Best LED Lightstrips in 2020

Best LED Lightstrips iMore 2020

• Best Overall: HitLights RGB LED Strip Kit
• Best Value: Supernight LED Strip Light
• Best Smart Lightstrip: Philips Hue LightStrip Plus
• Best for Outdoors: Beswill Solar Strip Light
• Best for Bias Lighting: Vansky Backlight Kit
• Best Portability: Tenmiro LED Strip Light

Best Overall: HitLights RGB LED Strip Kit

The HitLights LED Strip Kit offers a rare combination of value and high-end features. Bucking the trend of most lightstrips, the LED Strip Kit features an all-black design. This allows for a more discreet, blended in, placement, instead of being a potential eyesore.

Even if the strip is out of sight, this kit comes with an RF remote, allowing for a level of control that does not require a direct line of sight. This technology also enables control from up to 66 feet away, perfect for those hard to reach places.

The HitLights LED Strip is capable of producing bright, vivid colors, 12 in total. This strip also supports varying dimming levels, as well as lighting modes such as pulsing and fading. The lightstrip also boasts a whopping 32 foot of length in one roll, and extension connectors allow it to reach up to 64 feet in total length.

Best Value: Supernight LED Strip Light

Coming in at the lower end of the pricing spectrum, the Supernight LED Strip Light brings more than just the basics. This highly capable strip provides up to 900 lumens of brightness and supports the ability to display three different colors at a time.

Even with its low price, the Supernight strip still comes with an IR remote control, allowing for quick adjustments. Several different modes are also available such as strobe lighting and smooth color transitions.

Best Smart Lightstrip: Philips Hue LightStrip Plus

The Philips Hue LightStrip Plus is a smart LED light strip that offers conveniences such as remote control, scheduling, and voice assistant compatibility. This highly capable light strip covers all of the bases as it works with all of the biggest smart home platforms, such as Alexa, Siri, and the Google Assistant. Just keep in mind that the smart goodies require the Philips Hue Bridge (sold separately) to connect to your network.

The LightStrip Plus is more than just a one-trick pony, as it packs in a whopping 1,600 lumens of brightness and can display up to 16 million colors. This is shown off through pre-built scenes that the Hue line is famous for. Even though it is shorter than its "dumb" brethren, optional extension kits can take this light strip from its default length of 6.6 foot up to 33 feet. It's capable of covering quite a bit of area if needed.

Best for Outdoors: Beswill Solar Strip Light

Beswill's Solar Strip Light has mother nature in mind as it features waterproofing and uses sunlight as its source of power. Included is a solar panel that allows this strip light to go completely wireless as it fuels its built-in rechargeable battery. It can last up to 20 hours once fully charged, and it takes around 6 hours to charge fully.

This lightstrip comes in at just a little over 16 feet and produces a warm white light perfect for use around the garden or pathways. The Beswill Solar Strip is completely autonomous, allowing it to turn on and off based on the level of light around it. It supports two modes; steady, continuous light, or flashing lights.

Best for Bias Lighting: Vansky Backlight Kit

In case you haven't heard, bias lighting has caught on thanks to its ability to provide an easier on the eyes television viewing experience. Vansky's Backlight Kit draws power from 5V USB ports that are available on the back of most TV's, making it easy to set up without additional wiring.

Unlike most LED lightstrips, Vansky's kit includes a remote control that uses RF technology for its commands. This allows the lightstrip to attach directly to your TV, tucking it out of view, and it is adjustable without a direct line of sight needed.

Best Portability: Tenmiro LED Strip Light

Boasting a completely wireless design, the Tenmiro LED Strip Light runs on just 3 AA batteries. While it may not be the brightest light strip around, this portable strip gets the job done with 16 different levels and supports tons of color combinations.

Tenmiro's lightstrip also supports music sync technology through its built-in microphones, allowing it to follow along with your tunes. This 6-foot lightstrip is also water-resistant, with an IP65 rating, making it perfect for camping or an outdoor get-together.

Stick 'em up!

LED lightstrips are an easy way to add a touch of lighting to a dark area quickly or to set a mood without breaking the bank. These flexible strips attach to surfaces almost anywhere and come in various configurations with features specific to their application.

We love the HitLights RGB LED Strip Kit for its perfect balance of features and price. This strip provides high-quality lighting, along with a handy RF remote control and a unique all-black design, enabling placement almost anywhere without ruining your decor.

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