Review: Cync by GE smart Dynamic Effects Light Strips

Smart lighting is one of the best and easiest ways to take your home to the next level. Not only does smart light create automations and schedules, but with colour-changing light options you can get festive decor or create whole-room ambiance in just one click.

Video Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:59 Difference between Indoor and Outdoor Lighting Strips
1:19 Setting up the GE Sync Lights
1:50 GE Sync App
2:28 Siri, Google, Alexa Connection
3:19 Outdoor Cync Light Review
4:16 Indoor Cync Light Review
5:14 Enhanced Lighting and Timer on GE Cync
5:53 Light Shows and Dynamic Lighting Effects
6:55 Overall Review
7:45 Puppy Test

Over the last few years I’ve been reviewing systems like Ring as well as Philips Hue but in 2022 I learned about GE Cync smart home system. I checked out several of their lights here, and in this review I get to try some new options: I’ll try out the Indoor Cync Dynamic Effects Smart Light Strip and the Cync Dynamic Effects Outdoor Smart Light Strip.

Setting up GE Cync using Cync app: No bridge or hub needed

One of the great selling features of these lights is that they do not require an extra hub or bridge to function. While many smart home and lighting systems currently use hubs or bridges to connect these devices to your home’s Wi-Fi network, GE Cync devices are known as ‘direct-connect’, meaning no extra (and expensive) components to buy.

Cync is a very easy smart home system to get set up and the lights are easy to install. The first thing you will need is the GE Cync app. As the control panel for your smart home, the app will let you to remotely control devices, set lights on schedules and group deivces as you may need them so you can control lights individually or manage all the lights in your Living Room at once for example.

To get started you need to create an account. The app is uncluttered and super simple to navigate. Start by creating your home, then you'll add rooms and finally you'll set up each of your lights in a room (and for outdoor lights you can create ‘rooms’ called Backyard, Front Yard, etc

Adding lights is as simple as clicking the + then choosing the type of device you'd like to set up.

I placed the Outdoor Light strip on my deck in my yard, and the indoor light strip went underneath my sofa, and I later transferred it to under the bed.

What’s the difference?

While they have the same name, the indoor and outdoor light strips are actually quite different.

The outdoor strip is fatter and made with silicone tubing that protects it from weather, while the Indoor strip has a sticky tape backside so you can attach it permanently to furniture, walls or doorways. The outdoor strip comes with clips you can use to affix it.

[JRx]

I had no idea GE made this product and I really enjoyed the review! I'll be looking into this product for sure. Thank you!

[trumpeter]

6:08 press the plus button at the top right! There are your custom light show options

[artpipe]

I'm unsure about the ap, is it a must?

[reggie]

Does the adhesive on the back on indoor light strip actually hold or do you have to use another type of adhesive. Thanks?

[forchyforchy]

those light strips and voice commands would be great for disabled people at night

[robbycharlton]

has anyone tried to extend these? how do I use the corner/ extension clip

[Alyson_ever]

Thank you i really needed help, i was super confused

[imrtlplayz]

Where do you get the power thing to plug into the lightstrip

[Hicks-gm]

I could use one of those light strips for my TVs Erin I want Christmas colors all year long 🎄⛄⛄

[zsavage]

I have a question that you didn't cover.. 3rd party LED controllers... do these GE's work with WLED???

[jasondesramaux]

The outdoor version link did not work. How does the lightstrip connect to Siri? It doesn't look like it it HomeKit compatible. I'm guessing available through Siri Shortcuts? I always enjoy your videos, keep them coming. Could you include a quick price comparison nest time? Thanks .

[Alex-ytec]

very good... I'll try to find it on aliexpress

[vladanderson]

These strips suck. The normal lights nice and bright but the app and light won’t connect to wifi so if you want a colorful strip light this ain’t it