Does anybody have experience with surface mount LED strips? If so, I'm looking to order a 5 meter roll, but am undecided as to whether to order 5050s or 3528s. For those that are not familiar, 5050s are substantially brighter than 3528s. I'm just wondering if the 3528s will be bright enough because I have a foot long strip of 5050s which I tried last night and they are extremely bright. Since I am planning on creating edge lit memorial frames, I was wondering if the 3528 would be a better choice. The 5050s, in my opinion, seem to be obnoxiously bright, especially for a memorial frame.

Any thoughts??