Buy SWITCH Lighting A2100CUS40A2-R Classic A21 LED Light Bulb

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I preordered these in hope that they would replace four 100w incandescent bulbs in our dining room light.

These bulbs do produce a lot of light. More so it seems than the 100w incandescent bulbs they were replacing.

We hated the color cast however. They reminded my wife too much of the old fashioned CF tubes and these bulbs have been banned from our home.

I even tried it in the garage, but without a shade, even I just wanted to turn around and leave as soon as possible; I found it so depressing.

I returned then and settled on these instead: FEIT PerformanceLED 22 Watt A21 Omni-Directional 3000K 100 Watt Replacement LED Light Bulb 1600 Lumens

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I bought 2 of these bulbs last week and I am using them in my garage. They replaced 2 CFL 23 watt/"1600 lumen" light bulbs, and the difference is not only incredible, but dramatic. The bright white of these bulbs make the CFL's "soft white" (and probably faded over time) seem dingy in comparison. I have previously bought the SWITCH 40 bulbs for my bedroom, and loved them so much that I didn't hesitate to dish out the money for these bulbs. I had been waiting for the SWITCH bulbs since I read about them in WIRED magazine, and they are well worth the wait. I'm just hoping that the price comes down soon so I can change over more of the lights in my house to them :)

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Compared to the Philips 100 watt equivalent 2700K LED bulb, this SWITCH bulb has an ideal color temperature that works both in daytime and at night. The Philips almost looks like a mini sodium lamp at fire up, though the color of the remote phosphors do improve somewhat after warmup. Those are going back to the store now that I've seen this one in action. My significant other said she vastly prefers the SWITCH to all other LEDs we are currently using. One thing is that many lamp shades decrease the effective color temperature, so I prefer to start a little higher.

With an infrared thermometer, the SWITCH hits a maximum 150 degrees F on the heatsink in 80 degree indoor temperatures in a standard shaded lamp. That's pretty darn good, considering much weaker bulbs will often hit 190+. It's impossible to tell junction temperature without breaking it open, but there's a pretty good chance it's around the liquid temperature since it's fully immersed.

Only time will tell how the bulb holds up, but a lifetime warranty for residential use is crushes the competition, which ranges from 1 year (crap brands), 3 years (Sylvania) to 6-7 years (Philips). We'll be running these hard (though properly ventilated), so I'll be updating this review if anything goes wrong.

If I could fine-tune the color, I suppose 3500K would be good, but 4000K has advantages. It would be tough to pick between the two.