NanoleafEssentials Matter Bluetooth & WiFi Smart Multicolor LED Lightstrip 200" Smarter Kit (5m) - RGB & Whites, Controller, App & Voice Control (Works with Apple Home, Google Home)

Over the last year, I have become a big fan of Nanoleaf products. I find them very reliable, easy to install and use, and wonderfully functional. I recently changed to a dual-monitor setup for work and I wanted to add some lighting to them. Because my monitors are mounted to the wall and I don’t move their position, I decided to opt for the 5 meter Nanoleaf Essentials Matter light strips to wrap around the back of both monitors. The length was more than enough so I brought it down to light the back of my desk as well, and these lights are meeting all of my expectations. Wonderful color selection, brightness adjustment, super smooth gradients. I love the “scenes” function because I was able to create my own gradient that matches the gentle, smooth rainbow gradient that is on my keyboard so everything looks very cohesive. The biggest winning factor for me is the significant reduction of eye strain as my desk is in a darker corner of my home and staring at the screen for nine hours can get difficult. I have tried other cheap RGB strips in the past and all of them left me wanting, especially when they come with those tiny remotes that always get lost, so I am now a loyal customer to Nanoleaf. I love the app, easy installation, hassle-free beautiful lighting that makes my house feel like home. 5/5.

So I want to start off and say I have had a bunch of LED strips, I started with the Cync by GE light strips that kept disconnecting and we’re super unreliable, I replaced those with some Govee light strips that were cheap and reliable but they were dim, didn’t have real white LEDs, and were slow to respond. I have hue bulbs all over my house but the Hue light strips are just too expensive.I have an Apple TV 4K to control these lights over Thread, and these lights are just as responsive and reliable as my Phillips Hue bulbs for a lot less money.They are really bright, the box said each strip is 2200 lumens. The colors are also very vibrant but not as bright as the white. The white is also adjustable from a warm tungsten white to a cool daylight, they can also change with the time of day through homekit. So automatically during the day they will be daylight balanced, and at knight they will turn warmer and reduce their blue light output.Homekit integration was super easy, just Sven the weather code in the package or the code printed on the bottom of the controller.They are very well built, the actual hardware feels premium, and they are really sticky.My complaints would be that they are short so you will need a lot of them. Also the cable from the strip to the controller is short also it is flat and stiff making it a little tricky to hide the controller box if you need to.Anyways I would highly recommend these lights, they were easy to set up, cheaper than the hue light strips, far more reliable than the Cync light strips, and are brighter than the Govee light strips with real white LEDs unlike the govees.

Really nice LED product. Colors are true and vibrant, brightness is bright and good diming without color loss. BUT be aware this is not a thread product, unlike their original single color light strips. Had this up and running for a week and have not had any issues with it dropping out/connectivity with homekit. For homekit users, you can not share/export group scenes into homekit and this appears to be a matter limitation. Only exports the scene as a solid single color and not gradient.

I’ve used a few lightstrips before, but the Nanoleaf Essentials Matter is definitely my favorite. It was the easiest light strip set up process via Bluetooth and WiFi.The colors are bright, vivid, and change smoothly adding a nice, cozy vibe to my living room. If you’re looking for a lightstrip that’s easy to use and looks awesome, this one is worth it and is kind of a steal at the price point

I spent hours trying to get these lights to set up. Matter support fails at setup due to closing of a 15-minute "security window", even if when I completed setup long before that time limit is reached.I followed the instructions — to unplug for 30 seconds and try again — with the same result. When I skipped Matter setup and continued — it says I can do it later in Settings — I connected them to WiFi but they immediately forgets that connection and WiFi won't work.Without WiFi, none of the advertised "smart" features are available. No downloading of custom scenes, no scheduling, no adding to Apple Home.I've checked that my home hub devices support working as Thread border routers — they do — but no Thread router is found in the Nanoleaf app. I've even temporarily disconnected any home hubs that don't have Thread capability in case Nanoleaf was erroneously trying to connect to those.I've made sure my network is 2.4Ghz.I've done the latest firmware update on the lights.Over the last week, support sent me two canned responses and ignored the details that I provided. Completely unhelpful.So I got a replacement unit from Amazon, thinking it might just be a defective string of lights, but the replacement has the same behavior.I'm a very tech-savvy person who knows how to research issues and self-serve when there are issues, and I couldn't make them work. People who don't have the knowledge or energy to be Tech Support at Christmas time will be even more frustrated.Don''t buy these.

Okay I don’t often review something unless it truly amazes me or piss me off. These lights are amazing. I don’t even know why I had hue lights to begin with. Easy set up. No need to pay extra for a bridge. Paired fast to my home pod (older version) and has amazing features that I had to buy extra or find free crappy apps to make it work. Example: fading, music pairing etc. and surprisingly bright! I honestly thought my hue was bright but wow (have I said wow a bit too much?nah this thing is great!) and the price is fantastic. I highly recommend this! Only downside so far is I can’t seem to get my Alexa to pair to this one. But I feel I will figure this out eventually.