NOVOSTELLA Smart RGB LED Flood Light 25W Tunable White 2700K-6500K,Outdoor Uplights Floodlights Color Changing Spotlights APP Group Control IP66 Waterproof Strobe Lights for House Event Landscape 4Pcs

Se configuran muy fácilmente e iluminan muy bien

Lightning took out all my uplights in the front of the house. Replacements were very expensive and only came in white. The problem with most RGB lights is the white usually looks like a light blue. I decided to try these out since they were close to the width of the original lights and they claimed to have an adjustable white. I played around with making new mounts but in the end I just drilled the mounts that came with them and made them fit the old mounts. The whites out of these lights are excellent. The white is very bright and the white temperature color is easily adjustable to match existing lights. There is no blue tint to it. Controlling the lights is over Bluetooth and is simple to adjust each light. I had to look up how to group lights to adjust multiple ones at the same time. But once setup, it's very easy to adjust them. I like that the lights return to the previous setting when the power is turn off and on. The whites are bright and I have them turned down to 20%. The colors are not as bright but at 100% they match the white at 20%. There are lots of features for the lights that I have not used yet. I might try them out for a holiday theme. I tried out several RGB and RGBW lights and these worked the best.

My application for these Novostella floodlights was to provide outdoor illumination of the front of my house, including up-firing illumination of several trees and tall shrubs, which I find particularly visually appealing. I had a bad experience with Wi-Fi smart floodlights from a different manufacturer, so this was a replacement/upgrade project. As an example of what the Novostella floodlights can do, see the photo of our Halloween display using RGB mode… yes, the colors are that vivid at night. Of course, for most of the year, we have them set to a traditional warm white. My initial impression is that the floodlights work as advertised. They are well-constructed and seem to be rugged, and the glass bezel covering the LED array itself is frosted and acts as a diffuser. The rotatable brackets, which are included as pictured in the product description, can easily be tightened with pliers if required. Unfortunately, the power cord emerges from the bottom of the unit, which makes using the built-in bracket as a stand slightly awkward. There are holes on the brackets to attach lawn spikes, which are not included but can be purchased on Amazon. Tunable white brightness is excellent. RGB mode yields rich, saturated colors, although somewhat less bright, but this is true of almost all full-color LED lighting. Bluetooth mesh networking appears to be stable, and response time to Alexa-initiated commands is good. I cannot yet comment on how water resistant they are, but this was a major issue with the floodlights I was replacing, so only time will tell. The floodlights are well-packaged, and feature a full-color box which would be suitable for gifting… even if the recipient of the gift is yourself! A user manual is included. The hub module is small and includes a short USB-A to MicroUSB cable in the package, but you’ll need to supply your own power adapter. In initial testing, connectivity distance is outstanding: I can locate the hub indoors at the rear of my house, and the floodlights which are over 50 feet away in the front of the house can still be reliably controlled. So, for the vast majority of installations, you’ll need only one hub for Alexa control of your entire floodlight system. This is a definite benefit of the self-organizing Bluetooth mesh network technology which these floodlights use (see below for more on this). Installation is relatively easy. Since I wanted Alexa integration, I purchased the Bluetooth Mesh Hub, which I configured first in the Smart Life app. As I was using these floodlights outdoors, I configured and tested them indoors first, then deployed them at the outside locations I selected… they retain their settings when unplugged. One of the main reasons I selected Novostella floodlights over others is that that unlike floodlights using Wi-Fi connectivity, these floodlights use Bluetooth mesh networking, i.e., the floodlights communicate with each other over Bluetooth, forming their own network. What this means in practical terms is that so long as the Bluetooth Mesh Hub (or your controlling device with Bluetooth if you’re not using the hub) can reach one of the floodlights, it can reach all the floodlights. This network is self-organizing, that is, mesh connections between floodlights and the hub form automatically, without any user intervention required. Since home Wi-Fi typically isn’t set up for good outdoor signal strength, particularly at any distance from the house, a Bluetooth mesh network circumvents that problem. Just place the hub indoors at a reasonable distance from one of the outdoor floodlights, and you’re good-to-go. Additionally, the floodlights aren’t directly adding to home Wi-Fi network traffic, since they’re on their own Bluetooth network. Alexa control of these floodlights works as expected, but you need to enable the Smart Life skill in Alexa first and link it to your free Smart Life account. You can turn the floodlights on and off, as well as change their brightness and color. You can create Alexa routines to automate this for you as well, for example, turning the floodlights on at sunset and turning them off at bedtime. You can also use the Smart Life app itself to do this, as well as access advanced color-changing light show effects, but be aware that if you do not have a hub in your system, your smart phone needs to be in range of the floodlights. In my opinion, having a hub to control the system is a much better solution, because you then have true remote control, even if you’re away from your house. After experimenting with both the 25 and 50 watt models, my suggestion is that if you’re illuminating a larger area from around 10+ feet away, get the 50 watt model, especially if you’re going to be using RGB mode. On the other hand, 25 watt units can be used satisfactorily for accent lighting, including up-firing tree illumination. Ultimately I wound up using a mix of both, which of course work together seamlessly. In summary, I’d definitely recommend these Novostella floodlights for your lighting projects. In the future, I’ll update this review as to durability, particularly how water-resistant the floodlights are, and longer-term network stability.

As lights, they're exactly what I wanted. Customizable and bright. Unfortunately I bought these with the intent to use them with HomeKit and found out after that it doesn't support it. So I'm using the app that they recommend for these devices. They connect via Bluetooth and the biggest issue is that the schedule doesn't work well because your device has to be in range at the time of the schedule change. If not, your lights don't get updated. As I'm just using it for an on/off switch, I can resolve that with a smart plug. But if you wanted the lights to change color on a schedule, you're likely to be disappointed with these.

So I was looking at light bulbs and one of those video ads pops up inside Amazon up for some weird industrial looking programmable floodlight. Been thinking about adding colored lights to the backyard for awhile, but it’s a total hassle with having to add fixtures, cost, etc. I’m thinking what’s this thing, and it’s $100 for one light, wow, not about to spend that on one light no matter how cool. The I realized it’s 4 lights for $100. Figured I’d try it out and could just return it if I don’t like it. These are amazing lights and super simple to set up: Take them out of the box, plug one in, open the homelife app, press the plus button in the app and it detects it and adds it, name the light and repeat until you’ve configured all 4. next hold your finger on one in the app until it jiggles and then link the four lights together. Next, place the lights on the ground in the area you want to light (no need to mount at first these will work from the ground until you get the situated as I have mine now, they have a very wide spread) and simply plug them into and outlet. Again open the homelife app and control away. The bluetooth range is at least 30 feet as I can control these lights from inside the house. If you want Alexa to control them, then you need the $20 hub as these are only bluetooth, but you can set schedules, etc. so I don’t see the need for Alexa actually. In the pictures, first one is no lights, then the next two are white light, and green. I’ve gotten smart bulbs where the white is bright, but the colors are dim or the whites are pure white and nothing else. These give you full bright light of any color or hue, no limitations. You want pure white light, you got it, you want yellowish white light in the 2700K range, you got it, just adjust the slider. It also has contrast, so you can mix color with white as well as 1% to 100% brightness, up to you.