Buy Philips 420240 10.5-watt (60-watt) A19 LED Household Bright White

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I purchased a number of different LED lights to compare, including this 10.5W Philips LED. It seems like almost every LED light has some limitations and works better in certain scenarios than others. I personally found this little light to be quite versatile though. Its main limitations are:

1) It cannot be used with a dimmer. Despite what the description above says, my packaging says it is not for use with dimmers. I haven't actually tried it out with a dimmer though. Most of my lights are not on dimmer switches anyway, so this wasn't a significant limitation for me.

2) It is somewhat directional, as it directs more light away from the base and somewhat less light to the sides (though it's not as directional as some other LEDs). The directional effect is similar to lights like the LED Light Bulb, 900 Lumen, Warm White, 9 Watt (65W Replacement) by G7 Power. One thing to be mindful of is that it may look a little funny in certain scenarios (e.g. when inside of a globe fixture that you want illuminated evenly in all directions). In those types of scenarios, it may be better to go with a light like the Philips 424382 11-Watt A19 LED Household Soft White Light Bulb, Dimmable (which is a light that has neither of these limitations).

With those limitations stated, there are many things I do like about this little light.

1) It puts out a lot of light. Nevermind that it's rated at 800 lumens and the G7 9W LED is rated at 900 lumens, this light is brighter than the G7 light (at least the ones I have are). I observed this both subjectively as well as doing camera tests with both bulbs.

2) It's small and doesn't put out much heat. Many LED bulbs that I purchased are somewhat large and put out lots of heat. This is the smallest light of the 5 types that I bought and actually slightly smaller than a standard incandescent bulb.

3) It's quite efficient at 10.5W, and it has a good Color Rendering Index (rated at 80).

4) It comes on instantly when you turn on the light switch. Half the LEDs that I've purchased have about a 1/2 second delay when you turn on the light switch (which makes me second guess whether I hit the right switch sometimes), but not this one.

5) It has a 6 year warranty. Some other LED brands have much shorter warranties. If I'm paying this much for a light bulb, I want a good warranty.

6) For an LED light, it's pretty reasonably priced at this time, especially if you get the Philips 424895 10.5-watt A19 LED Household Bright White Light Bulb, 2-Pack.

Some final thoughts: This light bulb has a color temperature rating of 3000K. Incandescent bulbs are around 2700K. So, this light will look a little "whiter" than a standard incandescent bulb. Whether you like or dislike this is largely a matter of preference. I generally like the color.

I have one of these bulbs mounted pointing upward in a lamp fixture that directs light towards the ceiling in a room with tan-colored walls. Items in this room and skin tones look natural to me. I have another bulb mounted pointing downward in a ceiling globe in a room with baby blue walls. I feel like skin tones in this room look a little off to me. That's my subjective opinion though.

I generally like this light and will find uses for it in many fixtures in my house.

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It worked well for over a year, but recently dimmed to less than half as much light. Phillips honored the warranty and sent us a check. They wanted the bulb back for testing.

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This is my second LED bulb that I have purchase and it is great. My other is the ambientLED 8W. I just purchased this one yesterday and it is brighter than two of my CFL bulbs that I was using to light up my bedroom. They were 13W CFLs not the best but I definitely was not expecting this one 60W equivalent to be brighter than 2 60W equivalent CFLs. This is going to make it pay itself off faster for me but that is still a long time. It gives off a good bright white that is better to read or study under than CFLs. I do a lot of reading for school and my eyes don't get as tired under incandescent or LED lights as they do under CFL light. I highly recommend this light and you will be surprised at how good the light really looks.

If you live in San Diego buy at Home Depot because SDGE offsets the price.

In regards to the other review I will watch my bulb for a decrease in light output and if I notice one I will edit my review.

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I replaced a couple of 75 watt floods with these in ceiling cans. Was surprised at how much brighter these were, and even more surprised that the color temperature looked as good as it did. Also swapped out a table lamp bulb, and it too, was bright with good color. Not sure what was wrong with the bulb(s) that one reviewer criticized for ugly color; skin tones look just fine with the bulbs I received. Color me happy...

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These are a great match to the Sylvania 3000K recessed as far as white color. They out off very good light.