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Offline DanHouston

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Flood Light comparisons....
« on: April 24, 2012, »
Has anyone done any recent flood light comparisons? In particular the dual mount Rainbow Floods, Rainbow Flood Extreme, Aether II, and possibly this thing:
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Anyone willing to get together to do some comparions? I could contribute dual mounted Rainbow Floods and might be able to put my hands on the last one for a test. I'm sure several folks here have Aether II (anyone in NC want to get together).....Anyone have a Rainbow Flood Extreme, or any other flood lights to put up against each other?
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Re: Flood Light comparisons....
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2012, »
This thread:
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Is potentially going to handle this in Chicago....It sounds like some of them have seen the 36x1W one I linked as well.

Hmmm....
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Re: Flood Light comparisons....
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2012, »
What area in Wake Forest do you live in?
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Re: Flood Light comparisons....
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2012, »
If you plan to join us at the Academy in June, you can join/view a Flood-Off.  There is planned to be Aether1, Aether2, HolidayCoro, Rainbows, incans, RGB, non-RGB, etc.

The offer to bring your favorite solution to the Academy -- the event planned for Saturday night -- is extended to everyone at DLA.

Additional discussion is available here:

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ALSO, the plan is to extend this to other "Offs" (Laser, Bubble, Fog, ...?)

If you have any new entries for the floods, please enter the details so that they can be added to the supporting slide deck.

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Re: Flood Light comparisons....
« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2012, »
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What area in Wake Forest do you live in?

Just off of New Light before you reach Granvill county.
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Offline DanHouston

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Re: Flood Light comparisons....
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If you plan to join us at the Academy in June, you can join/view a Flood-Off.  There is planned to be Aether1, Aether2, HolidayCoro, Rainbows, incans, RGB, non-RGB, etc.

The offer to bring your favorite solution to the Academy -- the event planned for Saturday night -- is extended to everyone at DLA.

Additional discussion is available here:

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ALSO, the plan is to extend this to other "Offs" (Laser, Bubble, Fog, ...?)

If you have any new entries for the floods, please enter the details so that they can be added to the supporting slide deck.

Steve

I won't be able to make the academy this year.....Someone shoot some video/pictures! :)
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Re: Flood Light comparisons....
« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2012, »
Hey Steve just thought of this.  Not everyone here is on LSH.  If you can you should copy/paste that first ongoing post that has the list so far.  That way they know what we have.

Also, as Steve mentioned- we're doing a Laser Off, Bubble Off, and Snow Off that same night, as well as the Haunt Fair (bunch of different Halloween props).  Now some folks are pulling together a Fog Off as well!   That room is going to be JUMPING on Saturday night! 

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Re: Flood Light comparisons....
« Reply #7 on: April 24, 2012, »
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Ok, I've got the following floods listed, if you have a flood light you can bring that isn't listed or if you have a flood that is listed with the *, could you post here and let me know if you can bring it to the flood off?

(current list shown below...)

Do you have a flood not listed above below?

I'm putting all this data into a spreadsheet that will be a handout at the event. I'll get with the flood owners to get the addresses setup on different channels so they can be demo'ed off one machine.

Thanks,
David

Here is the current list:

  • LED Vivid Wash 1  (Frank R)
  • Rainbow System (Brain, Floods, Runners) (William T)
  • Aether1 (Keith S)
  • Aether2 (Steve G)
  • HolidayCoro (David M)
  • Mighty Mini (David M)
  • LOR Cosmic Flood (Don T)


Bring your other floods!  (RGB and non-RGB!)

  • Rainbow Flood Extreme (no one so far!)
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Re: Flood Light comparisons....
« Reply #8 on: April 24, 2012, »
Steve,

While I won't be attending the Academy this year I can certainly send an Extreme for people to see if someone is willing to show it off.  That is never an issue. 

Remember, the Extreme wasn't designed to really compete with the other lights but it is the only do it yourself solution that is fully waterproof and available to be outdoors, which other than the LOR flood, none of the lights you listed can do that.  We are also in the process of getting UL approval on this light.  With a lot of commercial installations, including a bunch of theaters lately, we feel UL approval is really something the light should have. Our whole moto is to offer the lighting community the best products that can be used commercially. 

If you want a flood, or any products including our new pixels and lighting controllers, just let me know and I would be happy to provide them.

Greg

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Re: Flood Light comparisons....
« Reply #9 on: April 24, 2012, »
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Steve,

While I won't be attending the Academy this year I can certainly send an Extreme for people to see if someone is willing to show it off.  That is never an issue. 

You are welcome to ship it to me - I'm handling the flood off.  Maybe we it could be provided as a giveaway at the end of the academy.

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Re: Flood Light comparisons....
« Reply #10 on: May 12, 2012, »
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Also, as Steve mentioned- we're doing a Laser Off, Bubble Off, and Snow Off that same night, as well as the Haunt Fair (bunch of different Halloween props).  Now some folks are pulling together a Fog Off as well!

A "fog off"? That sounds like a 3-letter f-word.  ;D
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Re: Flood Light comparisons....
« Reply #11 on: May 12, 2012, »
...in your circles, maybe.

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Re: Flood Light comparisons....
« Reply #12 on: May 12, 2012, »
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Also, as Steve mentioned- we're doing a Laser Off, Bubble Off, and Snow Off that same night, as well as the Haunt Fair (bunch of different Halloween props).  Now some folks are pulling together a Fog Off as well!

A "fog off"? That sounds like a 3-letter f-word.  ;D
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...in your circles, maybe.

:)

sorry, i thought that was a new englander accent. 
do they talk that way in canada too? 
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Re: Flood Light comparisons....
« Reply #13 on: June 28, 2012, »
Hey, what were the final results of this? I see that the Academy Info page on the wiki has a link to You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, and it mentions "Measurements were in Lumens" at the top of the page, but there aren't any measurements specified for each light.
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Re: Flood Light comparisons....
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Hey, what were the final results of this? I see that the Academy Info page on the wiki has a link to You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, and it mentions "Measurements were in Lumens" at the top of the page, but there aren't any measurements specified for each light.
the numbers are still embedded in smeighan's response and need to be gleaned out and added to the wiki.

look in this specific posting in the other thread...

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