Ecotech Radion G5 Speculation

E.intheC · Feb 12, 2020

Interesting lights. Any idea what the price will be?

AbjectMaelstroM · Feb 12, 2020

absoluteNANOreef said:
How reliable do you all think this release coming soon is? Was just about to buy some lights this week for my frag tank build but I will wait for gen5 if not too far out.

Your guess is as good as anyone else's.... Unless you're in the loop, in which case there's likely and NDA.

E.intheC · Feb 12, 2020

May as well wait until the 17th though. It’s only a few days away.

absoluteNANOreef · Feb 12, 2020

AbjectMaelstroM said:
Your guess is as good as anyone else's.... Unless you're in the loop, in which case there's likely and NDA.

maybe someone will slip up and tell lol. Yeah I guess I’ll wait a little bit. Still waiting for tank to arrive anyways. I’m just too impatient

E.intheC said:
May as well wait until the 17th though. It’s only a few days away.

yeah that’s probably the smart thing to do.

jlts21 · Feb 12, 2020

E.intheC said:
May as well wait until the 17th though. It’s only a few days away.

But I want to know now! Hahaha

TheHarold · Feb 12, 2020

Hopefully they dont slow down existing Radions.... lol

Zoaologist · Feb 12, 2020

I heard they should be coming out this month also. I’ve been patiently waiting for them to drop for my new build.

l8braker · Feb 12, 2020

pdxmonkeyboy said:
Fair enough. I was kind of thinking that it is not that super exciting.. I mean there hasn't been some huge leap in LED technology or anything has there?

I do envy their marketing and fan base though. People are ravenous about their ecotech stuff. Anyways, that is what it will look like.

Where is the pic? I need to upgrade and trying to decide between G4's or waiting.

revhtree · Feb 12, 2020

E.intheC said:
May as well wait until the 17th though. It’s only a few days away.

I can tell you to WAIT.

TheHarold · Feb 12, 2020

revhtree said:
I can tell you to WAIT.

what a tease!!!

NanoDJS · Feb 12, 2020

yall kill me , the only way anything is moving foward in lighting from this point is IF and when somebody makes new , better LED's . Then ecotech , AI, your cousin or whomever can actually slap them in a fixture. For now the g4 pros are the most lights you can cram into a board traditionally , which is the production method they have to stick too since other methods are patented, its a shame because those look like the path forward and beyond , its prob towards the end of the road for anything innovative from either camp.... look at the "new" ai 's just as the HDs same meat diff sandwich , its all been extra lamps and driver magic with the new lens. Same bulbs for the whole time they been out , they just add more ,or wizard more watts ... Did not use radions on the DT re-scape and so far I am getting much better results with this particular tank.

pdxmonkeyboy · Feb 12, 2020

SIT! STAAY....STAY.....STAY....Go get your wallet!

TheHarold · Feb 12, 2020

NanoDJS said:
yall kill me , the only way anything is moving foward in lighting from this point is IF and when somebody makes new , better LED's . Then ecotech , AI, your cousin or whomever can actually slap them in a fixture. For now the g4 pros are the most lights you can cram into a board traditionally , which is the production method they have to stick too since other methods are patented, its a shame because those look like the path forward and beyond , its prob towards the end of the road for anything innovative from either camp.... look at the "new" ai 's just as the HDs same meat diff sandwich , its all been extra lamps and driver magic with the new lens. Same bulbs for the whole time they been out , they just add more ,or wizard more watts ... Did not use radions on the DT re-scape and so far I am getting much better results with this particular tank.

Can always go “black box” style and away from puck

. Given they already released somewhat-mediocre diffusers for g4 last year, I’d put money on that!

hyprc · Feb 12, 2020

TheHarold said:
Can always go “black box” style and away from puck . Given they already released somewhat-mediocre diffusers for g4 last year, I’d put money on that!

The design posted looks like they're spreading out the array a bit and the top fins/fan sure look AI-esque. I'll leave the rest for them to reveal...

ca1ore · Feb 12, 2020

Interesting …. I tend to be a glass-half-empty kind of guy so assume that whatever is announced is underwhelming. That way, I'm either 'right' or pleasantly surprised.

Js.Aqua.Project · Feb 12, 2020

hyprc said:
The design posted looks like they're spreading out the array a bit and the top fins/fan sure look AI-esque. I'll leave the rest for them to reveal...

Late to the coversation here...where could one find this design that has been posted?

TheHarold · Feb 12, 2020

Js.Aqua.Project said:
Late to the coversation here...where could one find this design that has been posted?

Not posted anywhere public, I think. Not even signs of an announcement- just typical pre-release leaks and rumors lol

hyprc · Feb 12, 2020

Js.Aqua.Project said:
Late to the coversation here...where could one find this design that has been posted?

Heh. It has been removed. Was up for about an hour. Can't say I have high hopes for better 'performance', just a lower price tag *fingers crossed*. Their old puck was based off a mass-produced design members on this forum ended up finding (their spectrum layout is proprietary) mind you, I'm just talking about the array here, nothing else. This one looks different and the body looks like it came from the same line as their AI lights.

Kjgaeta · Feb 12, 2020

absoluteNANOreef said:
How reliable do you all think this release coming soon is? Was just about to buy some lights this week for my frag tank build but I will wait for gen5 if not too far out.

Not sure