garybixler Posted August 4, 2019 Posted August 4, 2019 Hi I am looking to install some LED under cabinet lighting in the Kitchen. I noticed there is a node server for Magic Home and Yee Light. Was wondering if anyone has experience with these as to brightness and white light. Looking for the absolute brightest. I assume neither of these need the cloud to function after configuration. Any suggestions or thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Gary
larryllix Posted August 5, 2019 Posted August 5, 2019 9 hours ago, garybixler said: Hi I am looking to install some LED under cabinet lighting in the Kitchen. I noticed there is a node server for Magic Home and Yee Light. Was wondering if anyone has experience with these as to brightness and white light. Looking for the absolute brightest. I assume neither of these need the cloud to function after configuration. Any suggestions or thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Gary No cloud required for Polyglot or Network Resources controls. The power ratings on bulbs for RGBWW is the white light power equiv. RGB LEDs inside are much dimmer. RGBWW strips give off good light levels. I have RGBWW strips on top of kitchen cabinets but not under counter. The WW LEDs give off about 3000K white light but has a nicer look than any bulb I have ever seen. I spent much bucks trying to get colour I could mix with white. It's a waste of time and money. Get the proper white for the location and when you want colours you want them rich and defined. Many cold white is done by mixing RGB and doesn't have the brightness level and looks cheap and thin. Strips are dimmable down to barely lit but not very linear, as your eye perceives it so you end up with about 6 useful levels. 100%, 50%, 25%, 12%, 6% and maybe 1%
garybixler Posted August 5, 2019 Author Posted August 5, 2019 Hi larryllix I am looking for bright white led strips at around 3000k. The rgbww looks like the best choice. All the brands seem to use the same wifi controller. At least it looks that way. I just need one that is rgbww and comparable with the Magic Home or Yee Light node server. Can't seem to fine Magic or Yee that have the rgbww.
larryllix Posted August 5, 2019 Posted August 5, 2019 1 minute ago, garybixler said: Hi larryllix I am looking for bright white led strips at around 3000k. The rgbww looks like the best choice. All the brands seem to use the same wifi controller. At least it looks that way. I just need one that is rgbww and comparable with the Magic Home or Yee Light node server. Can't seem to fine Magic or Yee that have the rgbww. I don't know of any MagicHome bulbs or I would have some. I have 25 MagicHome compatible bulbs (about $8 each) but they don't support some of the functions like pastel colours. I use my own software and can do some animations at slower speeds. I use LEDenet 5 channel controllers. I love the colours and intensity of the SuperNight strips. I have ordered many from different suppliers and many have different connections so I had to scramble wiring for each unit but they all put out the same colours. Colour matching is important and done by tables in my ISY's variables. The 5m strips come with a connector on both ends. You can cut them in half and use two pieces without doing any soldering. The WW is about 3000K and love the light that comes off them. Good for working but also warm enough for TV watching or deep dimming.
jec6613 Posted August 5, 2019 Posted August 5, 2019 Another option to think about is the Ikea under cabinet lights, which can be equipped with either dumb drivers or their TRADFRI ZigBee drivers. You'll also need a Hue Hub at the moment as Polyglot doesn't support TRADFRI yet, you set the lights up on a TRADFRI hub, update the firmware, then move them to a Hue Hub, but they're purpose built under cabinet lights with local control.
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