8 reviews for Kasa Smart LED Light Strip, 50 Color Zones RGBIC, 16.4ft Wi-Fi LED Strip Works w/ Alexa, Google Home & SmartThings, High Brightness, 16M Colors, PU Coating, Trimmable, 2 Yr…

1. 

   5 out of 5

   Amazon Customer – July 2, 2024

   La luz está muy buena, el que puedas tener múltiples puntos de color en una sola tira es un plus comparadas con otras. Lo único que le falta es que tengan un punto de memoria para recordar el último estado (on/off) para casos dónde se va la luz por corte de energía. Siempre se encienden al regresar la electricidad… Solo les falta eso y tendrían un 110

2. 

   5 out of 5

   Stan the Man – July 22, 2024

   I was looking for a strip light to illuminate an enclosed staircase. I stuck this to the bottom of the handrail where it stays out of sight but lights up the stairs very nicely.
   I set it up using the manufacturer’s app (like I did with other Kasa lights I have) and it connects to Alexa through that app’s skill.
   The colors are true and bright and the material is quality. No complaints here

3. 

   5 out of 5

   David Alejandro – July 31, 2024

   Buen producto, muy práctico y de gran iluminación, a diferencia de otros este se puede controlar por secciones

4. 

   5 out of 5

   Jeffrey S – August 1, 2024

   Excelente producto gran iluminación, funciones rgb buenas

5. 

   5 out of 5

   David Alejandro – August 21, 2024

   Facil de instalar, sus pegamentos son marca 3M por lo que la calidad esta garantizada, se prenden en bloques y todo se controla desde la Aplicacion KASA, genial!!

6. 

   3 out of 5

   Amazon Customer – September 13, 2024

   Resumen: Si no puedes quitar el papel protector utiliza pegamento.

   Buen producto, cumple con las características pero:
   este producto tiene adhesivo en la parte posterior con un papel protector (a manera de un sticker). Al yo estar retirándolo, el papel se rompió (ver fotos) y el resto se quedo pegado a la tira LED.

   Intenté quitar la película con las uñas, pero no funcionó (creo que el adhesivo ya estaba viejo), entonces decidí hacerle una pequeña incisión con una navaja para poder tomarlo con las uñas.
   Inmediatamente la tira LED se apagó a partir del corte en adelante.

   “No puede ser!” dije.

   Dos terceras partes de la tira quedaron inutilizables. ademas los LEDs cerca del corte quedaron permanentemente en azul, no responden a los ajustes.
   La incisión fue muy pequeña y la hice con mucho cuidado (ver las fotos), el circuito es realmente frágil.

   Dos estrellas menos porque no hubiera sucedido si el papel estuviera en buen estado, y porque los leds quedaron en azul.

7. 

   5 out of 5

   Stan the Man – September 16, 2024

   I love LED accent lighting and was excited to see Kasa come out with these. I already have over a dozen other Kasa products – mostly smart light bulbs and a couple smart light switches.

   PROS:

   – For me, smart controls with Google devices works well. This is the main reason I paid a big premium for this type of light strip and it was the most important thing for me

   – Kasa app is easy and intuitive to use

   – Very easy to install – peel and place, plug and play

   – Extensions are also very easy to add. You just plug them in to the end of a 6.6′ strip , turn the strip off and on, and the extension acts like an extension (same color, patterns look good, etc.)

   – Great brightness range

   – Great color range, including cool and warm whites as well as many, many vivid colors

   CONS

   – Depending on your application, these can get really expensive really fast. Used as accent lighting running the inside perimeter of two 6-foot tall bookcases cost over $300 with tax. And I paid for them with my own money, these were NOT given to me in exchange for a review

   – Once you cut a strip, the rest of it is trash. For each of my bookcases, I had to cut the last ~16″ of lights off to fit, meaning I threw away about $25 worth of extensions

   – Strips are not very flexible – you’ll probably need to run them in a straight line. There are no angle adapters available that I know of that would allow a 90 degree turn

   Boiled down, the pros are the lights perform really well and give you something I don’t think I could easily get from cheaper lights – the ability to control on/off, color, and brightness with my voice. But the cons areyou need to have the right application to pull these off. They are expensive, but the price compares pretty favorably to most of the other smart strip lights out there and you don’t need a hub or anything else at all (other than electricity and a smart device to set them up) to run these lights.

