monkeychief,no need to apologize to me. I was just throwing in my opinion after reading this thread the past few days. This is not a insult and you can correct me if I'm wrong but you seem to be a yes or no and a black or white kinda guy and not a maybe or different shades of gray guy. I think this thread is here to help people decide what's best for their budget,grow style and their expectations. Marijuana is one of the hardiest plants I've ever seen and you can grow it under almost any light source and it takes a lot of abuse. If all your interested in is yield and not quality you might want to go hydro under HPS if don't care about electricity cost and cooling and have a limited budget. If your more interested in just quality you might want to grow under a quality full spectrum LED set up and organic soil,you may need to DIY or use more than one unit to get the full spectrum your looking for. And there's the people in the middle too,that may use a mix of both. I can't argue against buying cheaper China made LED panels as long as the buyer understands the risk they take in buying them and does their homework on the company,the parts they use,how hard they drive them and their chances of warranty service. I'm a organic full spectrum guy with a very tight budget but according to a couple friends that grow under HPS,mine is noticeably higher quality,strength and I manage to yield more grams per watt than them with the same cut. Choosing a light is more than just budget.