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* Consumes only 3-watt - energy efficient bulb * 50,000 hours of usage * G19 lamp shape * Indoor or outdoor high output * Intense white rich color Disappointed, But Happy In The End -- I had great hopes for our first LED bulbs - I bought 2 - specifically targetting them for our most used zone, our breakfast nook. Unfortunately, these are...dim bulbs. Too dim to replace the CFLs we use now. I did not object to the blue color. I had a back up plan, and we tried a bulb in our motion-detector front door light (only 1 bulb) but that was also too dim, not enough light for this location either. The final step in the plan (and last chance) was to put these bulbs in our refrigerator, replacing the 2 incandescents inside (inside!) the cooling compartment. Finally, success! Our fridge takes 2 bulbs, and the 2 I bought provide just enough light and Vastly Less heat inside. Bottom Line: These are dim, dimmer then you would think. You can find a use for them, but be prepared to keep trying locations until you are satisified. Very Blue, Pricey -- Yes, the light from the 3W Nanolux White bulb is very blue. The light is a bit pricey -- I'm hoping the price will come down over time. I'm also hoping for brighter versions of the bulb moving forward. It is not a light you could comfortably read under, but it makes for good accent lighting. Useful In Some Applications. Dim, But Worth It! -- I purchased one of these from Amazon.com as an experiment to see how these lightbulbs performed. I was fore-warned from other reviews that the bulbs were very blue and pretty dim, and that they were. I could tell a night-and-day difference between this bulb and an ordinary incandescent. It's (very) noticeably dimmer than the energy-saving compact fluorescent bulbs I have around my mouse. So why do I like them? Well, an ordinary incandescent bulb might use 60 watts of power and this thing uses 3. Even 60-watt replacement compact fluorescent bulbs use about 17 watts of power, so these bulbs even make other "energy saving" bulbs look like power hogs by comparison. The key consideration before buying is where you think relatively dim bulbs might make sense for your needs. For me, I have a porch light and two lights on either side of my garage that run all night. The light is enough to illuminate that outdoor area well enough, and since the lights run all night, using these light bulbs saves quite a bit of juice! My recommendation would be to use these bulbs as dim porch lights or maybe hallways, but use compact florescent bulbs indoors if you need more lighting. You'Ll Likely Be Disappointed -- Fair chance this bulb will last forever (as in one's life time) if you don't keep it on 24/7. 'Not supossed to be very subseptible to failure via repeated on/off cycles. The phosphor that provides the "white light" may well degrade with time though. Principle problem is output: you won't be able to use this for anything but going to the bathroom in the middle of the night. Perhaps some minimal outdoor lighting. If push comes to shove, you can read with it. Funky bluish color. Too Blue, There Are Better Options -- The sad fact is this "white" LED is the cheapest to manufacture. That's why we see all of these BLUE white lights instead of the very nice warm LEDs that exist. Did you notice all the LED Christmas lights last year? All very cold looking. Not what you want to see on a cold winter night. But they're the cheapest, so that's what they produce. I would easily pay $30 for a warm white than $20 for cold white. Also, it's way to pricey for the Lumen output. You can get warmer, brighter, LED bulbs for much less. Binding : Tools & Hardware Color : White EAN : 0030721034664 Model : 3466 UPC : 030721034664 See also:
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