Best Permanent Install Exterior LED Kit? Govee, Govee Pro, Eufy, Appeck, YPS, Novostella

[@TheHookUp]

Small correction for anyone trying to use the Eufy lights with WLED: In LED preferences they need to be color order BRG with W and G swapped, I said W and B in the video. Full explanation of using WLED with Eufy/Govee here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGismYaBf5lkqLcsi=720loC0GEXehwGlS&t=332

[@PiercingGoblin]

Thanks for the update! When you show "Home Assistant: No" for the Eufy lights, does that just mean direct integrations from HA to Eufy, or does that include the WLED integration in HA? I would assume any lights that are WLED compatible would be HA compatible, but wanted to check before purchasing the Eufy ones!

[@TheHookUp]

@@PiercingGoblin Just the Eufy controller, WLED will always work with HA.

[@bradenjenkins9893]

How do you connect the Eufy kit to WLED?

[@bradenjenkins9893]

Seems like you’re going to do a video mid November… looking forward to it! (I’m hoping to find out how to extend beyond 100ft with Eufy… I’m planning on using 2 kits, just need to know how to connect them together … possibly with WLED?)

[@FreQi]

@@TheHookUp Can do a walkthrough on how you set up wled to control the Eufy lights? I’m puzzling over using the included 36v power supply where most controllers seem to have an input range of 5v-24v. How do you manage it?

[@propman07]

Great video on permanent exterior lighting. I can't believe that you went to the trouble of buying all of the different types of lights, and actually hanging them on your own house. The side by side comparisons of all of the different lights puts your videos and your channel at the next level. Thanks again for all that you do.

[@D3ATH_EDITS]

Well 148 links and no reply’s lemme change that

[@handydadtv]

You are a WILD MAN!!! Installing all those lights at the same time?!?!??? Wow. I'm super impressed. Super great review! A++++

[@TheHookUp]

There's the guy! Funny story, when I was adding tags to this video it suggested I add the "HandyDadTV" tag.

[@frankhernandez5273]

Dude! This is an awesome tutorial. Thank you for putting the time to make it happen. I went with the Govee non-pro version, and I'm glad I did. The app is fantastic, and I love that I can run them on WLED. It would be great if you could show us how to integrate some of the most compatible light kits into an X-lights Christmas show. Thanks again, bro.

[@TheHookUp]

I'll be making that video (xlights with off the shelf kits) in mid/late November.

[@marcusone1]

will be the way you can extend some of them beyond what the manufacture says. as its just a simply setting in the WLED software. will be interesting to see if voltage drop then plays a roll, why they likely set the limit. @@TheHookUp

[@erichubbard7754]

Anyone know if it would be possible to sync multiple separate buildings like home and garage? Specifically with Govee and a Weld controller

[@MihailTravel]

​@@erichubbard7754wled yes

[@wesheim]

This could not be more timely for me. I'm just not really ready/able to spend the time doing all the wiring/dealing with the power supply & electronics stuff which comes with doing a custom setup with RGBIW strips or whatever. Have recently been close to pulling the trigger on a Govee set so this is much appreciated!

[@gustopherdanso]

Yeah he talked me out of it as well 😂

[@lflsremodeling]

What a great video. This is exactly what I needed to see. Just today, I got a quote for $10k to have lights installed! The lights looked identical to the YPS puck tracks. I think I'll be doing a DIY install and saving myself some serious $.

[@xaviercruz3808]

😮😮 that's a lot! Didn't realize it can run that high for professional installations.

[@veganguy74]

Excellent comparison video. I bought the GoVee permanent outdoor lights, non-pro version back in July and just got them installed over the last few weeks. I’m very happy with the way it looks. I had made a cardboard template to keep the light nodes 3 inches from the wall for installation without having to keep pulling out a tape measure or ruler. So that was a useful thing. If I were to do it again, I would probably bring the lights 4 inches out from the wall. I don’t see any advantage to the Govee pro other than the warm white lights and it’s not really something I would be using very often. Plus, I’d rather have the brightness and more lights than the Govee Pro array gives. I have thought about running a separate string, just for warm white, if such a thing exists, but I would only be using that for security, or perhaps non-holiday accent lighting, but I don’t know. It’s still not worth it to me to get the Govee pro at this time. I took my time spacing the light nodes over the center of large windows, and other features of the house, so that worked out fairly well, and I think the wired system as opposed to a track system provides more flexibility for this. The wires are not really visible at all from the front of my house unless you get right underneath the eaves. So that doesn’t concern me very much. I definitely recommend buying more clips though that’s essential I think.

