Long time ISY994 user, recently upgraded to EISY and now looking to add some LED strips for kitchen under and over cabinet lighting. I've been reading through the forums and I'm more confused than when I started. My ultimate goal is reliability, I deal with enough software/hardware troubleshooting at work that I'm looking for mostly a set-and-forget kind of setup. What I've found so far:
Kasa/TP-Link, looks most reliable, but doesn't come in RGBCCT options. Maybe RGBWW is good enough? It's also most expensive, since I'll need ~6 strings, each cut to a few feet in length. The cabinets are broken up by sink/range/fridge, so it's not like I can use one long strip.
MagicHome Controller, I was leaning this direction for a controller like this one, but reading the Polyglot forum, it seems like the MagicHome is flaky and has scene issues. But the price is right, and getting a few controllers and a cuttable strip won't break the bank.
Zigbee maybe would be more reliable, using a controller like this one. I'd have to add the Zigbee module, but then gets everything off wifi, which to be honest, I already have enough on wifi in the house.
I've read other threads here and here which helped me get smarter on all this. But I'm still going around in circles for the 'right' solution.
Any suggestions for a LED-strip newbie?
-Mike