The blurb from the website - the video is worth watching

Product: Nucleus LED

• High-energy TRI Color LED Centerpiece lighting effect with six scanning heads
• 6x 3-watt 3-in-1 RGB “TRI Color” LEDs produce a variety of color effects (Red, Green, Blue, Purple, Yellow, Cyan & White)
• LEDs: 490 Red, 625 Green & 66 Blue = 1181 Total LEDs
• Long-life LED: 50,000 hour LED life
• Uses 3.6 degree high quality Stepper Motors for extremely smooth scanning
• DMX-512 protocol
• 3 different DMX Modes: 3, 18, 22 channel modes
• 3 Operational modes: DMX controller, Master/Slave & Sound Active
• DMX-512 Protocol
• Strobe effect (Sound Active Mode)
• Linkable via 3-pin XLR cable
• 4-button LED DMX display
• Optional controller: easy-to-use American DJ UC3 controller (sold separately)
• Includes hanging bracket
• Very low heat output and power consumption
• Run All Night - High velocity fan keeps unit cool - No Duty Cycle!
• Compatible with the UC3 easy-to-use controller (sold separately)
• Switchable voltage: 120V/60Hz or 230V/50Hz - IEC socket
• Power Consumption: 60W
• Dimensions (LxWxH): 21.5” x 19.5” x 7” / 544x496x175mm
• Weight: 20 lbs. / 9 kgs.

Ill reserve my judgement on it until ive seen one in the flesh. The company videos are filmed in pitch black rooms thats why they look so good. It looks good on the video.

Alan

Looks fantastic. I've been totally won over by American DJ and American Audio lately, and this looks like another quality product.

Are you thinking of buying one Mitch?

Believe me, I'm toying with the idea. I'm a nightmare for impulse purchases, especially since I went part-time again. Having a regular monthly wage coming in from my day job means I spend a few days every month resisting the urge to buy a new 'toy' that I can really do without. I rarely win that battle unfortunately.

Great!

I'm thinking...... lighting effect set up at gig + digital camera taking pictures, following day pictures are uploaded to DJU giving potential other DJs thinking of buying said effect a chance to see what they are like in real life DJ situations when they aren't dressed up by the manufacturer in their Sunday best .

I'm also thinking you might be kind enough to take some photos of LED and Halogen effect in use side by side to identify whether there is a distinct difference between the brightness of halogen and LED and on this basis some of us may decide that we would be better saving our money and sticking with old fashioned hally's .

So on a purely selfish basis, I agree, you definitely deserve more toys to play with


Uncharted territory this - LED vs Halogen running on the same rig, dontcha know! will you be brave enough to accept the challange?

I've never seen the lighting compared. Not once. Not one youtube video...
And there was me convinced that there were multi ops and hire services out there with lots of kit! LOL!

I think i may have a photo of an acme miracled (the 4 lens led flsashing thingy) in between a pair of acme 100w scanners somewhere at a real gig with people and everything.

how do you stick pictures up?

Was speaking to a retailer about availability and he said to hold off until next weekks show because there are a number of other suppliers bringing out similar products. Does anyone have details of these?

You really need to see them before you buy one because the acme similar one is very dissapointing 3watt leds are only bright if you use them in total dark rooms thats why the videos look good.


Alan

3w and more dots.

When are we going to get an effect that does gobos and a 50w led?

I know theres the I moves but 20w.

Paul

What about the Acme Genesis scanners (not the moving heads)?

They're promoted as being very bright and they have gobos.

They are as bright as a 250w halogen, but look at the price of them!!

Once you move into moving heads (forgive the pun) then Discharge lamps are in my opinion the only way to go.