OSRAM LIGHTIFY Flex LED-Stripes Extension 60 cm Length/dimmable/warmwhite to Daylight 2000K - 6500K and Colour Control/Works with Alexa [Energy Class G]

The Osram Sylvania lightify outdoor strips are cutting edge, however that’s expected from them. There is no smart home company, in terms of smart lighting that can complete with Osram lightify products. Their quality, support and deep product offerings show why they’re an industry lead in the ZigBee smart lighting product space.The strips are outdoor wet rated, offer full spectrum color with turnable white and are very long. The colors are the best yet we’ve seen when compared to Philips hue light strips plus, which are however indoor only. That being sad outdoor rated products sometimes come with some nuances; such like these strips cannot be cut or spliced to increase length. Which was a little odd, considering the lightify garden spots (RGB, not turnable white) can be doubled in length on the same ZigBee power supply. But it’s easy to understand that splicing strips may not be the most weather resistant choice, and sealing them end to end was probably the better way to go. We’ve attached photos of the different colors, dimming and turnable white to this review. As you can see, the greens are limy, which was an issue on Gen 2 Philips hue looking washed out, however Osram have always had superior colors to Philips hue, even on Gen 3 Hue. In fact the 6500K bright white (blueish white) was so bright, on the photo it gave starburst effects; these are some powerful, high quality and bright lights. Which is great to have a dimming option, because you don’t always want it on full, unless you have guests over in our case of our backyard patio install.The product also includes clips and nails for attaching to railings, gazebos, gutters, decks and fences, which is great. It’s also important to note that Osram lightify are the only ZigBee companies to offer outdoor rated RGBW ZigBee strips, garden spots and PAR38 flood lights. The only other company we’ve seen that offers only one of these is GE Light Link PAR38 (Wet Rated), however those have either been discontinued, or are hard to find, (also very inferior).We’ve tried the garden spots, which are wet-rated as well, and can confirm they’ve successfully made it through 2 winters, bright and strong. We’re hoping it’s the same with these outdoor strips. What we did is wedge them in between our patio stones and the plastic border that was in place; they slipped in like a glove and we were connected with Samsung smart things hub v2 in less than 5 minutes. We also tested with Amazon Alexa to SmartThings, and she can change the colors as well as the whites and dim.They respond from the controller very quick and are reasonability priced. When you first open the box and pick them up, you can immediately tell the high quality and craftsmanship is like nothing else we’ve seen on the market today. It's yet another solid offering from Osram, highly recommended, my wife and I will probably end up buying 3 more to complete the Patio. Fantastic Work, Amazing Quality, We’re sticking with Osram!