[@TheHookUp]

Nice, the template is good idea.

[@erichubbard7754]

Great idea using the template, as popular as Govee is perhaps someone has made a 3d printable mounting bracket

[@nonya13]

Do you soffits? If so, what type and length of screw did you use?

[@evanmurphy2846]

What clips did you go with the ones that come with or did you find other clips that worked?

[@aaronmorris9352]

Yeah I’m kicking over the idea of running a warm white strip next to the Govee pixels as well just for later.

[@JustinShands]

Thanks a ton for this video! I've been seeing a lot of Govee reviews lately, and I was considering them... but after your review, I'm leaning toward YPS. It just seems like a lot easier to get a "clean" install with those, and I'd really not have to climb up on a ladder in the dark to try adjusting individual bulbs. That, along with the higher density allowing for more flexibility, I'm really leaning that direction. Only downside is the Govee would be ready to go for the wife to start playing with, but YPS is gonna put a lot on my plate to get to the same place ;)

[@TheHookUp]

YPS is definitely better if you feel comfortable, or feel like you might want to do more hobby type stuff down the road. If you just want lights, and you don't want to expand later then Govee is the way to go. Eufy is a nice middle ground.

[@xnizonyt]

I just did some Ray Wu RGBW TM1814's and their aluminum track, they look awesome (similar to the YPS but way brighter) and the warm white is excellent. No bleed through from the blue like you get with some LEDs. Pricey though. 30M of track, 14 strings (280 pixels) and meanwell power supply for about $650CAD to my door.

[@Scott-jz2ko]

Don't suppose you have a link to what you got..as well as the channels? This is the route I'd like to go. Nice warm white is key. Thank you

[@markpearce9200]

Yes, would love the link for all that's required for this -- YPS is sold out of their puck tracks.

[@tburch12785]

Bro serious? Looking the Ray Wu store it looks like 30M of track is $1k plus $600 for shipping to here in the US. That's before the strings and power supply...

[@xnizonyt]

@tburch12785 each "order" of track is 10 1 meter sections. For some reason it only shows you that on the desktop site, not the mobile app.

[@tburch12785]

@@xnizonyt ohhh yeah that makes a difference lol. Thanks man.

[@fitthefoot7725]

thanks for another awesome video. Just cut the cables and installed my Eufy on my Dig-quad. In case anyone else is trying to use WLED with the Eufy lights, I had to swap W & G to make it work rather than W & B. It was otherwise exactly as outlined. Great tutorial!

[@burrisvideos]

Somehow you are always reviewing interesting things that I want!

[@TheHookUp]

All part of my master plan.

[@wesheim]

... Narrator: As it would turn out, TheHookUp's prior content covering safe home network architecture was a warning & not merely instructional ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ @@TheHookUp

[@leemarsh5258]

Incredible job - nobody else would go to all that trouble to review LED's - you are a MONSTER! 🙂

[@cymonophori9998]

Your work is impeccable man. Youve one of the best review channels. Your patience and indepth analysis is insane! Thanks!!

[@TechWithBrett]

You are blowing my mind right now. How did you review all these in the time it took me to make one video? Aslo, I can put the Eufy in WLED!?! I had a similar track to the YPS 10 installed at my house but it has warm white. I paid a ton for the install. Amazing video!

[@TheHookUp]

I saw your video, the install looks great! Yeah, the eufy just takes a 5v data signal, so connect the data wire to a WLED controller, positive on the LEDs to the Eufy power supply, and negative of the Eufy power supply to both the LEDs and the WLED controller (common ground).

