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<blockquote data-quote="Lightning303" data-source="post: 1139903" data-attributes="member: 97876"><p>The "Windows 8 is better" part is specific to AtmoWins performance in gathering the screen captures. However with AtmoLight, AtmoWin does not have to do this task, but AtmoLight gets these captures directly from MediaPortal. So there should be no problem. Only when you want to use your Ambilight without MediaPortal, Win8 will give you a huge improvement. Or, of course if you would to decide not to use AtmoLight.</p><p>100-150 leds should also be no problem.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Which leds work, and which wont depends on the controller you want to use. If you want to use an arduino with the FastLED library, then all the standards that are supported by that library will work. <a href="https://github.com/FastLED/FastLED/wiki/Overview#chipsets" target="_blank">https://github.com/FastLED/FastLED/wiki/Overview#chipsets</a></p><p>In this case all the leds you linked would work.</p><p>As a side note, many people are using WS2812B (cheaper) nowadays and not the older WS2801.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Thats true <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The SEDU is pretty much an arduino/atmega chip aswell, it just comes ready to use and in a nice package. In my experience its a bit easier to got it working with the SEDU, however the v2 is limited to WS2801 and the v3 is limited to WS2801 and WS2812B. As mentioned above, the arduino with FastLED supports lots of formats. Its open source and you can add features or change them yourself, if you so desire.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lightning303, post: 1139903, member: 97876"] The "Windows 8 is better" part is specific to AtmoWins performance in gathering the screen captures. However with AtmoLight, AtmoWin does not have to do this task, but AtmoLight gets these captures directly from MediaPortal. So there should be no problem. Only when you want to use your Ambilight without MediaPortal, Win8 will give you a huge improvement. Or, of course if you would to decide not to use AtmoLight. 100-150 leds should also be no problem. Which leds work, and which wont depends on the controller you want to use. If you want to use an arduino with the FastLED library, then all the standards that are supported by that library will work. [URL]https://github.com/FastLED/FastLED/wiki/Overview#chipsets[/URL] In this case all the leds you linked would work. As a side note, many people are using WS2812B (cheaper) nowadays and not the older WS2801. Thats true ;). The SEDU is pretty much an arduino/atmega chip aswell, it just comes ready to use and in a nice package. In my experience its a bit easier to got it working with the SEDU, however the v2 is limited to WS2801 and the v3 is limited to WS2801 and WS2812B. As mentioned above, the arduino with FastLED supports lots of formats. Its open source and you can add features or change them yourself, if you so desire. [/QUOTE]
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