Members BillESC Posted November 20, 2012 Members Share Posted November 20, 2012 Great for back and or side lighting.http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http...cp&h=YAQH42tae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shawn Limy Posted November 21, 2012 Members Share Posted November 21, 2012 Originally Posted by BillESC Great for back and or side lighting.http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http...cp&h=YAQH42tae I heard him say they were small, any idea how small bill?Maybe there is some info on their website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tarrant Posted November 21, 2012 Members Share Posted November 21, 2012 So each of the 8 fixtures contains 3 3w RGB led's. Any idea on the output? There are several YouTube videos of this thing in action and it looks like its not as bright as their. Strip fixtures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BillESC Posted November 21, 2012 Author Members Share Posted November 21, 2012 Backlighting doesn't have to be overly bright. Three 3w diodes should have plenty of output. As long as you can see the beams, you're good. With 8 fixtures, coverage should be excellent. Nothing is on Blizzard's site yet but I'll have specifications shortly and post them here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KF650SB1000 Posted November 28, 2012 Members Share Posted November 28, 2012 Originally Posted by Shawn Limy I heard him say they were small, any idea how small bill?Maybe there is some info on their website. Video shows pricing at $599 and/or $479. There are a couple online retailers advertising these at $599; so that makes me wondering if the $479 is Dealers cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KF650SB1000 Posted November 28, 2012 Members Share Posted November 28, 2012 I puilled this off Blizzard's Youtube page. A powerful Weather System Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BillESC Posted November 28, 2012 Author Members Share Posted November 28, 2012 Actually MAP has been set at $ 699.00, things and numbers at trade shows often change afterwards. They will probably street in the $ 599.00 area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcastar Posted January 9, 2013 Members Share Posted January 9, 2013 I just ordered and received 2x Blizzard Weather Systems. Pretty neat fixtures, which I am or was planning on using for back-lighting. Now considering a return due to one glaring issue... and it's a pretty big If you attach the mounting brackets, You CANNOT use the 'nice' padded carrying case. Someone forgot to cutout the inserts / allow room for them when they designed the padded case.I WANT to like Blizzard.... I REALLY do. They're from my homestate of Wisconsin... but COME ON, do you really expect people to screw-in 4 phillips-head screws (per mount, 8 screws in total) every show that are quite fragile and can strip easily... then unscrew them at the end of every night in order to fit in the case??? This is a pretty big error on someone's part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BillESC Posted January 9, 2013 Author Members Share Posted January 9, 2013 I've forwarded your post to Will, the owner of Blizzard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcastar Posted January 9, 2013 Members Share Posted January 9, 2013 Thanks Bill... looking forward to hearing a response from them! If anything, I'd imagine they would need to redesign the case and do a "rma" swap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcastar Posted January 9, 2013 Members Share Posted January 9, 2013 Received a response back from Blizzard. I'm actually fairly puzzled by it... A) They advised me to go-ahead and modify the case myself to fit.... since B) Even after sending the request to update the case, they would NOT be able to setup a return-replacement : "for several reasons of which I won't go into." Hmmm, sounds pretty fishy to me... and makes me want to further distance myself from their products. When I asked if modifying my case would void my warranty, the response was: No -- at least not on the warranty of the fixture. Okay great -- so not only will they not correct a clear and obvious error, but they expect me to manually modify their product which was 'bad' to begin with. File this under: Things that make you go hmmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Miko Man Posted January 10, 2013 Members Share Posted January 10, 2013 You are entitled to decide whether the design flaw in the bag is enough of a deal-breaker to return the light fixture. That said, what do you think of how the fixture looks and works (transport bag issues aside)? Mark C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcastar Posted January 10, 2013 Members Share Posted January 10, 2013 Will replied... long story short, they appreciate the feedback.... are going to update the case design, but NOT replace the ones I currently have. Talk about not standing by your product, even after admitting they made an error. The fixture itself is nice... just a little PO'ed that even after they admitted making an error, they aren't willing to correct it.... which will now force me to manually modify their case and hope it doesn't 'break' the case.... And/Or have to go out to buy a new case to protect the investment into the product. Pretty bad look on Blizzard's part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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