Twinkly Lights Review - The BEST Smart Christmas Lights! Twinkly Christmas Lights!

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Twinkly Lights Review - The BEST Smart Christmas Lights! Twinkly Christmas Lights!

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Shane Whatley

Күн бұрын

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@vanderslagmulders Жыл бұрын

Thanks Shane, all important questions that I had, you answered them, and not in a like 60 minutes long video. Just excellent. 4:22 - mapping of the lights 5:16: 250 - 6.5 ft - lights to height ratio 5:34 - using >1 strand

@michaelandreoli4212 Жыл бұрын

Just bought my first Twinkly outdoor Christmas tree. So glad I came across your channel! You know anything about this manufacturers lighted outdoor lighted pole tree?

@davidblack3229 3 жыл бұрын

I purchased 2 boxes of gen 2 twinkly lights, can’t wait to try them........AWESOME TREE

@ShaneCreates 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Love these lights!

@fredeemoon6053 3 жыл бұрын

So shane ......is it compatible with alexia , home kit etc at last ? Its christmas season 2020 now . I agree about pre lit Christmas trees with these lights installed.....would fly off the shelves like hot cakes. As long as the pricing is sensible. Lastly, I can imagine in the near future .....during new years eve, everyone's tree is hooked up to a countdown....and giant numbers light up every second.... 5, 4, 3 , 2 , 1......etc. How cool would that be ? Lol 💚💚💚💚

@ShaneCreates 3 жыл бұрын

Haha that would be awesome! Yea Twinkly does support Alexa. They still don't support HomeKit natively, unfortunately. Here's a recent video I made talking about a couple of ways you can use them in a homekit setup: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ptSql82AvL28moE.html

@fredeemoon6053 3 жыл бұрын

@@ShaneCreates Cheers for that..I will check it out.

@spideraguayo 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video.. one question can you dime the lights so cant be to bright??

@ShaneCreates 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, you can adjust the brightness.

@Bengals8807 3 жыл бұрын

Are your bulbs replaceable if one on the strand go out?

@Brendan3195 Жыл бұрын

Love your channel and watched almost all of your videos. Are strings available in HomeKit yet or am I best to go with Dots for my Christmas Tree? Thanks

@uniqueflh2941 4 жыл бұрын

Nice. I’m not all into the crazy multi-colored lighting scenarios, so your videos on RGB stuff aren’t necessarily my cup of tea...but I’m pretty impressed with this product’s ability to ‘map’ itself for custom shows. Very cool. The lighting videos/reviews that I AM waiting for are on bulbs that have adjustable color temperature settings that can also be used with smart wall switches. - I spent a while (about 45-minutes) on the phone with a representative from Lutron. She was EXTREMELY knowledgeable about their products and compatibility with bulbs that have adjustable Kelvin settings. She claimed that Lutron is well aware of the problems that are being faced by users (like myself) who have opted for smart switches, and now want to add additional functionality (IE: color/temperature adjustable bulbs). She believes there will be a solution in the near future. We shall see. * I know that you can use a product like Phillips HUE. But, if still utilizing the wall switch (smart or otherwise), it will create delays in requested illumination settings. Anyway. That’s way off-topic & probably unclear... Again. Good video. Your tree looks good.

@ShaneCreates 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brad! I absolutely love the Lutron Caseta switches. Unfortunately, like you mentioned, smart switches and smart bulbs usually don’t play well together. My Lutron switches are rock solid though...love them. That’s another one of those products that you get what you pay for and worth the money imo. Thanks for watching!

@jayabbondanza2042 Жыл бұрын

Hey Shane, hoping you can help figure this out... I just purchased the Twinkly Strings 400 that I plan on using for my roof. Just unpackaged them and I'm a bit puzzled as to why the two bundles are split with the plug/controller between them and not at the end. Seems like with the way they are split, the plug will be no where near an outlet if I sting them across my roof line. Does that sound right or am I over complicating this?

@shybe007 Жыл бұрын

Hi, I got two separate 400 led twinkle Lights for my 7.5 ft christmas tree. After putting them on the tree, do you have to map them individually before linking them in the app?

@justsendit8506 4 жыл бұрын

Always great to watch your videos! I saw the ‘Twinkly Lights’ advertised last week and thought🤔... “Shane is right on top of this!” They look amazing!🎄 I considered purchasing a string for my Christmas tree ladder, however, no HomeKit integration has always been a deal-breaker for me.

