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- This video will compare $20 Strip Light vs $200 Strip Light.
The two Strip Lights I am going to compare today are the Philips Hue, which needs a network bridge and a generic $20 Strip Light.
Starting price for the generic strip lighting is $20s and the Philips Hue range will be around $200.
If we take a look at the $20 strip light first. The box contains the RGB Control Box. This control box allows us to power the strip lighting and it also allows us to use the infrared remote control to change the color of the LED strip.
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123myIT I wish I watched this before purchasing the light strip. I had no idea I needed a hue bridge. I’m returning it tomorrow
@@shinamcalister2089 Unlucky.
@@shinamcalister2089 Don't be silly lol love yourself stay with philips hue better quality, much brighter and last longer --- invite your friend and have a party lighting xD
@@cawzidall_3575 Or get about 5x as many lights, double the pixel density and use any number of RGBWW controllers and an Arduino and you could have your entire room light up interactively with the addition of a simple mic or camera interface. All of that for less than you would pay for HUE.
We produced LED strips like the second one, but we’re a little company. It’s getting harder to live on the market.
The hue lightstrip has a warm and cool led next to the coloured RGB one so it is able to produce accurate white colours compared to the cheaper one. That’s what you saw when you had it set to red.
A good comment thanks for sharing!
Isn't that quite stupid that the white led lights up when you increase the brightness of rgb colours on the strip? I get that it makes it brighter, but you also lose some of the qualities of pure RGB lighting when adding white light.
@@kbkawa4222 No the warm white LED makes better warm colors yellow or orange for example. And the Cool white LED makes the pastel colors better.
@@monsterGLL That doesn't entirely make sense. A warm white LED is just white light with yellow light. AN accurate orange light is just green light with red light in the correct proportion. The only reason I can see as to why they would add these side LED lights is because it makes the light seem brighter than it actually is (at the cost of losing color accuracy and even monochromaticity since it adds white light)
@@kbkawa4222 My professional light fixtures all habe a warm amber LED, to make warm colors better. Without it war colors just dont look right.
I dont even have either of these its just 2am and youtoube told me to watch this
Gotta love you tube !! :)
Me too 😂😂 for me its 3 am
@@Roseysplanet lol
me too it’s 4 am tho 😂
@@hishuhishi haha its a popular video !
The Philips hue are way to overpriced
Could be.
The reason why Philip's hue components are so expensive is not the material/quality. It's the software. They've probably spend a huge amount of money developing an app as easy as it is right now. And to be honest. It works great, the app is really good.
Noname I agree. It’s why I switched over to exclusively using Philips hue over the cheaper brands. All the knock off apps are so bad. I couldn’t stand it. The Philips hue ecosystem is nice. I really feel like it’s worth the money, but to each their own. It’s a luxury item, you don’t NEED these things. But once you buy the best there is, there is no going back.
@@tolbiii Good feedback. :)
Noname Sir, even though I certainly agree with you, I still believe Phillips does whatever they want with prices, there isn’t any other product similar to theirs (quality speaking). It is worth mention that I own a ton of Hue products and I love them all. I wish they were a bit more affordable.
It is indeed brighter but not 10 times brighter...cheap version does the trick for 20 bucks
You can actually get the cheap version for 2 dollars off of Aliexpress.
I've had probably 4 or 5 different brands of cheap ones, and they all go to shit one way or another under a year.
@@VeNinjaK Don't know what you're talking about, have had mine for almost 4 years now and they work fine.
dead inside can you tell me the brand?
@@Mikhashilin i have these de.paulmann.com/innenleuchten/led-stripes/yourled/yourled-lights-and-sound-comfort-set-3m-rgb-fuer-musikgesteuerten-farbwechsel/70956
they are not 5$ like the ones from ebay but they are also not 200$ like the philips hue light ones, and the best thing about is the smooth fade transitions between the colors shift which those cheap 5$ donthave, they usually have very rough hard transitions and it very visible so I would honestly tell you to give it a go and try these
I got my Philips Hue lights the other day which included the Hue Bridge, 1 strip lighting & 2 Bar lights. I can honestly say I love them with how much control you have other them and the huge range of colours, scenes and brightness they provide. Highly recommend but can become expensive.
