ALOVECOLED String Lights 18ft 50 LEDs Battery Operated String Lights with Remote 8 Modes Waterproof Globe Starry Fairy Lights for Outdoor Indoor Bedroom Garden Party Christmas Tree (Multicolor)

- First thing to note is that this is a light string with multiple colors of LEDs, in the same way that string-lights using incandescent bulbs have single-color lights - so this is NOT a string where every LED has multiple colors. That seemed to be a point of confusion in some reviews I'd read for this model. I assume that there *are* some items which have multiple LEDs in each "bulb", but that of course would run the price up significantly. Hey, it's always easy to find things that cost an arm and a leg if that's what someone wants and can afford...- The radio controller works, but not so well from the inside of the house and through brick. Also, I have these on timers, and the "program" seems to default to "Option 1", which is in my opinion far to circus-like with one fast-flashing patterns after another. I prefer the Slow Fade. If I can move well enough to get up onto a step ladder this evening, I'll see whether using the *button* to adjust the setting makes it "stick".- I bought Three sets, and one controller can operate all the sets, so I essentially have two "spares".- One thing that I think is especially nice is that the controller has a Dimmer option. These aren't the brightest LEDs I've had (I have one string I never use because it looks like a string of dang airport landing lights, Holy Angry Neighbors, Batman!!!), but it's still nice to have the option to adjust the brightness to fit one's situation :)- And yes, the "balls" are some form of plastic, but it seems to be pretty strong, because I had laid the strings out on the concrete patio and stepped on one (oops...!) and it didn't break - which was impressive!!!, LOL! They are translucent, white, and "frosted" in texture, which softens the light and makes it look larger than a bare LED would look. Actually, they look like the product photos: glowing balls. I liked the way the photo looked, which is why I tried them. I like it.- The cord is a "silver colored" (probably aluminum) wire inside a clear tube/"coating" which is pretty thick, meaning, protective. In the daylight, it's more subtle than solid-white or solid-green cords. My siding is light tan hardi-plank and light-tan-tones brick, so I like that this blends in pretty well.- If anything "bad" happens, I'll revise my review, but all in all, I'm totally satisfied with this purchase :).

The media could not be loaded. Perfect finishing touch for my garage man-cave, and the prettiest string lights I’ve ever seen.PROS:-Color.They are colored a light shade of red, orange, blue, and green.I like this because they look less like Christmas lights and more like lights you’d see at a beach bar.-Brightness.They are bright enough to work as functional lights. I can see fine in my garage even with only these on. (They do have a dimmer feature that lets them be more like candle brightness, but I’ve never found a need for this)-Durability.They are very well made. I even stepped on one by accident when i was setting them up and its fine. (The most delicate part is the connection from the plug to the light string, make sure its not too stressed)-The remote.The remote is something i didn’t even think i would need, but it totally brings it all together, i love being able to turn these on/off from my chair.CONS:-the lights arrived very tangled up, i suggest cracking open a cold beer before and after untangling them all.-the remote works from at most, 10 feet away. This wasn't a issue for me, but if your depending on using the remote this might matter to you.-the size of the actual lights. I’m happy with them, but because of the pictures i did expect them to be bigger than they are. In reality they are each the size of a quarter or water bottle lid.-the light effects it talks about aren’t that pretty to me, they just flash/strobe, or turn off certain colors. I never really use them.I think if there was a speed setting for the light effect patterns it would be perfect, because the effect patterns are too fast/crazy.Overall though I am THRILLED with this purchase, and I think someday down the road I will want a few more strings of these!Cheers!

Incredible lights, they work and look very nice. Exactly what I was looking for. I plan on buying a couple longer sets of these for my Christmas decorations. I really do like these. They aren't searchlight bright, but bright enough for my outside decorations for my Halloween skeletons. I especially like the remote where I can choose the patterns and colors that I like without having to push a button on the battery pack 57 times to get to where I want to go. A goodbye and well worth the money. You won't be disappointed.

First i'll start by saying the product description is wrong. There is no way to make this product 18.7ft long...no matter where you start measuring from. At most i measured this string of lights and the remote control to be slightly over 13 ft. Every other detail about the product is correct, there are 40 led lights on it, but i'm wondering where my five extra feet went...Pros-lots of different light settings-I love the brushed look of the lights (instead of glossy)-the colors come through wellCons- there is no way to make all the lights a specific color (just different flashing/blinking/pattern settings)- The remote is attached directly to the lights- I haven't found a way to dim or brighten them even though that's supposedly possible (might be buyer error)- It's not nearly as long as I expected them to be according to the product descriptionOverall- For the price I like them, the dimeable feature would be nice, and being able to change the color of each light would be nice but I imagine they would be more expensive for that feature. The product description should be changed to match the product a little better. I would get them again, and probably will because now i need more length of the lights for what i got them for originally since they are 5 ft shorter than listed.