Great video. You go into details without going overboard. I always enjoy your reviews and comparisons. I tend to buy all my LEDs from BTF lighting now. I have found them reliable and consistent with quality and they tend to have pretty good colour and CRI as well as being reasonably priced.
Great summary and recommendations! Anyone new to these strips definitely should watch this. Only modification (slight) I would suggest, is the WS2815 you mention easier wiring... its 1/3 the wiring. as a 5m strip can be powered from just one end without any real noticeable issues (well 100% white will likely show some :) )
If your main concern is ease of wiring, go with 12v (e.g., strip you taped on your bedroom wall). If you want the highest possible visual quality and power efficiency (e.g., art project powered by solar), you're already putting in a lot of work and making a few extra wires isn't really that much more work.
@@brandonfryslie2049 there is a lot more too it than that. 5v you have to worry about length of wire, gauge, and quantity (12+v you do to, but not nearly as much). if you go a long distance, you need a very high gauge wire, which is very expensive. Then my original point, you still need to inject every 1-2M at a minimum. now you have to run even more wire, and hide it somewhere. 5v is only good for installs where power is close by, and very short runs.
I dont' have a specific video to comment on so I'll just use this latest one to say I'm really enjoying your videos and insights and I just went on a binge to watch a whole bunch of them, thanks for sharing!
Great video, thanks for the recommendations! The only think bugging me, was the usage of the term "efficient". The WS2812b-ECO have the lowest power consumption, but for them to be the most efficient, they would have to output at least the same amount of light as the normal WS2812b. So yeah, you do save some power, but maybe they are also dimmer? One would need to measure the light output for that and make a comparison of lx/W for example.
Thnx and you are very right on the comparison part, I am working on something like that, but it needed more equipment then I had at the time. The eco mainly save on the blue LED by, I believe, using a more efficient one. Ws2811 normal and the BTF lighting "bright" variant is a good example of different LEDs. Same power usage but the bright is so much brighter and has much better colors but with the same power usage, so they paired that chip with much better LEDs.
Very informative and thank you so much for these videos. Can you please help to explain why in your real world tests there is big difference between what is listed on the manufacturer website. For example, the 12V WS2815 60Led/m are stated to use 90W (.03W/led), and your real numbers show about 50W. I'm curious to know why and is there any case where the strip will consume up to the 90W?
I am waiting for a high CRI (>95) SK6812 WWA like strip. Now I use seperate WW and CW CRI>95 5630 strips but ... really want to be able to address the seperate LEDs.
can get CRI 90, but have to order 333 Meters of custom LEDs. I found one suplier with higher than 95 but it's a separate white not built into the RGB chip. So RGB +W design
Hello bro! tell me please, did you use the original apa or sk9822 in your test?) I'm trying to choose a chip for a commercial product. I don't need more brightness and reliability. I think whether sk will suit me or I will have to look for apa102, which are now very difficult to find
Nice video, and kudos on your QuinLED-Dig-Uno achievement. Can you do TM1814 review? Pretty sure BTF-Lighting have them under "5pin 4 In 1" as description. Asking because they are really really cheap compared to the one you reviewed in this video.
The BTF warranty period stated for the Eco version is half that of the regular version. I don't know whether that means they will actually have a much shorter life-span but it's a concern.
Sadly because of an age old bug in my Video Editing software (Magix Vegas Pro 17) there is some corruption in the video. This was already the 5th 3 hour render and I can't get it fixed. I don't believe it effects the information and results but still, my apologies! If you have another LED chip you'd like to see tested, let me know in the comments!
just a side note you could use a Lux light sensor it would not have to cost a ton of money you could use an esp D1 mini and that would give you a more accurate idea of what the strips are putting out the sensor doesn't have to be that precise just so long as you put it the same distance from each strip just an idea all Good though thanks again
hello everyone, I have the sk6812 led strip but I can't use it in the arduino IDE because the library doesn't work well given the led +W so "fastled" is RGB the library I use doesn't work for me, I would like to know what libraries it uses or how you did it, thank you
Thank you, your videos are quite interresting but i´ll still waiting until there are 24V adressible strips on the market to work with. I do hate to use 3 power inputs on a simple 5m strip. This is the biggest downside for me to use as a conventional light in a consrtuction/house and get some effekt light as bonus. I´m sure it will tank a few more years and in the meantime i´ll go along with the normal 24V RGBW strips.
