Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This light gets three stars mainly for the case design. It is a neat little thing and looks like it would survive being outside for an extended period. The parts inside are less impressive. I was skeptical of the waterproof claim so I took it apart (see pictures). Construction is decent for the price with silicone gaskets and a good cord seal. The power supply is minimalist and the remote controls are built into a board surrounding the LED chip. I was pleasantly surprised to see heat sink compound used under the LED - a necessity and sometimes omitted on other cheap lights. In operation on the bench, the light only manages to draw a maximum 6.3 Watts (including driver losses) with all LED colors fully on. Individual colors pull 3 Watts each. One would expect close to 9 Watts combined but I'm guessing the power supply is not up to the task. Speaking of the power supply, this little thing runs hot. After fifteen minutes of operation in open air, The coil and one capacitor both reached over 152 deg F. I'm sure once the little block is stuffed back into the tiny enclosure, the temperature will be even higher. If I had to put money on what was going to fail first, it would be the power supply. If the actual LED were to fail, 10W RGB replacements are easy to find and only a few bucks if you can manage a little soldering. The remote has an issue with the strobe function. On most other RGB LED controllers, strobe is an actual fast flashing of white or one of the other lighter colors. On this light, it is no different than a slow fade function. The brightness level can only be adjusted up or down to one of four levels. In actual use, the light works well for uplighting a tree or other yard features. On a street without any lights, it manages to cover about half of the front of a house. Plan on using at least two or more depending on the size of the house. If you live near street lights or have lots of landscape lighting, consider moving up to a 20W or 30W model. When using single colors, blue and green are very bright but red is barely noticeable. After all, it's only 3 Watts or less of red being emitted. The light turns on with the last color setting after being unplugged and replugged. This is great for outdoor timer use. The remote is not needed once a color choice is made. You won't have to run around the yard pointing at different lights to reset colors. In the end, I'll be keeping the light since it was so cheap and does work. I'll put it under a tree for the holidays and keep my fingers crossed that it makes it through the winter. ****UPDATE 12/17/2016**** I have had the spotlight outside since the beginning of October (for Halloween uplighting a small tree) and now for Christmas (pointed at my front door in green). It has seen drenching rains, wind, snow and sub zero temperatures. I have not had any problems with water ingress and it reliably powers on to the last color setting. Given its performance and low price, I am adding a star to say "I like it."