Tim+ wrote:

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Brian Reay wrote:
As a side comment, the plethora of bulb types is a nightmare. We have
some fittings which we especially like in a couple of rooms which are
designed for ?golf ball? 40W conventional bulbs. We?ve had them about 20
years but they are perfect for the rooms they are in etc and have
dimmers. Try as I might, I can?t find dimmable LED replacements which
have a true equivalent light output. Ones with a lower output yes but
not true equivalent.

It is a real problem with LEDs. Where you actually see the bulbs. Trying
to find ones which look as good as the tungsten type.

My particular bugbear is that even after all this time, there still doesn't
seem to be an LED equivalent of a "standard" bulb in terms of light
distribution. The output is nearly all directed away from the base, unlike
tungsten bulbs which have a much more spherical light distribution. I've
yet to find a good 100W equivalent for a standard lamp (where I want
significant downward spread of light for reading).

Tim
There used to be some Lumilfe ones, but they seem to have ceased to
exist, or at least to be available. The latest (not so cheap) golf
ball ones I have found with illumination in all directions (except,
obviously, the base) are Osram Parathom.

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Roger Hayter