Nice feedback!
A few problems with this review. The remote has arrows on it which you never used. They give you far more control of color instead of the push button colors. You can also find your favorite colors and set them to the DIY buttons. One addition though, you can buy a wifi or Bluetooth enabled connector to replace the regular connector, then you’ll have a free color picker app just like the HUE version. I bought 4 spools, 40 meters for $25, and added added Bluetooth for $5. Not as amazing as the HUE, but insanely cheap.
The tek is to buy a $22 Zigbee LED strip controller from aliexpress and pair that with your $20 strip and then you have a Philips hue controlled strip for $42.
Nice feedback mate !
I’ve had 3 sets of cheap ones and something on them always breaks so I went with the hue and they been working great for awhile now
Good feedback mate.
I have philips HUE in my every day use, and i have also cheap smart lights. I can tell, the price is something you can see in market, but the cuality is very important and you can't compare it with numbers. Of course philips hue is pretty expencive, but if you have enough money to eat after you bought it, it is worth it.
I would get the 20 dollars ain't paying 200 bucks on led lights for my room
:)
I think everyone should agree unless you are shiting gold
I absolutely love hue! Better quality 👌🏻
Nice!
Bout $80 difference and 5% better🤣🤦♂️
True
180$
@@xbyxenos3200 The philips cable is 2m and the other one is 1m...
Filip Stancetic 5 m i think
Gotta add in the fact hue has WAY better features. Sync for example. Smart features. Great phone app. PC app. etc. These things are worth money too.
sadly I didn;t get a good idea as to the actual differences; lumens, longevity, derating, current consumption, etc
Thank you Hugh for the comparison!
All good mate !
The price you tell the viewer is 3x (in germany 4x) of what it really costs and on the backsite of the Hue lightstrip it says: "Requires Hue bridge"... just saying
for $20 you can get a 3m waterproof LED strip with BT colour control....your generic 1m non-waterproof strip was quite a ripoff (considering)...you can also cut the increments like the Hue strip
the advantage of hue is that you can have your whole living room under entertainment. Meaning what happens on the tv it reflects on the lights. also Hue is just one app and you can control all your lights at once instead of many lights on different way´s. I even added my ikea lights in the hue system. hue is much more versatile then 10 remotes or 4 differents apps to control your lights.it is worth the money . Soon i will make a video with philips hue connected to my nvidia shield showing the lights in action.
Nice I was looking at the Ikea lights. How do they work with the Hue setup ?
@@123myIT i updated the ikea lights to the newest firmware with help of the ikea gateway. then i just added them with an app called hue essentials via the touchlink method. it was pretty easy to add them. i even added the ikea tradfri remote now i can still use it as well.
@@jellej6789 Nice i was looking at the ikea lights the other day.
I like the fact you did a Pro and cons to try help people out though. So thunbs up for that.
Lifx is the big boss. The best!
Glad t helped! 🙂
I got a Black Friday deal which was only 20 dollars for 32.8 ft!! (Around 11m) and they work great I don’t have to get up to turn off my lights in the night too
Where did you put them?
I like the cheaper one. I personally don’t need the connectivity, and I’d take many more strips for a similar price.
If I wanted it to have some app connection, I would just dissect the remote and run it to a raspberry PI , but I think they are ok on their own.
yeh nice !
Yeah no, idc how good it is, there's no way I'm gonna spend 200$ on a meter strip. I could make an equivalent one for way cheaper with arduinos. And longer.
I know right!
On ebay you can buy 10m led strip with controller and plug for 25 €
It’s only 80 but true
You didn't see the features of the cheaper one of the hue.... hue it meant to connect to your tv/pc to offer true ambient light that fits with the scene on screen.
Nice feedback mate.
A bit outdated now. There are a lot of options almost as good as the hue for $30-40 on Amazon that are waterproof as well. Work with bluetooth/wifi/alexa
Good point mate !
What are best alternative Philips hue go/Philips hue play?
