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  1. EricB

    RGB string problems

    I've gotten two of those "chain letter drive" strings, that have the 3 LED modules made to light sign letters, but all the corner stores are now using them to basically replace neon tubes in the windows. The ones I got are 2811-2 "smart" strings (each module has its own address). It said they...
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    WS2812 Hookup help

    For the 12 years I've been in the forum, I was always inquiring about the idea of controllable RGB LED strings for Christmas lighting, and now controllable strings are pretty common, but most are not really commercial yet. What I had taken notice of was the ones basically replacing neon tubes...
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    RGB LED strips

    Far cry from the early days, like 10 years ago, when I was waiting for addressable RGB strings, and the only ones out were the expensive iColorFlex and Dotz models. Strips at the time were starting to appear on import sites like Alibaba, but were nowhere to be seen in use; and I even spoke to...
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    30+ Years of LED Development

    With my new blog, I decided to dust off an old printed list of developments, before LED's took off so much that they could no longer be followed. We've come a long way from dim red indicator lights! http://erictb.wordpress.com/2012/06/21/my-chronology-of-color-leds
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    A ***REAL*** "LED" TV, and my own RGB sign!

    http://www.oled-info.com/crystal-led-new-self-emitting-led-tv-technology-sony (Current "LED-TV"s are really backlit LCD's) Almost missed this one, now 3 months old! When these come out, they will have to rename those fake (backlit) LED screens. (I always imagined people seeing "LED TV" and...
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    Finally; What I've long been waiting for: a controllable RGB Christmas light string!

    I had earlier posted this thread when trying to get it up and running: http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/...-RGB-LED-Nodes but I think this should be mentioned here since this section is busier. These are the Engineering Solutions (Response-Box.com) RGB LED Nodes. It is a string of 42...
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    Response-Box RGB LED Nodes

    I've finally found a fully controllable LED string, which I have been seeking the six years I've been here. I was trying to wait until I got it working to post about it, but being totally new to DMX setup, Ive hit a brick wall. These are Response-Box (Engineering Solution) RGB Nodes...
  8. EricB

    Finally got the First Alert Multi color Flashlight!

    Had this on the back burner of my wishlist, and was keeping an eye out in stores to see if it would appear. It of course, first appeared on think geek (not sure of it was branded as First Alert yet), and then disappeared from there, but then was offered elsewhere. When I mentioned it to my...
  9. EricB

    Networked RGB LED Christmas lights

    http://www.youtube.com/v/U5qR9_8KGPU&hl Exactly the kind of thing I've been looking for. Can find a lot of nice homemade stuff like this online, but as for commercial products, it is still vaporware for this year! :sigh: (At least in the Western world). Then, places like www.ledlight.com, and...
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    NYC Bus retrofitted with interior LED's

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCU2C1PGdiQ There was also a Photobucket album, which seems to be down now. But I was wondering when this would start happening, and it is the first time I have heard of it. LED's have taken over as destination signs and rear signals, of course.
  11. EricB

    LED Christmas Spectacular

    Just the other day, we were given tickets to the Radio City Christmas Spectacular dress rehearsal. The last time I was there was for Stevie Wonder's Natural Wonder concert almost 13 years ago. Things had changed since, and it is an LED extravaganza. First, there are the decorations above the...
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    Why the wide pitch on RGB LED displays?

    I've been following RGB unitary LED technology for years, and you see some displays here and there. What I niotice is that the pitch (space between rows and columns of LED's) is very large: 4mm or more, large enough to fit another row or column between. Other signs, the LED's are all touching...
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    intermedate colored HID question.

    What are those HID bulbs that are like a cross between high pressure sodium and incandescent in color? (Actually closer to incandescent, but it's clearly an oval HID). These are the bulbs used at Virgin Megastores, to give you an example (that yellowish "ambiance" seems to be their image).
  14. EricB

    Finally got the RGB name buckle!

    I was trying to get this from the Buy Buy Direct office last year. By the time I went to purchase it, it was pulled because of some defect. the onlyones I could find online were the Centch models on alibaba.co, but that is some wholesale trading thing, and I have no idea how how to get that...
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    New ForeverBright Colors!

    Now, they've got Warm White, pink and purple, all shapes/sizes, and other new stuff. http://www.christmas-treasures.com/AboutUs/ChristmasTree/PurchaseLED.htm
  16. EricB

    LED Fabric!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG8PawwwD6c&mode=related&search=
  17. EricB

    LED Belt buckles and dog tags!

    http://www.tbuckles.com/index_files/Page1586.htm http://www.amazingbeltbuckles.com/ledandflbu.html http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5435486735&ssPageName=MERC_VI_ReBay_Pr4_PcY_BIN_Stores_IT http://www.alibaba.com/manufacture/541c7pthf/LED_Display.html (this last one has a...
  18. EricB

    DingDotz arrive!

    Just sent away for them a week ago today (mailed money order Priority). They were sent via 3 day UPS, and they arrived today! These are so cool! A dazzling combination of colors, and patterns: fades, single color chasing, multicolor (red, green, blue & white, etc), then rich colors and pastels...
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    Cool stuff: LED Effects

    http://www.ledeffects.com/ As the site tells us, it is 104 days left to Christmas. So I am stepping up my search for programmable (indvidually addressable) LED strings, and found this site. Particularly interested in the DingDotz. Since they have a 10 LED Demo Kit for $99, it is much more...
  20. EricB

    Programmable RGB LED PCB strips?

    I have been on a quest to try to find a programmable RGB LED string; like CK's iColor Flex; but cheaper, for next Christmas. A coiple other companies said they are developing them; but have not released any onfo on the progress so far. I was trying to find info on the strings lining the ceiling...

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