Home Depot started selling the EcoSmart LED bulbs. These are the Definity Bulbs by LSG. $20 for an A19 bulb (450 lumens I think). $39 for a PAR30 around 750 lumens. And $44 for a PAR38 around 850 lumens. They also have the Cree Can light conversions sold under the EcoSmart name for $50 with the trim included.
I bought 4 A19's for a bathroom, and they work fine, but they are over the mirror and I had to turn the light fixture so they would emit light towards the ceiling. The heatsink area blocks light coming off the back of the bulb, and they are not well suited for a fixture that is designed to emit light from ALL directions. Good quality light though. They say they are a 40 watt equivalent, I would put it closer to 60. The lumen rating on all of these is lower than their incandescent cousins, but luminance is about triple in most cases.
The PAR30 is the only PAR30 out there that is equivalent to an incandescent PAR30. I have an 1100 lumen 75W Ushio next to one of these PAR30's, and the LED bulb actually seems to put off more light. The PAR38 is brighter than my 75W incandescents.
They are supposed to be fully dimmable also, but I haven't tried it yet. Color is 3000K. A little whiter than I would like for living areas. CRI is 85. Not awesome, but not terrible for a LED. I think the only LED bulb you can get with a higher CRI is the Cree retrofits (or the EcoSmart rebranded ones at Home Depot).
On a similar note, I have some prototypes/first production run lights on their way from a new manufacturer. They are giving me them to review and give feedback. Info:
- Thin film LED tech
- Thin metal reflector wrapped with an aluminum mesh
- 750 lumens and only 8 Watts!!!
- Dimmable to almost zero! (I saw this in person)
- I think there are different reflector options for focus/spread (have to verify)
Cost when they hit the market should be about $20 a bulb. They have licensed the patents to another large well-known company. Production equipment is ready to go. There should be a press release soon, and the bulbs should be out very soon after. I'll post a review of them when they show up.
Anyone want to buy some Feit PerformanceLED's? I have 6 PAR38's.
I bought 4 A19's for a bathroom, and they work fine, but they are over the mirror and I had to turn the light fixture so they would emit light towards the ceiling. The heatsink area blocks light coming off the back of the bulb, and they are not well suited for a fixture that is designed to emit light from ALL directions. Good quality light though. They say they are a 40 watt equivalent, I would put it closer to 60. The lumen rating on all of these is lower than their incandescent cousins, but luminance is about triple in most cases.
The PAR30 is the only PAR30 out there that is equivalent to an incandescent PAR30. I have an 1100 lumen 75W Ushio next to one of these PAR30's, and the LED bulb actually seems to put off more light. The PAR38 is brighter than my 75W incandescents.
They are supposed to be fully dimmable also, but I haven't tried it yet. Color is 3000K. A little whiter than I would like for living areas. CRI is 85. Not awesome, but not terrible for a LED. I think the only LED bulb you can get with a higher CRI is the Cree retrofits (or the EcoSmart rebranded ones at Home Depot).
On a similar note, I have some prototypes/first production run lights on their way from a new manufacturer. They are giving me them to review and give feedback. Info:
- Thin film LED tech
- Thin metal reflector wrapped with an aluminum mesh
- 750 lumens and only 8 Watts!!!
- Dimmable to almost zero! (I saw this in person)
- I think there are different reflector options for focus/spread (have to verify)
Cost when they hit the market should be about $20 a bulb. They have licensed the patents to another large well-known company. Production equipment is ready to go. There should be a press release soon, and the bulbs should be out very soon after. I'll post a review of them when they show up.
Anyone want to buy some Feit PerformanceLED's? I have 6 PAR38's.