LED Strip Lighting

[sailcruiser]

Originally Posted by o_q

This has me wondering if "controllers" are necessary in all cases, or if it's okay in some cases to feed it 12 volts directly.

I don't have that answer but I figure it's a cheap experiment.
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[Lake-Effect]

Originally Posted by o_q

If you don't like what someone else likes, it's much better for your ego to accept it than to assert some superiority with passive aggressive judgmental claims. Though everything I've said could be all for naught as I'm sure you were just kidding, as indicated by the wink.

Um, bingo. So "lighten up". (Haha, you see what I did there?)

[hellosailor]

"adjustable (RGB) color?"
So you buy the RGB strips, and a matching RGB controller, which allows you to dial in the amount of each color that you want. If the folks you are buying from can't explain that and sell you matching pieces, use someone else.

If you're into light shows...Well sure, buy those, and an ILDA laser projector, and crank up the Pink Floyd.

What's really hard is having a battery bank big enough to power an amp for really good bass on the speakers. <G>

[o_q]

Originally Posted by hellosailor

"adjustable (RGB) color?"
So you buy the RGB strips, and a matching RGB controller, which allows you to dial in the amount of each color that you want. If the folks you are buying from can't explain that and sell you matching pieces, use someone else.

I'm almost tempted to make my own with an arduino because the amount of control I've seen so far is not enough.

If you're into light shows...Well sure, buy those, and an ILDA laser projector, and crank up the Pink Floyd.

I draw the line at anything flashing.

What's really hard is having a battery bank big enough to power an amp for really good bass on the speakers. <G>

I was looking into paradigm millenia ct speaker system, but i am reluctant on having any more wires than required to power it, and seems it would be awkward to place this somewhere on a boat. So I'm checking out speakers from Libratone that are probably way too expensive.

[Sam8989]

I have worked with led strips a lot. The quality can vary dramatically. I have now settled on LEpro lighting as it is good quality and consistent. I use there aluminium profile to mount the tape into. They offer color changing tapes, so be sure to check

[lawrence_craig]

I have heard that RGBW LEDs are nicer than their RGB counterparts. RGB make the white light out of 3 LEDs and so are a true white which can be quite harsh. The RGBW ones have more LEDs/meter and therefore you have more control of the colour and provide a softer white light. Obviously, they are more expensive as well.