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Hey Guys!

So I sold my first monogram upgrade for $200 for a wedding for next year so now I need to get some sort of gobo projector.
From what I gather there are 2 routes, gobo projector light fixture like the Gobo Zoom LED 2.0 and the other route is by
getting a video projector.

What are the benefits of each? I was looking at maybe the gobo zoom led 2.0 but I don't know if it will be bright enough.

Hopefully you guys can help me! Thank you
 
All the fixtures you mention are on the lower end of the scale. If charging a $200 premium you might want to look for something a little more professional and usable. One of the difficulties you'll encounter is being able to zoom to an appropriate size with these fixtures. Perhaps something like a source four might be more appropriate. Others may say they are having great results with some of these fixtuers and if s, I'd like to hear. I did try a projector 2700 lumens but wasn't thrilled with the results. BTW, I can sell you my projector if you like.

Dean
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For monograms I would stay away from led's and use a fixture with a lamp. I have a couple of gobozoom 1.0's and using them in a venue with a lot of open windows can be hard. My first time using them I planned on using one on the dancefloor but the image was hard to see at the start of the wedding when the sun was still out. I ended up shining the gobo on a wall that did not have windows near by. Then again I have used 2 at an outdoor tent wedding and the image was easy to see and looked way better at night. I would get a unit with zoom & focus so that you have control over the size of your image, I would say those are the must have features. If I were to do it over I would get the source four jr zoom (around $275 average doing a quick search)
 
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So no one really likes projectors? The Source four jr zoom looks nice, however I'd hate to get something that can get so hot.

I think the fixture I want just isn't out there yet and thats why I was waiting until closer until May to get one and maybe something
will have been released. I need a gobo zoom thats is around 50 Watts (LED).
 
It depends on how far you need to throw the image and what kind of image you need.

Projectors are fine up to maybe 20 feet, give or take. After that, you need a very bright unit. The benefit is color if you need it and the ability to make changes up to the minute the gig starts. Also, they usually have some adjustability for things like keystoning that only appear on the most expensive of lights .. good for throws off angle.

Gobo projectors generally use cut metal or glass screens and take time to make (and a cost of $50-$75). They tend to have a sharper image and can throw a long way (there was a video of a Source 4 throwing a logo 200+ feet). If you get into it, you may need both depending on the gig.
 
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From what I've seen, the printed gobos, especially black printed on an ink jet printer, just aren't dark enough to stop light transmission .. more of an issue when you want a black background and white or light lettering .. usually the background shows through. A little better with a laser printer, but they require a different transparency material which doesn't look so hot with large white spaces. LED gobos are best for holiday messages, corporate logos, where you can use a large color printed message.

For monograms and the like, I think you'll be better with a projector or bite the bullet and use a cut gobo projector.
 
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Yikes .. $310 for stock color .. I can only imagine what the custom ones are.
 
Ben Stowe and NLFX Pro one of our Sponsors do the Metal Gobos at a very nice price. We get them shipped up here to Canada cause we get them for half the going price or more from the local competitors here in our area.
 
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The Source Four LED version is $2500, that's a lot of coin for one light (at least for me) I'm also looking at picking up the source four and one option I've seen is the "HID" version that uses a high discarge lamp. About $850 but uses either a 70 or 150 watt bulb so in fact puts you in the same power draw of anything LED that is going to generate that much projection light.

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I use a projector. I am also able to change it on the fly, and add more than one image during the night. My projector is 2500 lumens, which does an acceptable job, but I am now looking at a 4200 lumen projector. Benefits to projector: You never need to purchase gobos; you can use it on Sunday to watch the football game; you can run as many images as you want and edit on the fly; you can make any size
you want.

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