So far I have been very impressed with these lights. They are easy to install and are easy to control. The two light strips have about 4 feet before they meet up, so you have some room to work with during installation. Be careful not to lose the small square sticky pad that's in the box (like I initially did) since it helps with attaching the control box wherever you want it. The lights are very bright, even with the brightness turned down, so I don't think you would want the LEDs in direct sight. They are awesome for indirect lighting though. Something to note is that there are only red, green, and blue LEDs - not white. It can make a white color, but it is not true white since it doesn't have dedicated white LEDs. My one other tiny complaint is that the remote needs to have a direct line to the receiver for it to respond. Overall awesome lights!