[@TechWithBrett]

@@TheHookUp Thanks for the info. I might have to try that out. I'm still have a ton to learn about what my WLED system can do.

[@TheHookUp]

@TechWithBrett xlights!

[@JoeManningFirefighter668]

@@TheHookUp Eufy notes that you cannot cut to shorten, but I assume that is thrown out the window if you abandon their native controller and wire them to a WLED controller? I currently have strips similar to yours and am interested in adding the under soffit look as well, being able to add to WLED for xLights is key.

[@TheHookUp]

You can definitely cut and shorten them. I think the reason they say that is that the final LED in each string has a capacitor in it. I assume that makes it easier to cross gaps with the extension cables, but it could also be used for some sort of software detection of how many strands are attached.

[@MichaelStephenLau]

Awesome work! You never let us down with the in depth reviews. Keep it up!

[@chrispage6969]

I've just started looking into these style lights and thought "I'll wait for The Hook Up to set me on the right path" - perfect timing, thanks!

[@TheHookUp]

Haha, happy to help!

[@indykurt]

I did want to see every light kit lit up. Great vid and thanks for the hard work you did installing each kit, but mostly filming, and editing.

[@ChristmasOnCrestline]

I work with these lights a lot. Thanks for doing a side-by-side video! It was fun to see and your hard day's work and editing is appreciated!

[@JMAX79]

Which do you like working with the most?

[@Damachaman]

Thanks so much. I’ve been looking up spotlights recently to add the “washed” look, and your demo of the YPS track has me sold. I’ll need to introduce 12V into my setup - it doesn’t seem like you needed power injection, which is nice.

[@TheHookUp]

Power injection is needed roughly every 10m.

[@homeboi808]

@@TheHookUpWhat about the 5 LED/m variant? Still every 100 lights (10m) or can you get away with further? Even with the 10 LED/m variant, if you have a 20m segment, would that be a middle and end injection or just middle? If just doing 1 parallel run of ~100ft of power cable with tapping into it along the way, do you recommend 16awg or 14awg?

[@Foojaleeckalikeelamaka]

Greetings from Australia! Thank you so much for all the time, effort & money you put into these reviews. They are amazing. Especially renting the cherry picker lift must have been expensive & a pain but we really really appreciate it. Just don't go bankrupt with your reviewing addiction.

[@rodzack]

Amazing review! Thanks for doing all that installing so we don't have to!

[@yayinternets]

Great video as always! I totally agree with you about needing to have a warm white. It's a non-starter for me for permanent install. Would be able to use year round with warn LEDe.

[@Bigglare]

I like how Chris Maher was able to wire the Govee to WLED controller

[@TheHookUp]

Yep, I tested all the LEDs in this video for WLED compatibility.

[@husbandrew]

Thank you TONS for putting so much effort in these. You have no idea

[@VonSpud]

Very professional review ... Loved the use of the man lift ... Just ordered 3 Govee standard kits...(1 for Moms home)

[@BrandonDoyleMN]

good timing for this video and very in depth as usual :)

[@johngrinnell]

Amazing tutorial. I would 100% pull the trigger on buying permanent lights. My only issue is that most likely every year they will continue to update them.

[@robertjackson771]

These are awesome. Can you show us how you use them with the WLED controller. I think that would be the best way to go.

[@TheHookUp]

Yeah, I think I'm going to take a "week off" video mid November and show how I have all my light show stuff installed and setup.

[@robertjackson771]

As always that would be greatly appreciated. @@TheHookUp

[@wigglodamus]

Love the video, I am sorry I couldn't help but think "Make your neighbors, hate you with this one simple trick... hang 6 different LED lights up at once!"

[@TheHookUp]

Not gonna lie, the JLG manlift makes a LOT of loud beeping noises when you move it. Pretty sure my neighbor who works at home does hate me now.

[@csc30]

“You taught me everything I know about exterior illumination”

[@meganm1350]

I want to use the Govee but have stucco soffits. The 3D printed mounts are a great idea. Now I think I can go ahead with my lights.

[@jeevana.6391]

I prefer the scalloped designs for festive lights, but prefer the YPS for a more year round usable light.

