It really is! We love them.

Thank you for the kind feedback. We purchased the gray sheer style blinds. These were 85% blackout. I have another video coming in a week or two where I installed the gray sheer style 100% blackout blinds. We love them! I’m looking at installing these for every window in our home.

You’re welcome. You may find this one helpful too if you are considering anything beyond Govee: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKvGp6hmiph9Zpo

Glad it was helpful!

They advise against cutting them but I’ve read other do it successfully as long as they only cut at increments of 4 lights, but this would be at your own risk. The sets aren’t one long set of lights, so I would see if you can configure them to end at the end of one of the strings which are about 16-17 feet long. The best way I would recommend is to “cheat” the lights either at an end or the space between lights and then hide the cord.

I’ve seen people put extensions out from their house to hold the lights, but I think I would do something different with your situation. I’d look at something like these: amzn.to/3Z3GIgy Govee lights on Amazon to see if that would be a better option for you.

@ thanks for replying & the recommendation! I really appreciate it! I agree! Keep up the great work & content!

Thanks for the kind comments and good luck with whatever lights you decide to pursue!

They are different levels of color night vision. The cameras with ColorX provide color in the images at even lower light levels. If you select the products from the menu at the top left of the site, the cameras with the ColorX “X” logo overlay are the ones that have ColorX.

@@JoshsSmartHome Thanks for the reply. The Reolink website doesn't clarify that they are different. I assume ColorX is the better of the two.

You are correct, ColorX provides color at lower light levels. Their site could certainly be improved to point out the differences.

I haven’t noticed that. Mine are mounted high, but even when I looked at them when I was installing them and adjusting the cameras, I didn’t have issues with the cameras showing me properly.

Thank you and welcome to the Smart Home world! You can connect *some* of the lights from one to the other, but you need to 2 power sources to get to the full 200 feet. A single power source can only handle 150 feet and that is true even if they weren’t sold as 150 set.

Thank you so much, my friend

You’re welcome! Good luck on your install. Take your time and clean well. Also, doing it on a warm day may be best, some people have speculated that installs in the cold are likely not ideal.

@@JoshsSmartHome I am in Iowa and it’s cold in extremely windy. I hope I can get these up before Christmas. Lol.

Good luck. One person said they used a hair dryer, but that would be at your own risk.

I’ve historically used a variety including Blink, Wyze, UniFi, and Reolink. By the end of the year, I will be 100% Reolink as they are definitely the best! We use tons of cameras, so I will be close to 20 cameras on our property.

I’m not an electrician and I didn’t wire it, but if you want to see pictures, email me at [email protected] and I can send you pics when I get a chance.

Yes they make them, but oddly they don’t sell them separately. You can try eBay or somewhere like that. I’ve also read people splicing and putting them together with their own wiring, but that is at your own risk, the only thing that seemed to matter was that they are spliced in multiples of four.

We have nearly 500 feet, so I would guess maybe $600 or so, but it’s well worth it as the wife loves them!

@@JoshsSmartHome are these the new version?!

No these are the first version. I bought the first set when it was the only Govee option. We bought the other two sets later but wanted the same version so they match.

Thank you. I appreciate the feedback. I’m wondering if the glass door also hurt the viability. It’s a shame because it looks so much better in person, but capturing it on camera didn’t go as well. Sometimes my phone camera actually does better for these odd situations. I’ll try to do better moving forward.

I looked at the PW2 vs PW3 when I was getting everything setup. I would have had to wait to get PW3 and the specs didn’t make sense for me as long as I was installing more than 1. If I were installing 1 PW, I’d go with the PW3 for higher continuous and peak output, but if I was installing more than one PW2 works great (this is exactly what my situation was which is why we have PW2’s.

I believe that the Ethernet could provide the network connection long term. It’s used for initial setup on the WiFi devices. Unless the particular camera says it supports POE, you would still need the separate power supply.

I install the lights about 3 inches from the wall. I use a piece of cardboard that is about 3” as a template and hold that against the wall and put the light against it then press it up. It keeps everything consistent which is the most important part to get them looking good.