@ShaneCreates 4 жыл бұрын

justsendit haha thanks! Yes these are so cool I couldn’t resist! And like you, I almost never buy anything that doesn’t support HomeKit. But there isn’t anything comparable out there that does so I went for it anyways. And with the homebridge plugin I can at least turn them on/off and incorporate them into my scenes and automations. Hopefully they follow through with HomeKit support in the near future.

@AaronCo2 4 жыл бұрын

no drum roll for the 500 twinkly lights? Grandpa Art would approve, as they do twinkle.

@ShaneCreates 4 жыл бұрын

Aww man I should have done the drum roll! 🤦🏼‍♂️ that’s a missed opportunity there!

@KanIkFindeEtNavn 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! 😃 I just ordered a twinkly 250 led kit, and really want to hook it up to my homekit setup- All my other Christmas lights are of cause hooked up😅 Is it possible to change color or animation from the homebridge plugin, or only turn it on/off? 😄- By the way, i'm from Denmark and watch all your videos. Hope you keep them coming! 😉 EVERYONE! KEEP SPONSORING THIS GUY! I literally buy everything he shows! 🤣

@ShaneCreates 4 жыл бұрын

KanIkFindeEtNavn haha thanks so much for the support!! To answer your question, no, unfortunately you can only turn the lights on/off through the HomeBridge plugin. I use that to include it in Homekit scenes and automations and it will default to the last color and effect used. Then I just use the Twinkly app when I want to change it up. I’m really hoping they will bring native HomeKit support by next year’s holiday season. Thanks again for the love and support of the channel! 😃

@KanIkFindeEtNavn 4 жыл бұрын

@@RagnerOK Fik en 20 led til 700,- så det har jeg det helt fint med ;) God jul

@KanIkFindeEtNavn 4 жыл бұрын

@@ShaneCreates Seems like they sent out a update for the homebridge plugin, so now it's possible to adjust brightness from homekit 😍

@ShaneCreates 4 жыл бұрын

KanIkFindeEtNavn that’s awesome, thanks for sharing! I need to update mine!

@DennisWarner 3 жыл бұрын

I have a 7ft tree with 1350 LEDS AND YOURS LOOKS BETTER THAN MINE DOES

@bobd2941 4 жыл бұрын

Can they be comtroled by a DMX512?

@clintonrossouw8274 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Shane, love your work on building a smart home, I’m a apple / Siri man, looking inn for a cheaper way to do the Phillip hue lily lighting, can you recommend any outdoor led spot lights that save settings if I cut the power, via smart switch and not via ir controller

@ShaneCreates 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Clinton, thanks for the support! That is a good question and unfortunately I don't have a great answer. Seems like you are definitely on the right track by finding something that saves settings and just using a smart switch. I haven't used any that I could recommend. This is something I'd like to look into more tho because I'd also like to find a good solution for affordable outdoor spot lighting.

@andrebenson74 3 жыл бұрын

I got a question did you wrapped the lights all around the tree. Like you do normal Christmas lights? Or did you put them on all one side of the tree?

@ShaneCreates 3 жыл бұрын

I wrapped them around like I would normally.

@myHomeKithome 4 жыл бұрын

These lights are pretty amazing! I'm guessing that in terms of the Homebridge plugin only provides standard HomeKit colored light functionality i.e. power state, dimming, and color selection? Does the plugin include temperature control?

@ShaneCreates 4 жыл бұрын

myHomeKithome no unfortunately I’m only able to turn it on and off with the HomeBridge plugin. It defaults to the last color/effect that was used. This at least allows me to add them to automations and scenes in HomeKit. You can change colors, brightness and power state with Alexa and Google Assistant currently. Hopefully HomeKit support will be next!

@PhoenicianPrincess88 3 жыл бұрын

How many would I need for a row of tall and large bushes outside, to get a pattern? About 30-40 ft wide and 8-10 feet tall

@chadgra 3 жыл бұрын

600 lights is about 150 ft long. so i would say 2 sets of 600 ~400$

@carmelotreviso 7 ай бұрын

I've been disappointed since I bought the last Gen 1 not knowing that they don't work connecting to a new router even though it has 2g and 5g as Gen 1 only works with 2g. Every year it takes me an hour minimum to get this to work on the app. I don't need the baked in effects I want the ones included. New tree 435 leds and $500 spent and nothing but a pain in the ass because you can't get it to work. Then their support form on their website doesn't work either. Customer service is horrible

@lovejessica0320 3 жыл бұрын

Omg I love this lights I got them at eBay 400 lights for $170 and I'm happy with it i can't wait to put up my 🎄 🤗🤗🤗🤗😊

@ShaneCreates 3 жыл бұрын

Wow that's a good deal...maybe I need to check out eBay too!

