Should You Build Your Own Christmas Light Controller? Building vs. Buying PreBuilt

Should I buy pre-built or build my own controllers? Let's help you make that decision. 00:00 Introduction 01:10 Should I build my own controller or buy pre-built? 03:00 How do you decide if you want to build it yourself? 04:46 Buying / Assembling receivers is a bit different 05:15 Looking at different controllers 05:59 Mattos Design Dragon Controller 08:14 Beachin Christmas Controllers 11:47 How to build the smart controllers like Dragon Controller 14:44 Why we see the value in the Dragon Controller 15:22 Why we like the New Genius Controllers from Experience Lights 16:50 Closing Kulp Lights: https://kulplights.com Beachin’ Christmas: https://beachinchristmas.com Falcon Controllers: https://pixelcontroller.com/store/ New Genius Controllers (Experience Lights): https://experiencelights.com/genius-p... Wired Watts: https://www.wiredwatts.com Original Wizard Genius Meanwell Receiver (Wizard of Wire): https://www.wizardofwire.com/product/... NEED GEAR FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS DISPLAY? If you need any gear for your Christmas lighting setup, head over to Above AVL GEAR: https://aboveavl.com/pages/christmas Check out the Dominar Beam and other Waterproof DMX Lights for Christmas Light Shows: https://aboveavl.com/collections/dominar We've got a team of experts (not salespeople - just helpful folks who actually know this stuff) who can help you find the right thing for your display, quote it out, and get it into your hands at your personalized price. WANT TO GO DEEPER? If you want to master Christmas Lighting with in-depth training and step-by-step tutorials (plus access to our community forum), check out Learn Christmas Lighting Academy: https://lp.learnchristmaslighting.com... ABOUT LEARN CHRISTMAS LIGHTING: Learn Christmas Lighting is part of Above AVL, founded by David Henry. With years of experience in lighting, production, and education, David created Learn Christmas Lighting to help anyone build an amazing holiday display—whether you're hanging your first strand of lights or designing a fully synchronized show. Grab our FREE guide: "3 Things You Need to Know Before Creating Your First DIY Christmas Light Display": https://lp.learnchristmaslighting.com... Follow us on social media: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...   / aboveavl   COMMENTS & QUESTIONS: We love hearing from you! Feel free to ask questions, share your display ideas, or let us know what Christmas lighting topics you'd like us to cover next. Please keep it respectful and on-topic - we're all here to help each other create better displays. Now, real talk: creating these videos takes a TON of time and effort, and I'm not always available to answer questions here personally. If you need help or have questions, Learn Christmas Lighting Academy is where we offer premium support alongside all our step-by-step training: https://lp.learnchristmaslighting.com... A lot of questions can also be answered by searching the Learn Christmas Lighting blog (use the search bar): https://www.learnchristmaslighting.com For the Tech Gurus – Curious about the equipment used to film these videos? See the full list here: https://articles.aboveavl.com/video-e...