Sadly, that doesn't really exist yet. The best addressable white light I've seen is the WWA variant, but haven't measured it's CRI yet. Light output certainly doesn't measure up to good (check my premium section) analog LEDs, that's for sure.
I will at some point but very generally speaking look at the watts they use. If all around say 100lm/w this means a strip that uses more watt in theory also produces more light. Now there is such a thing as efficiency of course but generally speaking it still holds true. 5v, 12v and 24v doesn't by itself make it brighter or less bright. But watts will tell you.
@@IntermitTech Awesome stuff , I was aware of the APA102 being bright in the 5v catagory but after watching your video on voltage drop i think i'm going to try and use 12V as i'm installing 10m (600 LEDs) around my skirting boards making it hard to run 8AWG to points haha
How can I work out the PSU I'd need if I was running 10m of 5v led strip but planning on using a 12v input and buck converters at the injection point. I've tried googling but the calculations are boggling my mind to figure out if 240w at 12v will be enough
I see your testing two strips WS2815 and BTF2815 But when I search I can only ever find WS2815 products. I found BTFLIGHTING on amazon but they still only list it as WS2815 in their amazon listing description
Hi, can you give me a tip for the power suply by 35m+ by the sk6812? I wana make a entrie room with that light, but I fear the power suply a bit, if I looking for the wire cross-section for a 5V x 20A, its so huge ...
Any thoughts on the HD107S? It's supposed to be an improvement over the APA102... Supposedly the real APA102 chips stopped being produced in 2016, and the fake APA102 and APA102C chips used today are inferior.
Nice summary, thanks, A remark: i have some SK6812 and i realize that i was not able to mix deep blue because the blue led is lighting up the phosphor for the white led and it is always a little bit white. I don't know if i got fake product or anyone else also find something similar effect.
Thnx! I haven't tested the blue light scenario you mention but it does seem logical. Most white LEDs are actually blue with phosphor on top to bend it's spectrum, so it kind of makes sense it gets triggered and glows a bit by the blue LED too. I've seen it happen on a different strip even then the one providing the light! So don't think it's a fake, just "natural" reaction to blue light.
hi tama, I have the sk6812 led strip but I can't use it in the arduino IDE because the library doesn't work well given the led +W so "fastled" is RGB the library I use doesn't work for me, I would like to know what libraries it uses or how you did it, thank you
Hahaha Thnx and yeah, keeping his sticker there, @DrZZs is awesome! :P I've had mostly good experience with BTF except for some cancelled orders from their side. I still prefer buying from them or otherwise just some other seller on Aliexpress. Most strip now a days is produced with decent to good standards and are pretty much the same.
Hi, I have one of your dog-uno’s on order and was hoping to use SK6812 strip with it but cannot decide what colour white to use. Is it possible to go for a cool white and ‘warm it up’ but turning on the red channel with the white channel to achieve a warmer white if needed? Many thanks
You can change the color of light you see, but it won't be the same thing as a true different white color. Basically, more pastel, not sure how to describe. Maybe get some short test strips to see what you like best? Always future project to use them with. ;)
@@IntermitTech thank you! Think I’ll buy some short lengths of different colour and see how they compare! Can you confirm that your Dig-uno running WLED can control the sk8612 RGBW. Thanks and keep up the great work!
Hi cockeyed ,I have the same problem as you, I explain the sk6812 led strip but I can't use it in the arduino IDE because the library doesn't work well given the led +W so "fastled" is RGB the library I use doesn't work for me, I would like to know if Were you able to get the strip to work correctly?
