Customers are enthusiastic about the brightness, ease of use, and HomeKit compatibility of the Essentials Smart LED Lightstrip. Many appreciate the simple setup and high-quality construction, along with the wide array of colors and responsive app. However, some users experienced connectivity issues and found the adhesive to be less than ideal. The length of the lightstrip was also noted as potentially insufficient for certain applications.
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Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great string light
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Easy to set up, and looks good. Not fully integrated with Apple HomeKit and shortcuts.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Easy Install, Great Product
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I purchased this for backlighting behind my headboard. It was very easy to install, and I was able to cut it easily to fit the length.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
High quality
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
These lights are really high quality with a lot of scenes and they have a really thick layer of plastic that prevents tears
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Setup
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great product but shop elsewhere for it
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Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Stellar lighting option. Very easy to install, great app and simple HomeKit integration. Will buy more next time they are on sale. Will not purchase from Bestbuy as they ended their elite/elite plus tiers of their My Bestbuy program in May. This is after encouraging meeting spending goals to attain a year of the program. They ended the program with no compensation 4 months into the year.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Brightness
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Nice
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Pretty cool backlight for my tv. Multi colors and brightness
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Brightness, Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Very bright and easy to use lights.
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I got these lights to light up the interior of a side board hutch cabinet. They were easy to install and provide a lot of light. It connected up easily to my Thread network. The app works well and I am not experiencing any lag or delays as some others have reported. I am extremely happy with the results.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Setup
Cons mentioned:
Connection
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
The connectors are so bad….
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Dont breathe on these lights, or they will disconnect. I truly believe that they went out of their way to make them this bad, lol. The app is easy and the setup wasnt too bad, but the connections are so bad that i can’t recommend them.... Also, there isba firmware update that wont update.... So, now ill haveva perpetual warning in Home that when i have other firmware updates, i wont know it…. :(
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Nanoleaf Product Expert
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Hi! We'd like to gather more info regarding connectivity issues so we can help get this resolved as quickly as possible and prevent this issue from happening again. Kindly get in touch with our product support team on our website so we can connect.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Less expensive, better color than Philips Hue
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I've owned the full suite of Philips Hue smart string lights and bulbs for years and years, and find them to to be the gold standard of HomeKit-compatible smart lights and accessories. But Nanoleaf is really giving them a run for their money with this super affordable lightstrip that integrates with an existing smart home system seamlessly and provides light output and color gamut that far surpasses the price – and surprises you!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Brightness
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good Light Strips
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Good Nanoleaf LED Light strip for my Nanoleaf system
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Homekit compatibility
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Love it!
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Works great with my Sony tv!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great value lightstrip!
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
The Nanoleaf ecosystem is great! Reliable and works great with homekit! Have many of these!
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Nanoleaf - Essentials Smart LED Lightstrip
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Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I bought this as a gift for my friend's daughter and she loved it. It was easy to set up. which I was worried that they could since her mother and father are not techy, but they did it themselves. A great gift would buy it again.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Perfect ambiance lighting for indirect lighting
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Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
We have similar Philips Hue light strips under the kitchen cabinets in our home. There is a separate kitchen "annex" around the corner, with a small sink and undercounter fridge, and counter. I suppose a "wet bar" is the term commonly used. So in outfitting this we opted to run the light strip across the very top of the cabinets (the kitchen cabinets go to the ceiling with crown molding, so that is not an option there). And having the Nanoleaf respond to Siri, using my AppleWatch, rather than having another smart device (Google Home or Apple HomePod) just 6' from the kitchen seemed unnecessary. The response time is great, and light/color spectrum certainly rivals the excellent results of our Philips strips, and this was significantly cheaper on a special from BestBuy
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Brightness
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great light strip for the $$
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
As an owner of 3 sets of Phillips light strips, and 4 sets of Nanoleaf Mini-Triangles, I was very interested when the Nanoleaf light strip went on sale. On sale the Nanoleaf was a third of the price of the Phillips. I have both sets of smart lights synced with my Razer Synapse.
The Nanoleaf light strip is just as good as the Phillips light strip for one third of the cost.
The only reason I didn't give them 5 stars is the app. It can be temperamental and often needs to be clicked on to fix random issues interfacing with Razer Synapse.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Product!
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Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Exactly what I needed to add a little extra to a movie experience!!
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Rushed design
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Im reviewing the hardware vs softare. Overall the product has been reliable when it was just bluetooth connected at first. My homepods and ios were causing issue with thread, that has been resolved. Hardware wise this looks pretty has a physical control of you want traditional controls, however if your in a hurry and push it quickly and miss. The connection from the controller to lights is a weak cable design and plug, it falls out. My biggest complaint if you do not get it inserted perfectly at instillation there will be issues getting the lights on. Otherwise a great product
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Nanoleaf Product Expert
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Hey Dexstar, thanks for the most detailed review and we've taken notes of what you mentioned here. We also appreciate your patience with some connectivity issues we've had with iOS, and good to know that was resolved. As per the connection to the controller you mentioned, there is actually a way to make they can be locked so they won't keep falling off. Let us know how we can reach and assist you. Have an awesome day
Pros mentioned:
Brightness, Setup
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
High range and quality colors
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Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great product. Easy to setup. Wide range of colors. Colors are pretty accurate as well to what you get from your phone to what is presented (for the most part). Gets very bright. Very nice product and sticks well.
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Adhesive
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Need better adhesive
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Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
The lights work ok but the sticky doesn't last a long time. It's falling off of my sons walls is spots.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Brightness, Quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Must Have!
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I bought this for 65 inch tv in living room. I am very pleased with the brightness and quality of the item. On top of that it is thread enabled makes it a must have
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Connection
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Nice Colors and Features
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
These strips are expensive, but they look amazing. The connectivity through the apple home app is kind of spotty at times, but through the nanoleaf app they work great. Lots of different colors.