@stevenbaxter2674 3 жыл бұрын

600 lights for $199 amazon

@lovejessica0320 3 жыл бұрын

@@stevenbaxter2674 really can you send me the link to it please!!

@IsraelLDesigner 3 жыл бұрын

Do they need to stay connected to the WiFi and your phone all the time to work? Or if would they work ‘stand alone’ once you choose an effect and close the app or turn the WiFi off? Thank you :)

@ShaneCreates 3 жыл бұрын

They work stand alone. I'm pretty sure they will default to the last effect used when you turn them on.

@kairu.kun.z 3 жыл бұрын

Did you wrap them all the way around the tree? If you didn’t How would mapping work if you had it wrapped all the way around?

@burnmw1987 3 жыл бұрын

I'm wondering the same thing, our Christmas tree sits in the window so we decorate all the way around.

@damienhall9363 3 жыл бұрын

I was looking into the same thing. I am pretty sure he did not wrap them all the way around. However, the twinkly website has a calculator to figure out how many lights you need for your tree and they give the option for 2D or 3D (wrap around tree). So I would assume there is a way to map an entire tree. I just checked their website and they have instruction on how to 3D map.

@ShaneCreates 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry I never got back with the answer. There is an option when mapping out your lights if you are setting up as 2d or 3D (they might call it something else). If you go all the way around you would use the 3D option when mapping them.

@Anitasemp 3 жыл бұрын

Shane, Did you put lights all around your tree? I just bought a 600 light set.

@ShaneCreates 3 жыл бұрын

Yes I did.

@joaotavares8507 3 жыл бұрын

Hello, when you turn off your phone, or when it goes to standby mode the lights still work with the selected effect , without going to a previous effect (even if it’s a downloaded effect)? Or they need the phone to work? Thank you

@ShaneCreates 3 жыл бұрын

Yes it continues to work with whatever effects you choose. Your phone does not need to be active.

@joaotavares8507 3 жыл бұрын

@@ShaneCreates Thank you! With the RGB version can we have a nice warm white or it’s better to buy the RGBW version?

@nat0106951 4 жыл бұрын

I saw one in my local store just this morning. 175 lights cost 130 usd (6,500 php) how many do I need for an 8 feet tree to make it satisfying.. I am so excited for xmass this year.

@ChrisPBacon007 3 жыл бұрын

I saw one company for 600 bulbs and and cheaper

@nat0106951 3 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisPBacon007 I am also waiting for chinese copy cats actually. Can you give me thr link. its about time 😁

@ChrisPBacon007 3 жыл бұрын

@@nat0106951 check out Amazon 600 lights $199.00. Target and Walmart sells them too for cheaper price(compare to others). GL!

@ShaneCreates 3 жыл бұрын

I did a comparison using 250 vs. 500 LEDs on my tree in the video around 5:05 to help give you an idea. My tree is around 7 ft I think. Also, the twinkly website has a light calculator that may help: twinkly.com/leds-calculator/

@mrinternetguy1320 3 жыл бұрын

Can we get a video of a tree with 4 sets?

@nubee1043 3 жыл бұрын

I almost bought balsam hill version for $199 but this one is cheaper. My tree is 7 1/2 feet tall how many boxes should I get? Or do they make one with more stands?

@ShaneCreates 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, you can get more LEDs per strand. Personally, I'd probably go with at least the 600 LED strand for your tree. That should give you some nice effects! Here is a twinkly calculator that may help: www.twinkly.com/leds-calculator/

@nubee1043 3 жыл бұрын

@@ShaneCreates thanks

@crittaable 3 жыл бұрын

I don't have Amazon or Google or any of that stuff...can I still use it with just the app on my phone?

@ShaneCreates 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, you can use it with just the app. No need to connect it to a voice assistant if you don't want to.

@user-gd8ss7lt8k 3 жыл бұрын

Hi. Ich habe eine 2,20 Meter großen und 1,20 Breiten Weihnachtsbaum. Reichen mir die 250 leds? Oder gibt es special edition generation 2 auch mit mehr leds? Ich möchte bund und weiß hanen. Danke

@ShaneCreates 3 жыл бұрын

250 will probably be enough but the more LEDs the better the effects will be. You can buy strands that with more LEDs if you wish. They also have a LED calculator here to help you decide on how many you need: twinkly.com/leds-calculator/

@slevinshafel9395 4 жыл бұрын

i like with the warm white. but dont have 400leds with warm white only RGB.

@ShaneCreates 4 жыл бұрын

You can get 2 strands and sync them together like I did.

