Ollny 800LED 262FT Outdoor String Lights - Waterproof Fairy Lights with Remote Control, 8 Modes Timer & Dimmable - Warm White Plug-in Christmas Lights for Patio, Garden, Bedroom, Camping & Indoor Decor | Perfect for Parties, Weddings & Holiday Decorations

We wanted lights that would be ✅ bright, ✅ even, ✅ adjustable, ✅ cool to the touch, and ✅ be backed up in case anything went wrong with them. So these were the perfect choice!Apologies in advance for them looking a bit "blue". They don't actually look that blue, but the camera exaggerates the color, and all white LEDs are, by nature, pushing into the high 6000k end of the color spectrum, which is full of blue light (imperceptible to the naked eye when done correctly). In person, these are definitely a blinding white; which is what we wanted. Soft off-white or "yellow white" is what we were intentionally avoiding, so we're pleased with the piercing clean white these provide!The remote control works excellently for on/off functions as well as dimming. We didn't care for the animated lighting patterns, however, as we hoped for some sort of slow, steady, alternating twinkle. The animated modes for this set are all basically slow that gets fast, fast, or solid. There is a variety though, if the lightshow effect is your thing. Not a massive deal, but a constant slow twinkle, or even a speed control on the remote would have been icing on the cake.As far as durability, these are tough, but still a little fragile. If you know what "fairy lights" are, this is literally the exact same thing - and I do mean exactly. It's just that these have a thick transparent TPU jacket over the wires, and the diodes are encased and "suspended" in what I believe is acrylic, within an elongated "capsule" of sorts distancing and isolating the diodes from the main line; presumably for weatherproofing and wear-resistance. Speaking of weatherproofing, the control module acts as a junction box between the power supply head and light string, with a very confident and secure connection method. Male ends connect to the female ends one-way via polarized plugs with good radial resistance, then a thick collar screws down over the threads to securely hold the connections together and further resist ingress.All in all, considering the price, features, etc, I highly recommend these.We did an initial layered wrap around the center pole of the tree, bottom-up to create the glow effect you see, then a dispersed, less dense, typical layering between branches - just in case anyone was wondering. For the bottom or "trunk" glow, we secured the final two bundles just under the bottom row of branches, rather than wrapping them.Final note: Our first set of these were defective or something, because they died about 2hrs of having them on, but the seller/brand sent us out a replacement quickly with absolutely no hassle! That's the kind of customer service that's makes me trust a brand and feel confident doing business with them again. So if you're worried about malfunctions or anything, at least rest easy knowing these fine people will have your back! ?