Cheaper alternative to the Cineo TrueColor lights?

[DvxHerb]

I just found an upcoming inexpensive household light that looks like it uses the similar remote phosphor tech as the Cineo TrueColor lights.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/klauf/klauf-light-bar-bright-dimmable-phosphor-led

It looks like their light could be scaled up and made into a panel(s) that would be a much cheaper alternative for us. I'd like for people to let them know we would be a sizable market if they could make a larger panel - which they have indicated they would explore once their Kickstarter plans had been realized.

 

[Razz16mm]

If they made a panel with higher color temp and CRI it might be useful. 2700K 80CRI is not very digital camera friendly.

 

[DvxHerb]

I'm hoping that it won't be too difficult to increase both.

 

[Grug]

I'm hoping that it won't be too difficult to increase both.

Haha, aren't we all!

Unfortunately there's a reason high CRI lights cost money - they're hard to make.

 

[Mitch Gross]

The lumen output is miniscule compared to a Cineo TruColor fixture. Even accounting for physical size, they are clearly not coming close to saturating the phosphor panel. Power management and heat management come into play as the fixture scales up, and that's where the bigget difference in costs and functionality come into play. Look at the back of a Cineo TruColor with all its metal finning and you'll see what heat management issues are like. Look at the size of the power supply and you'll see what power management issues are like.

You're comparing a moped to a Mack truck.