Not sure if I was asleep when he announced it but I seem to recall some super-secret, can't tell it till August surprise from Ben. Okay Ben, so what is it?
So Ben, what was the "big news"???
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I'm hoping to get some pictures posted soon.. but I'm in the middle of Oklahoma as our bus heads to the next tour stop in Dallas, and the girls have the system at DJ Expo right now (it's been a big hit). Basically, as Steve said, it is a 12 unit uplighting system. Each unit is completely self contained, beautifully powdercoated white and stores in a flite case with wheels. The units use Lithium-ion batteries with about 10 hours of runtime, have on-board wireless DMX and recharge in the case. They include a diffusion lense as well as hanging brackets if you want to hang them. The wireless DMX transmitter is also included. The package sells for around $3499.
Ben
Ben
In a nutshell... you can completely set-up a room in just minutes. Pull the fixture out of the case, turn it on, set it down... roll the case on to the next placement.
Got to play around with these lights at the NLFX booth here in Atlantic City today, and i actually got some pictures as well, but unfortunately i didn't bring my USB cable with me so i won't be able to upload any pics until tomorrow night, if Ben doesn't have pictures on here by then i'll see what i can do for ya 
LOL i'm sure they do but i was TIRED Awesome but long day, earliest would probably be tonight when i get back to my beach house, i'm about to check out of the hotel and then enjoy the rest of the day here
Awesome but long day, earliest would probably be tonight when i get back to my beach house, i'm about to check out of the hotel and then enjoy the rest of the day here
Yes,
It looked interesting. The pieces look nothing like a traditional uplighting par can. It's a white box with or w/o a diffusion filter. Very classy.
However (and no offense to Ben), I did see a couple of drawbacks as the system currently sits:
1 - 10mm RGB LEDs
2 - No amber, no white LEDs
HOWEVER, I did take a great liking to another new Omnisystem light - They had a new 3 watt RGBA (YES, with Amber) par car. Very quiet, no fan noise! Also HD Video Flicker-free compliant!
Talking with Burt & Chris (The owner of Omnisystems) & then yes, Kat....a deal was struck & I am looking forward to receiving these new tools for our clients.
So Ben, they got me & my CC too! (Looking forward to watching your video).
Cheers,
Joe
It looked interesting. The pieces look nothing like a traditional uplighting par can. It's a white box with or w/o a diffusion filter. Very classy.
However (and no offense to Ben), I did see a couple of drawbacks as the system currently sits:
1 - 10mm RGB LEDs
2 - No amber, no white LEDs
HOWEVER, I did take a great liking to another new Omnisystem light - They had a new 3 watt RGBA (YES, with Amber) par car. Very quiet, no fan noise! Also HD Video Flicker-free compliant!
Talking with Burt & Chris (The owner of Omnisystems) & then yes, Kat....a deal was struck & I am looking forward to receiving these new tools for our clients.
So Ben, they got me & my CC too! (Looking forward to watching your video).
Cheers,
Joe
No offense taken... in fact, both of those items were at the top of my list too. However, engineering is a series of compromises and the difficulty we face right now is that changing to 1W LEDs drops the battery life SIGNIFICANTLY. With the Lithium-Ion batteries we can get about 10 hours of battery life currently, depending on how you use the system. We are working on a RGBAW 1W version... but price and or feasibility are both still in question. For the majority of our uplighting customers the current system is an awesome solution, but you know me... we're shooting for perfection. I was up until 4am meeting with a lighting mfg in my hotel room the other night discussing what I felt our customers needed.
Ben
I was up until 4am meeting with a lighting mfg in my hotel room the other night discussing what I felt our customers needed.Ben
Ben,
Don't get me wrong. The new system looks like a great turn-key system.
But when I saw the new 3w RGBAs, I was like "I've been here since Monday, & I am just realizing they have Amber"???? & it was Thursday morning... Call me Mr. Obvious...LOL.
I appreciated the time that Burt, Chris & Kat to demo these 3w's....
Looking forward to adding these new tools to the arsenal.
BTW, I did get your video....will sit down & watch that with a box of popcorn in the near future. The lighting video, Hampton....LOL :tritongue:
Cheers,
Joe
Don't get me wrong. The new system looks like a great turn-key system.
But when I saw the new 3w RGBAs, I was like "I've been here since Monday, & I am just realizing they have Amber"???? & it was Thursday morning... Call me Mr. Obvious...LOL.
I appreciated the time that Burt, Chris & Kat to demo these 3w's....
Looking forward to adding these new tools to the arsenal.
BTW, I did get your video....will sit down & watch that with a box of popcorn in the near future. The lighting video, Hampton....LOL :tritongue:
Cheers,
Joe
Here is the Pic as promised, sorry i didn't get a better pic of this uplighting system, or take more, there was SO much to look at
djsarge
Mac Daddy DJ
Rentals? Payment plan? I see many uses for this beside uplighting. No, I won't tell you my ideas. OK, maybe a couple of you.
Are there add on packages in the works for this if you want to have more than 12? Say 24? 36?
Are there add on packages in the works for this if you want to have more than 12? Say 24? 36?
djsarge
Mac Daddy DJ
Just buy more packages. We can tie them all to the same wireless for you. Piece of cake.
Homie don't play that. LOL. Other than meeting with this vendor to discuss lighting, I'm in my own room alone every night.
Ben
Pretty cool that they can all be connected to the same wireless.....I'm curious what the plans for these would be besides uplighting?
Homie don't play that. LOL. Other than meeting with this vendor to discuss lighting, I'm in my own room alone every night.
Ben
Alone with stacks of gear magazines...:triwink::tritongue:
djsarge
Mac Daddy DJ
I have a couple ideas in mind besides standard uplighting. Would it be possible to rent these for the time being? Even if to make some pictures for presentation purposes?