cannabiscultivation
Active Member
I only buy the chinesepanels and so far other then my own stupid mistakes the work great.I tried the Apollo 6 from Cidly, China.
I'm now using Hans Panels.
No point of comparisson whatsoever
For me, Chinese panels, are only a good option, if you buy them from the manufacturer at a fair price, and you get all the benefits of the longer lifespan, lower heat, easy to mount easy to use, the better light distribution etc. But in performance, they will at best, equal HPS. So, for the money they really cost in China, they are a good catch in my opinion... having a light that can do the same as your old HPS and give you all the benefits mentioned at a fair price, doesn't sound bad.
The thing is when you buy from a "manufacturer" that claims to have the shit of the shit, and charges 300% of the real price and in that case, i don't consider them to be a good option, no way!
Paying more, for quality leds, is in my opinion, worth it. As i told, i've tested both Chinese last generation and now testing Hans CREE XP-E panels. As i said above, no comparisson to make among these two.
For the money they really cost, Chinese panels, could be a nice option.
If you want higher performance and outperform HID, only way to do it is to go for high quality leds, such as Hans CREE XP-E, EVO Osram Oslon SSL80, Plant Photonics CREE and Lumileds, Apache Osram 3W leds, etc.
Almost all chinese panels.... Bridgelux and Epistar leds. Lower cost, Lower efficiency, Lower performance, YET! they can be considered worth it for their REAL! price, not the overpriced marketing bullshit many are selling.
I even dropped one onto my garden. snapped a 2 footer but still lights up fine.
second crop.
