Posted by Magee on April 4, 2004, at 14:27:55
In reply to Re: Light Box - recommendation » Magee, posted by spoc on April 4, 2004, at 13:58:51
> > >Dear Spoc,
Thank you so much for all your effort and good suggestions. I am going to look into it. There is a guy where I live who has one for sale. I wonder if he might consider allowing me to try it out for a few days. A smaller one (his is 2 ft long (and that seems BIG to me!) would be more convenient for me. if I could get the same results out of a smaller one (GOLIGHT) I'd chose that over BIG. Anyway, I really really appreciate the support.
Thanks
MageeThanks. Can you tell me the name of the brand and model you like? (I know you said Apollo) I could benefit I'm sure from your research. I am a LIGHT RESPONDER BIG TIME. Which is why I need to move back to California immediately. I know this last slump of depression was caused by lack of sun in New England. I was out there for the winter, and with my daily sunbaths I was feeling great. New England sucks! At least this time of year, for ME.
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> > MAGEE
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> I just went to the site (apollolight.com) to be sure if I was remembering the model correctly, and I was -- it was the Bright Light III. The only real difference between it and their other full-size models is that it is aluminum rather than two-ton oak or something, and therefore less expensive.
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> I wanted to mention some things but didn't get as far as I wanted because there seems to be some trouble at the site at the moment. I couldn't click more than a couple links without it totally freezing up, whereas I'm not having trouble at any other site right now. But anyway, wow, they've totally reworked it since over a year ago when I was perusing it. Here's something I noticed -- right now they are offering a special on something new called the Golight, that is tiny but is supposed to provide the correct light even at a distant sitting position (important -- you don't want to have to be six inches from the thing while using it, as is the case with other small ones). It is only $199, whereas the Brite Lite III and others are $279 and up.
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> So why would anyone want a full-size one?? To tell you the truth this makes me nervous, but that's just how I am. I had documented (in my mind) Apollo to be one of -- if not the -- most reputable at the time I was in the market. And they were involved in the original research and testing. But size and potential sitting distance have been such huge obstacles in the industry that if this little one really can do the same job, it would be positively revolutionary.
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> Previously it was a matter not only of getting a small unit to be powerful enough that you didn't have to sit in front of it 2 or more times as long; and also that the light field had to encompass a lot of you. So I don't know how they overcame these things. There are so many traps you can fall into in this market -- people are undoubtedly buying inexpensive and/or convenient-looking lamps or boxes all the time and never realizing they won't be able to get the proper treatment from them. I have no reason to suspect Apollo, but if I were you I'd do one of two things first: if you're a good Internet researcher, do some searches on how this new size development came to be. Apollo may list the research on their own site in that area, but make sure it's unbiased. And/or, call and grill them on how this was possible, and ask for an explanation beyond use of the word "bandwidth," as appears on the site under the description of the Golight. You might not understand a word they are saying, but you can see if they have something quick and scientific-sounding to answer with.
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> I had also wanted to check whether they still offer the 60 day trial period, and it wasn't immediately apparent where that answer would be -- I was going to look under "Terms of use" at the bottom, but the site kept freezing up. (But I believe I read somewhere else that if a lightbox is going to work for you, you'll know within days, so a shorter trial may actually be fine.) Also, note that they have a running monthly drawing to give away a unit of some kind that you can sign up for.
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> Hope some of this helps! At the price of $199 -- if the Golight does end up sounding legit -- if I were you I'd buy one new through Apollo rather than ebay or something, so you have the option to evaluate and return it. : )
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