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Finally, a comm for that one user who hand-makes longbows. This ones for you, comrade.
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People have suggested RGBW, I would go even further and suggest RGBCCT. Get something with a decently high CRI, 85 at the least, 90~95 is better. Some good sellers on Ali include BTF-Lighting and Auxmer (my favorite, good seller, I believe to be actually factory direct).
Thanks, friend! This is really helpful and contains more useful information than I was finding on my own
Let me know if you have other questions. How are you installing the strip? What will you be using for diffusion if necessary? What do you plan to use for drivers? Do you have some sort of home automation? Or all stand alone?
I would probably try to keep my first install simple, expanding later if I want. Ive got 12 ft ceilings, so I was thinking about installing hooks / anchors on the cieling to hold the LED strips and then 3 mm semi translucent acrylic panels suspended below that. Havent looked at drivers too in-depth, Ive worked with one from Amazon, cut off the controller board and set up a potentiometer to change the pwm signal to get a dimming effect. Ill probably dig arojnd to see if theres something a little more out of the box.
havent had the time to get home automation going, its just too low on my list of priorities