(CHDDJ) 2 Quad Color, RGBW & CMYO, Effect Light (Kinta HP)

Plug and play / super easy to use!

I wanted a bright multicolor action light. I had the Mini Kinta previously. I like this light because its not too noisy, its bright and has many colors and options. The IRC remote will work but its not included. It works best straight on, not good from the side. It does auto programs, sound active and one color at a time with or without sound so you can hit auto then choose a color and change speed. Its close to a mirror ball effect and it does white too. One light is enough unless you want a lot of effect for large shows. It would be great with haze too. I didnt want the Kinta FX because of the strobes and laser dots, it can be annoying at smaller events.

If you're looking for a "Kinta" effect, this light will deliver with some unique features. However, it also has some shortcomings that make it somewhat unusable. The "Kinta" effect itself is great. It was a wide coverage area and it is decently bright for an effect of this type. Instead of having separate red, green, and blue LED's that come from different areas in the light (and thus, won't "mix" but instead give distinct red, green, and blue patterns) the light has an RGBW diode as well as a CMYO (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Orange) diode. With DMX you can control the levels of all 8 colors in 255 steps. When you control the levels of the red, green, blue and white, they come from the same LED die, so they (almost) mix - however, the lens effect of the light does split these colors into slightly spaced beams so it's not really true color mixing. The same goes fro the cyan, magenta, yellow, and orange LED die. However, these two sets of colors are on two different (spaced apart) LED die so they create distinct beam patterns. Because of the non-standard color setup of this light, many DMX control programs may not (yet) handle it well. For example, Sound Switch, although it lists this light, will only color mix the red, green, and blue colors, and doesn't even control the white. You can use the cyan, magenta, and yellow via cues only. I don't believe that there was even a channel exposed for the "orange" color via cues. As of this review writing, Sound Switch does have a separate "Kinta HP Color Mixing Mode" fixture, but I couldn't get it to do anything. I suspect eventually this light will get better support from software, but initially the road might be rocky and you might get better unique color results by using the built in programs. The DMX motor control for this light is good. Values 0-127 allow you to position the motor directly to a given position, values 128 through 195 control the speed (from fast to slow) in one direction, and valuesd 196 through 255 control the speed (from slow to fast) in the opposite direction. This gives you major control over the Kinta effect, if you want to take the time to program it. Physically, I don't care for the design of this light. The bottom of the light has screws that protrude from the bottom, as well as the fan vents. This means you really can't sit the light on a surface. (I wanted to attach it to the top of my speakers or sit it on a corner shelf of my DJ booth). The hanging yolk attaches to the top of the speaker, not to the sides, so if you take it off, there are still mounting brackets for the yolk sticking up, This means, you can't turn the light upside down to mount it to the top of the speaker either. I'd rather see a light with a completely removable yolk/bracket as well as a flat bottom, and have the exhaust vents on the sides or back. This light will work fine to hang it from a light bar or truss but if you're looking to use some other inventive mounting option, this light will be less flexible. PROS * Unique colors with the CMYO LED die * "Near" color mixing with the RGBW and CMYO LED die * Good beam coverage and brightness * Precise motor control options via DMX if you want to program it CONS * Can't completely remove the mounting yolk/bracket * Fan vent on the bottom so you can't mount it on a speaker or shelf * Fan is a bit loud * Unique DMX color channels might it less compatible with current software * Only "Kinta" effect, no SMD strobes or other effects like the Kinta FX * Not too pricey for what you get

Many years ago, I bought a couple of Chauvet mini Kinta lights. These are actually still integrated to my lighting show and up and running just fine. But most recently I added two of these Kinta HP units. I will just say that the Kinta's add far more functionality than the mini Kinta. If you're considering getting an inexpensive derby from Chauvet, then I would strongly suggest spending the few extra chump change dollars and purchasing the far better Kinta HP's

It’s garbage. Loose parts inside. Programming the lights don’t work after following manual. These Kinta lights last 4-5 months then toss em in the trash