On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 06:27:51 -0700, "William Sommerwerck"
wrote:

While they start pretty much on the dime, they do get about
50% brighter the first minute or two of operation.

That's what I noted with the Home Despot lamps.

The extended warm-up can be a bit disconcerting. Some bulbs
can start out pretty dim. They are lit OK, but they are pretty dim.

My first CFLs were Philips, and they took "forever" to come to a reasonable
brightness, let alone full. But the Home Despot cheapies are quite bright
from the moment they're enerigized, and take only about a minute to real
full brilliance.


Depending on how long ago you tried those "first" CFLs, it
may be a inappropriate comparison. Even the generic
off-brands were poor at first and evolved over time.