Vansterdam
Well-Known Member
Hi everyone. This is only my 3rd post, but i've been lurking for about 6 months. Of all the boards I've lurked on, I've chosen to start posting on this one...great site!!!
I've read just about every LED thread on the internet, but most are super argumentative and circle around the same issues. I have notices some momentum building towards LED's though.
I'm about to put some money down on a light setup for veg only, so I thought i would start a thread related to LED comparisons and set up. For the sake of keeping this thread clean, let's assume one would use a LED system becasue they want to, regardless of efficiency (yield or cost). Let's also assume one would use this light for both cycles, even though I'm likely to use it mostly for veg.
So here's my question to start. HTG has a 300W light that they claim is superior, due to specific ratio's and nm rating. It cost $1,300. Could a person buy 2 300W systems off of ebay (from a reputable dealer) for the same price, which is preceived lesser quality and outperform the better single panel.
E.g. 1 HTG 300W vs. 2 300 value tri-band panels (the one that most resellers are advertising 7-1-1 ratio, 630nm red)...which scenario wins? Logic tells me the 600W of inferior lighting should beat out 330W of superior lighting.
It appears to me that one could buy slightly lesser rated panels for 1/2 the cost of the preceived superior panels, but just buy a bunch more of them. I'm no light expert, as I'm sure most of those on the board are not...
Any LED pro's or knowledgeable people have on opinion on this.
Cheers!
Edited...was originally comparing LumiGrow's 330W system by mistake...not any easy comparison...
I've read just about every LED thread on the internet, but most are super argumentative and circle around the same issues. I have notices some momentum building towards LED's though.
I'm about to put some money down on a light setup for veg only, so I thought i would start a thread related to LED comparisons and set up. For the sake of keeping this thread clean, let's assume one would use a LED system becasue they want to, regardless of efficiency (yield or cost). Let's also assume one would use this light for both cycles, even though I'm likely to use it mostly for veg.
So here's my question to start. HTG has a 300W light that they claim is superior, due to specific ratio's and nm rating. It cost $1,300. Could a person buy 2 300W systems off of ebay (from a reputable dealer) for the same price, which is preceived lesser quality and outperform the better single panel.
E.g. 1 HTG 300W vs. 2 300 value tri-band panels (the one that most resellers are advertising 7-1-1 ratio, 630nm red)...which scenario wins? Logic tells me the 600W of inferior lighting should beat out 330W of superior lighting.
It appears to me that one could buy slightly lesser rated panels for 1/2 the cost of the preceived superior panels, but just buy a bunch more of them. I'm no light expert, as I'm sure most of those on the board are not...
Any LED pro's or knowledgeable people have on opinion on this.
Cheers!
Edited...was originally comparing LumiGrow's 330W system by mistake...not any easy comparison...