underglow lights LED vs Neon

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Topic: underglow lights LED vs Neon

Posted By: messiah666
Subject: underglow lights LED vs Neon
Date Posted: January 09, 2006 at 7:57 PM

Hey guys i need to know the pros and cons of both LED and NEON lights can anyone help??thanks in advance

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Posted By: firelizard
Date Posted: January 09, 2006 at 8:17 PM

neons heat up, take more power, and only do one colour at a time...the most action you can get out of them is pulsing..but they're cheap.

LEDs draw less power, don't (shouldn't) heat up and can do almost any colour with one set (they have sets where you can change the colour with a controller), you can have them flash in patterns etc. ....but they're expensive...-er. Oh and they're brighter

Neons make a glow, LEDs have a poor viewing angle usually so that's why it takes so many in a tube, but with enough, you don't need to worry about a spotty pattern usually. If you're on a tighter budget, neons will do the trick but LEDs are fancier and a better option overall I think

Posted By: firelizard
Date Posted: January 09, 2006 at 8:19 PM

Arg, can't edit >_<

I'm not sure which I am going for but something to keep in mind is with LEDs it is very very easy to DIY an underglow kit, with LEDs being dirt cheap in places like eBay.

Oh, and LEDs last longer than neons, and turn on instantly (my neons take a few seconds to come on when it is cold ie: below 0)

Posted By: messiah666
Date Posted: January 16, 2006 at 1:06 PM

anything else?

Posted By: udloze
Date Posted: January 17, 2006 at 6:38 AM

by using far less power and lasting longer is enough for me to go led's over neons anyday

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Posted By: messiah666
Date Posted: January 20, 2006 at 8:21 PM

good enough led lights it is

Posted By: Fastlearner
Date Posted: January 20, 2006 at 9:08 PM

But some led kits are expensive and usually you need a lot of them to actually see anything. And be careful about buying anything off of ebay. You never know what kind of warrenty they have or will stick to.

Posted By: messiah666
Date Posted: January 20, 2006 at 9:11 PM