Comments

1. J. Wells Said,

   This is a bright light! But in a living room? Not for our family. The light is too cold and sterile. It gives a stark feeling to the space. I wanted a feeling like warm sunlight, which is what I was assuming I would get with a full-spectrum bulb, but for that you really need some yellow to balance it, I guess.

   Now, we also bought a 4-pack of the 27 watt bulbs by the same manufacturer and we like them better. They are not quite as bright and with other bulbs in the room, they balance out to have a very nice light. I bought this to help combat seasonal affective disorder. I live in the northern states and we haven’t seen the sun for a long time. I will try this bulb in the garage where bright light is really needed when you are looking for something. No need to send it back. It is a good bulb, but better for photography applications than household ones. Be aware that you may need a larger harp if you intend on using this with a lampshade and it probably won’t fit inside most overhead glass fixtures. This is a very large bulb. It did come on instantly–no wait or hum.
   Rating: 3 / 5

2. Solar Genesis Said,

   This light is beautiful! Reading under its light is an amazing experience. My text is clear, soft and very easy on the eyes. Its beautiful pure white light is made clear when you place it next to other so called white and full spectrum lights. Next to this they all have a yellow tone to one extent or another. It took me 10 expensive light purchases before I found this. Save your money and buy this one first then you can compare it to others and be ready to be shocked.

   I like this tone so much that I have removed the long florescent tubes in my kitchen and changed the base to accept standard light bulbs so I can use this instead. Over time I will replace every light in my house with this exact light. At night if you lay under the light and close your eyes, you can almost trick your mind into thinking its soft sunlight… Simply wonderful for those that live in 25C temps every day.
   Rating: 5 / 5

3. Camille Said,

   I bought this light because I needed something very bright to replace a halogen. At first I was disappointed to see that it was not as bright as I had hoped. But then I realised that the different spectrum somehow made up for it. I did not miss the brightness, because I could “see better” with this different spectrum.
   
   I did not expect this effect at all. It is nice.
   Rating: 5 / 5

4. Carol Gallion Said,

   I am a painter of the ‘visual art’ variety. I use these bulbs in my artist lamps and they are wonderful. Gone are the days of painting at night then discovering in the light of day that my colors are all wrong! Also they are great for lighting my paintings for photographing them. These bulbs are really pretty tough…I knocked a lamp over and the bulb did not break,whew!
   Rating: 5 / 5