I am very happy with this light. It is bright (perhaps slightly brighter than the incandescent it replaced, even), produces a good color light, and has a very wide angle illumination. It dims better than the CFL PAR38's I also have, perhaps down to half intensity, but not as good as an incandescent. I rarely use the dimming feature but it's nice to know it won't break the light, since my switches are wired with dimmers.
The field of view is excellent. I got an early PAR38 LED from the home center and the FOV was terrible: despite the packaging, it was a spot light, which did not illuminate the room. This one has plenty of FOV, illuminating the room as it should. This is a crucial point for recessed lights used as general illumination: the FOV has to be quite wide.
The amount of light it puts out is amazing, especially since it is rated at only 14 watts (I have not measured the power consumption to verify).
In all, a highly recommended bulb... just as good as the $100 ones I got a couple of years ago at 1/3 the price. I see no downsides compared to either CFL's or incandescents for use in recessed lights. Bit of a high up front cost still but not bad if you consider lifetime costs.
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