# What looks better?

**URL:** <https://wled.discourse.group/t/what-looks-better/11673>\
**Category:** Projects\
**Created:** [April 22, 2024, 8:32pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/what-looks-better/11673 "2024-04-22T20:32:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Mallettron](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/wled.discourse.group/mallettron/32/7483_2.png) [@Mallettron](https://wled.discourse.group/u/Mallettron)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 8:32pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/what-looks-better/11673/1 "2024-04-22T20:32:59Z")

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LED bulbs, mains powered, boring white

or

simple 199 cheap led ws2812b bead leds (2 x 10m cheap usb string lights soldered together, thats why there 199 rather than 200) on a self designed pcb using esp32 c3 supermini, all running off a usb socket drawing 750ma!

looks better as video believe me

 ![2024-04-22_213225](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/wled/original/2X/a/a71c130c53eabeb85212fa55c774ab274df23c9e.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![bobbybeard](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/wled.discourse.group/bobbybeard/32/7837_2.png) [@bobbybeard](https://wled.discourse.group/u/bobbybeard)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2024, 5:56am UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/what-looks-better/11673/2 "2024-04-26T05:56:28Z")

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Obviously the LEDs lol

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**Author:** ![Mallettron](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/wled.discourse.group/mallettron/32/7483_2.png) [@Mallettron](https://wled.discourse.group/u/Mallettron)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2024, 9:14am UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/what-looks-better/11673/4 "2024-04-26T09:14:51Z")

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![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/wled/original/2X/1/160286a7eaea248b7d86487f1bf1e48d2551b999.jpeg)

full brightness, Rainbow, limited to 1500ma as its coming out of a socket/usb

if i power with one of my powerbanks i can get it higher, but still nowhere near what wled says

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/wled/original/2X/e/e53b3bf3785805b3fb3ec3f24e3b38c9dc0ef25e.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Magig\_Wled](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/db5fbb/32.png) [@Magig\_Wled](https://wled.discourse.group/u/Magig_Wled)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2024, 10:00am UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/what-looks-better/11673/5 "2024-04-26T10:00:07Z")

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use a 3D printer to get led defusor it impresses even more

and you can print for Festiveties and events separate  
200 difusor shoudent be so long to print

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**Author:** ![Mallettron](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/wled.discourse.group/mallettron/32/7483_2.png) [@Mallettron](https://wled.discourse.group/u/Mallettron)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2024, 12:02pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/what-looks-better/11673/6 "2024-04-26T12:02:55Z")

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or i could buy 4 of these to make 20m (same leds but with little balls on)

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/wled/original/2X/8/85dab21388851af1a3f4690866e8208e19719c8e.jpeg)
