This is what the strip looks like when not on, during the day. If you're down right in front of it, it can barely be seen.
At night, it does pretty much light up as shown below but without the amount of glare that's seen in the pic but also they don't look dot to dot when you stand back from it.
and up close, this is what you see.
It was something to do and only took 30 to 45 min and didn't involve splicing into my existing wiring at all. The wires are small enough to fit into the socket and still be plugged back in and locked into place. I still haven't tested it to see how a single straight line will look but I will and I'll of course take pics.