@@victorhugoalarconpaba4987 Hi Victor I ended up using the Adafruit Neopixel library which does handle the white channel of LEDs. It's been awhile and so I can't remember the details but if you have any specific questions let me know and I can try and have a look for you.
I got question a company or matter fact any website has not have, 3 pin corner connection. I had idea doing this left strip met center strip is it possible solder left strip to center strip let say 1 1/2 inch red/green/white. Info Addressable LED 12mm 144LED/m. By the way I order from Amazon coming here on Sunday. I brought 16.4 FT according there site it can only do 3.3 FT. I wish I could waited watch your video. My project is license pinball FX3, Pinball Arcade. Thank you for reading this, my English isn’t great due deafness
@@IntermitTech thanks for the fast response! So is there any reason not to get the eco? I'm going to be using this as bias backlighting for my monitors using Hyperion
@@lendios764 I've been testing and using multiple of the ECO variant and honestly, I don't see a down side myself. Very nice, bright and vibrant colors, looks great.
Good video, how would you test CRI or chip quality? Any gear you can recommend to deliver the ideal measurements to be able to compare the same strip type from 2 different manufacturers?
was thinking, an arduino wifi board (v2 now i think?), a dmx sheild, and a screw terminal for direct attachment to adressable leds. A nice bonus would be controlls for a power strip's outlets etc to save power when certain features aren't in use (ie turn off led wall warts etc).
I like your videos but you keep mentioning that the ones consuming less watts are more "efficient" but if they're outputting less light, it's a moot point. We either need to know the lumens being outputted for each one or a lm/W adjustment.
No, it will be a minimum of the minimum off value listed. Then there is all Seperate colors at 50% and 100% including white which combines them all. And last there is effects to get some real world usage values.
Sadly that's internet myth numbers and not true at all. 5050 is just a package size, has nothing to do with power consumption. Hence why the real world powersheet exist, lots of false assumptions out there. :)
The diameter needed for that exact situation, there is no, one size fits all, like a lot of others would like it to be. You need to calculate expected current draw and the combine that with distance and a set of rules to find the wire diameter you require for that injection line. Give this livestream a watch, it might explain things a bit better: quinled.info/2020/09/26/power-injection-livestream/
Great Video, pity that the strip you advice are not at the price you mentioned in the video as BTFLightining charges 25€ minimum for a shipping fee which is way higher of the cost of 5m of the eco strip :(
@@papperone Wow, ok. For me it's "Aliexpress standard shipping" and it's free.... I know there can be a little bit of difference in shipping costs but can't think of a logical reason that it differs that much except for as you mentioned Cornovirus maybe... damn.
@@IntermitTech indeed the free shipping option is not available if you select Italy... well what can we do, we are stuck home and we can't even tinker with our hobby :( :( :(
@@papperone Ay, I feel you. Hopefully you can order for normal prices again soon. It's hitting us here in the Netherlands too and I just got 2 prototype boards to solder and test, so I don't mind staying at home right now but it'll become a drag in a little while. Hope you and your friends and family are well and that the virus will ramp down quickly!
Why cant you improve the CRI of the white LED by adding RED? In this link you can play around with RGBW and influence the CRI and R9 value. www.waveformlighting.com/led-spectrum-simulator
Because the Red diode is not the full wavelength that's missing, or even close its peak is off center basically and also not broad enough spectrum wise. The color LEDs are very narrow band, so can't compensate for missing spectrum if they don't shine that spectrum basically. I'll try and explain it better in future videos, but there is no compensating to get High CRI white with colored LEDs, those are horrible at making full spectrum light, they are point sources. Ok, I keep saying the same, I'll try and explain it better in future videos!
a an eastern european i can safely say that saying the word "sheet" always comes with apprehension! its always going to just sound like i'm saying shit, get over it
Great video. You go into details without going overboard. I always enjoy your reviews and comparisons.
I tend to buy all my LEDs from BTF lighting now. I have found them reliable and consistent with quality and they tend to have pretty good colour and CRI as well as being reasonably priced.
