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[QUOTE="i13, post: 79983, member: 21708"] Welcome to ACL You won't find a firm answer to the question of 5V versus 12V because it is a personal preference thing. You can get multiple opinions, learn the reasons behind them and make the decision about what you prefer. I agree with what lithgowlights said. 12V single LED control is inefficient and power-hungry so I'd rather use 5V and power it in more places to compensate for the voltage drop that occurs more with 5V than 12V. There may be places in which doing this is impractical so I use 12V strips there. The 12V strips have the RGB LEDs controllable in groups of 3 while the 5V offers individual control like the strings - this makes the 12V strips more efficient that 12V strings. The groups of three LEDs also use up less channels but you sacrifice the resolution. You can get fairly efficient 12V strips with individual control but these are expensive. Voltage drop happens over distance and it can also happen in the cables between your power supply and the first pixel. 50 pixels sounds ok in 5V but you might want to power the string in the middle instead of at one end to be extra safe. The 5 metre strips would be ok in either 5V or 12V but you might want to power them at both ends for the same reason. The effect of voltage drop is that the pixels furthest from the power supply shine pink when everything is turned on white at full brightness. Using shorter or thicker cables for power reduces the voltage drop. [/QUOTE]
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