[AceJohnny2]

On the higher end, I've been pretty happy with an Eve Light Strip [1]. However that's HomeKit-only. The key option we're looking for is RGBWW (with 2 different "temperature" whites) for a wider range and more natural lighting. We've been considering various more flexible light strip arrangements, but as GP noted, the market is flooded with low-reliability options.

Luckily, we've stumbled upon Sowilo [2], which advertises powerful RGBWW LED strips with appropriate specs (with per-meter max brightness and power consumption listed), provide all the components you need for powering and driving the strips you need, and best of all provide a Hue-integrated controller! (likely from scavenging an actual Hue LED strip controller!). We've ordered a kit last week, and are eagerly anticipating testing out the ~13000lm of purported light.

[1] https://www.evehome.com/en-us/eve-light-strip [2] https://sowilodesign.com/collections/led-strips

Tangentially, we've picked up 4x GE Ultra Bright [3] at Lowes for $10 each to test out the brightness, and those have been great too.

[3] https://www.lowes.com/pd/GE-Ultra-Bright-150-Watt-EQ-A23-Sof...