ElgatoLight Strip - Smart Light with 16 million colors through RGBWW LEDs including Warm/Cold White, App-Control via iOS/Android, PC/Mac, Stream Deck, perfect for Gaming, Streaming and Home Setups

Elgato products are usually pretty solid, and this is no exception. Contrary to the typical use for these lights, I use it for a light at my shipping table. It's bright, which really helps when I need to qc an item for an order. I needed something light and flexible so this was the right choice.I only use it at 5600k, but I have mucked about with the colors and they are all nice and vivid. You can even make brown lighting without fx gels! That is something that amused me, at least.I don't have much negative to say about it... it doesn't seem to adhere to the coating on my metal shelving/shipping table, so I ended up using zip ties to secure it. I would just recommend that one should secure it to surfaces every few feet.Definitely gonna buy more of these when I see a need. Which will happen.

I purchased 2 of these to use as lighting elements for my office to make my videos and work-from-home meetings more visually interesting, and to light the room when I don't want to have a more direct light on. I bought them expecting to dislike them and want to return them -- now I'm looking at investing in 3 more.PROS -+1. They work! the light they produce is (fairly) even. This is even smoother if you're mounting on the back of a bookshelf and bouncing off a surface like a wall and ESPECIALLY if you can get an inch or two of space between your bookshelf and the wall.+2. They're nice and long - the 2m length runs the length of my shelves and even wraps around a little bit. (I wish it was safer/easier to shorten them, but that could probably be said of most LED strips.)+3. The app just freaking works* -- I'm using Android. Once they're connected*, the Control Center app on my phone (Android) allows me to make the lights separate colors, or control them together. That's a REALLY big deal -- not having to set each one individually saves a ton of time, and the app is VERY intuitive once you get the lights linked onto your WiFi.+4. They're NOT bluetooth -- which means I don't have to, say, disconnect from headphones to try to change my lighting! (Yong nuo I am looking right at you buddy.)CONS-1. The price. Elgato stuff is pricey -- but the catch is, the Control Center makes it worth it. (These are actually making me reconsider the Key Light, which I used to think were just horrifically expensive compared to the Yongnuo panels I have. Then I tried to control those Yong nuo panels with a bunch of 3rd-party apps and realized how big a deal app control really is.) I think the cost is offset by the fact that the app, again, works*.-2. Connecting these to my WiFi wasn't intuitive and was slightly problematic. Not sure why, but adding them to wifi from my phone didn't work particularly well. Downloaded the Control Center app for Windows, and that turns out to be GLITCHY. It even seemed to make my wifi behave a little strangely -- a reboot fixed it, but keep this in mind. (You only have to do this part once, though.)-3. They're not Bluetooth. They ARE wifi, so you can't use these without a wifi network in place -- so keep in mind that if your wifi goes down, you're stuck with whatever lighting you had or manually unplugging them.-4. No extenders are currently available (March 2021).-5. There's no way to add more distance between the control brick and the strip itself, so if your situation means having the little white box is going to be an issue, you can't run a "blank" strip of wiring. Not necessary for me but something to be aware of.-6 The power bricks on these are way bigger than you want them to be. Interchangeable power plugs are cool and all, but since I don't intend to travel with these, it makes it convenient for Elgato -- at the expense of the bricks taking up too many spots on my power strip. Again, nit-picky, but a real concern when considering whether or not to have *5* of these things in my office.THE VERDICTYes, I would recommend these to anyone willing to have a couple of minutes of patience during setup. Once they ARE set up, they work wonderfully and add a great visual element to videos or work-from-home meetings. App control is easy and actually pretty fun, and the fact that you can choose whether to link controls or use each one separately -- and save presets for future reference -- makes setting this up for video time a snap.NOTE: I haven't yet used the adhesive backing to attach these to my shelves.

Easy to use and setup, easy to add to Home Assistant. Could be a little brighter on the color options but has good brightness when on a warm white color. Will buy more when I need another light strip.

