Motion detection is very good. The 120° angle is more than sufficient for most cases. I have two sets of lights, one in the kitchen and one in the bedroom.
Kitchen: Mounted under the cabinet provides plenty of light for a lot of activities. Sensor detects motion as soon as I enter & turns off a minute or so after I leave. Very rarely, I would be standing in an 'edge' location and the lights would go off but if I moved a bit they would come back on.
Bedroom: After much trial & error, I found the ideal sensor location was at the foot of the bed, facing the door. When the sensor was on the headboard, facing towards the door, not only did it detect when I got out of bed, but the sheet hanging over the edge, or even my oxygen hose, would trigger the lights throughout the night. In addition, the sensor was able to pick up motion in the hallway 15' away.
The lights are bright and fairly directional, almost too bright to look at directly without seeing spots afterwards. For this reason, mount them pointing down and below eye level. However, when mounted on the bottom of a bed frame they are susceptible to possible damage or loosening when moving boxes or other items stored under the bed. Instead, I mounted the strip lights on the inside edge of the frame. Now, the underside of the bed is fully illuminated yet still provides enough light on the outsides walk areas.
The 'glue' on the back of the strip lights is typical one-time use. Decide the location beforehand, clean the surfaces, then affix the strips. There is sufficient adhesion to keep it applied under normal circumstances but it is still fairly easy to remove. The sensor consists of a snap-on mounting base with a small, yet powerful, magnet embedded in the back. Surprisingly, it maintained position pretty well using just the magnet. There is also an adhesive tape on the back of the sensor. This tape has EXTREMELY strong adhesive properties. I put it on a tile on the kitchen backsplash and it pretty much took a hammer & chisel to remove it! Unfortunately, it is also one-time use so choose the location carefully!
The LED lights and sensor are integrated together. It would be nice if the sensor could be connected to different light sets. But for the value, this can't be beat!
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