Is the ViparSpectra Reflector-Series 300W LED Decent?

Let me tell you what's wrong with question 1. You're apparently trying to compare lumen output. "Lumens" are a measure of WHITE LIGHT intensity and is normalized based on the response curve of the human eye - which makes it heavily biased at 550nm (green light). It does not translate over in any meaningful way to blue/red monochrome light. For plants, you need to compare at the PAR output in uMoles, which is an actual photon count, independent of any frequency response curve. That's an apples to apples comparison. You're trying to compare apples to horseshoes.

Now, having said that, lets look at your other claim that basically, "its all lies". A standard 250W HPS bulb is rated for 27,000 lumens. That's 108 lumens per watt, not counting driver losses (actual wall consumption is closer to 290W typically). Samsung's LM531C white light diodes are rated for 168 Lumens per watt in 3000K color temp. Their 4 ft F-series strips at 3000K put out ~8700 lumens at 51.5 watts. Three strips (154.5W) will equal the lumen output of a 250W HPS. That is an apples to apples comparison.

Edit: This is not meant to imply I think that particular light will equal a 250W HPS, but there are LEDs that do so for less power
This dude got it right white light is shit makes crazy buds no coupler or taste ref and blue is what you need ha ha
 

nfhiggs

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That was deep, Tim.

But seriously, you're failing really hard in this thread. Perhaps you should read some of the posts a second time.
Or a third, maybe even a fourth. But it probably won't help.
This dude got it right white light is shit makes crazy buds no coupler or taste ref and blue is what you need ha ha
Are you seriously this dense? I make no claim whatsoever about one or the other being better. I take issue with using lumens to compare white light to Red/Blue monochrome light.
 
Ahhh... there it is. I knew it was coming.
These forums are shit most of the people on here just regurgitate wrong info that other people who no fuck all put on other sites if you got a pro elm youl get people saying do the direct opposite of what some one else you come away knowing less than you did to start with idiots
 
These forums are shit most of the people on here just regurgitate wrong info that other people who no fuck all put on other sites if you got a pro elm youl get people saying do the direct opposite of what some one else you come away knowing less than you did to start with idiots
I don't think many of you ever grew no bud if you did I dread to think what it would be like ha he ha ha
 

Enigma

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These forums are shit most of the people on here just regurgitate wrong info that other people who no fuck all put on other sites if you got a pro elm youl get people saying do the direct opposite of what some one else you come away knowing less than you did to start with idiots
Put people on your ignore list, I do.

I don't think many of you ever grew no bud if you did I dread to think what it would be like ha he ha ha

No reason to insult anyone, don't make these boards shitty by inflating them with useless banter.

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nfhiggs

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Stop inflating this thread with your idiocy.
Sorry if I offended you, I didn't mean to imply anything about you, but I'm not the troll that jumped into this thread calling people idiots for something they neither said nor even implied.
 

SonsOfAvery

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Viparspectra 300w is the best light ever made. It gives off 106x more lumens than a 1000w HPS and only takes 4 days to complete flowering from seed! Also no need to water your plants when using a viparspectra.
I read it somewhere, so it's true.

(Just thought I'd add the vast quantities of knowledge I've read on this thread so far haha :-) )
 
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