You don't necessarily have to pay for those extra settings, there is an open source API for the hue if you want to control it more specifically, or you could use the version 1 of the app that had the programming, or on iOS (and I'm sure probably on Android too, but I don't use it), the integration with the home system provides those settings that are missing from version 2 of the control app compared to version 1 - it seems that Philips decided that since the home automation on the mobile OS-s also provides for it, they don't want to duplicate the functionality. Functions includes sunrise effects etc.
Add 5:01 you see ad the box on the left side down in the litlle sqaure you need the bridge for it to work it clearly on the package you see it in video 👊😏
clicked sumo you’re grammar is shit
@@temp7346 Your*
At 4:57 towards the bottom of the left-side box it says that you require a Hue Bridge.
True I saw it after, I didnt know what it meant when buying tho.
What’s the voltage of that power supply on the cheaper one? I’d imagine it is only 5v and he se why it is not as bright as the hue using 12v. Easy fix.
Good question mate I will have a look.
Thanks mate, I had no idea you needed the bridge. Thank you!
Glad it helped out.
Hue is great when you have the hub, assuming you're going to be adding alot more
I actually sold the hue and kept the cheap one. I find it easier faster to use for my needs. Maybe when I have a bit more time to do videos I will go back to hue.
So do all the LEDs NEED to be plugged into the wall adapter? Like is there's no such thing as having a truly wireless LED? Like maybe cutting of a part of the strip and placing it elsewhere by itself?
@@jonathan-rw3mx I am not sure if they do like a battery light? Is that what you mean by wireless? Or are thinking more like a light bulb you plug into a lamp?
you can get a bluetooth adaptor for $3 and replace the adaptor with the remote on the cheap strip and make any strip usable with your phone, have 16 million colors, etc, and as a bonus you get music sync. so, for a slight increase in brightness, the Philips hue is not worth the price.
Nice reply mate !
I can turn off and on all lights in my room wherever I am in the world. They are much more reliable. I have them to turn on at 5:30 gradually every morning as a natural alarm. I have them synced up through Razer Synapse so when I play games my entire room becomes immersed. If utilized correctly, Philips Hue is MUCH better.
in cheap leds you can replace the remote with a $3 bluetooth adaptor and do the same thing as you can with Philips hue. it also has music sync. so no, Philips hue is not much better. it just more expensive for no reason.
Nice feedback mate !
The cheap version sucks if you want to dim down to very low for a cinema room for example. Also when you have a few rooms with lights, I don't need 4 different remotes. 1 bridge, zones and routines. Well worth the price imo
my left ear enjoyed that
It’s 7pm and I search philip hue gen 3 compare and that’s why I am watching.
Nice !
I got $400 worth of hue stuff. If your going to do it, DO IT RIGHT. not with cheap shit, you'll regret it
Same!
:)
It does say you would require a hue bridge in the back!
Yes how disappointing :) Like batterys not included.
Is the Philips hue light strip only meant for desk or can I put it all around my room too? Or would that be to short
You can use it anywhere. I think it can even go outside.
can only get the hue up to 10 meters tho :/
:) good point mate !
At 5:01 it literally says requires hue bridge in that box below ultimate flexibility
Yeh but if your are new hue bridge means nothing. :)
123myIT
If only it were possible to search the web what “hue bridge” meant.
@@colin-campbell Yeah I know right !
Hi there, I wonder if you could provide a one year later perspective. The first being the brightness and life of each strip now, as well as practicality of using more than one around the house. The other is whether the Hue has been replaced with an updated version and same with the less expensive version. I ask because I have bought inexpensive led bulbs (60) for various applications, however the leds’ themselves started burning out in less than six months, flickering, etc..., essentially defeating the advantages of purchasing led bulbs. Are they not supposed to last long, like 15,000 to 30,000 hours?
Thank you
Good question mate. Mine are still going fine. I use them in my videos and I use them as background light when gaming. I dont move them.
my biggest gripe with phillips is the shoddy craftmanships.
2 out of ten died on me inside a year.
and the extensions are a scam, they don't give you extra lumen.
Good feedback mate!
Honestly like the cheaper one better
Hard to decide :)
123myIT ya
So the hue lights are more expensive especially when you have to have the hub. I have recently purchased a smart hub from Samsung. No way the smart hub can sync with the hue lights?