   I have had pretty good luck with Google controls. The first couple days, connection was a little spotty. But it quickly improved and even if one command did not work (e.g. turn on light), I could use another command (e.g. set light to 20%) and then the strip would respond to everything. Now, it seems to work well and its very rare that I have to do anything special to control the bookshelf lights, which are part of a group with other Kasa lights. If you’re like me, this is the main reason you’re buying these lights.

   You buy the product in a 6.6′ foot stretch and can add extensions (sold separately in 3.3′ increments). You can’t just buy an extension, the extensions only work with the full 6.6′ strip. So if you are trying to light a 3′ section, you’ll have to buy the 6.6′ strip and basically cut it in half and throw the cut section away.

   This is annoying because the strips are clearly made in 1.65′ sections and either connected by thin wires or a bulky (0.18″ thick) connector. I wouldn’t mind so much if you could install the strips with a turn (like make a 90 degree angle), but you can’t really do that.

   Now for the good stuff. The strips are very sturdy. Even though you can tell they are mated about every foot and a half or so, they are encapsulated in a soft clear gel-like plastic. The back has a high quality 3M tape strip. I never once had an issue with the tape not sticking, though I was working on a clean surface.

   Once installed and turned on, the lights are just what I wanted. Because my lights wrap around the inside of bookshelves (Ikea Hemnes shelves), I get a LOT of light. They very easily light up the shelves and I use them all the time at different brightness for different moods. The patterns are fun but I don’t use them often. Kasa promises to allow custom patterns at some point. I love that you can adjust the white color from warm white to cool white and there are tons of fun colors.

   I included a few pictures of the brightness taken late at night when it was dark out. I have the two bookshelves, each one with one 6.6′ light strip and 3 extensions (though the last extension is cut in half to fit cleanly). My camera sort of auto-adjusted the brightness but I think you can tell they are very bright. At 100% brightness, they virtually light up my (relatively small) living room.

   My bookshelves unintentionally have a light rail that helps hide the LED strip so I don’t see the strip itself unless I’m looking at the bookshelves from the side. At less than 0.5″ wide, they do a good job of lighting things up without sticking out.

   The product description leaves a lot to be desired. More dimensions… the cord from the power outlet to the light strip controller is 22″ long, the cord from the controller to the light strip is 6’10” and 1/8″ in diameter. The thickness of the light strip is 0.18″ at block-like connections on the strip, but only 0.11″ thick at the LEDs. So if you’re trying to run in a bookcase along the sides of shelves, the strip was thin enough for me to fit it between the side wall and the shelf keeping the LEDs hidden. The width of the strip is 0.48″.

   Overall verdict, if you’re into accent lighting and willing to spend a premium for a slick and stable mobile app and the ability to control everything with your voice, these are awesome lights. Over time, I hope these strips will become more flexible, adapters will be provided to turn the strip

   On the other hand, if you don’t ever want to change the color or brightness of the lights, just turn them on/off with your voice, you’d probably save some money by getting a smart electrical plug (Kasa and others make them) and using a normal, significantly cheaper LED light strip (though professional installation, if needed, would cut into those savings).

8. 

   5 out of 5

   Kevin – September 19, 2024

   I have purchased two of these light strips. For the first one, I am a trained classical organist. The instrument I have at home for practice was designed without lighting for the pedalboard. I tried battery operated LED lights and got tired of burning through 8 AA batteries every few days and wanted a more permanent solution.
   Setup of the strip was a breeze. It comes with self-stick adhesive on one side and I was able to quickly attach it to the underside of the keyboard assembly on the organ. Using the Kasa app on my phone, it quickly found the local network, performed an online update of firmware, and I was up and running in less than 10 minutes.
   In addition to being able to adjust the brightness and millions of colors, the app also has a number of different effects features such as candlelight, haunted house, rain, Christmas, etc.
   The LED lights are plenty bright and the colors are well saturated. My ONLY complaint is that I have added it to my Google Home Assistant control so that I am able to use voice commands to turn on and off. HOWEVER, I have found that after a couple of days, for some reason, Google Assistant is unable to turn the strip on or off by voice. When using the Google Home app, it appears as if the strip is turning off and on, but nothing happens.
   I contacted tech support and they made suggestions such as: resetting and repeating the setup, removing from the home group, removing from the room, etc. I tried everything and it doesn’t work which is frustrating because when I want to turn the lights on, I have to use my phone and the Kasa app.
   I will continue to work with tech support for a solution, and if I get one, I will certainly update my review.
   Otherwise, the light strip is a great value and has lots of features. One more note: I cannot speak for integration with Alexa as I do not have that system in my smart home – I only use Google Home exclusively.