Nanoleaf Essentials 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.

Would not purchase again. Would not recommend. I tried the troubleshooting. At the end of the day, this has become an expensive analog Lightstrip being it will not stay connected to HomeKit for more than a week. The same behavior occurs for their shapes and lightbulbs, which I all unfortunately own. I will not purchasing any more products from NanoLeaf.

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

This strip is good for one thing only: color-specific accent lighting. If you’re after precise colors, you’ll be very happy. If you just want white/neutral room lighting, and think of this as an “upgrade” over the Essentials strip with color as a bonus feature, you’ll be very sad.Compared to their older “essentials” strip, this one is significantly dimmer, can’t be extended, and doesn’t support the “circadian lighting” feature. So, in a room that contains an existing essentials strip, it’s an annoying and distracting mis-match, and you do NOT want to pair them in Apple Home or the new one works even worse. I’m going to have to move this one behind a TV or something, and get another of the old strips for room lighting.It’s still a quality product, and the setup and connectivity have been bulletproof. I think it’s mostly a failure of documentation and positioning on Nanoleaf’s part. They should just make clear that this is really only intended for colored accent lighting. Then people like me wouldn’t get annoyed by misunderstanding what it’ll be good for.But here’s what still surprises me: if it’s intended for accent lighting, behind TV’s and furniture… why don’t they provide/support cuts and corner connectors, which you need if you’re going to match the shape and size of furniture?? For $60, with easy installation, I guess it’s still a fair price. But there’s an annoying gap in the market between “no-brainer” light strips you can’t do anything with and the pro-grade stuff you can customize. Not their fault, I guess, but corner-connectors don’t seem like such a huge ask…

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.

And now that I have them I keep using them like I’ve never seen anything like them before, lol. Having a bridge so you can automate them or use voice commands really makes a difference, if I’m honest.

Quit working after 6 weeks. The electronic switch appears to be working as the Home App still shows the on and off but the LED strip quit lighting up. Disappointing after so much effort to install in diffuser and locate on top of the kitchen cabinets. It looked great while it worked. Unfortunately I took too long to install and missed the return window. I am replacing with the Govee LED strip. Hopefully better longevity with that product.

Love how this looks around my setup! I use my computer a lot I wanted to add some more RGB lights to my setup. Since I have nanoleaf shapes and lines, I thought I'd try more of their stuff. And this light strip was the perfect fit!!