@digiphot2 4 жыл бұрын

Now don't go O.C. on us oldsters! I remember the old incandescent bulbs...as seen on Christmas Story the Video....Now here we have a computer based lighting system that with just the Twinkly App, is far superior to anything I have seen in my 69 years on this planet! Soooo...Let's try to go slowly and totally explain and demonstrate as to how to go from box to DAZZLE! I am not a geek, and have a Disability from my time in the US Coast Guard...1969-1978....I suffered a massive bleed from a 5mm aneurysm's rupture, that took out my short term memory, and I now am a very visual individual and need all the hands on "press here, but not there" directions....I hope you understand the K.I.S.S. principle of instruction! Your assistance will be greatly appreciated ! Merry Christmas!

@ShaneCreates 4 жыл бұрын

digiphot2 thanks for watching and thank you for your service! This video was intended as more of an overview/review to show the capabilities and give my thoughts rather than a step by step how-to. With that said, if you have any questions at all feel free to ask! Twinkly actually makes the process pretty easy between the documentation quick start guide provided and the setup instructions in the app. But like I said, if you get some and have any questions, let me know and I’ll try to help. Thanks again for watching!

@voldy3565 4 жыл бұрын

$160 for christmas lights is affordable? $20 is affordable.

@br1ann88 4 жыл бұрын

Voldy356 yeah, it’s definitely not affordable. It’s all really expensive

@nat0106951 4 жыл бұрын

haha. if you cant afford then dont get it.

@Totalballa41 3 жыл бұрын

aaww lil cheap boi, cry in the corner while the big men boys play with our lights while you crouch in the dark

@fredeemoon6053 3 жыл бұрын

Yes I know, very expensive , just for light , but I wonder if it was already installed on a tree, would you pay that money ? Hopefully , eventually the price will come right down.

@boratitanius9923 4 жыл бұрын

Is there not a option to have "normal" lights if you want? I mean static yellow-ish light :) I see Twinkly have RGB and also RGB+W versions, but I dont understand why RGB wont be able to show yellow?

@ShaneCreates 4 жыл бұрын

Yea you can set the colors to be my static colors you wish. Including yellowish lights.

@boratitanius9923 4 жыл бұрын

@@ShaneCreates Thanks for reply. I will try them out then :)

@digiphot2 4 жыл бұрын

I ran into my first problem...."ME" Upon reading the instructions....They are too simplistic for proper understanding! It isn't plug and play! Nor is it "WYSIWYG" What you see is what you get! Now what is with the logging on the WYFY colors or Blue-tooth colors and getting them to work??? All the videos show "Turn them on, and away you go! But nothing showing the WIFI/BLUETOOTH Goofing around stuff! HELP! Is there a video or full color beginner instruction book??? MORE HELP HERE!

@ShaneCreates 4 жыл бұрын

digiphot2 haha no worries we can figure this out! Basically it uses Bluetooth to find your phone initially. You then give the lights access to your WiFi so you can control them with the app. Look through the support pages on their website if you haven’t already. twinkly.com/knowledge/configure-twinkly-generation-ii-for-the-first-time/

@nat0106951 4 жыл бұрын

is this the 175 led bulb? or is this more? more bulb = extra $.. so I am checking if 175 led is enough for a 8 feet tall tree.. redying fro next year.. hope it will cost less by this year 2020.. or chinese copy cats wpuld come out 😁

@ShaneCreates 4 жыл бұрын

Lol. I started with one strand of 250, and then added a second strand of another 250. There is a comparison that shows what 250 looks like on my tree vs. 500 during the video. The more, the better for sure, but I think 250 was fine and was enough to cover me tree. Don’t think my tree is quite 8ft tho.

@jordanboteler8978 4 жыл бұрын

I’m going to get these on Black Friday I have smart home things in my room for Christmas it would be epic

@ShaneCreates 4 жыл бұрын

These lights are pretty epic...I must admit. I love them. I've been trying to come up with some cool ways to use them for the rest of year...

@jordanboteler8978 4 жыл бұрын

Shane Whatley yeah those are way too expensive I’m getting led lights in the mail and 2 smart bulbs and all of them is 40 dollars for everything and the strips are smart so yeah my room is too expensive

@danishmueen 3 жыл бұрын

@@jordanboteler8978 you can get similar ones for a much affordable ones from www.themilkywaystore.co/products/smart-christmas-led-lights

@fredeemoon6053 3 жыл бұрын

@@ShaneCreates Around the back of the TVs, or outlining bed rims or furniture seems to be the latest thing is mood lighting strips. As long as it's slightly hidden, it glows rather than sparkles.

