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Buyer’s Guide

LED Ellipsoidals

This month we compare LED Ellipsoidals from a range of manufacturers. They have been working to improve the brightness, as well as the color, of the LED light engines in these workhorse fixtures.

Buyer’s Guide: LED Video Panels

Details on Absen’s Pixel Reality Series and DVS’ Vizra Series, plus products from ADJ, Alfalite, AOTO, Blizzard, CHAUVET, Christie, Gloshine, INFiLED, LEDMAN, LG Electronic Business Solutions, LianTronics, Planar, ROE Visual, Sony Electronics, Unilumin, XBlack, and YesTech

Moving Head Profiles

This month’s Buyer’s Guide focuses on Moving Head Profile luminaires, which are great when you need framing along with some sort of frost filter. Here’s a range of Profiles you can compare for your creative needs.

LED Hybrid Strobes

This month’s Buyer’s Guide focuses on LED Hybrid Strobe luminaires. All the submitted products use a variety of LED sources, which means less power draw and no thermal issues. These concert lighting staples have a lot more uses than rapidly strobing white light.

Projectors

Detailed specs for Barco’s UDM-4K30, Christie’s M 4K25 RGB, Epson’s EB-PU2220B 3LCD Large Venue Laser Projector, and Panasonic Connect’s PT-RQ25KU Series 3-Chip DLP™ Laser Projector.

Moving Head Wash Luminaires

Here’s a detailed look at products from ADJ, Ayrton, Blizzard, CHAUVET, Claypaky, Elation, ETC/High End Systems, GLP, Martin by Harman, Robe, Vari-Lite and Volux.

Video Switchers

This month’s Buyers Guide on Video Switchers included details on Blackmagic Design’s ATEM Television Studio HD8 ISO; FOR-A Americas’ HVS-1200 12G/3G/HD Switcher; Grass Valley’s K-Frame Production Switchers; and Panasonic Connect’s KAIROS Video Production Platform.

Lasers

This month’s Buyer’s Guide looks at the latest in Laser products.

LED PAR and Fresnel Luminaires

Here’s a look at LED PAR and Fresnel luminaires, including products from ADJ, ARRI, Astera, CHAUVET Professional, Chroma-Q, Claypaky, Elation Professional, elektraLite, ETC, GLP, Luxapel, Luxibel, Martin by HARMAN, Mega-Lite, Robe, Robert Juliat, ROXX / ACT Entertainment, and SGM Light.

IP65 or Higher Rated Luminaires

Compare the most recent LDI show’s offerings with luminaires featured a decade ago, and it’s clear that IP-rated fixtures have taken the industry by storm. Here’s a look at what’s now available, along with an explanation of what the IP rating numbers mean.

Lighting Consoles

This month’s Buyer’s Guide covers lighting consoles from a variety of manufacturers and distributors. Click here for details on control desks from ADJ Lighting, Altman Lighting, Avolites, Baxter Controls, Inc., Blizzard Lighting, ChamSys, ETC, High End Systems, MA Lighting, MEGA-LITE, Obsidian Control Systems, Pathway Connectivity, Vari-Lite, and Vista by Chroma-Q.