Great summary and recommendations! Anyone new to these strips definitely should watch this. Only modification (slight) I would suggest, is the WS2815 you mention easier wiring... its 1/3 the wiring. as a 5m strip can be powered from just one end without any real noticeable issues (well 100% white will likely show some :) )
If your main concern is ease of wiring, go with 12v (e.g., strip you taped on your bedroom wall). If you want the highest possible visual quality and power efficiency (e.g., art project powered by solar), you're already putting in a lot of work and making a few extra wires isn't really that much more work.
@@brandonfryslie2049 there is a lot more too it than that. 5v you have to worry about length of wire, gauge, and quantity (12+v you do to, but not nearly as much). if you go a long distance, you need a very high gauge wire, which is very expensive. Then my original point, you still need to inject every 1-2M at a minimum. now you have to run even more wire, and hide it somewhere.
5v is only good for installs where power is close by, and very short runs.
I dont' have a specific video to comment on so I'll just use this latest one to say I'm really enjoying your videos and insights and I just went on a binge to watch a whole bunch of them, thanks for sharing!
That's awesome to hear, hopefully you found in the information you where looking for! :D
@@IntermitTech how to Connect the apa102 with dig-uno? Is there a vídeo with apa102+dig-uno+wled?
Really informative. Do not worry about pixelations, that is not the relevant part. Thanks!
Great video lot of work involved in doing this test 👍
Great video, thanks for the recommendations!
The only think bugging me, was the usage of the term "efficient". The WS2812b-ECO have the lowest power consumption, but for them to be the most efficient, they would have to output at least the same amount of light as the normal WS2812b. So yeah, you do save some power, but maybe they are also dimmer? One would need to measure the light output for that and make a comparison of lx/W for example.
Thnx and you are very right on the comparison part, I am working on something like that, but it needed more equipment then I had at the time. The eco mainly save on the blue LED by, I believe, using a more efficient one.
Ws2811 normal and the BTF lighting "bright" variant is a good example of different LEDs. Same power usage but the bright is so much brighter and has much better colors but with the same power usage, so they paired that chip with much better LEDs.
Where can i Buy some WS2812B-Eco stripes?
Check my LED buying guide quinled.info/2019/06/03/what-digital-5v-12v-rgbw-led-strip-to-buy/ the links for ws2812b allow you to select.
@@IntermitTech ouh yes i already got it on myself 👍 but thank you very much für taking so much time dir each one !!🔥🔥🔥
Thanks again! You take a LOT of the guess work out of choosing LEDS.
Very informative and thank you so much for these videos. Can you please help to explain why in your real world tests there is big difference between what is listed on the manufacturer website. For example, the 12V WS2815 60Led/m are stated to use 90W (.03W/led), and your real numbers show about 50W. I'm curious to know why and is there any case where the strip will consume up to the 90W?
I am waiting for a high CRI (>95) SK6812 WWA like strip. Now I use seperate WW and CW CRI>95 5630 strips but ... really want to be able to address the seperate LEDs.
Yeah, that would be awesome but as far as I know, that doesn't exist yet. I'll keep digging though and test stuff when it becomes available. :)
@@IntermitTech Thanks, saves myself some time ;)
can get CRI 90, but have to order 333 Meters of custom LEDs. I found one suplier with higher than 95 but it's a separate white not built into the RGB chip. So RGB +W design
Hello bro! tell me please, did you use the original apa or sk9822 in your test?) I'm trying to choose a chip for a commercial product. I don't need more brightness and reliability. I think whether sk will suit me or I will have to look for apa102, which are now very difficult to find
please solve the problem about how many meter it can run i have 20m long leds for my room
Great video. Thanks for your work and explanations !!
Many thanks for very informative video
Nice video, and kudos on your QuinLED-Dig-Uno achievement. Can you do TM1814 review? Pretty sure BTF-Lighting have them under "5pin 4 In 1" as description. Asking because they are really really cheap compared to the one you reviewed in this video.