@br1ann88 4 жыл бұрын

Idk about this! This all looks really expensive and way over the top, and for what, just for some extra animated lights!? $160 for just the lights and I saw that you could buy the tree for $500 with the lights. Crazy, crazy, crazy. Not hating on your video, lol, just on the price. I bought my whole 7ft tree for $30 at a local shop and it’s great! Really strong, bright green, and fluffy and large.

@ShaneCreates 4 жыл бұрын

I agree, they are very expensive. This is definitely one of those "splurge" items if you feel they are worth it. Probably not for everyone. My family and I really enjoy the holidays and I thought this would be a great way to make memories with my kids so I went for it.

@nat0106951 4 жыл бұрын

this is 100x more magical than your average christmass lights. magic is not cheap 😅

@stevelaminack1516 4 жыл бұрын

The lights look great but the effects are limited and they are slow to integrated with home automation. If you really want to get serious the pro lights don't have an Android app which for almost two years they have said was coming in the future.

@nat0106951 4 жыл бұрын

sad

@Razorgirl 3 жыл бұрын

I cannot wait for them to make a solar powered version so that I can put them on the outside of my home. 😍🤞

@ShaneCreates 3 жыл бұрын

That would be cool. I'd like to see them add homekit support first... 😅

@Razorgirl 3 жыл бұрын

Do you think tools like HOOBS is helping businesses to be lazy and not bother integrating HomeKit compatibility? We both know native compatibility is better; I hope HOOBS isn’t (as a side effect) making companies feel like they can be lazy and not bother.

@shawncolton1711 4 жыл бұрын

I have a 15 foot Christmas tree. How many strings do I need?

@ShaneCreates 4 жыл бұрын

I'd say you'd probably want close to 1000 LEDs for a tree that big. You might can get away with less but the effects won't be as nice. And of course, the more the better. I did a comparison using 250 vs. 500 LEDs on my tree in the video around 5:05 to help give you an idea. Also, the twinkly website has a light calculator that may help: twinkly.com/leds-calculator/

@shawncolton1711 4 жыл бұрын

@@ShaneCreates I purchased two Twinkly 600 light strings (Gen II) for $500. ($100 off right now) So, 1200 lights should be the sweet spot.

@ShaneCreates 4 жыл бұрын

@@shawncolton1711 Yes that should look great! I had 500 on my tree, which was about half the size of yours, and it was perfect.

@nat0106951 4 жыл бұрын

@@shawncolton1711 nice. early christmass eh 😅

@digiphot2 4 жыл бұрын

Why not make a"Twinkly for Dummies book and CD, that would play according to the contents of the page??? I would buy one as I have 1100 lights and need directions and suggestions as to how to link them together and coordinate the streaming light patterns, and how to photograph the layout on my Cell App. so as to have them go from left to right or play in coordination to the 1100 string! HELP! Yes I am the USCG Veteran down below behind the letter "D"! Please do as much as you can to make a booklet in English and not Ialiano-I'm not sure what I am doing giving instructions in English?"

@ShaneCreates 4 жыл бұрын

digiphot2 I would recommend reaching out to their support team if you need additional assistance in setting up your lights. They also have pretty good documentation on their support page online that’s can be a big help: twinkly.com/support/

@ArchWayE 4 жыл бұрын

OMG I am thinking of getting these for my home too! Can you provide a referral affiliate link for the Special Edition RGB+W kind? I will probably go for that kind for my purposes.

@ShaneCreates 4 жыл бұрын

Sure here you go. Thanks for the support! geni.us/TwinklySpecial (amazon affiliate link)

@theguydudety 4 жыл бұрын

@@ShaneCreates hey Shane would this version the 400 light version work with the same effect as far as I can tell it is the same company I just want to be sure

@ShaneCreates 4 жыл бұрын

Ozzie Rodriguez yes all the effects should still work the same as long as they are Twinkly lights. The more lights the better the effects 😃

@theguydudety 4 жыл бұрын

@@ShaneCreates sorry I didn't even add a link to it. www.amazon.com/dp/B086XJFXZH/ref=cm_sw_r_fm_apa_i_teqdFbDCDV1Z0

@ShaneCreates 4 жыл бұрын

Ozzie Rodriguez yes those are good.

@gielkonink 3 жыл бұрын

1 year later still no HomeKit support

@ShaneCreates 3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, no. But if you haven't seen my latest video, I discuss a couple of ways you can use them with HomeKit: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ptSql82AvL28moE.html