How is Chauvet on service if it needs warranty or non-warranty repair? I imagine if the service was poor you wouldn't want to be a dealer for them; but if I do have trouble with a fixture, is the turn-around time usually good?
My understanding of the spec sheet of the American DJ product is that its brightness is likely to be comparable to a 150w PAR can, or in other words, not all that great. I think (through my limited understanding of how to interpret lux/lumens/lampie words) the Q-Spot 260 would be almost as bright as the PAR64 1w*36 fixtures I own, or a little more useful; but still nothing like a pro moving head with a power-hungry light source.
Buying movers is pretty spooky for me, since two of these gadgets is basically as much as enough PAR cans for me to add decent lighting to my B-rig. But I know my customers will be really impressed if I get any kind of decently-bright mover that can run on crappy bar power. They're not asking for more sound anymore, that part is covered, now they want more lights.
I don't know how to mount the things, either. I don't see any way to get the fixtures to point the directions I need without hanging them overhead, so I am going to need to buy some truss that is portable enough for cheap work but also safe and will not flex or fail with the moving head doing its thing. I am guessing this means square truss and something better than tripod stands to support it, like maybe a real structure with four legs. So this is a pretty big expense for me and I really want to make the right fixture choice.
EDIT: Oh, to give you an idea about my knowledge of mounting light fixtures, I had no clue how to mount my par cans on T-bars. I measured the bars, emailed Mike, and asked him to sell me the appropriate parts. So I don't even have a clue what it's going to cost to buy the truss and supports I am going to need, I am guessing $2000 - $3000 would be about right for a configuration that could be around a 16 or 20 foot span, square truss columns, corner adapters, and some type of bases. Maybe this is way low? I do not know, but I don't want to buy the typical "DJ truss" I-beam and two tripods, because I am pretty sure that would at least scare people with live loads on it, if not fall down.