7 Simple Things to Know About When Buying LED Lights
If you look at the LED market these days, you'll see that it's flooded with lights in all price ranges - literally $100 to $3,000 and up! What is the right product for you and your congregation?
So can I buy cheap LED lamps?
I wish I could give you a simple answer in one word, but I can't. Yes, you can buy the cheapest thing you can find, but you'll probably be disappointed. I've seen churches buy LED Lights from companies I've never heard of and don't offer much warranty. They were disappointed when, a year later, some of the units broke down and are not as bright and consistent as they used to be. Cheaper LED lamps are often poorly designed and allow heat to reduce their intensity early in life, and poor electrical connections can cause unit failure prematurely. If that sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Here are a few things to know and consider before buying LED lights.
1. Think about the quality of light coming from an exclusively RVB device. These have only red, green and blue LEDs inside. You may have seen marketing materials claiming that these devices can produce "16 million colors" and, even if this is technically true, I bet you can only make a difference a few hundred at most. You won't get a good brown, amber or white color, no matter how good they are. The laws of physics will win every time. They will give your flesh a pink appearance if you try to use them as a headlight. However, with these fixtures, you can get a bunch of good colors for a good price, ideal for lighting decors or walls.
2. The non-sort, "quad" or "homogenized" lights have individual red, green and blue lights that you can see. So when you mix a yellow, purple, aqua or any other element that is not pure R, G or B, you will see several colors when you look at the light, which can be annoying if you use it as a backlight or at any place where the members of the congregation can see the front of the fixture. that these non-tri LED lights are perfect for lighting decorative rooms and other elements that hide it from the view of the congregation.
3. Cheaper devices flash when you record them on video or use IMAG to display the video on the screen. If you're filming videos, be sure to buy guaranteed devices "without flickering" because those that won't be Flickr in the video, I've already seen it myself too many times! Some units may appear to be as correct as possible, but not when mitigated because of the way LEDs are attenuated. If you have this problem with lights that you already have, try running your units only fully, which is often acceptable to the camera.
4. Always buy lighting products with a guarantee of at least 90 days. If the company can't stand it, I don't feel safe either!
5. Think about how the device is built in relation to the actual light output. You don't need something built like a tank if you're just going to install it in your church and you don't move around often. These units are intended for production companies. There are budget machines from many companies that have the same LEDs as expensive devices, in a cheaper and less durable unit.
6. Keep in mind that different manufacturers use different tinted LEDs in their fixtures. The color of the devices may also vary depending on each set or batch of devices. For better color consistency, buy all the LED lights you'll use at the same time. If this is not possible, buy by user group, for example by purchasing all the units to illuminate your backdrop at once, then by purchasing the ones you use for the backlight, etc. It's best to rely on a manufacturer for all of your LED devices for color consistency, but if you have to change, it's not the end of the world when the colors don't match perfectly.
7. If you buy more than 4 to 6 units, be sure to get a product demonstration unit! Local dealers can demonstrate and/or allow you to borrow products for FREE in the hope of making a sale! Otherwise, many manufacturers will send you a fixture for a deposit and cost.
So can I buy cheap LED lamps?
I wish I could give you a simple answer in one word, but I can't. Yes, you can buy the cheapest thing you can find, but you'll probably be disappointed. I've seen churches buy LED Lights from companies I've never heard of and don't offer much warranty. They were disappointed when, a year later, some of the units broke down and are not as bright and consistent as they used to be. Cheaper LED lamps are often poorly designed and allow heat to reduce their intensity early in life, and poor electrical connections can cause unit failure prematurely. If that sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Here are a few things to know and consider before buying LED lights.
1. Think about the quality of light coming from an exclusively RVB device. These have only red, green and blue LEDs inside. You may have seen marketing materials claiming that these devices can produce "16 million colors" and, even if this is technically true, I bet you can only make a difference a few hundred at most. You won't get a good brown, amber or white color, no matter how good they are. The laws of physics will win every time. They will give your flesh a pink appearance if you try to use them as a headlight. However, with these fixtures, you can get a bunch of good colors for a good price, ideal for lighting decors or walls.
2. The non-sort, "quad" or "homogenized" lights have individual red, green and blue lights that you can see. So when you mix a yellow, purple, aqua or any other element that is not pure R, G or B, you will see several colors when you look at the light, which can be annoying if you use it as a backlight or at any place where the members of the congregation can see the front of the fixture. that these non-tri LED lights are perfect for lighting decorative rooms and other elements that hide it from the view of the congregation.
3. Cheaper devices flash when you record them on video or use IMAG to display the video on the screen. If you're filming videos, be sure to buy guaranteed devices "without flickering" because those that won't be Flickr in the video, I've already seen it myself too many times! Some units may appear to be as correct as possible, but not when mitigated because of the way LEDs are attenuated. If you have this problem with lights that you already have, try running your units only fully, which is often acceptable to the camera.
4. Always buy lighting products with a guarantee of at least 90 days. If the company can't stand it, I don't feel safe either!
5. Think about how the device is built in relation to the actual light output. You don't need something built like a tank if you're just going to install it in your church and you don't move around often. These units are intended for production companies. There are budget machines from many companies that have the same LEDs as expensive devices, in a cheaper and less durable unit.
6. Keep in mind that different manufacturers use different tinted LEDs in their fixtures. The color of the devices may also vary depending on each set or batch of devices. For better color consistency, buy all the LED lights you'll use at the same time. If this is not possible, buy by user group, for example by purchasing all the units to illuminate your backdrop at once, then by purchasing the ones you use for the backlight, etc. It's best to rely on a manufacturer for all of your LED devices for color consistency, but if you have to change, it's not the end of the world when the colors don't match perfectly.
7. If you buy more than 4 to 6 units, be sure to get a product demonstration unit! Local dealers can demonstrate and/or allow you to borrow products for FREE in the hope of making a sale! Otherwise, many manufacturers will send you a fixture for a deposit and cost.
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