Yeh whats the samsung light like?
A really good vid thanks
Cheers mate glad you liked it!
Thank you man! Really informative video!
Glad it helped mate! don't forget to leave a thumbs up and subscribe.
Can you still put it on and off with a remote by Philips hue??
you can buy a remote and configure it with Philips Hue. Remote have 4 buttons (on, off,+,-) but you can assign effects and scenes, whatever by clicking buttons multiple times or holding.
I have 5 different light scenes, blinking, dim +/-, off. At first i was little bit disappointed in those strips, since they cannot have different parts of the strip lighten up as different color.
However after getting few regular lamps, remote, motion sensor it became more mature and practical thing than a toy, that would be the 15Eur strip.
You can have a music synced light show with 3rd party apps that you can find listed in the hue app
Nice !
There are many reasons to get the more expensive ones... they will last you years and years where as the cheap tik tok Amazon ones will die down after a month or so and have tons of issues with coloring along with just whole spots broken all together.. some People get them broken in the box... there is a reason it's more expensive
Mine are the cheaps one and they have been working fine for ages. I don't move them around tho.
I'm a bit confused. Is the Hue Bridge required to control the lightstrip with the Hue App?
Yes, otherwise its just a one colour strip light.
Thanks!
The bridge is the controller for all your lights. Like a lamp in your livingroom or bedroom. Its expensive but its a awesome thing to have. There are option switches to mount on the wall so you dont need always your phone/app. Only for color change
anyone know any cheap 6ft lights from amazone
Thanks heaps! I was thinking I'd have to spend a small fortune on the Phillips light until I found this. Thank you! Much appreciated :)
Yeah see how you go.
Don't know where you live, but where I live it can be purchased for about €65,-. If that is the small fortune you are talking about then I feel sorry for you for being so poor.
@@C.E.R.B.E.R.U.S Don't feel sorry mate ! :)
You can get Hue stripe and bridge for under 100$, where did you buy those???!
Yeah where?
From many different markets. I'm from different country and we use different currency here, but it turns under 100$.
@@thealmostfunalligator6612 Nice!
The home I just bought had white only strips under the counter.
Bought the 50$ish one from globe, does the job for what I need, it connects to the same outlet the old one was usins and still can close it with a switch on the wall in the kitchen.
I switch scene depending of the hour and day automatically via the app.
The counter is like 19' so one globe strip cover nearly the entire thing while I would had to buy like three Philips hue to cover it all.
Philips hue would be great but way overpriced. Surely doesn't cost them that much to make, they surely make shitload of profit.
Will look into a Philips hue strip and light fixture and hub for my computer one when I build my new PC so I can sync them to my games but otherwise meh. Philips hue is overpriced.
Not sure if Philips hue can even light every led differently so you can get a movement effect too.
So you can't set a fade cycle through the app? If it's true then it's bad because I can't be changing colors manually :(
you can with other apps just not the app I used.
@@123myIT In the original app you have an option to explore when you click on it choose hue labs in that menu you will find fade cycle there just as many other effect and scenes.
I just ordered myself a set of color changing Phillips hue lightbulbs and they’re great I am thinking of getting a strip for the behind of my desk thanks for the review
Nice one mate !
I was too lazy to read through all the comments but there's a free desktop app for Hue on their website that you can download that'll give you extra features like Music, Game and Movie modes. On your phone app you can make what's called entertainment areas which allows you to position the light in the room on the app, enable game/movie mode and whatever is on your screen (monitor connected to the PC running the app) the lights will imitate depending on the position. It's a fairly cool feature to say the least, but you can get near the same effect with cheaper RGBWW lights, an Arduino and a little bit of time to wire it up.
Nice feedback mate so thats desktop only?
@@123myIT as far as I know, yes. I'd have to look further into the capabilities and if there's anything else 3rd party and free. Once you find the download, there's a windows and mac download. I have it on two laptops and two desktops so I can control it anywhere if by chance I don't have my phone on me. I have noticed that the desktop app is the only way to activate those particular modes though.
@@MelodicDeathDragon Nice!
