25 LED bulbs tested and rated - video

[bobdoo]

"The Phillips Ultra Definition LED Light Bulbs are the best lightbulbs on the market, and it's not even close. High CRI, low blue spike, low flicker, exceptional dimming and a reasonable cost. These are the bulbs you should be using"

I have an LED flashlight hobby, where CRI is very important. I also have a Solux incandescent bulb for evaluating my inkjet prints, so this test caught my eye.

 

[blufeb95]

I think one of the most important and overlooked aspects of LED bulbs is how well they suppress RFI emissions, I gave up on using 100W LEDs in most of my house because I got tired of trying to find ones that wouldn't destroy my VHF TV signals, since I have antennas up in my attic.

 

[pghvolvo]

Well that was interesting.

 

[MParr]

In my experience, most LED bulbs are crap. They don’t last very long and are expensive to buy.
I’ve had the best service out of Feit brand LED bulbs.

 

[NormanBuntz]

I know from experience that all of the no name LED bulbs made in China that I've purchased on Amazon have been crappy. A few have failed right out of the box.

 

[blufeb95]

I’ve had the best service out of Feit brand LED bulbs.

I've had the worst service from Feit bulbs all the 100W filament bulbs died very prematurely

 

[CharBaby]

I’ll have to review this later. Thanks for posting

 

[Cujet]

Just the kind of nerdy video I like.

 

[y_p_w]

There was a company called iWatt that made (among other things) digital LED lighting controllers that they claimed would reduce flicker and provide higher efficiency and reliability. I wasn't sure if it would have been worth it for the cost.

iWatt's Third-Generation SSL LED Drivers Featuring Flickerless™ Technology and Patented Digital Dimming Control

iWatt Inc., a leading provider of digital-centric power management integrated circuits (ICs), today announced its latest digital AC/DC SSL (solid state lighting) LED driver platform with the iW3616 and iW3617. This new platform expands iWatt’s existing line of Flickerless LED drivers, increasing...

www.led-professional.com

They eventually got bought out by Dialog Semicondfuctor, which is now part of Renasas. Not sure if they still have LED lighting controllers.

 

[DougR]

Salt River Project Power Company sent me 2 dozen LED bulbs free. Only one has failed after 4 months and I have no issues with the rest.

 

[Reggaemon]

. The price of a box of bulbs being less than a cup of coffee, it's something I don't think about.

 

[MParr]

. The price of a box of bulbs being less than a cup of coffee, it's something I don't think about.

Dang! Where are you buying your coffee?

 

[Aredeeem]

Bigger fish to fry. I’ve got enough BR30, BR40, and 60 watt incandescents to outlive me. Next.. Get em while you can.

 

[E365]

I haven’t watched it yet, but I wonder if these are basically the Philips “Dubai Lamps”? Actual high-quality, long lasting LED bulbs Dubai requested Philips make for them.

 

[opublic]

I haven’t watched it yet, but I wonder if these are basically the Philips “Dubai Lamps”? Actual high-quality, long lasting LED bulbs Dubai requested Philips make for them.

They are filament based, so I suspect you are correct.

 

[Insertcoolname]

oh i love light bulbs. I already put as many clearance generics everywhere I could at my place and my parents'. i even got some LED grow lights