Looking to upgrade my old boring Christmas lights with addressable LEDs this year (both indoor and outdoor). I will likely be using WLED with an esp8266 to power it.
Anyone have recommendations for specific brands that are decent/reliable (hopefully not too expensive)? There probably isn’t enough time to order/wait for anything from aliexpress and expect it to be here in time to use them this year. So I’ll likely be searching Amazon.
For my tree lights, I was thinking that 5v string lights would be the way to go, since I likely wouldn’t need many strands to cover the tree (8ft ceilings don’t allow for a very big tree). If several strands are needed to cover the tree, I can inject power as needed.
For outdoor lights, I was thinking that 12v string lights would be better, so they could cover longer distances before injecting power?
Also, has anyone seen/used LEDs like the ones used in this video?
They appear to be some sort of “mini” ws2812b LED strings, but I’m not able to find them on Amazon. I see some traditional “fairy” lights that look similar, but aren’t RGB/addressable. If those work well, I’d definitely consider using them on the tree instead of the traditional string LEDs.
What are your thoughts on decent brands/products to use? What would you recommend as far as voltages for indoor vs outdoor lights? Any thoughts/recommendations would be appreciated.