I got a plastic coated one for about 2 years now and i got 5m (15ft) for $15 so the phillips ones are really just irrelevant to buy
Good point.
Same here
@@gooddog9470 Do they still last with the plastic on?
123myIT they do! I’ve had them for a while now and I’ve had no problems other than it’s not as easy to bend with the plastic but overall it’s a good product
@@gooddog9470 LEDs are very popular at the moment I don't know why.
If you have the money, of course you can buy the Philips hue. But I have bought 4 meters of cheap LED strip from aliexpress, controller included and everything, for just 6 dollars, and it works like a charm. That was two years ago and I still have no troubles with it, and the strip stays turned on everyday for at least 20 hourse on average. If you want, you can buy a wifi controller for like 5 dollars, so you can control it via simple app. So, I guess in my opinion, Philips hue is a waste of money, it's extremely overpriced
@12:00 If you're professional and want to run 30-40 rows... that's 30-40 rows at $200 each if you go for the 2 metre... better to get addressable as a pro and configure your own code no...??
I got 7 euro light strip and it has: Bluetooth, 16 milj colors, works with an app with every mode you think there is, bright, and 3m long! Just from ali😂🧐
Can you send a link?
@@nas1m #Aliexpress € 1,96 35%OFF | 5V USB SMD5050 Keuken Licht LED lampa Thuis Closet Onder Kast Licht luces Led Verlichting Nacht Lampen RGB Bluetooth controller
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@@happygamers7642 thanks
@@nas1m Nice have you had any issues with it?
@@123myIT I have ordered it but haven't received it
If you know a bit in electronis you can do so much with the cheap strips and if it breaks, just buy a new one..
And for 10times the price, the bit better looking colors of the Phillips isn't really worth it in my opinion..
Good point!
Does everyone sound the same in Australia or is this lazerbeam
i got your 20$ stirp light on ebay for 1$ so basicly this is 1$ vs 200$ strip light
Bargin!
3m enhesive is the best, doesn’t come off.
Lazer beem ?
just because he has an Australian accent doesn’t make him Lazar beam
You do know that the light and color output is based on the modules? Zigbee makes light strip module that are equal to hue being that zigbee makes hue.. your best option is to buy RGBW light strip for 10buck for 6m and a zigbee module for 15 to 20 bucks and 10 bucks for directional connectors.
Nice one mate!
You don't need a bridge to change colour.. just use the app
My first purchase was a good one. 3 hue light bulbs with the bridge for $100. Now every hue device I want I can control. Alexa upgraded with the bridge as well.
nice now you can do alexia turn on the lights.
You should invest in a slightly better microphone and try to make sure that the audio levels match throughout they video, because your audio would become really loud suddenly and was really unpleasant.
Thx for the advice mate. check my latest videos i just do voice over now.
You forgot to tell that the philips lights can be sync with the Multimedia to give u a great lights experience
Great feedback mate !
@@123myIT the big thing that you completely missed was his point which is the main reason for hue.
i bought the Phillips hue... it was cool till i realized i could buy way cheaper options, compared to many of the cheaper ones (Alpine is the one i chose) it is way too dim, the cheaper lights could usually shine much much brighter. big fail on my part for supporting this crap.
the box says hue bridge required
True I saw that after. Didnt know what it meant at the time.
I would have liked to see other comparisons. Yeelight strip is $50, and it is a smart light with an app. How does that compare?
I would never pay $200 for only 2 meter LED strip especially when you can get 10 meter for the same price and another thing that the Philips can't even do is playing animations on the strips like you can do with the WS2812B individually addressable LED strips which are way cooler and much cheaper and you can control them with an Arduino, with the Arduino you can program just about anything you want. Philips Hue is overpriced and if you buy it you're crazy to my opinion.
Cheaper version are better. It will do the trick behind the table. Costly not needed.
Good point :)
i was thinking do i need an adaptor for the us plug
How much?
At $20, Sansi makes a better RGB flood lights that’s brighter with a better remote then that Philips Hue light strip. Philips is overpriced because of software. Sansi actually does seem better built.
