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General hardware / Help with placing an Alibaba order.

« on: January 10, 2021, 10:14:57 AM »

I know this is a common post, but I've been scanning old posts and can't find the exact answer I'm looking for. I'm ready to make a large purchase of 12v bullet pixels from Alibaba. I will be using a Falcon F16V3 controller that I bought fully assembled with xconnect pigtails. Can someone send me a direct link to the most reliable, waterproof, 12v pixels (with the appropriate connectors for my setup) on Alibaba?

Sorry if I come of as needy...I just want to make sure I get this order right. I'm finding myself a little overwhelmed by the number of listings on Alibaba.

Thanks for the time,
Greg Ah Sue

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General hardware / How should I wire my new house?

« on: January 03, 2021, 08:14:33 AM »

Hello,

This is my first post here. I've been lurking on this message board and gobbling up the YouTube xEssentials series (such an awesome resource for a newbie like me) for months. I have dreamed of creating an awesome Christmas light display since I was a kid! I'm 30 y/o and finally just closed on a brand new house that's suitable for a light show. My first property is a townhouse that faces a golf course...so programing a light show with FM audio wasn't really an option. The neighbors wouldn't have been very keen to the idea of speakers.

One of the primary driving factors for our family to purchase this new home was so I can finally create a light show display!  Enough about me...here's my question:

I'm having an electrician come to install an electric car charger in our new home. I think it's the perfect opportunity to have him/her wire my house to make my 2021 light show easier to set up. The only problem is that I have no idea what my final layout is going to look like. I know that I want DMX moving heads on the roof, pixels along all the rooflines, matrices over all the windows, and I'd also like to future proof the wiring for props that I haven't even thought of. I know that this sounds like a lot for my first year...we'll see what I actually am able to do.

Here are some pictures of my house:
Front of house: https://ibb.co/bgq3ck6
Corner view: https://ibb.co/hyRP6bF
Side view: https://ibb.co/MMdJChQ

What should I have the electrician install? Obviously I need power on the roof. What about data? Should I have cat5 wired from the garage to the roof so I can keep my controller in the garage?

Thank you so much in advance. I'm so excited to be a part of the xlight community!!

PS: The reCAPTCHA on this forum makes it very difficult to signup/post. I'd be happy to help make it a little more user friendly while also keeping out bots.

-Greg Ah Sue