Yoolax Motorized Blinds with Remote, Blackout Smart Blinds for Windows Motorized Roller Shades, Automatic Window Shades Work with Alexa for Bedroom Living Room, Custom Size (Jacquard White)

I did quite a bit of research on the different blinds that were sold on Amazon and I took a risk by buying from this brand but I do not regret it at all. The blinds came within 1-2 weeks and were super easy to install. The remote and the app online is comprehensive as well. It’s been about a week thus far and it has been a breeze. I would highly recommend these to anyone looking for a blinds solution. The color selection is minimal but you can certainly find something that will match your style. The motors are medium quiet - when I open all 6 of my blinds at the same time it makes noise but not enough for me to truly complain. The remote is made of plastic and is kind of cheap looking which is so comical considering that the actual blinds are heavy duty and if high quality. The packaging of these things were that of an Apple product - super clean and easy and quality materials. I would certainly recommend these blinds to anyone who is looking for general blinds. In terms of black out - you can see my photos - it wasn’t complete but enough to enjoyable be in the room, take a nap, change, have privacy

I love my new motorized blind! It's quiet and fit exactly as I measured. There is a definite learning curve to ordering and installing, however.In ordering, order the exact size that you want - the company does not make adjustments to the size you put in your order, it's best you make the adjustment yourself. For instance, for an outside mount, I measured the exact height and width of the window opening. Then I added 6" to the height and 6" to the width to get the measurement for my order (the extra 3" per side is what Yoolax recommended for an outside mount. The company will message you and ask you to verify the measurement as an added precaution. The measurement you put in the order is the exact measurement your blind will be, so if you have doubts, you can message Yoolax through Amazon. I found them to be responsive and answered all my questions within 24 hours. Also, if you purchased samples for your blinds, Yoolax will refund you the price of your samples upon ordering which is nice.I received the item within a few weeks of ordering - was quicker than I expected, so that was great. The installation of the blind was very simple. The directions were easy to follow. I installed the blind (84" width) by myself. The remote control worked from the beginning and is easy to use. The color/fabric I chose works perfectly with my room, so I am very happy.So my biggest issue was integrating with Alexa. There was a big learning curve in getting the blind to work with Alexa without purchasing an additional hub (the whole reason I ordered this blind). I had to order a specific Alexa Echo Spot - I thought I could use any recent version of Alexa Echo, but no, you must use the 4th generation (it costs about $100). It took two tries to get the right Alexa equipment, but then Alexa did not recognize the blind controls. This led me to contact Yoolax again. They had me reset the blinds, and once I did that, I was able to use Alexa with the blinds. So this was not a quick setup - it took a couple of weeks to really fine tune Alexa to work with my blind.Now that I have everything set up correctly, I think this was a good buy and I would purchase blinds from Yoolax again. The price point is so much better than the Lutron Serena Shades at 3 times the price (which I also have). Lutron Shades are hard-wired or run with batteries whereas Yoolax Shades are charged. You charge it once and you get about 100+ uses before you need to charge it again. I just hope it lasts!

This is yet another product that I did a lot of research on based on reviews mostly. We use motorized blinds at work a lot, so I had a lot of history concerning features and what's important to choose. Having said that, you are just blindly (pardon the pun) buying these blinds without even touching them or seeing how they operate. In the case of these particular blinds, they have turned out to be extremely well-valued, well-made, durable, and attractive. So far, no disappointments! Sort of...They claim it integrates easily with Alexa, but I have not been able to get this part fully integrated. I think it's mostly I haven't spent that much time trying. With all of my other smart devices in my home that integrate with Alexa, this one has not been easy to figure out. Again, don't let this influence your decision because the blinds themselves are extremely nice!I did not do the installation, but I watched them being installed by my brother-in-law and sister and they had them done in probably an hour and a half. The key, as always, is to get your order Dimensions perfect when you're ordering. I chose a blind that will go over my window instead of trying to fit within the window frame. I just felt like that would be a safer way to make sure this thing fits right. I really enjoyed the ordering process that this particular seller uses. It was very easy to follow! Again, when you're buying things unseen, it feels very daunting to make sure you got all of your measurements perfect. If I can get all of the measurements perfect, you can too! Measure a lot! Get others to help confirm your measurements. It pays off to receive these custom blinds and have them fit exactly as you want to!THE REMOTE: The blinds come with a funky little round remote and I find that it never seems to do what you want on the first attempt when pushing the little symbols on the round dial. Instead of it having actual buttons, the remote uses little symbols like the sun, the Moon, a heart, a pause... Sounds kind of weird, but it's kind of a cool layout and Design.The problem is, let's say that your blind is fully closed and you want to open it. Logic says you would just click on the Sun and it would just open the blind. Well, this part is true except for the fact that I usually have to hit the sun symbol as many as three to four times before it finally engages. Just so you know, this is literally the only negative that would justify any mention.BACK TO ALEXA INTEGRATION: I know I said that the Alexa integration is not smooth and logical, but again, that might just be my lack of effort. I'm sure I'm doing something wrong.THE MOTOR/CHARGING: The other thing about these blinds that I like is that the battery for the motor seems to last a really long time. I think they claim one charge can last up to 6 months. I have not had been long enough to test that, but I believe it. These blinds have a motor at the top Under the balance... If you choose to have a balance, that is. Regardless, it's either right at the top on the left or on the right. Mine is on the very top left so that I could charge the motor from my desk below my window. You can simply charge this blind motor with one cable from the motor itself down to a USB port on a laptop for instance or a powered USB hub. The blind does not come with the cable, but you can easily just buy one. Depending on the distance from the motor to wherever you're going to charge from, you just have to take that into account. My distance is probably 6 ft and I have plenty of USB cables to accommodate. I want to say that the cable is a USB-C (motor) to a regular USB 3.0 (charge source).I hope this helps as I have yet to see anyone going to this much detail about charging the motor.Overall, I could not recommend this blind more!