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I'm pretty sure that's your issue. I'm not aware of any lifx drivers as they are wifi and I remember reading that lifx isn't even supported. Change the driver to the "Generic Zigbee RGBW Light" and give that a try.
oops I wasn't thinking right. I have LIFX but that isn't LIFX. I do have the driver you recommend for it already.
Yeah, looks like a bad strip. Did you try another one? Sorry @aguileramekin don't mean to derail your thread, this would just annoy the crap out of me personally.
I know you've already decided but I just wanted to update that price I found. That was a kit from another seller. If you buy the starter kit and then the expansion pack from Sylvania on Amazon it's only $64.44
What I would like to find is home automation control for these strips!!!!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZHB9M6A/
Probably roll my own with a PI with a RESTful interface or something..
OK, I really wish you hadn't posted that. I have no use for that but have been trying to come up with one for a while now. All I can come up with is, "I want it". That is really cool.
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Don't worry CAZ if my threat is usefull for anyone then definitely it was a good idea to post it. I'm learning too with all these comments. And by the way I had a Whatsup conversation with vjv and he clarified a lot of points here. This forum is awesome 
Actually, you can. Using some clever Arduino code, a NodeMCU (or any ESP8266 chip based microboard which you can get on Amazon for $5-15 dollars each) and a power supply, you can control WS2811/WS2812B strips and leds using MQTT or websocket commands.
All my outdoor lighting on my house is WS2811 12v individual LEDs (~8000 Pixels so far) and I control it using NodeRed and MQTT (along with Home Assistant for a dashboard interface). I started with Dr. Zzs ideas and also Bruh and made a LOT of mods to the underlying Arduino code. All my lights tie into MQTT (there is also a websocket library available which I am transitioning over to this year) and can do animations and all sorts of cool stuff. All in all, it cost me ~$600 total to do the entire front and sides of my house and probably about 30-40 hours total work from start to finish.
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Okay so that looks awesome thank you..
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Just be warned... it's a rabbit hole of EPIC proportions. What started out as "Oh, I'm just going to put up some permanent lights because I'm lazy" has turned into "How much more money can I spend on Pixels this year?".
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Did you get it sorted out? I did not have to cut mine. The 2' strips were perfect for me. That's why I went with the Sylvania. I saw on the other post your a looking for something "plug 'n' play" so to speak. There are some solutions but I have no idea if they will work. Also, you are going to need a 5 pin connector for the Sylvania. Something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Strip-Lights-Connector-Solderless-RGBWW/dp/B076HMVHYR or these: Angled Connectors
@CAZ did you have to cut your strips on your projects? If so, did you figure out a way to connect the cut side to another strip?
YF
No, I didn't. Fortunately, 2' strips were what I needed.
I have the same issue. We’re you able to get your colors fixed?
Thanks
I don't know
They are in my daughter's room and I don't use them
She has a ton of colored lights in the room and all sorts of colors and no complaints so far.
But I think she doesn't notice/care, she is five.
Thanks for the quick reply. If anybody else has suggestions for how to fix my color being off... please chime in.
Thanks!
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