What about thinking outside the box for once !

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DjDennis

DjDennis

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Don't think I'd go there. 12v DC power input. How are you going to power the units? The other biggie is no color-mixing. You will have clients asking for different shades of color and these will get shot down quickly. I am very curious as to how bright these dudes are. I believe 10w is more than my Slimpar56s draw.
 
With so many reputable companies offering a bazillion different options for uplighting (that all work reasonably well), why would you bother looking at something with no brand, few details, and a price that clearly makes it too good to be true? I'm not saying you need to spend hundreds... but at less than $25 per fixture, I can take a pretty good guess as to what these are going to look like (hint: it rhymes with "marbage").

Save your money. If you were a starter DJ doing uplighting with these, you wouldn't impress anyone.
 
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why do you think I started it - to get you guys to THINK with a brain for once

If you was JUST starting out
this would and could be used as a Temp measure

so keep the ARGUMENTS coming

drzinc said:
DJ Dennis I use the square version of these for uplighting. I got the 120-240v version. They do a ok job but its red is the least of the brightest colour that it produces. Here is an example of the light it produces.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/10W-Waterpr...277?pt=UK_Garden_Lighting&hash=item45fd522425
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oh thanks for that info, I looked a bit deeper and found below

@50w LED

http://www.ebay.com/itm/50W-LED-RGB...r_Lighting&hash=item41678afb74#ht_3673wt_1200

now this is bright!
[video=youtube;dysUwxhJztY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dysUwxhJztY[/video]
 
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I have a cool white only (120v, 10w) versions of that mounted on my garage and porch as a floodlight...quite bright and it's survived for six months so far. So no complaints here.
 
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See and this could be used for uplighting for starting out!
 
whines said:
I have a cool white only (120v, 10w) versions of that mounted on my garage and porch as a floodlight...quite bright and it's survived for six months so far. So no complaints here.
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Thats called Downlighting! :cheers:
 
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The old saying holds true. You pay for what you get. I'll take a risk and say you'll get nothing. At least nothing you'll be happy with. What I learned is when you can buy once and forget it. I bought a Denon DN MC 6000 instead of a cheaper want to be and couldn't be more happier. Get the point. there are times when you think you're saving money when in reality you're wasting money.
 
MIXMASTERMACHOM said:
The old saying holds true. You pay for what you get.
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????

It's "You Get What You Pay For" - there IS a difference.

'You pay for what you get' means you pay this fee and this IS what you get - meaning you know the outcome. The second means to get your money's worth - this is usually someone thinking the outcome will be great and their getting a great deal - only to have the result be something totally opposite of what they thought they were getting. Generally this is - the quality of goods and services increases as the prices increase.

I think I know which you meant though.
 
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Either way for less then $25.00 do you really think Dennis they would do a really good job? Most uplight fixtures start around $100.00 and go up from there. I question how long they would last and the bracket on them looks very shady. Doesn't look like it's made of high quality steel but crappy aluminum.
 
Not to be nit picky - but aluminum is generally not crappy. There is some nice gear housed in nice aluminum (bracket and all). Maybe this specific device is crappy altogether.
 
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MIXMASTERMACHOM said:
Either way for less then $25.00 do you really think Dennis they would do a really good job? Most uplight fixtures start around $100.00 and go up from there. I question how long they would last and the bracket on them looks very shady. Doesn't look like it's made of high quality steel but crappy aluminum.
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Mix they make airplanes out of aluminum.... But as for these fixtures they are quite strong and waterproof. The metal they are constructed out of is quite thick. The product was designed to use as spot and wash lighting for things like the outside of a home or signs but if it can be used by dj's on the cheap for uplighting, wash or facade warming all the better. Remember the retail cost and what something actually cost to build (I would say these light have about 4 to 8 dollars wort of parts in them) can vary by a lot. The mode on what most Chinese retailers on E-bay is sell a lot of product at a lower profit instead of selling at a higher price.
 
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I'm not sure how buying something super cheap is thinking outside the box. It's a very basic strategy that's tempted everyone at one time or another.

My experience says that cheap gear ends up being more expensive in the long run. Quality gear pays back better dividends.

Just like it's temptiing for a bride to hire that $400 DJ to do her wedding, it's tempting for a DJ to save several hundred dollars on lights.
 
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Scott Hanna said:
I'm not sure how buying something super cheap is thinking outside the box. It's a very basic strategy that's tempted everyone at one time or another.

My experience says that cheap gear ends up being more expensive in the long run. Quality gear pays back better dividends.

Just like it's temptiing for a bride to hire that $400 DJ to do her wedding, it's tempting for a DJ to save several hundred dollars on lights.
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You couldn't have said it any better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Scott this is why I am asking to see how many Djs out there would have used them if they wanted to SAVE on money first
 
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