Are Cheap stage lights Good? Ebay & Shehds

[@CGray1234]

We have those exact same Beam 230s in our church and they run really well. Shehds also sells some Beam 230s that are slightly different but in terms of the light itself it's the same (only differences are that the Shehds version has a powercon out and a rotary knob instead of buttons). We've had a bit of trouble with them but I think those are more in terms of power and not the fixture itself. Very informational video! Edit: at the time of writing this, we are having a problem with one of our 4 beam 230s. The light is out just like in the video

[@bdogplays]

Hey, are they beam spot and wash? Or are they just advertise that?

[@CGray1234]

@@bdogplays Just beam

[@jessecoonen7881]

Onyx for the win! I've been a user every since it was Martin M series and used as Martin MPC for many years and now that it's Onyx, I still use it every weekend on events with my Microsoft surface pro.

[@DCAVL]

I love it and want to get one of the new ones they just came out with. Does the Surface work well? I want something with a touch screen for it.

[@jessecoonen7881]

@@DCAVL it’s fine. Nice and Compact. I’m out growing it a bit and would love to get an NX1. But will probably build out a case with a mini pc and a Couple touch screens

[@ZipSnipe]

My two Shehds par lights I bought work great !!!!! And the ones I bought are their cheaper models I think I got two for $40 off Amazon

[@DCAVL]

Shehds are getting better and better every day!

[@chrisclose7793]

I had 8 shedhs moving lights in my hire stock and one week after getting them brand new they were self destructing their lamps so I sent them back and ordered 4x chauvet rogues and 4x robe 1200ats

[@DCAVL]

Those Robes must be amazing!

[@chrisclose7793]

@@DCAVL they are and very bright plus you have virtually endless features

[@prefix808]

They let you send them back? They have been such a pain in the ass and giving me the run around. Nightmare. Won't ever buy from them again.

[@jstamets]

😂For just a small upcharge...

[@chrisclose7793]

@@jstamets personally i find shedhs fixtures are over hyped and dont offer as much as chauvet equivilants

[@CucumberCraft]

this thing with the broken bulb is so cute!*

[@TheNathan343]

i do a lot of reviews for shehds and have never had any problems with any of there stuff , all dj lights even ADJ and Chauvet DJ Are All Made In China

[@DCAVL]

Hey I actually picked up some lights from you last year I think for our company. Some beam 230s maybe. Yes most lights are made in China, but American engineers normally go to china for quality control oversite. I dont know if that happens with Shehds. We had a bad batch of lights, but this new batch looks great so far. We have more on order.

[@torylight]

And also IPHONE😊

[@croissantproductions]

That’s where the similarities in manufacturing end.

[@DCAVL]

@@croissantproductions You got it!

[@sutytech]

Beam 230W looks the heat problem. Try to change the temperature sensor or check the cooling system.

[@croissantproductions]

Shehds has a huge issue with consistency. My Shehds par (the exact model you have) is extremely loud. Quality control is really bad as well.

[@DCAVL]

Dang, The ones we installed very quite. Then one caught on fire. lol

[@croissantproductions]

@@DCAVL Oh wow. That almost happened to one of my battery powered pars from shehds

[@stonegray230]

Not a bad idea to buy an extra as a parts donor, for the amount you save buying from them it's easy.. They're good about sending parts but waiting a month for delivery kinda sucks.

[@DCAVL]

@@stonegray230 I always do. Being able to rebuild a light from others that are not working has saved me a couple times.

[@nekolivegaming]

Ya know the main issue i have with these cheaper lights is that either they are just straight in cable, or in this case Powercon which issent the end off the world but id prefer true 1, And that they all are 3-pin which makes em a pain to use together with any kind setup that uses 5 pin like MA2, I have 2 pairs of Solena 12w Minipars, and no matter what i do with the fixture profile everything happens on a single DMX channel instead of across 8 DMX footprints as supposed. Not sayin all of them are like this but thats my main problems with these cheap ebay lights what not

[@DCAVL]

I have a so many 5 pin to 3 pin adapters. 😂😂😂

[@nekolivegaming]

​@@DCAVL 🤣 yep, it do be like that

[@benjamin-kouki1829]

Which one is better?