Hi There, one question, the power consumption in the sheet is per meter or Per 5m? I'm looking for the SK6812 powers measures. Thanks in advance
The BTF warranty period stated for the Eco version is half that of the regular version. I don't know whether that means they will actually have a much shorter life-span but it's a concern.
They also don't use gold wires and instead use Alloy wires.
Sadly because of an age old bug in my Video Editing software (Magix Vegas Pro 17) there is some corruption in the video. This was already the 5th 3 hour render and I can't get it fixed. I don't believe it effects the information and results but still, my apologies!
If you have another LED chip you'd like to see tested, let me know in the comments!
just a side note you could use a Lux light sensor it would not have to cost a ton of money you could use an esp D1 mini and that would give you a more accurate idea of what the strips are putting out the sensor doesn't have to be that precise just so long as you put it the same distance from each strip just an idea all Good though thanks again
@@jwm1020 Oh, that is an interesting idea, I'll order one and see if I can add it! :)
@@IntermitTech did u get my latest RUclips comment
hello everyone, I have the sk6812 led strip but I can't use it in the arduino IDE because the library doesn't work well given the led +W so "fastled" is RGB the library I use doesn't work for me, I would like to know what libraries it uses or how you did it, thank you
Thank you, your videos are quite interresting but i´ll still waiting until there are 24V adressible strips on the market to work with.
I do hate to use 3 power inputs on a simple 5m strip. This is the biggest downside for me to use as a conventional light in a consrtuction/house and get some effekt light as bonus.
I´m sure it will tank a few more years and in the meantime i´ll go along with the normal 24V RGBW strips.
Any recommendation for a high-CRI addressable LED strip? I'd like to use these for task lighting, as well as effects.
Sadly, that doesn't really exist yet. The best addressable white light I've seen is the WWA variant, but haven't measured it's CRI yet. Light output certainly doesn't measure up to good (check my premium section) analog LEDs, that's for sure.
Super duidelijk bedankt!
Can you do a video (or document) comparing the brightness of strips including the 12v and 24v ones ?
I will at some point but very generally speaking look at the watts they use. If all around say 100lm/w this means a strip that uses more watt in theory also produces more light. Now there is such a thing as efficiency of course but generally speaking it still holds true.
5v, 12v and 24v doesn't by itself make it brighter or less bright. But watts will tell you.
@@IntermitTech Awesome stuff , I was aware of the APA102 being bright in the 5v catagory but after watching your video on voltage drop i think i'm going to try and use 12V as i'm installing 10m (600 LEDs) around my skirting boards making it hard to run 8AWG to points haha
How can I work out the PSU I'd need if I was running 10m of 5v led strip but planning on using a 12v input and buck converters at the injection point. I've tried googling but the calculations are boggling my mind to figure out if 240w at 12v will be enough
I see your testing two strips
WS2815 and BTF2815
But when I search I can only ever find WS2815 products.
I found BTFLIGHTING on amazon but they still only list it as WS2815 in their amazon listing description
Yes, BTF has a lot more options on Aliexpress. I also believe they renamed it to ws2815-eco
Hi, can you give me a tip for the power suply by 35m+ by the sk6812?
I wana make a entrie room with that light, but I fear the power suply a bit, if I looking for the wire cross-section for a 5V x 20A, its so huge ...
Any thoughts on the HD107S? It's supposed to be an improvement over the APA102... Supposedly the real APA102 chips stopped being produced in 2016, and the fake APA102 and APA102C chips used today are inferior.
Nice summary, thanks,
A remark: i have some SK6812 and i realize that i was not able to mix deep blue because the blue led is lighting up the phosphor for the white led and it is always a little bit white. I don't know if i got fake product or anyone else also find something similar effect.
Thnx! I haven't tested the blue light scenario you mention but it does seem logical. Most white LEDs are actually blue with phosphor on top to bend it's spectrum, so it kind of makes sense it gets triggered and glows a bit by the blue LED too. I've seen it happen on a different strip even then the one providing the light!
