Bulbrite LED12A19/O/27K/D 12-watt Dimmable LED A19 Lamp, Medium Review

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I've just received two LED light bulbs to try. The ones I got were the BulbBright GS A19, 12 watt, 60-watt incandescent replacement. One of the reasons I chose these to try is that they are dimmable. I got these from Amazon. I ordered on Saturday and they were delivered on Monday

In my basement den I have two 2-bulb ceiling fixtures on a dimmer switch. I started by putting one bulb in beside a standard 60-watt incandescent. The color of the light is good; very close to the same as the incandescent. The light coverage is also surprisingly good. I say this because from first looking at the bulb, it appears that it would be directional toward the end. In use, it is not. Also, the light output is approximately the same, with the incandescents rated at 850 lumens and the LED's rated at 800 lumens.

Next I put the two bulbs together into the one fixture and replaced the glass cover. This way I can compare the fixture with the LED's with the fixture with the incandescent bulbs in the same room. After waiting a bit, I checked the fixture with my hand. With the standard 60-watt incandescent bulbs, I have to dim the fixtures over 50% and wait about 10 to 15-minutes for the fixture to be cool enough to unscrew the glass cover with my bare hand. With the LED's, the fixture is quite cool to the touch. So far (about 8 hours) I'm very satisfied with the bulbs, and plan on ordering more.

I have used, and am currently using, fluorescent replacement bulbs. One of the things I didn't like about the fluorescents is that they didn't work on dimmable fixtures (at least the ones I purchased). I don't think the color is as good as the LED's and the light output I think is lower than the LED's, but they are also 2-watt more (14-watts for fluorescents vs 12-watts for LEDs). I think the fluorescents are a bit cheaper, but I don't have records on what I paid for them (or whether they were on sale). Given the comparison, and at this price, I think I'll choose the LED's.

The life of the LEDs is listed at 22.8 years @ 3 hours per day. Probably about right before I retired. I'm not sure how much I'll worry about replacing bulbs in 22 years (I'm now 65 years old). That equals approximately forever in a closet, bathroom, or hallway.

Also, another consideration: the fluorescents shouldn't be just thrown in the trash because of a small amount of mercury in them (I'm not normally this politically correct, but I thought I'd pass it on anyway).

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program I recently bought some Philips A19 LED Light Bulbs rated at 830 lumens, and I installed the Bulbrite in the same kitchen fixture for comparison (see photo). The Bulbrite is rated at 800 lumens, and they seemed to be about the same brightness. They both run cool enough to be unscrewed even after they've been running for a while, thought the Bulbrite bulb felt a little cooler. Both models are dimmable. They both claim to last 22.8 years (at 3 hours a day of use), though there's no way to confirm that. If either one fails prematurely, I'll edit my review.

It doesn't matter for most fixtures, but I like the look of the Philips bulb better. Currently, the Philips is quite a bit less expensive, and it performs as well, so I prefer it.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program Likes:

This bulb is warm, bright, and appears to have decent color rendering (at home reading children's books).

Efficient option for my dimmable basement fixtures.

Works fine for my basement application; dimmable theater / office lighting.

Haven't had any humming or noise issues. Does not appear to flicker.

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No CRI rating listed here. Color Rendering Index (CRI) is a measure of how faithfully a bulb renders different colors. It has to do with how even the light distribution is across different wavelengths. Do I care? Not for many household uses. But if I were going to use this in a Retail setting where I wanted products to look good, for example, a CRI rating above 80 (90 preferably), would be a must.

Summary:

Dimmability is the real feature here. This makes it a decent deal. If you want more quality light bang for the buck, and you don't need dimming, you may want to look around. For my application, I rate it highly.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program I am a big fan of LED bulbs because it takes less energy and typically it burns brighter than a regular bulb. This bulb was easy to install and fits a lot of lights. We are now using just this one bulb in our three bulb fixture because it provides more light than 2 of the regular bulbs.

We do like this bulb because of how bright it is. However, even though it says it's a warm white, it seems to have a little bit of a yellow tint to it. It is not as bright as some other LEDs I have owned although the light it projects covers a good distance.

I will say that while this bulb is pretty good, especially for what we need it for, it is also way too expensive for an LED. I have seen a lot of cheaper options that does the job just as well. While the bulb is nice, the price is not.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program I'm sure everyone knows the advantages of LED over CFL and other types of bulbs, so I'm going to skip that.

While this is rated as a 800 LM bulb, I feel it's not as bright as a similar Philips 830 LM bulb I have. Obviously the Philips bulb has a slightly higher Lumin rating, but the Bulbrite looks like it's closer to 650 LM compared to the Philips. I think this has to do with the irregular shape of the bulb; the intent seems to be to diffuse the light as much as possible.

The Bulbrite is rated as having a life of 50,000 hours while the Philips only 25,000 hours; that would amount to over 45 years if you used the bulb every day for 3 hours.

I'm kinda skeptical how accurate that life expectancy rating really is, but even if Bulbrite really will outlasts the Philips I'm comparing it to, I still prefer the Philips bulb because it's much brighter, and actually uses slightly less power (11 watts vs 12 watts).