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On Thu, 8 Nov 2012 06:40:12 -0800 (PST),
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I haven't bought any LED bulbs but I do have a bunch of LED flashlights, and I'd
say another factor is making sure that the light output of the bulbs has to be some
what evened out- if you shine a flashlight on the floor you get a weird (not evenly
round) pattern. That's okay for a flashlight, not so okay if you're reading and one
part of the page is brighter than the rest of it.
One question that I have is this:
Do the LED lightbulbs still have that blueish tint that the flashlights
have?
I know that pure white LEDs exist, but I hear they are very costly
compared to the blueish ones. I have not bought any LED house bulbs
yet.
They dont tend to cost more, but the rated lumens is less.
Color temp 2700-3000 is a warm white.
Brighter LEDs have tended to be bluish, especially smaller sizes.
To push lumens they compromise, especially flashlights.
Greg
By the way, I noticed that the police lights on newer squad cars are now
LED. In fact I think they are brighter than the old ones. Our local PD
just bought some new squads with them. I noticed it the other night
when a cop pulled someone over. After he was done, he was on his way
to the donut shop. That's when I asked him how he likes those lights.
He said "they're better than the old ones". He said they are quite a
bit more costly, but they should never need bulbs replaced.
I notice the front turn signal lights on newer Chevys not brought enough.
Greg