HitLights LED Strip Lights Warm White 3000K, 16.4ft High Density Tape Light, UL-Listed, 600 LEDs, 300Lm/ft, 12V Flexible Dimmable Rope Lights for Bedroom, Kitchen, Cabinet (Power Source Not Included)

There are a lot of LED tape lights options on Amazon, many of which are cheap Chinese brands that use sub-par LEDs or have low LED density. I previously was using a cheaper LE brand tape strip and the difference of the HitLights in comparison is night and day. This tape has basically double the LED density as cheaper tape lights, so in the same amount of length, you get a lot of light output. Also, I find the color quality is really good with these (using the 3000K version). I installed these in aluminum channel with a frosted lens for use as under cabinet lighting and the high density of LEDs makes the lights look very uniform under the lens instead of pixelated LEDs.Another benefit of this tape is that it is cuttable every 1”, which gives you better flexibility to cut it to the exact length you need. Many cheaper tape lights are cuttable every 3” in length.I’ve only been using these for 4 days or so, but so far, I’m glad I spent the extra money to upgrade to this tape light.

Beautiful led strip light, good build quality and very bright. I tested these lights on 12 volt DC power. I will install these outside in aa mountainous area in southern California that receives up to 18" normally of snow, so I hope they are truly waterproof and will last. I will update if these lights do not meet the my needs!

I bought this product to finish off my new wet bar. I absolutely love the lighting. I can make it very bright or turn it down to a beautiful soft glow. The quality of the lights are amazing. The installation is so simple. There is adhesive back works really well as long as you follow the directions.Their customer service is amazing! I contacted them several times for help and to Exchange for a longer link. You have to know what products you need to go along with your HitLights. Eric was the young man that helped me and he was wonderful. I felt like I got to know him personally. When I called or emailed, he got back to me right away. If he was not available, someone contacted me.I cannot say enough about this product. I am so very pleased.

Overall, these are a very good product, and at this price a great value. I replaced T5 fluorescent lights both above and below cabinets in my home office, using these LED's and driver/transformers from Eversale.Some things to note:* While they don't produce as many lumens per foot as the fluorescents, they are effectively at least as bright. Since fluorescent tubes radiate 360 degrees, much of their light is wasted shining on the fixture. LED's radiate in an arc of about 120 degrees - perfect for washing a wall or desktop with light.* The very yellow color in some of the pictures of an illuminated roll is actually due to the caramel color of the tape itself. The light is much whiter when it's unrolled and not shining through the tape. A nice warm, but not overly yellow or green color.* These are "double density" - twice as many LED's per foot as the more usual 300 LED strips.Gives you more light, but the downside is the connectors made for such strips don't work, since the LED's are spaced too closely together.Edit: While I didn't realize it at the time, turns out you *can* use connectors on these double density strips - see the comment below by "Kowalski".If you need to jump over a longer space or for some other reasons a connector won't work, you're stuck with soldering wires to connect the pieces - a task that requires skill and a steady hand.* Re soldering: The solder pads are covered with a protective material that must be scraped off before they will "wet".* Re polarity: There are lots of negative reviews for LED strip connectors (again, these don't work on this product as discussed above,) complaining about the fact that sometimes the positive/negative polarity is "wrong". Think about it: If when standing beside the strip, positive is away from you and negative is nearer you, then the left end of the strip will have positive on the left, and the right end will have positive on the right. Not the connector's fault, just simple geometry. Same applies of course if you solder wires rather than use a connector.* If you do need to create a jumper to connect two pieces, turn a corner, etc. 20 gauge stranded wire (Radio Shack) is about the biggest you can actually solder to the tiny little pads. I've computed the voltage drop for this wire, and it's a few tens of millivolts for a several-foot run, so no worse than the tape itself.* There are many Chinese companies that make combination aluminum track and polycarbonate covers for LED strip lights. I thought these would be expensive, and looked hard for an all-plastic solution. When I actually priced them though, the aluminum track was cheaper per foot than the plastic cover! Haven't pulled the trigger on this yet - my lights are affixed with masking tape so far. Please comment on this if you've used any of the mounting systems.Hope this is helpful!