Marathon Pro lighting

[chrisoquist@hot]

Most of these fixtures look exactly like Chauvet products but seem to cost less.. Is it the same equipment sold under a different brand, is it as reliable in that case?
Responses much appreciated. Thanks!


Chris

[Designer]

Here's a link:

http://www.sixstardj.com/marathon4.html

It looks like yet another Chauvet copy, I was talking to DJNaviss about this a few days back, there are several big companies that make exactly the same (the only noticeable difference is the brand name). A good example is the Chauvet DMX 50 controller:

Chauvet DMX50
http://images.misupply.com/products/full/Chauvet/DMX50a.jpg
Scanmaster SM1620
http://216.71.107.24/WEB%20LIGHT%20CTRL/SM1612.JPG
American DJ also did an identical one too but I could'nt find a pic.

With both of these the electronics and casings are identical but the only difference is the manufacturers logo, the same can be said for lots of Chauvet and Acme products being identical like the Acme Spotknight and the Chauvet mini legend.

[DJNaviss]

Yep, Like 50 Different brand's, Make the same looking product, Only with different face plate's, And a new logo.

As Designer & I, Came up with the idea (or he thought of it... Hell I can't remember anything) that one market make's these product's, And ship's them out to all these brand's, Only with a different face plate and that of the logo...

This could be wrong, But what else is there to say? So I would think if this is true, That one look a like, Will be just as good as another.

I really haven't look around at all the different one's, So I don't know if the price's are or about the same.
If so, I'd go with the Chauvet... Mainly because I don't like the sliver face plate... HaHa.

[Designer]

:lol: