Good news , Nowadays ,New Pixel 5050 RGB LED SK6812 is come out ,just similar as our WS2812B APA104 LED, Nowadays we have use those led chip to make Led strip , 

they are stable and they are 4pin, can be use same PCB as ws2812b apa104. can be compatible with ws2812b apa104 sk6812 on controller ..then you can have more choose ,  

learn More you can visit following link 

http://www.szledcolor.com/product/view/id/537