.youtube.com/c/SmartHomeSolver
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheHookUp
https://www.youtube.com/c/EssentialEngine
https://www.youtube.com/c/HowToMechatroni
https://www.youtube.com/channel/U..._9bODS_4aA
https://www.youtube.com/c/MSTechCentral
https://www.youtube.com/c/3411HeavenMedia
Highly suspicious voting from a SD Staff Shilled affiliate.
Govee is rebranded Minger.
They were banned on SD for a while bc of shady marketing/shilling practices but came to some arrangement with SD where they not only got re-allowed but also get promoted by staff nonstop.
take this post for the advertisement it is.
you'll get a cheap product at a cheap price. maybe that is a good value for you maybe not, but take the post and popularity with some skepticism
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They are a "get what you pay for" product. They are not the best leds but if you just want some accent lights they are pretty good.
Put in the code
You do tend to overuse the word "shill" just an fyi
Those HP TouchPads though!🤭🤫🤐🤑🤑
That's back when the the planets were aligned and FW's Clearance threads trumped them all!
There are a ton of shills on Slickdeals, and there are a ton of fake sales of the govee strips. Just because it's heavily marketed doesn't mean it's a bad product. It fails as much as any led strip and will suffer from the same problems that any Chinese led strips will suffer from. Comparing the brightness of Govee strips to the competition, it's pretty clear that Govee is the best bang for your buck.
If you can afford Phillips for what you're doing, then sure go for it, but it super overpriced for what it is. You can buy 10 strips of Govees for the price of the same length of Phillips and again, they all fail around the same rate.
To add a little value to my post, here are lists of high quality project creators who are into LEDs:
https://www.youtube.com/user/ChrisandKassi
https://www.youtube.com/c/DrZzs
https://www.youtube.com/c/Zibartas
https://www.youtube.com/c/WesFisher
https://www.youtube.com/c/TechRandomDIY
https://www.youtube.com/c/TechTesseract
https://www.youtube.com/c/SmartHomeSolver
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheHookUp
https://www.youtube.com/c/EssentialEngine
https://www.youtube.com/c/HowToMechatroni
https://www.youtube.com/channel/U..._9bODS_4aA
https://www.youtube.com/c/MSTechCentral
https://www.youtube.com/c/3411HeavenMedia
If they were actual RGB-IC, I might would agree. (Govee themselves responded to my question stating they were not individually controlled but controlled by section.) They're controlled in sections not by individual LED, Which is considerably easier & less expensive to manufacture. There are some true RGB-ICs on Amazon and the difference in what you can do & the effects is amazing. ( And two different actual white LED's, a white & sort of a warm white.)
I'm not taking away anything from your comment except there are definitely better (cooler) sets out there for equal or better prices. "Meteor" on a true RGB-IC is just Super Duper Cool. And I am a 12-year-old kid a few times over. I have meteor going around my bedroom at this very moment.
Anyone interested in light strips who has the ability to use a screwdriver at least according to one article's statement minimum skill requirement, Can make a Philips Hue comparable or maybe better set using some very inexpensive components.
Query DIY Philips hue light strips and you should find the results. And unless you actually want to spend the money on Philips, There are manufacturers who make pretty much the exact same light strip. Somewhere I saw someone reference "Chinese light strips." I don't think you'll find light strips made anywhere else. It's just the way things are with certain items.
As far as Govee, It depends on what purpose they'll serve in your home. As far as cool lighting effects, Govee is mid tier. I found a true RGB-IC, and they're much better but a little harder to find. If you buy the RGB-IC light strip, the controller, and the power supply yourself it's really easy just to plug and play basically. These things are not rocket science The controller is very very basic. You can bump up to an Arduino controller and basically perform magic, or become parent of the year.
It's a trap!
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There are sets which are made for outdoors. They're sort of encased in a protective layer of ... I don't know. Those do very well outside.
Dang you beat me to the punch.
I agree.
Actually (this is an edit) I may not agree ...
Govee doesn't carry a true RGB-IC At least a few days ago they didn't. They're controlled by individual section. a light strip which is controlled by each individual LED is definitely worth the extra time searching. Or as I said in one of the other responses query DIY Philips or DIY RGB-IC light strip etc
They're really easy to make ... or assemble might be the word. Why do you think they push so hard to sell them? Because they're making a boat ton on every one. Don't get me wrong I've purchased them myself.
Do you mean GOVEE's RGB-IC? Once you've had true RGB-IC, you'll be upset Govee sold theirs as such. True RGB-IC is controlled by individual LED not sections of LEDs. And I'm sure there are some reading this who are going to balk at this ... trust me I have a set I can demonstrate for you ... Meteor on a true RGBIC is mesmerizing. And this is coming from someone who's been a 12-year-old kid three or four times already. The set I have also has two white modes which are white LEDs not a combo of other colors. Govee's RGB-IC is a lot less expensive to manufacture & Well .... marketing them the way they are Yeah suspect at best.
So what you're saying is having several of the same color in a row is okay and having every individual LED a different color isn't better, Especially since it's at least the same price if not lower you know.
That's cool. I understand completely. I'm okay with you being okay with it I know a lot of people are OK with something that's just okay. OK, Glad we're ok to agree on that, okay? Okay!
That's cool. I understand completely. I'm okay with you being okay with it I know a lot of people are OK with something that's just okay. OK, Glad we're ok to agree on that, okay? Okay!
If you found a deal for what you have mentioned, share it with all folks here. We are sharing ideas for different products under same brand here, no needed to be aggressive here.
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