So don't think it's a fake, just "natural" reaction to blue light.
hi tama, I have the sk6812 led strip but I can't use it in the arduino IDE because the library doesn't work well given the led +W so "fastled" is RGB the library I use doesn't work for me, I would like to know what libraries it uses or how you did it, thank you
Great vid, what would you suggest for a 20m ceiling Projekt?
Actually, stay tuned for that, I have some new 24v addressable strip which will be excellent for that!
Drzzs sticker in the back 👍😁
Great video! Thanks.
I've had a bad experience with BTF Lighting, any other recommend providers?
Hahaha Thnx and yeah, keeping his sticker there, @DrZZs is awesome! :P
I've had mostly good experience with BTF except for some cancelled orders from their side. I still prefer buying from them or otherwise just some other seller on Aliexpress. Most strip now a days is produced with decent to good standards and are pretty much the same.
Hi Doc I've used the same company but it was Good for me but on Ali there are loads of them selling Led's
Hi, I have one of your dog-uno’s on order and was hoping to use SK6812 strip with it but cannot decide what colour white to use. Is it possible to go for a cool white and ‘warm it up’ but turning on the red channel with the white channel to achieve a warmer white if needed? Many thanks
You can change the color of light you see, but it won't be the same thing as a true different white color. Basically, more pastel, not sure how to describe.
Maybe get some short test strips to see what you like best? Always future project to use them with. ;)
@@IntermitTech thank you! Think I’ll buy some short lengths of different colour and see how they compare!
Can you confirm that your Dig-uno running WLED can control the sk8612 RGBW. Thanks and keep up the great work!
Many thanks for the informative video.
Could you tell me which library you used for the SK6812, please? i.e. the strip with the White channel of LEDs.
Hi cockeyed ,I have the same problem as you, I explain the sk6812 led strip but I can't use it in the arduino IDE because the library doesn't work well given the led +W so "fastled" is RGB the library I use doesn't work for me, I would like to know if Were you able to get the strip to work correctly?
@@victorhugoalarconpaba4987 Hi Victor I ended up using the Adafruit Neopixel library which does handle the white channel of LEDs. It's been awhile and so I can't remember the details but if you have any specific questions let me know and I can try and have a look for you.
Thanks for the information ^___^
Thanks! Very helpful
I got question a company or matter fact any website has not have, 3 pin corner connection. I had idea doing this left strip met center strip is it possible solder left strip to center strip let say 1 1/2 inch red/green/white. Info Addressable LED 12mm 144LED/m. By the way I order from Amazon coming here on Sunday. I brought 16.4 FT according there site it can only do 3.3 FT. I wish I could waited watch your video. My project is license pinball FX3, Pinball Arcade. Thank you for reading this, my English isn’t great due deafness
TL;DW, is the WS2812B eco less bright the the normal WS21812b?
In my opinion no, it provides the same brightness and looks good.
@@IntermitTech thanks for the fast response! So is there any reason not to get the eco? I'm going to be using this as bias backlighting for my monitors using Hyperion
@@lendios764 I've been testing and using multiple of the ECO variant and honestly, I don't see a down side myself. Very nice, bright and vibrant colors, looks great.
@@IntermitTechgreat, thanks! Saved me 10 bucks
I love it! Thanks a lot!
Good video, how would you test CRI or chip quality?
Any gear you can recommend to deliver the ideal measurements to be able to compare the same strip type from 2 different manufacturers?
You'd need a spectrometer for that.
They can be really expensive or questionable quality, any you can recommend?
Not really sorry, the one I have to do these tests was quite expensive too 😅
@@IntermitTech all good bud n keep up the good work, if I can find any that can do the job I'll let you know
@@finkleeinhorn1767 I picked up a used X-Rite i1Studio for about $350 and it works reasonably well.
thank you for this...
Can this be done with arduino sheilds?
was thinking, an arduino wifi board (v2 now i think?), a dmx sheild, and a screw terminal for direct attachment to adressable leds. A nice bonus would be controlls for a power strip's outlets etc to save power when certain features aren't in use (ie turn off led wall warts etc).