[@TheHookUp]

I agree, it's hard to choose, that's why I went with both... lol.

[@jeevana.6391]

@@TheHookUp Haha, I was thinking about doing the scalloped lights and doing a neon style LED strip similar to what you had in an old video

[@chvydrptop]

Phenomenal review. I picked up a set of the Govee Pro lights in white. The PSU on this does not say it is waterproof on the bottom or on the govee main site. I am not sure if you are US based or not. One thing I would incourage when doing reviews is to add feet/inches when mentioning sizes. Products here are always set to feet and inches, it one of the most annoying things about products coming from abroad like China/Govee. They do things in meters. But just a great and concise review. That light show rabbit hole is making me think twice about these pro govee lights. The eufy lights also had a feature which was unique. It could integrate into their camera's and security cams somehow. I know the govee pro have matter integration but that is still being hashed out to how well they play.

[@btan4209]

Really excellent job. Man you did a lot of work. Covered all aspects of outdoor lights. Thank you

[@rogersmj]

I just installed the Oelo permanent lighting system a few days ago, and my neighbors thought I was crazy with the 45 foot man lift LOL. You installed 5 different systems! Your neighbors must think you’re absolutely insane. Great video. Oelo is a 36V system that comes in aluminum tracks, kind of like the YPS tracks you showed here. The Oelo is expensive, but it comes with everything you need and it’s 36V, which I really wanted because I had some extremely long runs and I didn’t want to deal with power injection. I looked at YPS, but I didn’t want to have to figure out my own power supply, controller, weatherproof box, etc. I paid about $2500 after taxes and shipping for 150 linear feet of the Oelo system in aluminum, which comes out to roughly 200 lights (I estimated a YPS system would have been in the high $1000s after I added all the other stuff I would need). And that Oelo price I paid is after a 25% discount, otherwise I probably wouldn’t have done it. Expensive, but like it said came with everything and all the components are very high quality. Except for the app - the app is pretty weak, but it does the job. Great customer service though, and I found out they’re working on a new controller/app that’s coming out in 2024.

Was very helpful think imngoing with the govee lights after your video. Thanks for taking the time to do the video

[@ziggyz5577]

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. This video helped me tremendously. Your hard work and head ache of work is greatly appreciated. 👏👏

[@dommed2978]

Very nice Job Sr.! Congrats and thank you so much for your hard work!!!

[@cristian83lp]

Great review! I think Eufy's future doesn't look very promising if they continue with their fully closed ecosystem. Personally, after 5 years, I'm getting rid of their cameras and sensors. I got tired of waiting for a good integration with smart hubs.

[@TheHookUp]

I think it's interesting that they have responded to all the questions about integrations with "not yet", but I don't think they have plan s on doing it.

[@justusmilligan6024]

Homebridge works pretty good with the eufy cameras and much cheaper than competitors “hubs” that can only do one thing where homebridge can do much more

[@YKSGuy]

The Govee PRO product page states in the fine print it supports up to 150 feet so that explains the extra power.. Also in the fine print they indicate a new driver module coming soon to go further. The Splicing parts / kit is what really has me interested in the pro.. I am really not great at soldering and past efforts even with heat shrink, hot glue and silicon have had water get in so I had given up a long time on doing year round out door LEDs again.. IT is a shame it doesn't seem to work with WLED, I hope someone figures that out and adds support as light shows is something I would love to do down the road.

[@TheHookUp]

It's definitely something that could be solved with software/code addition to WLED. They respond to the WS281X protocol, but the I couldn't figure out what was happening... normally it's obvious when there is an extra channel being sent, or missing a channel, but half the string was doing the right thing and the other half was doing other weird colors. I don't know why only half of a strand would be affected.

[@RushPL1]

The Pro works with 200ft. I've got it installed

[@JamesYoneda]

Amazingly timely. I really want to buy a set, but I also really want to do WLED in the future. And after seeing the pictures I realize I need that separate warm white LED too. Sounds like Eufy is the way to go for me. This is amazingly helpful, thanks so much.