That’s a great question. The main reasons are the layout and associated costs. Most of the adjacent areas have corners around which it wouldn’t be able to properly track. Think lots of “L” and “C” shaped areas. The cost of the motion sensors are typically under $15 when I’m buying, so I get 3 or more for the price of a single presence sensor. Additionally, I don’t like the cords to the outlets and most presence sensors have to be maintained in a separate platform which isn’t my preference. Let me know where you disagree as I love these collaborative thoughts.

When it landed on the gaps, I either cheated it towards a flat surface or used double sided super awesome 3M tape to bridge the gap and stuck it to that. I haven’t had a single light fall off without a human causing it and some of my lights have been up about a year and a half. As long as you clean well and press long they stay. I did both mine on hotter days, but I’m not sure if that made a difference or not.

@JoshsSmartHome Thank you very much. Definitely will clean like crazy and going to try to get it done this weekend in the 60s even if I have to use a hair dryer!

Haha, I’m sure you will do great! Enjoy the lights

You can use the clips with the Govee, but I haven’t found them to be necessary. I installed another brand (not Eufy) at my mom’s house and they had a spot for a screw but I opted to skip the screw, and there haven’t been any that fell.

I’d say the Govee and Asahom have a similar brightness. The Asahom might be slightly brighter, but the Govee has a few more lights so I’d say they are pretty even.

Lumary is making a good effort, it will be interesting to see what comes of it.

It does great if you thoroughly clean with rubbing alcohol. I have almost 400 feet, most of which have been up about 18 months with no issues!

@ glad to hear! I’m installing mine in the next week or so also on soffit. I also heard install when it’s colder out can effect the adhesive. I’m up in Canada and it’s starting to cool down but not too bad yet. Hopefully a warm day when I install.

I installed all of mine when it was warm but it was over the summer in Pennsylvania, so it just happened that way. Make sure you press firmly for 30 seconds also to get a good bond.

How's the 3m tape holding up?

The 3M is holding up perfectly. Not a single light has fallen. 150 feet of the install has been up a year and a half with none of the lights 3M failing. As long as the surface is cleaned well and it is pressed for enough time, they work great!

Thank you! I appreciate the kind feedback.

Yes, you can select exactly which lights are on. Sometimes we just turn on the individual bulbs at the corners or a bulb every 4 lights or something like that. You could even do different colors for different lights. Basically, you can set it however you want.

@@JoshsSmartHome great, thanks for the response. If you mentioned it in the video, my fault. Thanks!

I may or may not have. Either way, no worries! I am here to help make all of our homes smarter, so feel free to ask any questions.

I have not with the ASAHOM as they are at my friend’s house. I expect that it is similar to Govee and you can see a couple I did with Christmas songs playing from my Tesla such as Auld Lang Syne, just go back to those videos on my channel.

We have almost 400 feet. We have 3 separate sets (non-pro), each with its own controller.

Thank you for watching and the positive feedback!

I appreciate your kind comments

You can control them in the app as a group or through Google Home to coordinate the lights.

I’m sure you will love the Reolink cameras, they are awesome. Getting your home network operating properly is important, but make sure you enjoy the journey as typically there is never a fully “finished” state in this hobby as new and exciting things are always happening!

Thank you for the positive remarks. You have a couple options. Although the lines are not officially curable I’ve seen people say they have cut and it works as long as sets of 4 lights are maintained - this is at your own risk and would likely void the warranty, but you could look for it in Google. Next, to point out, the strings aren’t the whole line, they are about 15 feet each. You can also set a certain light off, but that is limited based on the pattern. Finally, you could hide/cover them which I have had success doing with another brand. Let me know if you have anymore questions.

I’m so happy this was helpful to you. I’m sure that saved you tons of time as I know any rework is a huge hassle! Enjoy your lights!

That’s awesome! Certainly let me know. Enjoy them!

They recommend 2 to 4 inches. I place around 3 inches. For something unique (like your black wall), I would put a couple up and look at them at night to make sure it looked good before I did the whole set.