Is there a difference in brightness between a 5V and a 12V?
Generally no since the same ~3v LEDs are still used, just a different way of hooking them up.
Thank you.
What Best Led? Sk6812? I no say english, iem from Russia. Please say me Best addres Led? Thank you. Top.
I like your videos but you keep mentioning that the ones consuming less watts are more "efficient" but if they're outputting less light, it's a moot point. We either need to know the lumens being outputted for each one or a lm/W adjustment.
I didn't understand the table like the power usage at red for ws2818b is 25,54 so does that mean it can be a maximum of 54 and a minimum of 25?
No, it will be a minimum of the minimum off value listed. Then there is all Seperate colors at 50% and 100% including white which combines them all. And last there is effects to get some real world usage values.
@@IntermitTech so for red at 100% for the ws2818b strip the power is 25,54....what does 25,54 mean?
Watts
@@IntermitTech but is it like a range like at 100% red the strip will consume power between 25-55 watts?
No, at the set preset it uses that much.
I can't understand. WS2815 uses SMD5050 LEDs. And SMD 5050 LEDs consume 0.25-0.3 watts. How do you consume 50 watts when 300 LEDs are 100% white?
Sadly that's internet myth numbers and not true at all. 5050 is just a package size, has nothing to do with power consumption. Hence why the real world powersheet exist, lots of false assumptions out there. :)
@@IntermitTech Do I understand correctly? 5m ws2815 60led/m max consume 50w . Since my English is not good, maybe I misunderstood.
@erdemokkes yes that's correct, check the sheets, they've had many updates since the video!
What gauge wire is used for power injection?
The diameter needed for that exact situation, there is no, one size fits all, like a lot of others would like it to be. You need to calculate expected current draw and the combine that with distance and a set of rules to find the wire diameter you require for that injection line. Give this livestream a watch, it might explain things a bit better: quinled.info/2020/09/26/power-injection-livestream/
@@IntermitTech thank you!!
Great Video, pity that the strip you advice are not at the price you mentioned in the video as BTFLightining charges 25€ minimum for a shipping fee which is way higher of the cost of 5m of the eco strip :(
Wow, I stated Aliexpress prices. Are you looking there or Amazon?
@@IntermitTech Aliexpress of course, shipping to my country (Italy) is 25€ minimum for 1 strip, maybe coronavirus effect? :(
@@papperone Wow, ok. For me it's "Aliexpress standard shipping" and it's free.... I know there can be a little bit of difference in shipping costs but can't think of a logical reason that it differs that much except for as you mentioned Cornovirus maybe... damn.
@@IntermitTech indeed the free shipping option is not available if you select Italy... well what can we do, we are stuck home and we can't even tinker with our hobby :( :( :(
@@papperone Ay, I feel you. Hopefully you can order for normal prices again soon. It's hitting us here in the Netherlands too and I just got 2 prototype boards to solder and test, so I don't mind staying at home right now but it'll become a drag in a little while. Hope you and your friends and family are well and that the virus will ramp down quickly!
are you ever gonna turn your head 360?
Nice.
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Awwh, so many hearts, have one back! :P
Why cant you improve the CRI of the white LED by adding RED? In this link you can play around with RGBW and influence the CRI and R9 value. www.waveformlighting.com/led-spectrum-simulator
Because the Red diode is not the full wavelength that's missing, or even close its peak is off center basically and also not broad enough spectrum wise. The color LEDs are very narrow band, so can't compensate for missing spectrum if they don't shine that spectrum basically.
I'll try and explain it better in future videos, but there is no compensating to get High CRI white with colored LEDs, those are horrible at making full spectrum light, they are point sources.
Ok, I keep saying the same, I'll try and explain it better in future videos!
a an eastern european i can safely say that saying the word "sheet" always comes with apprehension! its always going to just sound like i'm saying shit, get over it