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Originally Posted by billethkid
The above is an excellent question. I look forward to the reply as well.
I have a question about the model you listed as the one you purchased. It is listed as "warm"....my base reference would be when the CFL originally came out it was a bright white un-natural light. Later they became more warm...
with the LCD as stated is a new level of brightness........but how would you describe the color or brightness.
I am interested but do not want or like the bright white.
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We did a little on-line and in store research before buying our lights. We are not sure that LED lights have uniform fixed industry standards on color description yet. On a personal preference, we decided to stay away from anything advertised as "Daylight", as this light choice, in general, is too harsh for our tastes. (We do know an electrician who recommends this choice for its brightness, especially for garage areas, but it is not for us.) We also looked for lights that were at least 800 lumens. The flood lights do shine brighter than the ones we replaced. (It may be that the light is dispersed in a wider area.) Not all are on a dimmer switch, and those that are not, are not often used for long periods of time. The light is brighter from the kitchen flood lights (and others), almost like a sunlight coming in from overhead. Our home model is a little darker inside (due to the covered lanai), so we are happy with the choices we made here and don't feel the need to add skylights, as others have done to lighten up the interior.
The next part of our transition will be replacing the bulbs in individual lamps. The incandescent bulbs look better right now than some of the CFLs we use, but the LEDs appear to be far superior to both. We may wait a bit to see if there is more improvement on the three-way LED lights by choices, price, and performance before finishing this stage. We already can't wait to get rid of the CFLs, (liked their energy savings but not the light output). It almost seems as if the LED industry has ramped up the low wattage equivalent bulbs faster than the high wattage equivalents, so there are more choices in the lower end. We are still in the learning curve here.