This bulb seems to be brighter than a standard 60 Watt bulb. The color is different than a standard incandescent bulb, but seems to make things look more of a pure white. If anything they are slightly blue. This bulb is larger than a standard light bulb, so it may not fit in small fixtures. This bulb does get a bit warm when left on for extended periods of time, but remains cool enough that you can hold it in your hands. Like most LED bulbs the light is directional.
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I ordered a few different types and wattage of LED bulbs from different manufacturers to try out because I've dropped 2 CFL's over the past 6 months. I have been very happy happy with my Panasonic CFL's the past 5 years, but now that LED's have come into their own I feel that the time is right to make the switch as I'm not a happy camper cleaning up mercury, regardless of how minute the amounts, in my home.
This review is for the 9 watt non-dimmable LED 1020WH bulb.
The color temperature is rated at 5000K to 6500K. I'm not sure why it's rated like that as it's not dimmable, so the color isn't going to change much over the course of it life. I would rate it more like 6500K which is similar to bright midday sunlight on a summers day harsh and very bright white. Ideal for displaying diamonds, jewelry and other objects that look good under this bright white light, but it's just a little too disconcerting for home use in my opinion.
On the other hand women might prefer this bulb in their bathroom because it will both highlight skin blemishes and uneven application of makeup. Warm white, the warm glow of sunrise or sunset, which is about 2700K, is way too yellow for me. I generally prefer home bulbs to be around 4000K, especially for reading, but no higher than 5000K. The quality and uniformity of this light is excellent. Keeping in mind that coverage is quite a bit less than incandescents. Probably about 190 degree forward coverage versus about 300 for the latter. This makes it an ideal candidate for shop displays and photographers who want to mimic outdoor sunlight. But it would be hard to relax at home with such a harsh bright white light.
Brightness is about the same as a 20 watt CFL, and I would rate it close to a 100 watt incandescent. This might be too bright for small rooms, but will be perfect for large rooms and those with high ceilings.
As the other reviews note, this is quite a large bulb approx 3" in diameter. Most standard size bulbs have a diameter of around 2" to 2½".
Please note that this review relies heavily on my earlier review of the same company's smaller 6 watt dimmable bulb Dimmable Standard Screw Base A60 LED Light Bulb 5 Watt Globe, white 1012WH and I have uploaded two pics there which clearly show the differences of the various CFL and LED bulbs that I have bought from Amazon over the years.
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This bulb is fairly large in size and it is heavy. One needs to make sure that it will fit in its intended fixture. The bulb is bright (seems much brighter than a 60 watt bulb) and appears to be very well made. I like white bulbs instead of warm white and this one fits the bill. I don't notice any particular color cast. The bulb is somewhat directional and throws less light toward its base. I have three of them in ceiling fixtures and they do a wonderful job.
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This bulb is advertised as being over 800 lumen. I just received this bulb and tried it. The lumen output is about 200 at best. my 15w regular bulb is brighter than this LED bulb. I have other LED bulbs ranging from 5w, 7w and 9w. My 5w LED is at least twice as bright as this 9w LED. This is the worst LED bulb I've bought so far and the most expensive lumen to dollar ratio. I'd give it a 0 star if I could.
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The bulbs definitely put out some amazingly bright light; however, there are a couple of things to consider:
1-These 9w bulbs are HUGE, and may not fit in many smaller lamps, and ceiling light fixtures, I know because I've tried
2-The design on these bulbs are such that in order to put out the best light, they really need to be pointed down; sideways is ok if you are putting 2 lights in, but again, they may be too big.
3-The BEST use I've found for these is in kitchen recessed light fixtures; lights point down and generate great lighting
I would give 4 or even 5 star rating if the bulb size was small enough to fit all fixtures and the bulb design could allow for more omni-directional lighting
