BillConnerFASTC
Well-Known Member
We had a shoot out today: GDS, Incito (Gotham),The Light Source, and Aquarii. We had previously looked at the Altman Chalice. We are looking at a PL1 Fresnel tomorrow.
GDS is favorite but not a surprise - as it is most expensive. The four small engines had considerably less glare, color was very acceptable, and full range dimming was the best with a good feeling that working with profiles could be better. The Aquarii had good color but the worst glare. Seemed to have a 180 degree field angle. Dimming was little bumpy at low end and a very odd problem that fastest blackout was a 3 or 4 count. Real problem for some applications. Incito had best glare control - deepest can - but dimming was rough. The Light Source was cooler temperatures and steppy dimming and just a little less glare than the Aquarii.
Previous Chalice testing showed very steppy dimming but fine color and glare. Perhaps not as bright.
I should add that our previous experience with the Indigo was much better dimming - like at a turn on last week. We removed the shroud and discovered they changed the driver - previously a large "box" but this sample had a tiny imported driver. Looked like the result of an acquisition.
We believe: the GDS - round pendant 4 cell- lists around $2300; the Altman around $1600 but that was a year ago; and the rest in the $1200 to under 1000 range. I think the PL1 has recently been reduced to under $900.
Will report more as it develops. Problem is things change daily with LEDs.
GDS is favorite but not a surprise - as it is most expensive. The four small engines had considerably less glare, color was very acceptable, and full range dimming was the best with a good feeling that working with profiles could be better. The Aquarii had good color but the worst glare. Seemed to have a 180 degree field angle. Dimming was little bumpy at low end and a very odd problem that fastest blackout was a 3 or 4 count. Real problem for some applications. Incito had best glare control - deepest can - but dimming was rough. The Light Source was cooler temperatures and steppy dimming and just a little less glare than the Aquarii.
Previous Chalice testing showed very steppy dimming but fine color and glare. Perhaps not as bright.
I should add that our previous experience with the Indigo was much better dimming - like at a turn on last week. We removed the shroud and discovered they changed the driver - previously a large "box" but this sample had a tiny imported driver. Looked like the result of an acquisition.
We believe: the GDS - round pendant 4 cell- lists around $2300; the Altman around $1600 but that was a year ago; and the rest in the $1200 to under 1000 range. I think the PL1 has recently been reduced to under $900.
Will report more as it develops. Problem is things change daily with LEDs.