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  • *Amazing LED Flat Panels* - the next generation of snooker and pool lighting

    Here comes the latest thing in lighting, the LED Flat Panel...



    I know it looks in the picture like a whiteboard or something, but believe me it's a light, and a pretty awesome one at that. It's less than 1/2" thick, draws only 84 watts of power, and yet it gives off a full 4500 Lumen of pure white light, perfect for lighting any pool or snooker table -- and at only a fraction of the power usage of fluorescent bulbs. Each panel will last an average of 50,000 - 60,000 hours with NO loss of light output. They're really incredible.



    Here it is hung over a 4.5x9' pool table. This panel is 2' x 4', weighs right around 18 lbs, and is hanging at about 7.5' off the floor. You can see that it easily gives off enough light at that height to bathe the table in tons of soft, white light with very little glare or shadow, and by the way no heat either!



    In this particular room the owner has hung the lights using very thin cable, which gives them the effect of floating over the table (very cool), but there are lots of other hanging methods. The panels are so light you can do about whatever you want with them. Each one only weighs about 18lbs!




    Because they're so bright you can also hang them quite a bit higher than normal, which opens up your space a lot better. You tall players don't have to worry about banging your heads on the lights if you stand up fast, and club owners don't have to worry about a stray cue or cue ball breaking the light blubs and showering the table with glass.

    Here's a close up of a ball at the middle of the table. Note how little shadow there is, and how sharp the edges appear.



    Here's another shot of a ball near the rail...



    LED is the lighting of the future, and believe me, all you snooker nuts will love it! There's very little glare, the edges are sharp, and you can play under them for hours and hours with no ill effects. We're using a 2'x4' panel here to light a 4.5x9' pool table, and two such panels end to end would easily be enough for a 6x12 snooker table. If you want insane light you can even try going with more, but I personally don't think that would be necessary. PM me if you would like more information. They're already selling like hotcakes in the pool world, I'm sure they'll be just as perfect a fit in the snooker world.

    Available sizes are 2x4, 1x4, and 2x2. We can ship anywhere worldwide and any electrician can easily wire them to your power source. Best of all they're cost effective. You can probably set up for less than the cost of a commercial grade light fixture housing fluorescent bulbs, and they draw only about 1/4 of the power.

    Any questions or comments fire away...
    Acting experience: When I play snooker and I make a shot, I act like I meant to do it.

  • #2
    looks great above a pool table, are they adjustable for brightness. and please tell me their remote adjustable?, as that would be uber-cool.

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    • #3
      Only issue I see is a big hot spot in the middle and shadows along the cush, ideally the panel needs to be longer and or narrower with 2 side by side or end to end. Whats the cost?

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      • #4
        i have actually seen one of these being used for a pool table - works rather well if a touch expensive.
        https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/adr147

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        • #5
          [pool + alcohol + celebration] with cue in hand = speared flatscreen

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          • #6
            They are on controlled current, so you can fit them to a dimmer, even one controlled by a remote. You'd have to get the dimmer and the remote yourself, though.
            Acting experience: When I play snooker and I make a shot, I act like I meant to do it.

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            • #7
              There isn't really an issue with hot spotting or with shadow on the cushion - what you saw above was probably a slight distortion caused by me using a cheap camera. Here, on this picture you can see how soft the lighting is on the bed of the table, and how little shadow there is underneath the rails...




              Here's another shot showing the ball near a cushion. Note there's virtually no shadow under the rail, and just a little bit of shadow on the inside of the ball -- which you're always going to have a little of because of course light moves in a straight line and this ball is slightly outside the lighted area.



              Contrast that with this picture from a table lit by traditional lighting and you can see a big difference...



              Here there is a triple shadow caused by the fact that this table has three lights in it, and the shadow is much darker to boot. Add to the equation that the traditional lights draw about 120W of power vs 80W on the panel, and that the panel lasts 50,000+ hours and you're talking about a pretty sick light solution.
              Acting experience: When I play snooker and I make a shot, I act like I meant to do it.

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              • #8
                When you say it is the latest technology what you mean is it is a old technology that is only just starting to be used in pool!

                I had one of these above my desk in my old office which I made myself and anybody could make for as little as £30, that is how much mine cost to put together.

                The LED backlight panel was from 42" LCD TV which was being sold for spares as the LCD had a crack in it, I paid £15 for the TV and an additional £15 for the transformer, cabling and wire to hang from the ceiling.

                I'll post a picture up when I put it back up in my new office.

                I would imagine that the power consumption is a lot more than the LED lighting currently being used in modern Snooker table lighting but it would be a much better solution as it does give equal distribution of light.

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                • #9
                  Quite Costly if you have a few Tables i would think, Anybody know the rough costs Trade?

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                  • #10
                    At the qube in kent, when installed 3year ago they were proud to say each light cost £1500! Dunno if true but wouldnt surprise me!

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                    • #11
                      Actually the more tables you have the LESS it will cost, because not only can i discount for volume but the savings in power is huge. We just did a quote for a poolroom with 14 tables and the savings to them in power was about $500/month, or about $6000/year!

                      I can't even imagine what it would be for a room with a bunch of snooker tables paying UK prices for power. Huge, no question.
                      Acting experience: When I play snooker and I make a shot, I act like I meant to do it.

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                      • #12
                        At the qube in kent, when installed 3year ago they were proud to say each light cost £1500! Dunno if true but wouldnt surprise me!

                        Nowhere near that much for these ones. I could do a snooker table for about $700cdn, or ~£350.
                        Acting experience: When I play snooker and I make a shot, I act like I meant to do it.

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