200$ for 2m of cable not worth it, i bought the cheaper led that was 20m for 50$ , works with my alexa and im able to connect it to my phone , plus i have extra led left over if i want to light up another room
Nice !
You can buy a smart home adapter (magic home) and then your cheap led stripe is smart too (10€ / magic home rgbw controller)
Nice feedback mate!
Each strip has a plug?
yep
for 20 bucks you can find much better ledstrips
Good bargins Around !
Does the remote one work with Razor Synapse?
Bro I got one from Walmart for 15 bucks it better than Phillips
:)
20 dollars for 1M and a trashy rgb controller you have been scammed I got a 5M rgb led strip and a controller worth 5euro for 20€ total
I just ordered WenTop RGB led strips 10M with a remote for €28
I like the cheap ones better
Which ones did you buy?
i dont have none just my opinion
In my country 2Meters of philips hue are ~38 euros, why in ur country is 200?
And ur 20$ in my country it's around 5 euros max
My "cheap" Alibaba LEDs lasted for 8 years and then some LEDs lost brightness
Philiphs hue is a rip off. LeD isnt even addressable
Jafar Ik, but I have the philips hue ecosystem, So it is very convenient to have the same brand to control all at once.
@@mrpepero you can get a bluetooth adaptor that costs $3 and replace the remote control for the cheap leds and do what you can do with Philips hue ecosystem. watch this video to see what i mean th-cam.com/video/aWmutgb22a0/w-d-xo.html
So you got them as a baby?
Warning It was a joke
Also the color rating on the hue is factory calibrated so its also RGBWW vs the RGB of the other light
@@TheLemonBird there are RGBWW strips available at Alibaba. Much cheaper than brand strips.
I bought my strips from China 10 years ago. They are still as good as new. Not a single LED have died ^^
You cheat by not comparing similar items. The cheap version is rated at IP65 which is no waterproofing and therefore no structural support. Had you gone with the IP67 version, it would undoubtedly have a silicone shield that makes it less flexible, but equally as nice with regards to finish. Your comparison is not fair.
In addition, the Hue lights are what is called RGBWW. They contain both RGB lighting clusters and two isolated white LEDs that are larger. One produces warm white light and one produces cool white light. This is standard with all RGBWW lights. Unfortunately, the HUE lights have a small problem with phosphor contamination--that is to say that some of the color phosphors are excited by the white phosphors creating a tiny and nearly imperceptible color bleed. This can be solved with optics or by using the latest RGBWW chips that create a physical barrier between phosphors to ensure the best possible color replication for the most accurate color. Keep in mind that the HUE lights also use a lot more power even when no lights are lit. They are less flexible (due to their plastic rather than nylon jacket and they cannot be cut at as many locations as a standard strip which can be cut every one or two lights (wherever the copper contacts are exposed).
@@JasonBurnettsProfile Nice reply mate. :)
I prefer Daybetter over Phillip hue
nice where do you get those?
123myIT Amazon
@@donijahrahoang3173 Nice one mate I will take a look when i get time :)
its a lightstrip
yeah?
200$ for led strip and it's not even individually addressable ?! I get it, it's an IoT device you can control it over the internet but it still not worth it. I made my own IoT server with raspberry pi (35 dollars) and hooked it up to ws2812b which is an addressable,15-meter RGB led strip (around 30$). I even can control it with google assistant. Why the hell is this stupid strip light cost so much?
Great feedback mate !
what brand is the 20 dollar strips?
No brand.
@@123myIT clever........not
Beilai and Gleco have great strips.
Gleco RGBWW / 5m / 60 LED / RF touch controller / power supply €18.50: nl.aliexpress.com/item/32822481841.html
Beilai RGBWW / 2x5m / 60 LED / RF touch controller / power supply €33:
nl.aliexpress.com/item/32897802374.html
Instead of spending 200 on light u should try a new mic. Not trying to be mean sorry
Hehe, thx mate !
is it possible to sync the phillips with a ps4?
Adam P it has gamemodus so maybe
Yes
There’s a special HDMI hue box for that.
Why didnt my strips come with the adapter what the hell
yeappppp!
Because may be you just bought one extension for the lightstrip that comes with the adapter