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Old 10-02-2013, 04:29 PM
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I'm in wonder if Kien will share some popcorn
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Old 10-02-2013, 04:32 PM
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I ditched LED a long time ago. Oh wait, I never even tried it. And probably won't try it till halides and T5s are taken off from their market for being awesome!

Hybrids are a whole different story. It is T5 but uses LED for something what it can only do properly right now: light effects.
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Old 10-02-2013, 05:28 PM
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My teklight T5 was the best lighting I ever had. That being said, it's hard to drop $200 on 6 lights after about 6-8 months.

It's a huge flaw unless you are loaded or don't care about how you spend money.

The D120 LEDs I have are great. My RBTA even bubbles now.

And as another mentioned, I needed to control the heat. These literally run cold. I never feel any heat dissipating from them.

I would never drop for radions or the like, as I feel they are a tip
Off with gimmicks. Like lighting. Weee. *insert sarcasm*


I'm happy I switched, even with the knowledge that my T5 lights grew everything. Super well.

Cost of bulbs was my deciding factor.
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Old 10-02-2013, 04:41 PM
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LEDs can't pop the popcorn!
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Old 10-02-2013, 04:52 PM
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That hybrid has a crazy price tag too
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Old 10-02-2013, 04:54 PM
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That hybrid has a crazy price tag too
it does but anything ati i find a bit high in price
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MH/T5 combo all the way baby. I can't feature paying 5x as much for a fixture that is almost as good as MH.

Even if you have to buy a chiller you're still looking at a cheaper option than LED...
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Even if you have to buy a chiller you're still looking at a cheaper option than LED...
I still had to run my chiller even with LED, so no savings there
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Old 10-02-2013, 05:18 PM
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I've decided to continue with LEDs in my mp10 controllers as I can't find a small enough halide bulb to fit
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Old 10-02-2013, 05:20 PM
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I still had to run my chiller even with LED, so no savings there
That's probably 50% of the selling features for LED is that it runs so much cooler. If you have to buy a chiller anyway then what is the point?
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