[@TheHookUp]

Yep, seems like Eufy is your best bet.

[@JamesYoneda]

​@@TheHookUp- for 100% WLED DIY with pucks, do you think there's a cheaper route vs. buying the Eufy and throwing away the controller? I'd love it if I could just buy the strips/pucks themselves with no power supply/connectors/controller/etc.

[@TheHookUp]

The pucks don't have the same "scalloped" look as the lensed nodes from Eufy/Appeck/Govee.

[@FreQi]

@@TheHookUp Are the white LEDs on the Eufy individually addressable? Using the Uefy controller I can’t seem to set just one led on warm white while all others are off. Can it be done with WLED?

[@TheHookUp]

@@FreQi Yes, it can easily be done in WLED. According to Eufy that functionality will also be added to their app after the next update.

[@turtleplates]

Very well put together video Rob. Thanks

[@justintomblin]

You're right, Colin Furz is awesome lol

[@xxdemonshitxx]

Now this is what a quality review/comparison looks like!

[@Jbono7Productions]

Love the project farm vibe

[@RestNPizza]

Great info! Wish you had a shot with all of them on at the same time 😂

[@TheHookUp]

haha

[@AzaB2C]

Great timing!

[@Timichaud]

So much works for that video maannnnn😂🎉nice work

[@bobgodd]

Bloody hell just saw your correction lol. Thanks for this. Not entirely sure why but on my string I had to swap W and G to get everything to work correctly

[@BreaultAndrew]

Thank you so much for putting this together!

[@Nyc_wolfpack]

Great video I was lost on which to get till I saw it. I'm gonna go with Govee

[@eddiesanchez9095]

Totally awesome Video!!! Thanks for all that info. Your video made my life and decision easier. Thank you

[@mrbigbluff21]

I really appreciate all of your videos and how much you test everything out for us! But I must wonder what your neighbors think? Lol, always changing lights and I imagine you were up and down on the roof constantly just making this video. If you were my neighbor I think we'd be best friends lol.

[@TheHookUp]

I have a good relationship with my neighbors. They know I'm mostly not crazy.

[@Timichaud]

What about some wiremold plastic channels between each pucks to have nice straight hidden cables?

[@machdaddy6451]

This looks like so much fun, but it could become an addiction.

[@usa-earth]

Great and timely video sir! For the Eufy lights, if you have and install more than 1 set, are they controlled interdependently well with the app? AND is it possible to add one segment to a set - having one set with 7 segments and the other with 5 segments? - my first floor has a bit more to cover than the 2nd floor.

[@dhannu1982]

As always .. very informative video.. great effort … hats off to you… I’m planning to use yps.. can you pls advise which controller and power supply to use which is great and reliable

[@arthendrickson4860]

Impressive detail and video editing.

[@DebrodeD]

I'd guess that the Govee lights are probably controllable in Wled as long as you do some segment funkiness. I was able to get their string lights working with my Dig Uno (WLED), by creating 2 offset segments that controlled every other LED (meaning that one segment controlled the white LEDs and the other segment controlled the RGB LEDs.

[@TheHookUp]

Yeah, you could probably figure something like that out for WLED animations, but unless the color order is correct in the LED preferences window everything would get all messed up when sending e131 data from XLights (which is the main reason I'd want to have WLED control over the Govee app).

[@lsav1085]

As always a very informative video, thanks

[@delbancroft9339]

Great video, but Eufy integrates with their security cameras. I'm not sure about others as I'm researching to find competitors in this field.

[@TheHookUp]

I did know that, it just doesn't really seem like a big selling point to me. Are you going to have your entire house LEDs turn on any time there is a person detected?

[@Broton420]

Another awesome video, thank you so much!

[@jakevause5752]

Hi I’m looking into adding permanent lights on my house this year. Have you ever used or heard of enbrighten eternity lights? I’d love to see your opinion on them. There isn’t much out there about them but they seem to have a lot of really nice features and a lifetime warranty.

[@_DST0NE_]

The YPS10 track looks so good but man.. Govee has a huge ecosystem.

