Nanoleaf - Anyone using these?

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#280062 24-Nov-2020 20:34

I really like the look of these, but am not sure if they're worth the $400 odd to setup a 9 piece starter kit.

Some questions:

Does anyone have any of these?
What's your experience been with them?
Have they been a nice addition to your house?
Have you used the music visualiser at all?
How many did you buy and what configuration do you have them in?

I'd be buying them to give my room a bit of life and colour- during my awake hours only of course and being switched off while I sleep.

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#2610093 24-Nov-2020 22:41

Watched a video on them a while back:

Seems a bit of an expensive gimmick. If you want a souped-up light organ, get a Muzio at a fraction of the cost. Even then, you're probably going to get tired of living in a disco fairly soon...

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#2612028 27-Nov-2020 19:33

Thanks for the suggestion, but the Muzio isn't quite the aesthetic I was going for.

I think I'll see if I can find some Nanoleaf kits on sale... you can configure the brightness etc., which will be great for when you don't want it "in your face". Looking at that video, I think they kinda reinforce why I want them haha. They change up the room a bit imo, certainly from the bland setup I have at the moment!

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#2612031 27-Nov-2020 19:44

We bought a 9-piece starter kit for our adult son as a Christmas present for his home a couple years ago. A bit expensive but I got it on a sale at PB Tech. Very cool - he loves it and so do I. Have been thinking of getting some for my man-cave-room where the PS5 lives. Watching this thread with interest.

Since we bought his, I believe there are other kits available now with different shapes from the original triangles.

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#2612032 27-Nov-2020 19:46

eracode:

We bought a 9-piece starter kit for our adult son as a Christmas present for his home a couple years ago. A bit expensive but I got it on a sale at PB Tech. Very cool - he loves it and so do I. Have been thinking of getting some for my man-cave-room where the PS5 lives. Watching this thread with interest.

Since we bought his, I believe there are other kits available now with different shapes from the original triangles.

Thats good to know!

Just had a look - JB Hifi and Noel Leeming have them on sale for 25% off at the moment! Both the Hexagon and Triangle kits, plus all other accessories/kits

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#2612964 30-Nov-2020 01:06

Saw this and decided to pickup a 9piece kit at JB on sale!

Keen to see others who did the same

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#2612966 30-Nov-2020 01:48

neb: Watched a video on them a while back: a bit of an expensive gimmick. If you want a souped-up light organ, get a Muzio at a fraction of the cost. Even then, you're probably going to get tired of living in a disco fairly soon...

It doesn’t have to be like living in a disco - you don’t have to have them flashing. If I buy a set, I wouldn’t care if it didn’t have the rhythm module because I’d never use it - I probably wouldn’t even use the animation effects available in the app. I see it as being an alternative to a room light or table lamp. The Muzio is a very different product and the two products are not ‘apples and apples’.

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#2909624 3-May-2022 12:19

Recently realised that Nanoleaf put out a new product late last year - called Lines.

Again, not cheap but NL have 9-piece starter kits for $304 - versus $380 everywhere else. They also have 15-piece packs for $448 - versus $560 elsewhere.

I think I would prefer Lines over their earlier panel or tile products because, rather than an illuminated panel, the Lines stand off the wall and shine onto it - so you see more-subtle reflected light rather than direct light.

https://www.noelleeming.co.nz/p/nanoleaf-lines-starter-kit-%289-lines%29/N209581.html

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#2921053 31-May-2022 17:38

Watch Paul's video before you buy a Nanoleaf system https://youtu.be/GF1JEjaS-UQ?t=45

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