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Good permanent Christmas lights? (fedia.io)

submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have seen permanent outdoor led lights you can mount once, and manually change which color patterns there are based on the season.
However I'm skeptical of amazon reviews and skeptical that anything outdoor can last more than a year or two. Has anyone had success with something similar? I like the idea of mounting once, using it a couple times a year and leaving it up for a purpose and not to be tacky.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

I just bought Govee lights this year and put them up. It was a couple hundred dollars vs $4800 for professional permanent lights. I don't know how long they'll last, but I know I'm getting too old to be climbing on my roof.

Overall I like the lights, but I have nothing to compare them with. They've been up since just before Halloween.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 21 hours ago

Govee seems to be the best off-the-shelf option for this as nobody else has really pursued this mostly hobbist market outside of custom installers like you mentioned.

I also think they should last quite a while since they'll be mounted up in the soffit outside of any direct sun or rain exposure which is what's bad for electronics.