[@mynorandvirginiamendoza8072]

YPS has nearly 300 products in their shop

[@machdaddy6451]

I wonder if these kits are a result of competitions like the Great American Light Fight.

[@Pippy626]

Or custom is best with LEDs at what ever distance apart and WLED controlled and not that bad of price and you would never know they are there.

[@ScottyD]

Great review but one thing I have NOT seen on any of these permanent light reviews is maintenance and repair. LED's are notorious to stop working LONG before the manufacture claims. This is not because of LED failure, it's typically a cheap circuit failure. What is the repair/replace process of a single failed puck in the middle of a string? Do the manufacturers even make this available or possible or do they consider the string disposable if things start to fail within a string? I haven't found any information on this from any of the manufacturers yet.

[@TheHookUp]

It would be the same as any other LED repair, just cut out the bad LED and splice in a new one. For me, I ended up with 2 extra LEDs after my install, so I could just keep those around in case I needed to repair one. That said, the heat dissipation on these appears to be very good and they didn't get noticeably warm, even after an hour+ of runtime, so the circuits should last a long time.

[@ScottyD]

@@TheHookUp Yes I get that but let's just say you use 100% of the product for install. A year goes by or longer and you have a single LED fail in the line. Can you go back to let's say Govee and they can sell you a replacement LED fixture to repair your broken one?

[@TheHookUp]

Govee sells single extension strands, so 12 LEDs on Amazon. You can also buy single strands on eBay.

[@jcor-laura5450]

Nice video breaking it down. I do think you didn't cover the advantage of dedicated white led enough. If I am going to trouble of permanent mount most of year I want a warm white ambience lighting. Pure RGB white never looks right IMO

[@andyrob2215]

Great review. Thanks for all the great info. On the Eufy lights, if I wanted to cut and extend them the 10' you said worked, what kind of wire do I need. 3 wire or 4 wire? Thanks!

[@JackSmith-ud9bg]

Any suggestion how to wire 110 voltage supply to lights? Thanks for the veido .

[@netjet305]

Hello do you have a video explaining LED light strips, controllers and power supplies for longer than 16ft runs ....I have a pergola with 2 - 56ft sections? Thanks

[@nicks6913]

Such a great video and super impressed with all of that effort. One question; Would you ever consider running COB led lights over these? Im not a huge fan of the scalloped look and I have been searching for a COB LED that would work based on your other video with COB lights.

[@imdbtruth]

To do a house in COB addressable would be a much larger project, and much more expensive. Depending on the density of the COB strip, you'd quickly run into pixel limitations with many controllers, not to mention the much beefier power supplies that would be needed, and of course a ton of power injection... It's definitely doable, but it would take three times as long and cost three times as much, and be three times the hassle and expense when there's a failure. If you were looking for a similar effect, then I might suggest one of the milky silicone profiles that can be hung and can illuminate up to 360 degrees. Just my thoughts on it...

[@justinfabbott]

Back in the 80’s they had permanent Christmas lights as well. You just never took them down. Of course this came with a stigma and I imagine these do too…

[@shelltoe_soul]

Lmao underrated comment

[@aaronmorris9352]

Wow thanks for this. Was trying to decide between Govee non pro or the YPS pixels. I think I’ll go Govee because I have some other of their products in my house and one app to control them all sounds good, but I love the idea of a WLED controller in the future. Any way to do a data repeater on the Govee? I’m going to have to jump about 10 feet from lower to upper level and hope to keep it working right.

[@Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha9]

This was too much information for me. Great review I’m sure for those who are gurus and professionals

[@MrDingleberry31]

Great comparison review once again. Love these vids. Question: If budget wasn’t an issue, are there higher end products out there? What would a pro use?

[@TheHookUp]

The YPS stuff is the same that the pros use.

[@widgester]

I just received my Govee Pro kit and it comes with a power supply that has the same model number as yours SOY-3600300US-306A, but it says "FOR INDOOR USE ONLY DRY LOCATION USE". Did they put the wrong power supply in the kit?

[@TheHookUp]

Does it say "Rainproof" on it?

