Of course, we have discussed in the past possible problems in obtaining the large quantities of these LEDs needed by INOVA, just when these new LEDS were coming out. We also discussed possible long term commitments by INOVA to Lumileds.
But I do wonder whether there were additional reasons for INOVA to have stayed away from the them, and to continue stating away from them until the next generation of LEDs comes out. At this point, there is no doubt in my mind that the SSC P4s are not robust. Tint shifting, browning, etc., have been a problems with more than one light. This LED seems to be too finicky to be considered really robust. the Crees have shown no such problems, but their beam patterns have drawn criticism by some.
So perhaps INOVA will continue staying away from them until the next generations are produced. All the reviews of the new 2007 T-series INOVAs I have read indicate extremely good tint, and more importantly, flawless beam quality. Perhaps INOVA will continue favoring the less efficient K2s, paying a price in efficiency for the sake of more robustness and better beam quality. Of course, it could all have be coincidence and INOVA perhaps never considered these issues
But I do wonder whether there were additional reasons for INOVA to have stayed away from the them, and to continue stating away from them until the next generation of LEDs comes out. At this point, there is no doubt in my mind that the SSC P4s are not robust. Tint shifting, browning, etc., have been a problems with more than one light. This LED seems to be too finicky to be considered really robust. the Crees have shown no such problems, but their beam patterns have drawn criticism by some.
So perhaps INOVA will continue staying away from them until the next generations are produced. All the reviews of the new 2007 T-series INOVAs I have read indicate extremely good tint, and more importantly, flawless beam quality. Perhaps INOVA will continue favoring the less efficient K2s, paying a price in efficiency for the sake of more robustness and better beam quality. Of course, it could all have be coincidence and INOVA perhaps never considered these issues
