PRODUCT REVIEW
Sidewinder™ LED Flex Strip for D65 Bias Lighting
★★★★★
An LED strip helpful for a novice learning the ropes
These strips' quality and price make them a very good entry point for novices wanting to try small lighting project. After spending a lot of time researching the basics of residential lighting to brighten up my home, it was time to get hands-on experience with LED strips. I picked these bias lighting strips because of the low stakes involved: (1) attaching them to my monitor would be a manageably small job; (2) the total cost of the setup was low; (3) the quality of the LEDs wouldn't be a limiting factor; (4) the power supply I needed to buy could be re-used for other tests; and (5) as non-critical lighting for me, my work could be good enough without needing to make major changes after I've improved. Both the time investment and strip quality were exactly what I hoped for. However, because my LCD monitor isn't bright, running the strips at full brightness is a bit overwhelming without buying a dimmer. While that will raise the total cost, knowing now that I'll need a dimmer for future test projects makes it a free lesson on light intensity. Setting aside all this stuff about its being useful as a learning tool, I really like these strips! I wrote half of this review with them on and half with them off, and having them on is so much easier on my eyes. I recommend them."
