New Shows for 2008
Expand on what you have and make 2008 even better.

Custom Shows
There's still time for custom work in 2008

Animated Stars
These certainly aren't ordinary

Christmas In A Box - All In One
The engineers have actually created something easy to use.

Light shows for LED based C7/C9 Replacement Bulbs
Dealing with the dimming issue for 2008.

Learn from Experts
Check out our case studies.

Our Support Site
It's easy to get help.

More to come:
Watch for more product announcements.

 
August 2008   

Welcome to the August 2008 issue of THE LIGHTLINE, Animated Lighting's newsletter.

 



New Synchronized Shows for 2008

Just in case you got bored with all the synchronized music shows we made available 
last year, the Animated Lighting creative group has been hard at work making even more.  
Here are the latest ones available as of today.
Christmas, New for 2008:
Christmas Canon - Trans Siberian Orchestra
Dominick the Donkey - Stingray Music
Frosty the Snowman - Perry Como
Jingle Bell Rock - Hall and Oates
Jingle Bells - Barbra Streisand
Jingle Bells - SheDaisy
Joy to the World - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Last Christmas - Wham
March of the Toys - U.S. Air Force Symphony
Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Monique Danielle
Must Be Santa - Brave Combo
Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart - LeAnn Rimes
Queen of Winter Night - Trans Siberian Orchestra
Rudolph - Burl Ives
Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt
Sleigh Ride - Monique Danielle
The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole
White Christmas - Bing Crosby
Halloween, New for 2008:
Dragula - Rob Zombie
I Put a Spell on You - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Men in Black - Will Smith
No One Lives Forever - Oingo Boingo
This is Halloween - Danny Elfman
Favorite Party Songs, New for 2008:
Around the World - Ray Conniff
Beer Barrel Polka - Bobby Vinton
Help Yourself - Tom Jones
My Melody of Love - Bobby Vinton
Never on Sunday - Chris and Callie Kalogerson
This is My Song - Ray Conniff
Pretty impressive list of new songs, huh?  There's even more coming, though it's going to be 
pretty hard to beat the Beer Barrel Polka!
If you want to add any synchronized shows to your 2008 Halloween or Christmas display 
(including the new ones above), we will be happy to do this for $25.00 per lighting show/song 
(normal price $35.00 per lighting show/song).  Call us now at 816-941-0400 to order this product!
Still Time for a Custom Show for 2008
Got a song that's not on our current show page?  We can still get you in the queue for a custom 
show if you let us know before the end of August.  For typical 16 channel shows, it's $55 per 
music minute.  816-941-0400 or shoot us an email at sales@animatedlighting.com.

Animated Stars

WOW!  Have you seen our new stars?  We have 3-D versions and now six point Animated ones. Checkout the videos on our Stars and Snowflakes webpage.  You'll be seeing these in shopping centers, office building entrances and probably in your own front yard!

Christmas In A Box, All in One

Paul stumbled on to a super-secret meeting the Animated Lighting engineers were having behind one of the warehouses.  "What's up, guys?"  After an awkward few seconds with feet shuffling and anxious stares, Mark finally said "we've got an idea to make animating light displays really, really simple but we're still working out the details." 

After four large pizzas and seven of the two liter bottles of Pepsi, Christmas In A Box, All In One was born. Think of a computer, MP3 player, 16 channel light controller, FM transmitter and super simple cord connections all in one box and ready to take over your light display.  In reality it's the latest generation Monster Brain and LC-16 light controller bundled with a miniature FM transmitter (with 150 foot range), color coded plugs, graphics, a video and instructions to make it incredibly easy to install.  Included are two different show memory chips to include classic and techno Christmas music as well as gaps between songs to allow traffic to move.  We really are talking CIAB-All In One.  It's the perfect display enhancer for the professional or serious decorator.  See more on the Christmas In A Box, All In One webpage.

Paul is now keeping a really close eye on the engineers.  Empty Pepsi bottles are everywhere and he's getting worried, again!

Light Shows for LED based Replacement Bulbs

We've all seen the LED bulbs that can replace standard screw in incandescent C7/C9 versions.  Each draws less than one watt of power, have at least a 30,000 hour lifespan and are made of plastic so they're almost indestructible.  The bad news is these LED bulbs are designed to be either on or off.  Dimming the LED bulbs dramatically shorten their lifespan to anywhere from 1-15,000 hours.  We were almost optimistic at least one of the manufacturers would produce a dimmable LED replacement bulb for 2008 but things aren't looking good at all.  We've been told the dimmable LED based C7/C9's won't be available in any quantity until 2009. 

Obviously, using LED based C7/C9 bulbs dramatically reduce your electrical consumption but how practical are they for 2008?  Very!  We have taken one of our standard show packages that includes Rudolph, Jingle Bells, Linus and Lucy, It's Beginning to look a Lot like Christmas and Carol of the Bells, removed all the dimming effects and optimized everything for LED based C7/C9 bulbs.  Rest assured it looks great and you can brag your display is very green for the environment.  $99.95.  Give us a call at 816-941-0400 if you're interested.

Learn from Case Studies

Have you ever been working on a big project and said "there's got to be a better way"?  Obviously you haven't found the "Learn" section of the Animated Lighting website where there are many case studies of major projects.  Check it out and learn from the experts.

 

 

Paul Says We Need Another Sale!

It's not too early to get ready for great displays in 2008.  Why not take advantage of the new year special sale pricing on a few Animated Lighting products?  To receive these special discounts, orders must be placed no later than August 31, 2008 with product delivery on or before September 15, 2008.

ELD-16 (60 amps)  Normal LIST: $499.95 plus shipping.  Sale Price: $399.95 plus shipping.  Call us now at 816-941-0400 to order this product!

ELC-4A (15 amps)  Normal LIST: $179.95 plus shipping.  Sale Price: $144.00 plus shipping.  Call us now at 816-941-0400 to order this product!

Your Exiting Show Tweaking  If you want to add any synchronized shows to your 2008 Halloween or Christmas display (including the new ones above), we will be happy to do this for $25.00 per lighting show/song (normal price $35.00 per lighting show/song).  Call us now at 816-941-0400 to order this product!

 

Support.AnimatedLighting.com

We've beefed up our support options for 2008.  Check out our dedicated support website to make it easier for you to ask questions and get answers.  You must register at the site and be approved before you have access to all the information.  This is a safeguard to protect your privacy and keep out the spammers.  Why don't you go ahead and begin the registration process so you can gain immediate access when you have a question?  Go to:  http://support.animatedlighting.com

 

More To Come

We've just scratched the surface with what you can do with Animated Lighting products.  Be sure and roam around our website and keep an eye out for our next newsletter. 

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