Normal rgb led strip VS pixel led strip
author: Ivan Huang
2022-01-04
With linear lighting and "no main light design" becoming a market trend, led light strips are becoming more and more popular among designers in lighting design. They are widely used as dark slot lighting, mirror lighting, cabinet lighting, corridor lighting, and window lighting.
When it comes to LED strips, there are currently two categories that are very popular, namely, normal RGB led strip and pixel RGB led strips. What are the main differences between these two?
Normal RGB led strip
RGB led strip means that each LED welded on the led strip is composed of three red, green, and blue chips, which can emit red, green, and blue light separately or in combination to emit white light. Before cooperating with the dimming control, the four colors of red, green, blue, and white can be changed in sequence and the flashing effect can be realized.
Main Feature of normal rgb led strip
1) Normal RGB light strips appeared in the market earlier than the pixel led light strips, and the current market share is much higher. Due to the large market volume and competition, many manufacturers use worse materials to make products, resulting in uneven product quality in the market.
2) for a normal RGB led strip, each light can only appear in one color, mainly through the combination of red, blue, and green three chips to achieve different color changes
3) In the beginning, the RGB lamp beads were composed of 5050 lamp beads. At present, 3535 RGB lamp beads and 2835 RGB lamp beads have appeared, which can be made into a design of 240 lamps per meter in a single row to achieve the effect of dotless.
4) On the basis of RGB, products with more functions such as RGBW and RGBWCW have also been developed in the market, and the products are widely used.
Pixel rgb led strip
The pixel RGB led strips are RGB, RGBW, RGBWW, and other types of lamp beads equipped with IC chips. Each pixel has an IC chip. In the entire system, each pixel can be changed in terms of color, brightness, etc., thus forming With rich running effects such as horse racing, running water, shooting star trailing, scanning, etc.. For the LED singular light strip screen, it can also display more complex effects such as text, pictures, and videos.
Main Feature of pixel rgb led strip
When it comes to LED strips, there are currently two categories that are very popular, namely, normal RGB led strip and pixel RGB led strips. What are the main differences between these two?
Normal RGB led strip
RGB led strip means that each LED welded on the led strip is composed of three red, green, and blue chips, which can emit red, green, and blue light separately or in combination to emit white light. Before cooperating with the dimming control, the four colors of red, green, blue, and white can be changed in sequence and the flashing effect can be realized.
Main Feature of normal rgb led strip
1) Normal RGB light strips appeared in the market earlier than the pixel led light strips, and the current market share is much higher. Due to the large market volume and competition, many manufacturers use worse materials to make products, resulting in uneven product quality in the market.
2) for a normal RGB led strip, each light can only appear in one color, mainly through the combination of red, blue, and green three chips to achieve different color changes
3) In the beginning, the RGB lamp beads were composed of 5050 lamp beads. At present, 3535 RGB lamp beads and 2835 RGB lamp beads have appeared, which can be made into a design of 240 lamps per meter in a single row to achieve the effect of dotless.
4) On the basis of RGB, products with more functions such as RGBW and RGBWCW have also been developed in the market, and the products are widely used.
Pixel rgb led strip
The pixel RGB led strips are RGB, RGBW, RGBWW, and other types of lamp beads equipped with IC chips. Each pixel has an IC chip. In the entire system, each pixel can be changed in terms of color, brightness, etc., thus forming With rich running effects such as horse racing, running water, shooting star trailing, scanning, etc.. For the LED singular light strip screen, it can also display more complex effects such as text, pictures, and videos.
Main Feature of pixel rgb led strip
1) Compared with the normal RGB light strips, the pixel led strips can achieve animation effects through the control of the controller. It is widely used in the lighting project that outlines the outline of buildings, pavilions, bridges, park squares, etc., and has become a decoration for hotels and KTVs. , Nightclubs, exhibition halls, jewelry counters and other high-end entertainment venues beautiful scenery
2) The pixel strip led light is divided into SPI signal and DMX512 signal. The control system of different signals is different, and the transmission speed and frequency are also different.
3) pixel light strips are becoming more and more popular with customers. The market is currently growing rapidly, and it is a very small incremental market.
Normal rgb led strip VS pixel rgb led strip
| Specification | Normal RGB led strip | Pixel RGB led strip |
| Voltage | 5V 12V 24V | 5V 12V 24V |
| Color | RGB RGBW RGBWW | dream color: RGB RGBW RGBWW |
| IC | NO. | Yes |
| Price | Low | High |
| Application | places where need standard rgb colors | KTV/club/landscape light, or as lighting component for devices like pc casing or car lighting |
| Wire out | RGB 4； RGBW 5 | SPI 3；DMX 4 or 5 |
Are their controllers the same?
The controllers of the pixel LED light strip and the normal LED light strip are completely different, and the two cannot be shared. Generally speaking, the controller of the pixel LED strip can realize more functions, and of course, the operation is more complicated.
The specific differences are mainly as follows:
| Parameters | controller for normal RGB led strip | controller for pixel led strip |
| Principle | Control the current through the resistance value | Control the current through the signal |
| Signal | / | SPI Or DMX |
| Controller QTY | Calculated by current, need to reserve 20% | Calculated by pixels, need to reserve 20% |
| Price | Low | High |
| SD Card | / | Yes |
| programmed | / | Yes |
People also ask
1. Is pixel RGB led strip brighter?
Actually, the brightness of the standard RGB led strip and pixel RGB led strip are nearly the same. It depends on the type of led chip.
For example, Hanron's ws2812 led is a specially customized led chip for Hanron only. Its brightness is much brighter than the standard ws2812 on the market.
For standard RGB led strip, there are also different types of RGB led, Hanron's RGB led is among the top level.
2. Is pixel RGB led strip better than a normal RGB led strip?
Pixel RGB led strip can be regarded as an updated version of the normal RGB led strip light. So, pixel led strip enjoys a more complicated function compared to the normal one.
3. Can you cut pixel led strip light?
Yes, all pixel led strip light can be cut on the soldering point. It's very simple and easy.
4. addressable led strip vs pixel led strip vs programmable led strip vs rgbic led strip, which one is better?
Firstly, addressable led strip also call pixel led strip or programmable led strip, so they are same products, only call different name base on different contries or customers. These kind of led strip include external IC led strip and built-in IC led strip.
RGBIC means RGB + a built-in Independent IC. rgbic led strip also call Built-in IC led strip. These kinds of led strip are made with build-in IC led, which is always 5V or 12V, and individually controlled. So, rgbic led strip is only part of addressable led strip.
Summarize
In short, normal RGB led strip can only achieve continuous changes of the same color at each time point, while pixel led strip can achieve different colors in different places of the light strip at the same time. On the whole, the pixel led strip is ordinary the upgraded version of RGB with more powerful functions.
Summarize
In short, normal RGB led strip can only achieve continuous changes of the same color at each time point, while pixel led strip can achieve different colors in different places of the light strip at the same time. On the whole, the pixel led strip is ordinary the upgraded version of RGB with more powerful functions.