Attendees at the LDI 2014 show in Las Vegas found a range of new lighting products from Production Resource Group (PRG) that were all developed to provide practical yet innovative solutions to the challenges of live event production. PRG’s tack is that true innovation must enable producers, designers, and technicians to ‘work smarter’ – to accomplish more, with greater efficiency, at lower costs.
Quickly becoming a hot topic on the exhibit floor after its unveiling was the PRG RH+A ReNEW LED Retrofit Assembly. This LED light engine is designed to work with the Electronic Theatre Controls (ETC) Source Four ellipsoidal’s lens tubes and shutter assembly. PRG claims that by merely swapping out the tungsten light source of the Source Four the ReNEW user immediately cuts their energy and HVAC costs yet increases their output. The ReNEW produces over 8,200 lumens of output, making it an LED option that truly exceeds the output of the 575W Source Four ellipsoidal with a clean even field of light.
Taking under 60 seconds to change each unit out, it is also a time efficient solution to changing out whole rigs to efficient LED.
The ReNEW LED Retrofit Assembly is available in 3,000K tungsten and 5,700K daylight color temperatures. The ReNEW exemplifies smart innovation that acknowledges the need for effectively balancing time and money when upgrading technology.
