Off topic, but i know there's a lot of normal, reasonable people here.

I'm thinking about starting a grand mess of lights for next year and
putting them to music like so many are doing now. What i don't know is
where to start. Who sells the hardware and software, how do you know
which stuff is the best to have, etc?? Any and all input and links are
appreciated.
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"Steve Barker" wrote in message
...
Off topic, but i know there's a lot of normal, reasonable people here.

I'm thinking about starting a grand mess of lights for next year and
putting them to music like so many are doing now. What i don't know is
where to start. Who sells the hardware and software, how do you know
which stuff is the best to have, etc?? Any and all input and links are
appreciated.
--
Steve Barker
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Steve Barker wrote:
Off topic, but i know there's a lot of normal, reasonable people here.

I'm thinking about starting a grand mess of lights for next year and
putting them to music like so many are doing now. What i don't know
is where to start. Who sells the hardware and software, how do you
know which stuff is the best to have, etc?? Any and all input and
links are appreciated.

There's a lot of controller options out there. This is a good time to be
looking because the retailers are marking down what they have left, to get
rid of it. Look at Home Depot, Lowes, etc. The big box stores sell
controllers and they may have some left that they're marking down. Don't
know anything about their complexity, because I don't use them. Go with LED
lights - a fraction of the cost to run compared to incandescent bulbs.

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On 12/25/2010 12:50 PM, Josepi wrote:
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"Steve wrote in message
...
Off topic, but i know there's a lot of normal, reasonable people here.

I'm thinking about starting a grand mess of lights for next year and
putting them to music like so many are doing now. What i don't know is
where to start. Who sells the hardware and software, how do you know
which stuff is the best to have, etc?? Any and all input and links are
appreciated.

thanks!

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Steve Barker wrote:
Off topic, but i know there's a lot of normal, reasonable people here.

I'm thinking about starting a grand mess of lights for next year and
putting them to music like so many are doing now. What i don't know is
where to start. Who sells the hardware and software, how do you know
which stuff is the best to have, etc?? Any and all input and links are
appreciated.

Try a Google search for "holiday lighting controller". There are a
number of web sites with basic instructions and retailer that have put
together different controller packages.

Here are some examples.

http://www.theholidaylightstore.com/...hting-faq.html

http://www.wowlights.com/ProductDeta...y=3&Product=47

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Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA

Nova wrote:

Steve Barker wrote:

Off topic, but i know there's a lot of normal, reasonable people here.

I'm thinking about starting a grand mess of lights for next year and
putting them to music like so many are doing now. What i don't know
is where to start. Who sells the hardware and software, how do you
know which stuff is the best to have, etc?? Any and all input and
links are appreciated.


Try a Google search for "holiday lighting controller". There are a
number of web sites with basic instructions and retailer that have put
together different controller packages.

Here are some examples.

http://www.theholidaylightstore.com/...hting-faq.html

http://www.wowlights.com/ProductDeta...y=3&Product=47


The first link I posted was the wrong one. It should have been:

http://www.animatedlighting.com/pdf/...ze_7-30-04.pdf

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Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA

On 12/25/2010 2:54 PM, Nova wrote:
Steve Barker wrote:
Off topic, but i know there's a lot of normal, reasonable people here.

I'm thinking about starting a grand mess of lights for next year and
putting them to music like so many are doing now. What i don't know is
where to start. Who sells the hardware and software, how do you know
which stuff is the best to have, etc?? Any and all input and links are
appreciated.

Try a Google search for "holiday lighting controller". There are a
number of web sites with basic instructions and retailer that have put
together different controller packages.

Here are some examples.

http://www.theholidaylightstore.com/...hting-faq.html

http://www.wowlights.com/ProductDeta...y=3&Product=47


Thanks for the reply. I've already run across the Lightorama stuff like
on the wowlights dot com site.

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On 12/25/2010 2:58 PM, Nova wrote:
Nova wrote:

Steve Barker wrote:

Off topic, but i know there's a lot of normal, reasonable people here.

I'm thinking about starting a grand mess of lights for next year and
putting them to music like so many are doing now. What i don't know
is where to start. Who sells the hardware and software, how do you
know which stuff is the best to have, etc?? Any and all input and
links are appreciated.


Try a Google search for "holiday lighting controller". There are a
number of web sites with basic instructions and retailer that have put
together different controller packages.

Here are some examples.

http://www.theholidaylightstore.com/...hting-faq.html

http://www.wowlights.com/ProductDeta...y=3&Product=47


The first link I posted was the wrong one. It should have been:

http://www.animatedlighting.com/pdf/...ze_7-30-04.pdf


Cool! that joint is in KC and I'm just south of there.

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In article , Steve Barker wrote:
Off topic, but i know there's a lot of normal, reasonable people here.

I'm thinking about starting a grand mess of lights for next year and
putting them to music like so many are doing now.

Right about now, Steve, I'm glad you live a couple thousand miles away from
me.

On 12/25/2010 11:41 PM, Doug Miller wrote:
In articleMuadnefkruE4sYvQnZ2dnUVZ_qidnZ2d@giganews. com, Steve wrote:
Off topic, but i know there's a lot of normal, reasonable people here.

I'm thinking about starting a grand mess of lights for next year and
putting them to music like so many are doing now.

Right about now, Steve, I'm glad you live a couple thousand miles away from
me.

I would seriously think several times if i lived in those yuppie
neighborhoods with the 8 foot spacing. My closest neighbor is a half
mile, and it's my son. After that, the next house is two miles. I
would have to have a word with all my neighbors BEFORE embarking on such
a thing if i lived in town. We went out tonight on a 6 hour tour and
saw several systems i probably wouldn't want to live next to.

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"Doug Miller" wrote in message
I'm thinking about starting a grand mess of lights for next year and
putting them to music like so many are doing now.

Right about now, Steve, I'm glad you live a couple thousand miles away
from
me.

Not much use being distant from light displays these days. Thousand
Christmas Lights disease epidemic seems to be spreading exponentially. I've
seen several of them in Toronto with their light displays 3x brighter than
Toronto's Pearson airport.

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"Upscale" wrote in message
...

"Doug Miller" wrote in message
I'm thinking about starting a grand mess of lights for next year and
putting them to music like so many are doing now.

Right about now, Steve, I'm glad you live a couple thousand miles away
from
me.

Not much use being distant from light displays these days. Thousand
Christmas Lights disease epidemic seems to be spreading exponentially.
I've seen several of them in Toronto with their light displays 3x brighter
than Toronto's Pearson airport.


A modest display is nice. Some of these displays are probably the same
people that "need" a Hummer to go to the grocery store too. I just don't
get it.

On 12/26/2010 7:31 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
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"Upscale" wrote in message
...

"Doug Miller" wrote in message
I'm thinking about starting a grand mess of lights for next year and
putting them to music like so many are doing now.

Right about now, Steve, I'm glad you live a couple thousand miles
away from
me.

Not much use being distant from light displays these days. Thousand
Christmas Lights disease epidemic seems to be spreading exponentially.
I've seen several of them in Toronto with their light displays 3x
brighter than Toronto's Pearson airport.


A modest display is nice. Some of these displays are probably the same
people that "need" a Hummer to go to the grocery store too. I just don't
get it.

Hey ... they have to outdo the Halloween lights they put up, and none
too soon, after all.

Farking Halloween farking lights, ferrcrrisssakes ...

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In article , "Upscale" wrote:

"Doug Miller" wrote in message
I'm thinking about starting a grand mess of lights for next year and
putting them to music like so many are doing now.

Right about now, Steve, I'm glad you live a couple thousand miles away
from
me.

Not much use being distant from light displays these days. Thousand
Christmas Lights disease epidemic seems to be spreading exponentially. I've
seen several of them in Toronto with their light displays 3x brighter than
Toronto's Pearson airport.

It's not the light displays that bother me. It's the "putting them to music"
that gets me -- seems that there aren't any quiet places left any more.

On 12/26/2010 7:31 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
?
"Upscale" wrote in message
...

"Doug Miller" wrote in message
I'm thinking about starting a grand mess of lights for next year and
putting them to music like so many are doing now.

Right about now, Steve, I'm glad you live a couple thousand miles
away from
me.

Not much use being distant from light displays these days. Thousand
Christmas Lights disease epidemic seems to be spreading exponentially.
I've seen several of them in Toronto with their light displays 3x
brighter than Toronto's Pearson airport.


A modest display is nice. Some of these displays are probably the same
people that "need" a Hummer to go to the grocery store too. I just don't
get it.

Or need a Hummer at all. Kind of like the Corvette syndrome. Worthless
car, and 99% of the owners are total assholes.

--
Steve Barker
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On 12/26/2010 11:46 AM, Doug Miller wrote:
In , wrote:

"Doug wrote in message
I'm thinking about starting a grand mess of lights for next year and
putting them to music like so many are doing now.

Right about now, Steve, I'm glad you live a couple thousand miles away
from
me.

Not much use being distant from light displays these days. Thousand
Christmas Lights disease epidemic seems to be spreading exponentially. I've
seen several of them in Toronto with their light displays 3x brighter than
Toronto's Pearson airport.

It's not the light displays that bother me. It's the "putting them to music"
that gets me -- seems that there aren't any quiet places left any more.

Oh the music is not loud speakered, it's transmitted on FM, you tune
your car radio to it. (or not)

--
Steve Barker
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On Sun, 26 Dec 2010 13:26:26 -0600, Steve Barker
wrote:

On 12/26/2010 7:31 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
?
"Upscale" wrote in message
...