Yes, I know, the obvious response to this product is "too expensive!" and judgment befalls upon all who would dare purchase such a thing.It's not a bad argument. There's a lot of other cheaper versions--indeed a lot cheaper--that cover a similar basic feature set. That's not a review of the product to say that, though.I work from home going on a few years now teaching graduate level courses online. I spend 1-4 hours on Zoom every workday, and record lecture videos and other tasks for online teaching and administrative work. I have the key light, key light air, and stream deck (12 button). Pricey, yes, but they entirely work. Over the years I've had the key lights and stream deck they have given me zero problems. They allow me to adjust my lighting in the midst of video calls and recording without fiddling with my phone. They keep wifi connections better than just about any other device I have. I can also control them with a phone app or pc app with ease.Yes they are more expensive but they are high quality that can be depended on. I moved homes (and thus my office) and have built in cabinets above my desk. This light strip really seems designed for my use. Very simple to install and I found the tape to be more than adequate (though I had to be careful to peel off just the backing and not the whole tape. Turned on right away, connecting to wifi was extremely easy, and getting it onto the stream deck was just as easy. Everything just works, works well within the ecosystem, is dependable, and it's bright enough to light up my desk for reading. Crazy amount of color options, of course, and easy to adjust in the app, both any color and any shade of white.There are a lot of other LED light strips for cheaper and if you you're just wanting effects or accents and not really looking to trust them or easy adjustment they are likely a better option. For me, and my needs, this made sense and I'm pleased to be able to control all my lighting from one dependable app and my dependable stream deck.

Product is bright, easy to set up on the app and plug and go, wish it would stick a little bit better but other than that, pretty happy

Could not change to certain colors!

What I'm sure all elgato light strips fail to do is bend at the corners. Sadly, the way they are designed, you can't just get extensions for corners. It's gonna be awkward bends, hope they stick, and laugh when you need another extension due to their design. The lighting is fine. The connection for the extension is not great. It falls off at times and you have to basically tape it together. Overall, not the best but fine for straight lines.

++ Update: nach wenigen Wochen zeigen die mit dem Connector Set verbundenen Light Strip Segmente kreuz und quer unterschiedliche Farben an, weil die Klemmverbinder regelmäßig den Kontakt verlieren. Mir bleibt jetzt nichts anderes, als den Schrott zu löten, da man bereits gekürzte Strips natürlich nicht mehr zurückschicken kann. Ich werde versuchen, diese unbrauchbare Ware als defekt zu reklamieren ++Das Connector Set ist leider ein schlechter Scherz; dass es verglichen mit Drittanbietern schamlos überteuert ist, wäre ja noch zu verschmerzen, wenn es denn sinnvoll zusammengestellt wäre und vor allem passen würde. So hat man eine sinnlose, teure Ansammlung von Pfennigartikeln, wo immer etwas zu viel oder zu wenig ist und man am Ende mehr Sets kaufen muss als eigentlich nötig. Hätte ich keinen Zeitdruck gehabt fertig zu werden, hätte ich es definitiv zurückgeschickt. Aber über den Preis könnte man ja hinwegsehen, wenn zumindest alle Teile zueinander passen würden. Es ist nicht möglich, einen Eck- oder T-Verbinder mit einem gekürzten Light Strip zu verbinden, ohne sowohl den Richtungswandler als auch den Klemmverbinder mit einem Skalpell o.Ä. passend zu machen und nach dem Verschließen des Klemmverbinders mit Heißkleber zu fixieren. Am besten hat man auch noch eine Heißluftpistole, um den Klemmverbinder vor dem Schließen vorzuwärmen, damit er etwas nachgiebiger wird. ECHT EIN KRAMPF! Und dass ich bei einem 10 Meter Lichtsystem für insgesamt 180 € (Grundset plus 4 Verlängerungen) noch weitere 60 € hinterherwerfen muss um das Ganze zusammenzustückeln, schlägt echt dem Fass die Krone ins Gesicht! Das ist eine solche Unverschämtheit von elgato. Hinzu kommt noch, dass die Lotbrücken an den Schnittstellen der Strips so schmal sind, dass man mit Lupe und Lineal schneiden muss, damit man nicht eine Hälfte des gekürzten Strips wegwerfen muss. Schande und Verrat!

