ChazHS Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Just a quick question really, probably answered on the forum somewhere else a number of times so if anyone could redirect me that would be cool. If there arn't any related threads, then I'll just ask away! I was thinking of getting some LED PAR 64s from Thomann or somewhere simmilar, they are about £30 a pop and have onboard DMX and RGB mixing etc (although controlled by dipswitches, which I feel are items manufactured by satan). How bright are they? Are they suitible for uplighting/colour washes on items? Also what kind of quantity do you think I would need to do a reasonable number of things with? (Uplighting medium sized rooms, gentle wall washes etc.) I think I'll probably get a butt-load of questions asked about my questions, but it's always interesting to learn! Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boswell Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 probably answered on the forum somewhere else a number of times Yes it has been, use the search !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niclights Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 http://www.blue-room.org.uk/index.php?showtopic=6711 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackPott Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 To answer your question on how many, that really depends what you want to do. 8 is a really good number, 4 is workable too. A word of warning, these Stairville/Soundlab/Chinese fixtures are made with the cheapest components possible. Out of the four I first ordered one failed within minutes, replaced but another failed after several outings too. Not necessarily a false economy, they are pretty handy for bands, washing walls as you say (albeit in a choice of about 6 colours), and you can get your failures swapped under warranty most of the time but you get what you pay for. There is a very comprehensive thread covering exactly what light output you get vs normal cans so won't go into that, but as a related note I find I have to frost mine otherwise certain mixes look splotchy too, especially against walls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamtastic3 Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 There is a MASSIVE thread on LED parcans somewhere on here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Some Bloke Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 The link given earlier is the right place to look and could have been found very easily with a search in the "Google" box at the top of every page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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