Nem a LED -szalag nem igazán hírszerzési adó?

Whether the light strip belongs to the "intelligence tax" depends on the specific purpose, product selection, and usage scenario. If you blindly follow the trend and buy high priced and low-quality products, or have no clear understanding of the demand, you may indeed pay an "intelligence tax"; But if used reasonably, light strips have irreplaceable value in practicality, atmosphere creation, and even healthy lighting. The following is a specific analysis:

I、 Under what circumstances may LED strips become an 'intelligence tax'?

1. Only pay for the "internet celebrity effect"

Some merchants excessively promote concepts such as "floating light strip" and "starry sky ceiling", but the actual effect depends on professional installation and scene matching. If you make impulsive purchases solely based on short videos, you may find that the physical items have a strong sense of cheapness and poor lighting effects.

Case: Low price RGB light strips have color distortion and severe flicker, only suitable for photography and cannot be used for a long time.

2. Pseudo demand scenario

For example, blindly installing light strips in a living room without a main light design, neglecting basic lighting requirements, resulting in insufficient light or light pollution.

The IQ tax trap: "Whole house smart light strips" may not necessarily be more practical than localized key lighting.

3. Technical gimmick premium

Some brands use "Bluetooth connection" and "APP control" as reasons for high prices, but in reality, the experience delay is high and the functionality is mediocre (such as 99% of preset color effects not being used at all).

II、 The true value of LED strips: not in the context of IQ taxes

1. Functional lighting

Under the kitchen cabinet: Supplement the lighting of the workbench to avoid backlight shadows.

Stairs/corridors: Embedded light strips provide safe guiding lighting, which is simpler than traditional wall lights.

2. Creating an atmosphere is the king of cost-effectiveness

Compared to expensive crystal lights or decorative fixtures, light strips can achieve diffuse reflection of TV background walls at a lower cost (reducing screen glare). Indirect lighting at the bedside of the bedroom (replacing a desk lamp, not glaring)

3. Health lighting requirements

High end light strips support rhythmic lighting (such as automatic color temperature adjustment from 2700K to 6500K), helping to regulate the biological clock, especially suitable for people who stay up late.

4. Business and Design Needs

Dividing areas or highlighting exhibits through light strips is a common technique in professional design for store displays and exhibition spaces.

III、 How to avoid paying intelligence tax?

1. Clarify requirements

Ask yourself: Do you need basic lighting  or  decorative supplements ? Do we need intelligent linkage?

For example, only kitchen countertop lighting is needed, and a fixed color temperature light strip with high color rendering (RA ≥ 90) and no flicker can be selected, without the need to spend 50% more budget on RGB.

2 .  Check the core parameters

Color rendering index (CRI): ≥ 80 (high-quality version ≥ 95), otherwise color distortion.

Light efficiency (lm/W):> 100 lumens/watt is considered high energy efficiency.

Protection level: IP65 (dustproof and waterproof) suitable for bathrooms, IP20 suitable for indoor dry areas.

3. Reject the 'cheap trap'

Light strips with a unit price of less than 10 yuan/meter often exist:

Virtual brightness (actual only 300lm/m, nominal 800lm/m)

Poor quality packaging (LED chips are prone to light decay, and brightness drops sharply after six months).

Conclusion: The LED strip itself is not an intelligence tax, but paying for features that do not match the needs is.