I ask this because of one simple factor when compared with a MH: the shimmer.
The fact that the light comes from tens of sources distributed over a wide area creates a light pattern that looks almost epileptic fit inducing. This also happens with more recent fixtures that manage to reduce discoball effect.
I had an old maxspect fixture that had 2 x 30watts led chips and its shimmer was comparable to a MH (with some good will).
All later fixtures from maxspect abandoned these higher power chips. I still have a 160w Razor and that's the main reason I'm not happy with it and I will not pull the trigger on their newest model, the Ethereal.
The thing that surprises me is that I hardly hear anyone complaining about the epileptic fit inducing look of almost all of current led fixtures, with the exception of Kessils, which are only common in the US.
The only reason that keeps me from going back to MH is their lack of possibility of ramping up/down.
The fact that the light comes from tens of sources distributed over a wide area creates a light pattern that looks almost epileptic fit inducing. This also happens with more recent fixtures that manage to reduce discoball effect.
I had an old maxspect fixture that had 2 x 30watts led chips and its shimmer was comparable to a MH (with some good will).
All later fixtures from maxspect abandoned these higher power chips. I still have a 160w Razor and that's the main reason I'm not happy with it and I will not pull the trigger on their newest model, the Ethereal.
The thing that surprises me is that I hardly hear anyone complaining about the epileptic fit inducing look of almost all of current led fixtures, with the exception of Kessils, which are only common in the US.
The only reason that keeps me from going back to MH is their lack of possibility of ramping up/down.