[@widgester]

Nope. It looks like a completely different power supply that just happens to have the same model number. Mine says "LED Drive (Switching power supply)" at the top where yours says "CLASS 2 POWER SUPPLY", too. I see the date code on yours says 2333 and mine says 2023-09 I've submitted a support request to Govee so hopefully they'll send me a suitable one that will work for outdoors while I work on getting an outlet in my attic to plug it in inside.

[@TheHookUp]

That is very strange.

[@widgester]

Just heard back from Govee support: "The power brick can be use outdoor" Not really the answer I was expecting, but I've changed the plan up a little bit and think I have a way to have the brick and control box inside the garage, so I guess it's okay in the end. Not sure I trust that answer when the supply itself says dry locations only... 🤷‍♂️

[@chvydrptop]

Same here. White and "FOR INDOOR USE ONLY DRY LOCATION USE"

[@DennisCarmody]

I have a couple hundred feet I want to cover. Can you buy two or more GOVEE kits (ea w their own power supply and controller) and sync them up in a sensical way in the app?

[@TheHookUp]

Yes, dreamview mode

[@chriserasmo]

Great video comparison. Thank you for doing this..

[@olemissjim]

Great review! Could you share a video of how to make the govee 36v lights work with WLED ?

[@TheHookUp]

Same at this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGismYaBf5lkqLcsi=wdeYehicYRFBQL14&t=336 But select "WS28XX RGB" instead of "SK6812 RGBW" in LED preferences.

[@sethleila4311]

Thanks for the very informative video! I bought some of the Eufy lights and have installed them on the lower story of my house and they're great so far. I have a bit of a longer gap between strands, and I'm hoping to be able to bridge that gap without soldering. Do you have any experience finding a longer extension cord for the Eufy lights, or stringing two together? I see you could do around 10 feet in the middle of a strand, but I'm wondering if extending between strands could go longer than the included 12 foot extension cord.

[@JoeGasz]

Great breakdown, I’m very interested in this product category but I don’t have soffits just 5 inch rain gutters so I’m not sure it’s possible for my home built around 1960.

[@efthimios]

Wonder is Govee pro good enough compared to trimlight which installed with tracks for cleaner look

[@LikelyLagging]

U can use the Govee lights with wled btw. Chris maher did a video on it

[@TheHookUp]

As I said in this video, you can use the standard Govee kit with WLED, but not the Pro (RGBW) kit. You actually can do it using groups and offsets in WLED, but it's a pain.

[@LikelyLagging]

@@TheHookUp must have missed that part, sorry!

[@nathanddrews]

So while I think the light show stuff is neat, i didn't see anything regarding the CRI scores. Which LED kit will do the best for every day incandescent-like warm accent lighting?

[@TheHookUp]

All the screenshots from the Hopoocolor have CRI listed (Ra). I think the Eufy warm white was like 81 and the Govee was 84.

[@nathanddrews]

​@@TheHookUpDerp! I didn't realize that the average score was the same as CRI. Thanks! I'm down to my last few incandescent outdoor accent lights and am looking into replacements for all of it at once.

[@torymblue2000]

Don’t go with anything under 8” spacing. Lots of other options for DYI, usually cheaper than the options shown

[@blizzard71]

I was wondering if the ones there selling on the Govee Canadian site ,the same as the non pro kits ? they look the same but different boxing , I am waiting for them to arrive ,thanks awesome video!

[@Questchaun]

the best are the ones you make yourself.

[@CoreyBenick]

This is truly an amazing video. For the Govee non-pro lights, is there a color that can get close to warm white using the RGB spectrum? I really like the idea of warm white for non-seasonal times, but I really prefer the price point and app compatibility of Govee non-pro over the pro or the Eufy.

[@rss8363]

Some people say they can get them fairly close to looking warm white

[@matthewfraser2226]

Will you be doing a similar video on LED strip lighting or are the puck style the new standard? I am looking to permanently install lights this Fall and am looking for the best overall set-up. Great video!

