TONY CHANEY
Contributor
I truly embrace both. I love my Big Blue light but it comes with some complications. i.e. without the cord you cannot route it around your head to use both hands, the cordless lights are hard to hold on to the back of your hand without additional support, lost of the canister to secure your primary reg. hose around. I also think that my 21 watt HID, with the focus head, can penetrate the water better and has a longer burn time. I also enjoy the robust quality of the LED and the fact that it can be used outside the water. The HID can be focused from pin point to flood where the LED can't. OTOH, the LED output can be decreased output to extend life time as well as light matching.