Quote Originally Posted by knowboddy
... we had a bit of a disagreement over what was the best in terms of actual performance, overall cost, cost compared to performance, and so on.

... we have HID (MH/HPS/CMH), Plasma, LED, Induction, and Fluorescent (CFL, T5, etc.) lighting. I donâ??t think thatâ??s leaving anything out. Some are more expensive than others, some have better spectrums, more/less heat, more/less lumens, you get the idea.

Which do you think is best, and in which situations and for which growers? Say you were going to advise someone new to growing, what would you say is the best starter light? On a small budget? Big budget? For an experienced grower? What do you use? What would you use if money were no object?

Answer any, all, or make up your own criteria/questions and answer those. Iâ??m looking for any and all thoughts on grow lights.
LOL. So, you want to know everything there is to know about every kind of light, every kind of growing situation and experience level, every budget... or of course anything else we might care to mention? Let me sharpen my pencil and get right back with you!

No, Let's get back to reality here. You expect someone to give you all that? Have you read anything on this subject? Best for you may not be best for me. The "best" that we all end up with has more to do with our local conditions, temperature, power requirements, production expectations and a hundred other criteria, rather than one gardener's opinion on weather MH is better than LED or whatever.
emilya Reviewed by emilya on . Grow Light Options Discussion The other day I was having a conversation with another grower I know about, what else, growing! In particular we were discussing grow lights and we had a bit of a disagreement over what was the best in terms of actual performance, overall cost, cost compared to performance, and so on. Obviously I think Iâ??m right and he thinks heâ??s right and it doesnâ??t honestly matter whoâ??s right as long as weâ??re both happy with what we have, right? But the whole thing got me thinking, as any good Rating: 5