anyone have experience with these LED lightbulbs?

[Black]

davester wrote:
Note that those aren't omnidirectional so will not be useful in many fixtures. Also, they are a no-name brand with no warranty mentioned and are no cheaper and about the same efficiency as better quality 40w and 60w Crees from Home Depot.

Davester, these are 2-packs.

[OWC Jamie]

500 lumens sounds like it's a rather directional bulb with readings taken at the focus.
Great if they are going in a fixture and the directionality of the bulb is like a spot light and that works for you.
I'd be asking if someone els had tried one yet too.

[wowzer]

I'm in for 6 packs...tx

[Robert M]

Hi everyone,

Some info about them in this thread:



Not dimmable.

Robert

[Black]

They are a bit whiter than an incandescent.
space-time should like them, then.

[sekker]

Glad to see LEDs coming down to the $5 range.

I love my first Cree bulb. Will be getting more as my CFLs die.

[N-OS X-tasy!]

Robert M wrote:
All,

I'd be less concerned about the efficiency and more concerned about the lumen output, color, design, compatibility with a dimmer and overall build quality of the bulb. Those are the factors that really matter.

Robert

This.

[h linamen]

AllGold wrote:
http://www.staples.com/Staples-Daily-Dea...ref=sliver

I'd rather have 60 watt replacements but these 40 watt replacements appear to be pretty efficient (lumens to watts used).

Last week I bought 20 of these bulbs (10 two packs) and have been using them for almost a week. In two bathrooms we replaced five 60 watt above each bathroom mirror with five of these and do not see any difference in the light level. My wife loves them and I do too. Best used horizontal or downward due to the silver shroud that covers half of the bulb. Again, we really like them. With the staples 15% off entire purchase coupon that I had, they came out to just a little over $4 per bulb. Don't know what the longevity will be but the package says rated for 13 1/2 years.

[AllGold]

Good to know. I ordered only a single 2-pack to start. Now I wish I'd ordered more.