180W LED Stage Par Lights, RGBW 18 LED Uplights by DMX Control and Sound Activated Uplighting for DJ Disco Club Festival Wedding Party Church Stage Lighting

First off I spent 11 years in the entertainment lighting industry, so I have some familiarity with this kind of product and realistic expectations.

I purchased one of these units to test. Home use (outdoor lighting for Halloween, etc) since I no longer work in the field and cannot borrow what I need.

First impressions: The unit is slightly smaller than I expected, which is a plus. The outside casing is indeed aluminum, although the face and backplate feel a little flimsy, might not survive a hefty smash. There is one oddity about the menu's, you have an A(usually address) and D(usually dimmer, same thing in many cases) option for addressing the unit. Turns out this is the selection between 8 channel and 9 channel modes. 8ch mode is Master-RGBW-Strobe-Function Choice-Function Speed. 9ch mode is just RBGW. I don't have a way to test the DMX control response right now but will update if I do, but having a Master level control is a must in my book.

I performed an eight hour burn in at full. The fan is temperature controlled and at full bore was moderately loud, but not loud enough I would worry about it during a show. At no point in the burn in did the unit become hot to the touch, I could touch the faceplate comfortably with my bare hand. The temp in the room (10x10) did not increase at all during the burn in (steady at 58F). Once darkness settled I took it outside and shined it up a tree - very good punch even 25ft up, spread was quite reasonable. I might even try using the units for a front or back wash in a low house (16-25' throw). The coverage is actually much better than I expected.

There is a section in the product description that states "Beam Angle: 25 °- 60 ° " - I have no idea what they are trying to say with this line, there is no manual or automatic function to adjust the beam angle. I think they may be trying to describe the different up light coverage while pointed at a wall, based on tilt toward the wall, but not sure.

I did not see much light spill while using the unit, and the color blending was reasonable to quite good.

Overall I was quite surprised by this little unit. I have a couple other options being delivered tomorrow, but I fully expect to be purchasing a few more of these. The price point at $100 is a little high, but still cheap enough that it's better than buying something more professional used.