What do you mean by everything you need? $200 'might' get you a topper and a pole but obviously won't get lights, mounting strip (if required) and all consumables... most pre built kits are USA based at moment and all over $200 before you even think about shipping them...
That sort of budget lends itself more to DIY and repurposing stuff eg frying pan topper, used acrow prop pole etc than a purchased kit...
but all depends what you are wanting for your money...,?
This was my list/cost when i built my mega tree. Approx 4.5m high, 32x150pixels. Costs are without pixels/controllers etc.
Total cost (2023) was $1,294 for a DIY version.
Here was a bit of a build guide on what i did
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| Mega Tree Related | |
| Lightitup | Mounts Strip 12mm pixel nodes - 50m Roll |
| Amazon | Bungie Balls - 6inch x50 |
| Piptree Designs | Tree Topper |
| Kogan | Hand Winch - strap 680kg. |
| Hanson Elec | Pixel Strip Relief Mount |
| Bunnings | Paint - Black Zinc 2 coat paint for topper |
| Midalia Steel | Steel Pole/s - 20NB (26.9x2.6), 40NB (48.3x3.2) , 50NB (60.3x3.6) Med Gal Pipe x6.5m lengths |
| AliExpress | M5 Sheep Eye Screw bolt ring hanging hook x35 |
| Bunnings | Concrete |
| Safey Express | Base Flange & Hinge Male Part + Shipping |
| Autobarn | Exhaust Claim 57mm 2 1/4Inch |
| Bunnings | Conduit 50DN |
| Bunnings | Conduit 50DN Lid |
| Fastener Factory | HEX SET SCREW (FULL THREADED BOLT) A2 (SS304) M8 x 130mm - 25pc |
| Fastener Factory | SS HEX NUT A2 (304) M6 - 100pc |
| Fastener Factory | SS HEX NUT A2 (304) M8 - 100pc |
| Fastener Factory | SS FLAT ROUND WASHER A2 (304) M6 x 12.5 x 1.2 - 100pc |
| Fastener Factory | SS FLAT ROUND WASHER A2 (304) M8 x 17 x 1.2 - 100pc |
| Fastener Factory | UltraSafe Earmuff Red Premium Insulated Class 5 (34dB) |
| Fastener Factory | STAINLESS STEEL WIRE ROPE GRIP A4 (316) M4 WIRE - 10pc |
| Fastener Factory | Turnbuckle Hook/Hook A4 316 M6 |
| Fastener Factory | Wire Rope Thimble A4 316 M4 Wire |
| Fastener Factory | SS WIRE ROPE 7X7 A4 (316) M4 (25M) |
| Fastener Factory | SS QUICK LINK A4 (316) M6 |
| Fastener Factory | SS SQUARE EYE PAD A2 (304) M6 |
| Fastener Factory | SS EYE BOLT WITH NUT & WASHER A2 (304) M6 x 80mm |
| Fastener Factory | SS EYE BOLT WITH NUT & WASHER A2 (304) M6 x 40mm |
| Fastener Factory | SS HOSE CLAMP WORM DRIVE A2 (304) UNIVERSAL SIZE 4 70 - 90x12mm Band |
| Fastener Factory | SS HOSE CLAMP WORM DRIVE A2 (304) UNIVERSAL SIZE 3 50 - 70x9mm Band |
| Fastener Factory | SS D SHACKLE STD A4 (316) M6 |
| Tentworld | 500mm Beach Screws |
| Tentworld | 500mm Beach Screw Kit (with 2 screws) |
Total cost (2023) was $1,294 for a DIY version.
Here was a bit of a build guide on what i did
2023 Journey - First display for JohnnyBoy
Ahh, that makes it much more obvious. Good work! They look like half decent connectors. Be curious to know how well they stand up in the weather. These are know as Truecon. They are the weather proof version of powercon...
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ouch thats pricey,
I just got a 3.5m pole for $40, the topper for $50, then power supplys @ $200, then controller avg @ $200+ , then its the pixels an strapping for the pixels.. say $500
Ok @Johnnyboy was right with his pricing..
To hit your $200 mark, goto bunning's an buy one of there crappy tree's for $200-300
There are places in America that sells MegaTree Kits, but you wont like the price. https://yourpixelstore.com/product/mega-tree/
I just got a 3.5m pole for $40, the topper for $50, then power supplys @ $200, then controller avg @ $200+ , then its the pixels an strapping for the pixels.. say $500
Ok @Johnnyboy was right with his pricing..
To hit your $200 mark, goto bunning's an buy one of there crappy tree's for $200-300
There are places in America that sells MegaTree Kits, but you wont like the price. https://yourpixelstore.com/product/mega-tree/
I found it easier to simply not calculate the cost, I built one one year out of the black strip and bullet pixels from AliExpress and controlled it with an ESP type controller and used a palm tree out the from with a bunch of screw in hooks to hold it all up. Was it the best? Nope, did it work and was it functional...yep. Then we decided to remove the palm trees so my pole went with it and i just had all of the strips rolled up in milk crates in the shed. Ive only just started thinking about making another as it was pretty spectacular in all honesty and really made the effects from xlights pop but damn it feels like a lot of work not that i look back on it. I even still have a whole roll of the black bullet pixel mounting strip in the shed i didnt even open .