BenEdwards Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Anyone come across the Stagg SLI-SKYDMX2.4 - http://www.staggmusic.com/en/product_detail/sli-skydmx2_4.html?backp=1. Looks a little like the SHoW Baby. Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Never used that myself, I usually use Lumen Radio and Wireless Solution for wireless DMX.Think I'd want to give these Stagg units a thorough test before I let them use on a show ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrV Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Anyone come across the Stagg SLI-SKYDMX2.4 - http://www.staggmusic.com/en/product_detail/sli-skydmx2_4.html?backp=1. Looks a little like the SHoW Baby. Ben Nah - ShowBabys come with a full complement of cover screws. Doesn't say much for Stagg's QA that they couldn't find a complete one for the picture! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenEdwards Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 I did say it looks a little like not it is the same. Has anyone had any luck with any of the cheaper wireless DMX kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maeterlinck Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Anyone come across the Stagg SLI-SKYDMX2.4 - http://www.staggmusic.com/en/product_detail/sli-skydmx2_4.html?backp=1. Looks a little like the SHoW Baby. Ben Nah - ShowBabys come with a full complement of cover screws. Doesn't say much for Stagg's QA that they couldn't find a complete one for the picture! Makes it quicker to get inside when it goes wrong. Cheaper wireless DMX is just that. Cheaper, likely less robust, less support. If you're on a total budget then they might well work fine, but your application is likely the match the reduced budget to get it done. Like DMX buffers the cheaper ones work, but they've had to reduced the cost to make it somewhere to hit that price point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistermorton Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 IIRC both Gerry and Alex Forey recently had success with cheap wireless DMX that was sourced from eBay, so when it works, it works. I've not tried it myself, yet .. I'm currently using RC4 in a show and it's behaving itself nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbuckley Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 These look identical (other than the brand) to the cheap Chinese wireless units I have. They transport DMX over a few tens of metres reliably without wires. Not much more to say, really. Except don't be fooled by those input and output sockets. If you feed the thing DMX it transmits it over the air. If you don't, it receives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenEdwards Posted November 29, 2016 Author Share Posted November 29, 2016 Just had a look at Thomann and they do a Eurolite transceiver for £63.77. Probably one up from eBay;). https://www.thomann.de/gb/eurolite_quickdmx_wireless_transceiver.htm. We are on a tight budget and its a community venue so some rough edges are expected;). Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistermorton Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 OOI what are you trying to achieve ? Battery powered lighting in a trucked set element/costume, or just eliminating a cable run? Just wondering about the physical size of some of these units and whether it matters, and also whether they work ok on batteries or need a bit more power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jivemaster Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Be aware that some of these units have a mains psu! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistermorton Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 My point exactly. If you want DMX in a truck where no cables can run to it then it needs to be operable from battery - sounds obvious but it's an easily missed point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenEdwards Posted December 6, 2016 Author Share Posted December 6, 2016 My point exactly. If you want DMX in a truck where no cables can run to it then it needs to be operable from battery - sounds obvious but it's an easily missed point. Just wanting to eliminate cables. Its a multi-functional space and want to speed up setup(constantly gaffering DMX cables to the floor). The room ant that big, 20x10 meters. Maines powered is fine, the fixtures need mains. Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistermorton Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Fair enough, not withstanding that if you *can* run cables they'll be more reliable in general than a wireless connection. Nowhere to run a couple of tie lines for patching things from time to time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jivemaster Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Wireless is great where nothing else works, otherwise it's cable every time. The hard part is getting a network that was stable at rehearsal to be stable when there are 250 people present each with a mobile with wi-fi and bluetooth active. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianknight Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Anyone come across the Stagg SLI-SKYDMX2.4 - http://www.staggmusic.com/en/product_detail/sli-skydmx2_4.html?backp=1. Looks a little like the SHoW Baby. Ben Jeff from Stagg loaned me one as a demo unit to throw about during the summer - he'd misplaced the other one of the pair so I couldn't put DMX through it, however it impressed me as a sturdy albeit low priced piece of kit. We listed it in our online shop for folks who needed a wireless solution in a hurry in a large school hall, or an events space where cable runs were tight as it retails at a decent price. I doubt we would recommend it for an arena style show - something like ShowBaby would be a better bet perhaps but for those folks wanting a toolki "get out of jail free" piece of electronics it probably fits the bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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