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<blockquote data-quote="MagicMtnDan" data-source="post: 790490" data-attributes="member: 2768"><p>Kaiser posted this on another forum. I'm re-posting it here because I think it speaks volumes about the issue (and it's why he posted a link to the Lighting Shootout):</p><p></p><p><span style="color: Yellow"><em>"My solution was to test different lights at different distances using a lux meter. Lux (light per area) is by far the best unit to measure true light output. For example, at 50 yards, a Rigid 40" light bar put out 36 lux vs the 4 lux an M&R (a Chinese sourced brand popular in the Raptor community) 40" light bar put out."</em></span></p><p></p><p>36 Lux vs. 4 Lux!</p><p></p><p>It's NOT just about the money!</p><p></p><p>In my opinion:</p><p></p><p>* Most LED lightbars look similar.</p><p>* Most LED lightbars look like they perform similarly...from 20 feet away.</p><p>* Just going by a "CREE" label doesn't get you anything since companies (from a certain country especially) have been known to lie about LED engines, performance, specs, and anything else.</p><p>* LED lights are systems that involve engineering, design, optics, manufacturing know-how, quality and warranty (and a company's willingness and ability to stand behind their products).</p><p>* Not all LED lights are the same even though they look similar.</p><p>* Lumens don’t mean anything but people still compare lumens and dollars. </p><p>* Lux does matter, so a lux number should be present and considered on any light. Lux means distance and distance means superior optics.</p><p></p><p>If you like a light buy it. But because you (or I) bought it doesn't mean it's better. It just means we made a decision based on price and other factors like PERCEIVED value.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MagicMtnDan, post: 790490, member: 2768"] Kaiser posted this on another forum. I'm re-posting it here because I think it speaks volumes about the issue (and it's why he posted a link to the Lighting Shootout): [COLOR="Yellow"][I]"My solution was to test different lights at different distances using a lux meter. Lux (light per area) is by far the best unit to measure true light output. For example, at 50 yards, a Rigid 40" light bar put out 36 lux vs the 4 lux an M&R (a Chinese sourced brand popular in the Raptor community) 40" light bar put out."[/I][/COLOR] 36 Lux vs. 4 Lux! It's NOT just about the money! In my opinion: * Most LED lightbars look similar. * Most LED lightbars look like they perform similarly...from 20 feet away. * Just going by a "CREE" label doesn't get you anything since companies (from a certain country especially) have been known to lie about LED engines, performance, specs, and anything else. * LED lights are systems that involve engineering, design, optics, manufacturing know-how, quality and warranty (and a company's willingness and ability to stand behind their products). * Not all LED lights are the same even though they look similar. * Lumens don’t mean anything but people still compare lumens and dollars. * Lux does matter, so a lux number should be present and considered on any light. Lux means distance and distance means superior optics. If you like a light buy it. But because you (or I) bought it doesn't mean it's better. It just means we made a decision based on price and other factors like PERCEIVED value. [/QUOTE]
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