New Predator LED Light PIc?

Cron · Mar 12, 2020

Anyone have a picture of these new Predator lights that the commentators keep mentioning during the 2020 Diamond 10-Ball?

They keep mentioning there is 5 of them in a cluster, which can be seen from the reflection off the balls, but it's hard knowing the size. I understand that players want the lights as high as possible, but 5 in a cluster makes it seem that they're smaller lights. They're clearly LED with a black'ish diffuser in the center, but other details are hard to know as well (concave/convex, length/width, thickness).

mchnhed · Mar 12, 2020

I would want to know the Color Temp and if the Excess Blue Light Has Been Filtered Out.

Cron · Mar 12, 2020

mchnhed said:
I would want to know the Color Temp and if the Excess Blue Light Has Been Filtered Out.

After watching now, cool white seems to be the reference and from the overhead camera there doesn't appear to be any filtering, which is good if you plan to diffuse yourself. Also, there is 7 lights, not 5 like I thought. So those lights are either really high up or smaller fixtures. Being LED, there is a lot of unused area in those fixtures, which makes you wonder why they didn't angle in more LED strips. It seems like they cheaped out on the design, which I guess is foreshadowed by the fact that they have to use _SEVEN_ fixtures.

Texas Carom Club · Mar 12, 2020

mchnhed said:
I would want to know the Color Temp and if the Excess Blue Light Has Been Filtered Out.

why
your not gonna buy one

you just obsess over it, like when you used to find every single one of my ads yr back to comment on about it

remember that? i do

RickLafayette · Mar 12, 2020

Is there some site where I can see this light? I'm contemplating getting a new light for the table.

kitsap · Mar 12, 2020

Go to Roy's Basement on Facebook. In mobile photos. There is actually seven lights.

troyboy30 · Mar 12, 2020

This it?>.......

kitsap · Mar 12, 2020

Yes. Thanks.

mchnhed · Mar 13, 2020

Texas Carom Club said:
why
your not gonna buy one

you just obsess over it, like when you used to find every single one of my ads yr back to comment on about it

remember that? i do

Who is obsessing who?

iusedtoberich · Mar 13, 2020

Wow! What in the world is that?!?!

atlas333 · Mar 13, 2020

Cron said:
After watching now, cool white seems to be the reference and from the overhead camera there doesn't appear to be any filtering, which is good if you plan to diffuse yourself. Also, there is 7 lights, not 5 like I thought. So those lights are either really high up or smaller fixtures. Being LED, there is a lot of unused area in those fixtures, which makes you wonder why they didn't angle in more LED strips. It seems like they cheaped out on the design, which I guess is foreshadowed by the fact that they have to use _SEVEN_ fixtures.

Perhaps much of that lighting is for TV!

8cree · Mar 13, 2020

atlas333 said:
Perhaps much of that lighting is for TV!

Either way, I can dig it!:thumbup:

mchnhed · Mar 13, 2020

atlas333 said:
Perhaps much of that lighting is for TV!

Notice the Blueish/Purple Hue in the picture?

Most cheaply made LED chip are far too blue.

Yes, the camera adjusts to look correct.

Yes, your eyes adjust the color to look correct, but at what cost to your nervous system.

Why do think Optometrists are offering “Blue Blocking” lenses?

8cree · Mar 13, 2020

mchnhed said:
Notice the Blueish/Purple Hue in the picture?

Most cheaply made LED chip are far too blue.

Yes, the camera adjusts to look correct.

Yes, your eyes adjust the color to look correct, but at what cost to your nervous system.

Why do think Optometrists are offering “Blue Blocking” lenses?

Couldn't be the blue table and shirt, purple chairs and back drops and accents that have added to the hue could it?

Black-Balled · Mar 13, 2020

mchnhed said:
Notice the Blueish/Purple Hue in the picture?

Most cheaply made LED chip are far too blue.

Yes, the camera adjusts to look correct.

Yes, your eyes adjust the color to look correct, but at what cost to your nervous system.

Why do think Optometrists are offering “Blue Blocking” lenses?

Coz somebody will buy it and the margin is good?

Any benign consequence is secondary.

For real.

mchnhed · Mar 13, 2020

8cree said:
Couldn't be the blue table and shirt, purple chairs and back drops and accents that have added to the hue could it?

Purple Chairs?

Wasn’t that a Prince Song?

mchnhed · Mar 13, 2020

Black-Balled said:
Coz somebody will buy it and the margin is good?

Any benign consequence is secondary.

For real.

Benign?
LED light can damage eyes, health authority warns.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-05-eyes-health-authority.html

troyboy30 · Mar 13, 2020

while you can choose diff freq led's most would choose 5500k which is true white

Cron · Mar 14, 2020

mchnhed said:
Notice the Blueish/Purple Hue in the picture?

Most cheaply made LED chip are far too blue.

Yes, the camera adjusts to look correct.

Yes, your eyes adjust the color to look correct, but at what cost to your nervous system.

Why do think Optometrists are offering “Blue Blocking” lenses?

Yep, although to be fair you should plan on diffusing yourself, but then to be fair again if you're going to pay that "Predator" tax, why didn't Predator go with better LEDs? I'm not sure, but I don't think those LED lights will make anyone happy, especially at home*. Seems like Predator is preying on that people aren't smart enough to slap together some aluminum extrusions and LED strips straight off of Aliexpress.

After watching 10 matches or so I'm continuously let down with these, I think my eyes either hurt from the video or I'm getting irritated from see it in the videos alone, maybe both (I really can't tell). Everyone is picky in their own way, but will these be for anyone?

* home units might be different right?... might.

RakRunr · Mar 16, 2020

I just saw these at CSI Worlds. They had them in the Pro events area and at a demo booth, and I must say they are fantastic. A night and day (no pun intended) difference over standard lighting. I wish I had taken some pictures.

New Predator LED Light PIc?

AzB Silver Member

I Came, I Shot, I Choked

AzB Silver Member

9ball did to billiards what hiphop did to america

AzB Gold Member

Registered

Fish

Attachments

Registered

I Came, I Shot, I Choked

Attachments

AzB Silver Member

AzB Silver Member

Reverse Engineer

I Came, I Shot, I Choked

Reverse Engineer

AzB Silver Member

I Came, I Shot, I Choked

I Came, I Shot, I Choked

Fish

AzB Silver Member

AzB Silver Member