This is the worst thread I have ever started. :happyyes:
that's a pretty bold statement.
and the current disarray in lighting benefits the manufacturers,
so i don't see it changing any time soon.
and when you are done snarking about the luminares, if you
really want to find a new bottom rung, start one on the controls.
proprietary architecture, no interchangeability, and in this state
anyway, you can't substitute a control system for a competitors,
so no shopping the industry.
the controls aren't even stocked in most wholesale houses.
call around and try to find a nLight gateway, or a bluetooth programming
interface, or, perish the thought, a
*demand response interface*.
they won't even
sell you one of those without getting a copy of engineered
drawings. never mind that demand response device is 2" square, an inch thick,
and costs $1,400 wholesale.
i can score dope in downtown santa ana without references easier than i can
buy a light switch here. honest, and no joke.