Laser Pod - Real Light Projector (VLM like results)

Post by **Jedburgh** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 4:46 pm 0

Just picked up a Laserpod for Â£30 in a local gadget-type shop.

Nice

dmillburn · Post by **dmillburn** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 3:58 pm 0

Hello folks,

Got myself a laserpod for Â£30 the other day after lusting after the piccies of them for months and... well I'm thoroughly underwelmed with it to be honest.

I love my silly lights (got a big old Mathmos Faze 1 pyramid thingy which is simply the best thing ever plus loads of other gubbins from the little mathmos stuff to smoke machines etc) and this is very disapointing. With the diffusers off (which is why I wanted it) unless the room is pitch black it's hard to see it all. OK we have very high ceilings being an old house but with it's nowhere near what I expected - with some ambient lighting on in the room it's virtually useless. It's slightly more visable with the glass lens thingy removed but doesn't look as good and still isn't exactly vivid.

Glad I didn't spend Â£60 on this. Any other owners care to comment?

matt · Post by **matt** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 4:40 pm 0

I always have mine on at bed time and have blind so this has never been a problem for me. Yes, it's pretty much useless without diffusers in daylight.

matt

Munky · Post by **Munky** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 5:01 pm 0

dmillburn wrote:Hello folks,

Got myself a laserpod for Â£30 the other day after lusting after the piccies of them for months and... well I'm thoroughly underwelmed with it to be honest.

Welcome.

Have a

and a

Â£30? Where was that from?

dmillburn · Post by **dmillburn** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 11:48 am 0

Cheers!

Â£30 was from Must Have IT - chain of gadet shop type shops from the Discovery Store that are closing down as we speak!

Some lighting bargains in there at up to 75% off if you've got one close to you but be quick as they seem to be almost empty now. Lots of the small Mathmos blimps for about Â£14 or so

Munky · Post by **Munky** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 1:06 pm 0

dmillburn wrote:Cheers!

Â£30 was from Must Have IT - chain of gadet shop type shops from the Discovery Store that are closing down as we speak!

Some lighting bargains in there at up to 75% off if you've got one close to you but be quick as they seem to be almost empty now. Lots of the small Mathmos blimps for about Â£14 or so

Thanks. I'll keep an eye out.

I don't think our local branch stocked Laserpods in the first place as I never saw any in there. I bought a couple of cube lights and a colour change ball light from them just after Christmas - cost me Â£23 for the three.

dmillburn · Post by **dmillburn** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 5:14 pm 0

I'm starting to warm slightly to the Laserpod now, it's only the fact that the room has to be pitch black that bugs me - ie turn the telly on or have another tiny lamp on on the other side of the room (and it's a big room) and you hardly see it. Still very glad I didn't spend Â£60 as I planned but spose it's just about justifing it's existance at Â£30.

It's a different type of beast altogether admittedly but the Faze3 is still the daddy of nice lighting effects far as I can see, easily got my moneys worth from that.

THEDARKPRIESTCYRIC · Fri Mar 18, 2005 3:17 am 0

I havent been able to find a laserpod at any shops on my side of the pool yet and I do imagine they will be a bit to expensive for my tastes unfortunatly

overand · Post by **overand** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 2:07 am 0

Not to bump a long-dead thread, but I had to comment.

Looks like these things are about $100 USD, or about 56 Pounds/83 euros. Ack! Now that those of you who bought these have had them for almost a year (and given the price I would have to pay over here in the states) what do you think?

matt · Post by **matt** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 8:45 pm 0

It's a nice diversion for any dark room at bedtimes.

matt

Dvorak · Post by **Dvorak** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 4:16 pm 0

overand wrote:Not to bump a long-dead thread, but I had to comment.

Looks like these things are about $100 USD, or about 56 Pounds/83 euros. Ack! Now that those of you who bought these have had them for almost a year (and given the price I would have to pay over here in the states) what do you think?

Sorry, a bit late, but stumbled just over your question, overand.

There's a Laserpod in the living room now for half a year, and I switch it on every evening.
Don't expect the visuals to be overwhelming or something, and for these visuals the price is high.
But I would definitely miss it if I would smash it today, and yes, I would replace it by a new one. And it's not as if I've got too much money.

matt · Post by **matt** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 4:19 pm 0

I have mine on a timer to come on between 11pm and 1am

Make for some nice mood lighting when you're playing in bed

matt

PVB · Post by **PVB** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 11:31 am 0

matt wrote:I have mine on a timer to come on between 11pm and 1am

Make for some nice mood lighting when you're playing in bed

matt

matt · Post by **matt** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 12:14 pm 0

whaddisay?

nuf · Post by **nuf** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 9:37 am 0

Hi there

I noticed your topic while trying to decide if I should get a laserpod. One thing that disturbs me is the comment that it only really works in complete darkness. I'm so broke at the moment and while it would be nice purely for myself trying to fall asleep at night, I'd really prefer it if I could display it at get togethers etc.
I know you said it doesn't work well on the roof, but would it work ok if it was placed near a wall in a dimly lit room?