how is it absurd?
okay, fine, i watched the video
in the video, the lights are side by side so they're not even lighting the same pieces of coral, you can't really see a direct comparison anywhere in the video other than the fact that the new light looks slightly brighter lighting the taller coral in a side by side shot. also the one thing they should have done, which is taken pictures of the tank with the new light vs the old light, centered, in the same position, they didn't do. they just kind of show them side by side and the new one looks a bit brighter.
okay, i mean, we sort of expected that much right? but without an apples-to-apples comparison, you can't really get that good of an idea of the total difference, its mostly just a guy reading off spec sheets while video overlays of graphs and stuff fly over the screen.
I don't think i've learned much that I couldn't have just read off the website, but again, that's not real world experience, that's not seeing if these have power supply issues or things burning out prematurely or whatever else could possibly go wrong with a brand new product. ecotech is a reputable enough company, i'm sure they'll fix any mistakes, but put it into perspective at least.
i honestly think watching the video possibly proved my point even more, that the video was shot to make it look in the best possible light, what else would you expect, they do want to sell these ya know? lol, but think about someone with a gen3 who might wanna upgrade to a gen4, this video might make this thing look like the best thing since sliced bread, when in reality it might only be a 5-10% difference. that's the kind of thing people spending the money will actually want to know...but we're not gonna find that out until we have more independent reviews.