[@TheHookUp]

I'll be making a video mid November talking about all the different kinds of lights. I now have every different style on my house, lol

[@aaronleahy8353]

Thank you for putting together this amazing comparison! I was between permanent channel lights (YPS style), the Govee, Pro, and Eufy. I really wanted that warm white and the ability to work with WLED. What sort of result did you find with the Govee Pro's and WLED? Thanks!

[@MakunaRGBIC]

(See comment above, the support for the Govee Pro was added to NeoPixelBus (low level layer that WLED uses) so WLED team can now add the upper layer support for it.

[@mynorandvirginiamendoza8072]

Yps will have rgbw starting in January.

[@aaronleahy8353]

@@mynorandvirginiamendoza8072 Thanks for the update! It was a pleasure talking to you a few weeks back and I can't wait to get these ordered!

[@brianredmond7891]

Outstanding video. I would like to know about the YPS as far as power injection requirements and data boosting. I may end up with a couple hundred feet in total. Also, do you have or can you recommend a video about setting up the power supply and enclosure with a dig-quad?

[@TheHookUp]

I'll be making a video about psu and enclosure later this month. As for power injection, it's the same as any 12V string, so 10m/30ft can be done without injection and 20m/60ft should be done with injection after 15m.

[@jimi0710]

Have you reviewed “Ledating” outdoor lights. In case I missed it- where would you put them on your list. I like that Novostella comes in black, I wish the others did!

[@stevewode]

One thing to know, Eufy stuff is often on sale. I got my kits for $199. They are currently $230.

[@danilo352]

Thank you so much for putting this together! Is the YPS white at 19:30 the closest to a warm white it will do? I love the color of the Govee Pro, but after your video I’m debating about the YPS because: 1) I have a gap that I would like to go down to the ground and then back up the garage wall as opposed to just running the wire along the wall. That’s obviously going to be longer than 10’ 2) you mentioned these lights between a gateway drug. I probably should plan on that 🤣 Thanks!

[@TheHookUp]

22:16 has the warm white wled color.

[@zackzedar5114]

What would be the better choice as far as non holiday season security lighting and farthest distance output for when set you white lighting?

[@redfishrecon48]

Great video, very detailed. On the yps 5 light tracks, how many can you put together before you lose to much voltage to power or dim the track? Thanks

[@TheHookUp]

Same as any 12V light source, about 10m (30ft) before they will need power injection for full brightness white.

[@RickMoranus-t4n]

For starters... Great video and perfect timing. That said, now im in a pickle. I saw your video from 2020 and around June of this year started working on getting 200mts of ws2812b, QinLED Uno and so on. Question: If you could do it again, would you go with the any of these or the DIY RGB strip? I like the effects you can make with the RGB, but LOVE the ease of install of these!

[@TheHookUp]

I like them both. The strips look much more "festive" to me, I have them pointed out towards the street so it's a very obvious effect while the wall wash pattern is a bit more subtle.

[@RickMoranus-t4n]

@@TheHookUp Appreciate the response. Guess you werent kidding when you said 'I respond to most of the comments'. My wife liked the strips so ease of install goes out of the door! Cheers mate!

[@andreipiv]

There's also a govee elite now which is somewhere between standard and pro

[@TheHookUp]

I was under the impression that the Govee Elite was just a special SKU for costco that has 150ft in length and no splicing kits, is there any other difference from the normal Govee Pro?

[@andreipiv]

@@TheHookUp This is what I have gathered so far: Standard RGBIC - RGB only, no white LED 26 lumens output No easy splicing White color 2 Amp adapter Elite RGBICW (RGB with 2x warm white LEDs) 40 lumens output No easy splicing White and Black color Currently only sold in Costco Pro RGBICWW (RGB with 3x warm and 3x cool white LEDs) 50 lumens output Easy Splicing White and Black color 3 Amp adapter for longer length of lights

[@dougiesakurai3386]

In all the installs that I've seen, the lights are mounted 3-6 inches from the house. I've got a gabled 2-3 foot overhang around my house. The flat surface is at the end of that overhang, so the lights would be mounted 2-3 feet from the house. Would that still create a good effect? Also, If I did mount them closer to the house they would be sloped like the overhang is. Would that affect the way the lights illuminated the house?