"Doug Miller" wrote in message
I'm thinking about starting a grand mess of lights for next year and
putting them to music like so many are doing now.

Right about now, Steve, I'm glad you live a couple thousand miles
away from
me.

Not much use being distant from light displays these days. Thousand
Christmas Lights disease epidemic seems to be spreading exponentially.
I've seen several of them in Toronto with their light displays 3x
brighter than Toronto's Pearson airport.


A modest display is nice. Some of these displays are probably the same
people that "need" a Hummer to go to the grocery store too. I just don't
get it.

Or need a Hummer at all. Kind of like the Corvette syndrome. Worthless
car, and 99% of the owners are total assholes.
Like the old" what's the difference between a TransAm and a
Porcupine" question.

On a Porcupine the pricks are on the outside

In article ,
says...

On 12/26/2010 7:31 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
?
"Upscale" wrote in message
...

"Doug Miller" wrote in message
I'm thinking about starting a grand mess of lights for next year and
putting them to music like so many are doing now.

Right about now, Steve, I'm glad you live a couple thousand miles
away from
me.

Not much use being distant from light displays these days. Thousand
Christmas Lights disease epidemic seems to be spreading exponentially.
I've seen several of them in Toronto with their light displays 3x
brighter than Toronto's Pearson airport.


A modest display is nice. Some of these displays are probably the same
people that "need" a Hummer to go to the grocery store too. I just don't
get it.

Or need a Hummer at all. Kind of like the Corvette syndrome. Worthless
car, and 99% of the owners are total assholes.

Actually it's not that bad, some real thought went into it. I never
ceased to be amazed at the stuff that would fit into it--somebody did
some careful research into the sizes of appliance crates and the like.

Still, it wasn't near as much fun as I thought it would be. No
substitute for a motorcycle.

On 12/26/2010 1:59 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 26 Dec 2010 13:26:26 -0600, Steve Barker
wrote:

On 12/26/2010 7:31 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
?
wrote in message
...

"Doug wrote in message
I'm thinking about starting a grand mess of lights for next year and
putting them to music like so many are doing now.

Right about now, Steve, I'm glad you live a couple thousand miles
away from
me.

Not much use being distant from light displays these days. Thousand
Christmas Lights disease epidemic seems to be spreading exponentially.
I've seen several of them in Toronto with their light displays 3x
brighter than Toronto's Pearson airport.


A modest display is nice. Some of these displays are probably the same
people that "need" a Hummer to go to the grocery store too. I just don't
get it.

Or need a Hummer at all. Kind of like the Corvette syndrome. Worthless
car, and 99% of the owners are total assholes.
Like the old" what's the difference between a TransAm and a
Porcupine" question.

On a Porcupine the pricks are on the outside


Ya, LMAO!! I remember calling them Firebirds. THAT would really ****
them off. All they were were firebirds with a "trans am" decal package.

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In article , Steve Barker wrote:
On 12/26/2010 11:46 AM, Doug Miller wrote:
In ,
wrote:

"Doug wrote in message
I'm thinking about starting a grand mess of lights for next year and
putting them to music like so many are doing now.

Right about now, Steve, I'm glad you live a couple thousand miles away
from
me.

Not much use being distant from light displays these days. Thousand
Christmas Lights disease epidemic seems to be spreading exponentially. I've
seen several of them in Toronto with their light displays 3x brighter than
Toronto's Pearson airport.

It's not the light displays that bother me. It's the "putting them to music"
that gets me -- seems that there aren't any quiet places left any more.

Oh the music is not loud speakered, it's transmitted on FM, you tune
your car radio to it. (or not)

Ahh, that's very different. Thanks for the clarification.

On 12/26/2010 6:35 PM, Doug Miller wrote:
In articleFeGdnQd9tdeICorQnZ2dnUVZ_sOdnZ2d@giganews. com, Steve wrote:
On 12/26/2010 11:46 AM, Doug Miller wrote:
In ,
wrote:

"Doug wrote in message
I'm thinking about starting a grand mess of lights for next year and
putting them to music like so many are doing now.

Right about now, Steve, I'm glad you live a couple thousand miles away
from
me.

Not much use being distant from light displays these days. Thousand
Christmas Lights disease epidemic seems to be spreading exponentially. I've
seen several of them in Toronto with their light displays 3x brighter than
Toronto's Pearson airport.

It's not the light displays that bother me. It's the "putting them to music"
that gets me -- seems that there aren't any quiet places left any more.

Oh the music is not loud speakered, it's transmitted on FM, you tune
your car radio to it. (or not)

Ahh, that's very different. Thanks for the clarification.

If you haven't experienced any yet, i implore you to drive around or
google them out and go see some. They are quite impressive.

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