I had priced putting permanent holiday lights on my house a few years ago because I like the idea of having different color options to use all year. And I didn’t want to have to climb up every winter and put them up and take them down. The bid came in so high just to do the front of my house that I literally gasped when I opened it. I decided that was never happening. This year we decided we wanted lights and I went to our local supplier to buy just basic LEDs to put up and take down and I saw these. I talked with the clerk and decided these were exactly what I wanted. Great color choices, a few options for twinkle or color changing, and the prince was fantastic! The other company wanted $2,050 to put in those permanent lights, and I get that they were a different kind of light and had more options, but this system cost $376 to cover the exact same distance and gave me everything I really wanted. Much more than if I had just put up the regular old Christmas lights, but with considerably more variability options. When I got them home and downloaded VLCLightStream and saw the single review of VLCLightStream was a 1 Star review, I got nervous. But, now that they are up and I have played with them and learned some of the idiosyncrasies of VLCLightStream , I love these lights! They are bright and colorful, easy to change and set up themes, and have multiple timer options. I could not be happier with my choice! Seriously consider them if you are in the market for lights you can use year round.
(I installed and reviewed the 2019 version. There is a 2018 version that I have not used.)