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John Rumm wrote:

I must admit I am not sure why the quality of light from the compact
versions seems so poor compared to that from a traditional linear tube
ones.

Cost and size? Maximum perceived light output seems to be the selling war
- not the quality of it. And given the quoted light output is just not in
the same ballpark as most see from a GLS, it makes me wonder why they
bother.

It's rather like the official MPG figures for cars. Pie in the sky. So
only useful for comparing two similar products by anoraks.

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