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Forums for DIY light show enthusiasts

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I have found some great new sites, along with sites I have used previously for light show info.  But, while I have used some of these in the past I kept away from the subforums that dealt with RGB related stuff and controllers that I was not going to use as I had LOR (light-o-rama) controllers.

I have also found that these sites have regular users visiting and posting on more than one site, along with companies who advertise their pre-sales across most sites.  All are now added to my phone under tapatalk so that i can keep up with everything.

With no futher adieu…

Large site covering hardware/software/more:
http://doityourselfchristmas.com

Smaller site covering same stuff:
http://diychristmas.org/vb1/forum.php

Site dedicated to Falcon based setups (controllers and pi software):
http://falconchristmas.com/forum/index.php

xLights/nutcracker sequencing forum (one option of many):
http://nutcracker123.com/forum/

 

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Sub-forums dedicated to elements

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I do not know how I missed it all this time, but apparently doityourselfchristmas.com has sub-forums dedicated to specific elements and most have a lot of posts showing what methods people are trying to accomplish similar elements.  This is really amazing.  Unlike websites or blogs where you see how one person made something (like Matt’s youtube walk-throughs), you get to see a myriad of approaches to the same task.  It really does open your eyes to different materials or designs that could be used, which might fit in your budget over other designs.

The display items forum page can be found here.  Everything from people working with coro (corrugated plastic not dissimilar from cardboard box structure) to mega trees, arches, wireframes, matrices, and even motorized elements (which it likely not something I will tackle).

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