[@DCAVL]

Depends on the light.. I would try Shehds first. Always buy more then you need!

[@calico344]

Good day, I’m new to ONYX and when I patch the lights I can seem to get them to turn on, I think I’m missing a step. Do you have a video on this?

[@DCAVL]

I don't really have a video on ONYX yet. Thanks for the idea! Now depending on your light fixture you might have to turn on Intensity, strobe, just a color, shutter open. If you really want to get more info on ONYX check out this youtube channel. www.youtube.com/@learnonyx-learnstagelighti1463/videos

[@DisneyMarkUK]

Did you return the faulty ones? What’s Sheds Customer service like? Thanks

[@DCAVL]

No customer service. You get what you get. Now the Shehds lights have been better then ebay, but buy more then you need.

[@GameWithMe469]

Yo what dmx board are you using

[@DCAVL]

Obsidian NX Touch 512-Ch DMX Lighting Controller

[@jeno430]

wait till you measure the power draw of the pars. Mine are drawing a lot less power then specified.

[@DCAVL]

Really? Idk if that's a good thing or a bad thing.

[@jeno430]

@@DCAVL its more a thing like you don't get as much light output as they describe.. if there power draw and output would be like the specs says they would be alot brighter .. so its not a good thing in less power means less light output so not getting exact what they sold you from the spec sheet.

[@Jesusfollower-j8b]

Why would you get lights that’s not from a brand there’s Shehds you can try that they have some good prices wash fixtures cost 220$ now, and the beam 230 7r cost 360$

[@djxcel23]

Link for the lights ?

[@DCAVL]

Well @shehdslighting204 doesn't sponsor me yet so I had not added it. You can find both of the lights in this video here: www.shehds.com/products/led-zoom-par-18x18w-rgbwauv-lighting-dj-disco-stage-lighting-good-for-party-nightclub

[@ravandjbeat8341]

Sir, parazi Kaye h

[@DCAVL]

Have I lost what?

[@syntaxandRender]

@@DCAVL he asked about the price in language hindi

[@brayant152h]

Chauvet is mostly low powered lights. You just pay for the name not the name not the quality.

[@DCAVL]

I do think the Chauvet lights are built better then a lot of the cheep online lights. I have not comlpaired the power outputs yet.

[@Distortic]

I hate to point this out, but most lights on the market are just cheap Chinese lights. Just a matter of whose name is on it

[@CGray1234]

Yup. I've seen a lot of lights that are basically clones of each other with just a different name (or no branding at all)

[@youngchopsnare234]

classic amazon purchases lmao

[@redking7051]

Yea... They are not very good. But plz, don't put "Chauvet" or "elation" in the top quality brand, they are almost the same as sheds or Chinese. Nothing like a real pro fixtures brand like clay paky, coemar, robe....

[@DCAVL]

I knew it was only a matter of time until a real LD made a comment on this video. They are pro lights in comparison to these stock lights coming out of china. It would be a dream to have some Robe, Clay Paky lights at my shows. Maybe if I make better videos I will have better lights. lol

[@redking7051]

@@DCAVL WOW, somebody who claims that I'm a LD. Uh... Thank, wow. I use to have a couple of Chauvet dj light like the radius and some American dj stuff. They were not very good. But I never owned myself some of their more "pro" moving Head fixture. I guess, for most dj application, they're fine and easier to transport than big clay paky stuff

[@TheFillippos]

🤓

[@prefix808]

The big wash zoom they sell is hot garbage. They don't zoom...they have like 180 degree wide spill. When you zoom them in/out, the spill stays the same and it creates a hot spot in the middle. Its laughably bad.

[@DCAVL]

Yes I have nothing good to say about those these days. After installing one started to smoke and almost caught 🔥.

[@MrMisokrazy]

That means that you work at a mega-church consortium who won't hire a real lighting professional, or purchase professional lighting fixtures either. Standard xtian pyramid scheme.

[@DCAVL]

Um no pyramid scheme here...Just letting people know cheep lights are not the best. I don't get anything from people so I don't know why you think I am a scheme. Why do you think that?

[@danielstartek1497]

SHEDS moving heads are NOT accurate or repeatable! Wish I knew!

[@DCAVL]

No no they are not. If you needs some lights that move randomly you found them. lol