Fangen wir bei den positiven Punkten an:+ Lichtleistung gut und ich finde, ausreichend hell. Ich merke mit dem bloßen Auge kein Flackern oder Ähnliches.+ Einfache Installation der Hard- und Software und gute Beschreibung. Ich hatte kurzzeitig die iPhone App genutzt und jetzt die MacOS-Version dauerhaft in Nutzung.+ Der Kleber hält auch bei warmem Untergrund (noch).Negativ:- Wenn das Steuergerät erstmalig angeschlossen wird ist das Kabel nicht mehr abzuziehen, dazu muss das Gehäuse geöffnet werden.- Die Leiste lässt sich nur an festgelegten Punkten kürzen, die Abstände dafür sind immer 33cm.- Überhaupt das auftrennen und neuverbinden der verkürzten Teile ist ein richtiges gefriemel; der Silikonmantel muss entfernt werden, wenn das nicht ordentlich gemacht wird funktioniert die nächste Leiste dann entweder gar nicht oder einzelne Farben fallen aus.- Das separat erhältliche Verbindungszubehör ist sehr teuer und in der Bestückung eher so konfektioniert, dass immer noch ein weiteres Set benötigt wird. Hier der Tipp: Die Philipps Hue Lightstrip nutzt das gleiche Format, habe dafür aber auch keine günstigen Drittanbieter gefunden die die Centartikel anbieten.In meinem Fall wollte ich eine Ambilight für meinen Monitor basteln, also hinter dem Bildschirm eine Viereck-Form anbringen . Dabei wäre das Ganze fast an den festgelegten 33cm Abständen gescheitert. Die doofen Verbindungsteile verlängern das Ganze auch nicht unerheblich. Das bereits angesprochene Gefriemel der Abisolierung hat mich Nerven gekostet und aktuell werden ab dem zweiten Teilstück nicht mehr alle Farben aktiviert, muss also noch Silikon entfernen. Wer mit Lötkolben umgehen kann ist auch sicherlich damit besser beraten als diese teuren Verbindungssets zu kaufen.

Son las primeras luces led que compro.Me hacía falta una luz para ver algo cuando utilizaba el ordenador por la noche y esa ha sido la solución mejor en lugar de comprarme una luz de escritorio que ocupa espacio.Para instalarlas tienes que tener un dispositivo con wifi, un portátil o uno smartphone.Personalmente las he configurado desde un portátil.Las piloto desde el ordenador y ilumina lo suficientemente bien el espacio de trabajo/juego.Ademas me he comprado un perfil de aluminio para montar la mitad (1mt) dentro el perfil que da hacia arriba detrás del escritorio(y no se ve), y el otro metro pegado por debajo del escritorio y de esa forma tengo una iluminación que no molesta cuando juego, suficiente para ver todo lo que hay arriba y abajo del escritorio.No quería comprar algo de barato sino algo de muy buena calidad y he optado por esta marca.La verdad, extremadamente satisfecho con la compra y volvería a comprarlas.Son caras, pero pagas por la calidad del producto.Seguramente más adelante me compraré también un stream deck de elgato.

Die Streifen sind wirklich super, leuchten tun Sie perfekt. Und wenn man von Problemen mit Ubiquity Netzen absieht funktioniert auch die Software super. Leider gibt's einen fetten Abzug weil die Streifen wirklich schlecht kleben. Klebeleistung ist so gut wie nicht vorhanden, sie fallen direkt einfach wieder ab. Musste ein anderes Doppelseitiges Klebeband hinten dran machen - riesen Schmiererei. Das darf bei dem Preis natürlich nicht sein denn das Problem haben ja selbst die billigsten Streifen schon gelöst.

I'm very happy with the Elgato lightstrip, it does what it needs to be done. I had it bought with in mind i would using for my Twitch streams but knowing me I don't stream that often anymore.. So now I'm using to light up my room :)It has a nice brightness touch on it so it can light up a bedroom pretty decent with only a 2 meter strip, if you say hmm but i want it to be less brighter so to the darker side then that is also possible and it still gives enough lighting to see what you doing.On webcams and other camera's at recording or videocalls you don't see the lights flickingering what it can happen with other strips so thats a plus size :)It also has normal white LEDS so for warm white and cold white, those leds are seperate on the strip from the actually color LEDS.I think its a downside that if you cut off a lane from the strip that you cant ever connect more to it so keep that in mind. Yes you can buy extension strips up to 10 meters but don't cut off the end..Also you cant have seperate colors on 1 strip / controller so if you looking for a rainbow effect then this is not your kind of strip. You can only choose 1 color at the time with a choice of 16 million colors.It works great with the Elgato streamdeck and ofcourse controlling it with your pc / notebook is also very easy :)If you see a great deal for the lightstrip and you thinking hmm but im not sure if i want it? Then i should say if the deal is great enough just go for it :) (i bought it off from a lighting deal with 20 bucks off thats a great deal and i wasn't 100% sure about if i would like it or not)For the software it uses there is no need for filling in any login information it only needs access to your wifi network but the instruction manual should say how to set it up and there is enough youtube videos about it too :) so that is also a good thing :)For me it was deffentily worth every penny 😃