I think they choice of colour depends on the environment. In a kitchen or a
study where we need plenty of light and/or don't want it to be too restful,
we've got daylight white. In bedrooms and the lounge, we've either got warm
white, or else Philips Hue which can be set to a range of colours. The
shades of white from normal Philips Hue make a lot of sense: they go from
candle white (yellowish) to daylight shade (quite blue), with normal warm
white and daylight in between. I'm not sure it's worth spending extra to get
colour Philips Hue which have a much wider gamut of colours, ranging from
neutral white to very saturated colours.

The one problem with dimmable LEDs (certainly Philips Hue, and maybe other
ones) is that the dimmest setting is actually quite bright, if you want a
night light that can be left on to guide someone to the loo at night without
keeping them awake.

I'm not sure why it's not possible to reduce either the current (for
non-pulsed LEDs) or else the mark:space ratio (for pulsed
full-on-or-full-off LEDs) to make the light go even more dim. One day when I
can be arsed to do it, I'll measure the range of brightness in terms of
"stops" on a camera.


"Brian Gaff (Sofa 2)" wrote in message
...
But people say, is there a setting that looks like halogen with that nice
hue to it.
Brian

--
----- --
This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from...
The Sofa of Brian Gaff...

Blind user, so no pictures please
Note this Signature is meaningless.!
"Brian Reay" wrote in message
...
On 09/03/2020 08:46, Andy Bennet wrote:
On 09/03/2020 08:27, Rod Speed wrote:
Brian Gaff (Sofa 2) wrote

Now according to people I talk to, its not that leds are less bright
than halogens, but the light is different in quality. It is often
described as stark or stressful, but maybe somebody can tell us why.

Mine arent when set to warm white.

I actually quite like the 'whiter' light from some LEDs. Of course, it
isn't to everyone's taste.