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<blockquote data-quote="Silas Pradetto" data-source="post: 30839" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>Re: cheap led par cans</p><p></p><p>I don't know anything about PWM dimming of LED lights, but I do know that virtually ALL the cheap ones can't be used with video, because the PWM operates at too low of a frequency and it will flicker on camera.</p><p></p><p>I've bought cheap LED cans before (back when cheap was over $200 a can), and after a couple gigs all the screws are falling out, everything is loose, and some don't work. I would never think of sending lights out on a rental in such a condition, and I don't have time to rebuild lights after every show. So I'd much rather spend $300+ on a light that is a quality die-case piece that is going to last 5 years, than buy ten $50 cans to do the same thing. </p><p></p><p>I've even imported $15,000 of lights from China expecting that I wouldn't have this problem. Wrong. The cost of maintaining the China lights is now outweighing the original cost savings.</p><p></p><p>And think of this: if you're running a legitimate business, you can write off and depreciate the cost of the quality lights, so as long as your company has the money, it shouldn't be a big deal to spend the extra. Name-brand lights are also cross rentable, whereas cheapo cans aren't.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silas Pradetto, post: 30839, member: 34"] Re: cheap led par cans I don't know anything about PWM dimming of LED lights, but I do know that virtually ALL the cheap ones can't be used with video, because the PWM operates at too low of a frequency and it will flicker on camera. I've bought cheap LED cans before (back when cheap was over $200 a can), and after a couple gigs all the screws are falling out, everything is loose, and some don't work. I would never think of sending lights out on a rental in such a condition, and I don't have time to rebuild lights after every show. So I'd much rather spend $300+ on a light that is a quality die-case piece that is going to last 5 years, than buy ten $50 cans to do the same thing. I've even imported $15,000 of lights from China expecting that I wouldn't have this problem. Wrong. The cost of maintaining the China lights is now outweighing the original cost savings. And think of this: if you're running a legitimate business, you can write off and depreciate the cost of the quality lights, so as long as your company has the money, it shouldn't be a big deal to spend the extra. Name-brand lights are also cross rentable, whereas cheapo cans aren't. [/QUOTE]
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