Are these more omni directional or like a spotlight? I need a bulb where the light disperses well, not just in one direction.
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They are like a regular, old style light bulb. I put it in to replace a compact fluorescent, and it surprised me how bright and wide spread the light was. Definitely what you are looking for, it seems to me.
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This is not a spotlight, the output is pretty uniform, and there are no visible "hot spots" in the lens. The lamp is supposed to be equivalent to 65 watts, but it appears brighter than that.
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Best LED I have and at a fair price. They are almost as omni directional as a traditional 60-70 watt but not quite. I think most people will not see a big difference with incandescents except the light is more white and perhaps a bit less bright. I am quiet satisfied with purchase. I just hope they are more long lived than CFLs.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucdy6uHk0XA&feature;=share&list;=UU5J17KonVRlxiiRfgeLEWPw hi they give off great light better than any i have tested i ordered 10 of these you mightwant to check out my video on them Rich Allen
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Not quite omni directional. If you look at the mfg website, http://www.g7power.com/A19-LED-Light-Bulb-870-Lumen-9.5-Watt.html, the beam angle is > 240. It's a decent bulb, just too tall & heavy for my needs. The cheapest I've ever seen it was $9.95.
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They are more omni directional in my opinion. The entire frosted bulb area gives off light in all directions. With that said, the Cree does an even better job of this in my opinion because the frosted bulb area is larger.
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Function isn't really how one should look at the slim design. Light Emitting Diodes tend to be rather directional in how they emit light. In a typical household current LED bulb the LEDs point away from the socket. Depending on the application this is fine. However, for lamps such as a table lamp, this directionality leaves the light emitting up, but leaves the table the lamp is placed on poorly illuminated. The ring you see on these lamps contains a loop of LEDs. Since the LEDs now face outward from the bulb, instead of upward, they broadcast the light much more like a traditional tungsten element bulb. Behind a translucent lamp shade these bulbs look like a regular frosted bulb. The biggest difference you'll find between these LED bulbs and incandescent ones when illuminated will be heat production.
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I think spot lights..... They do give off spread angle lighting and are easily adjustable...
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I have the same question: I'm looking for the clear base so that the side light shines through. Without the clear base, the light only shines down (not sideways) and so doesn't match the other bulbs in the ceiling fan.
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Hi, I use the bulb in a lamp with a shade next to the bed for reading. The light does not seem focused in a particular direction -- but widely diffused -- possible influenced by the shade. Nevertheless, combining it with a dimmer switch made it the right ecological choice -- needed the brightness to allow these sixty year old eyes to read well in the evenings .... and dimmed ... as an ambient light when not reading. Hope this helps -- I do like the bulb -- also, it doesn't seem to run as 'hot' as traditional lightbulbs.
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I certainly can't "discern the light cast by the individual LEDs". The bulbs do have a fairly wide (60°) beam angle and their coverage seems uniform and consistent with the halogen bulbs they replaced, perhaps warmer (3200°K), not as harsh.
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If I put higher watt bulbs in I get more light... its not like the florescent I had, really bright light. I like the "look" of the lights, I am still working on the watt bulbs to be using. Right now I have two outer higher watt, and the center less. Will probably be changing around until I get the adjustment I like. Its not a direct bright light.
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Not sure what you mean.....it is brighter than a 65 watt bulb, but needs a the spotlight "can" to tuck the wires into.
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These are a very normal looking bulbs both when on and off. Orientation, housing design, and bulb visibility should not be an issue. Other bulbs like the Philips Slim Style LED bulbs are flat and just look weird when the bulb is visible, or the orientation of the fixture threads aren't just perfect. (You don't want to see that slim bulb from the side in your vanity fixture!)
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The Cree bulbs at Home Depot are *outstanding* and they throw around 450 lumens. They have 60w A19 equivalents too that throw a lot more than that.
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Yes, the bulb is omnidirectional. This is the best led bulb I have used in reference to a direct and effective replacement for an incandescent bulb of the same shape and size. The light is clean and bright, obviously instant on and functions in the same way as an incandescent with less heat and expense. I have also purchased Cree 60 watt daylight bulb for my ceiling fan in my home office. I am very satisfied. Hope this helps.
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I have noticed the beam is narrow and tall when these lights are mounted in the normal way. These lights are very bright when looking at them head on, but if you move to the left/right by 10-20 degrees, the light output is much less. So if you mount them vertically, then their beam will be wide and short.
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I've purchased these headlights. And I love them. They aren't as bright as I would hope for them to be. Only bc it shines light through one bulb which is the closest to the 3 bulbs on the side.
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I replaced my high beam bulb with these and have had no problems, however it is purely cosmetic. Standard headlight housings or HID projector lens are not designed to project the light from an LED. I don't use my high beams and just wanted a light that was going to match closely with switchback LEDs I have installed for my blinkers. The light is bright, but it just scatters all over the place and is useless for .driving
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that is the best spot... in a can light pointing down... a cone shaped bulb like this will only project light in one direction, in a lamp all you'd get is a bright circle on the ceiling, buy cone shaped for ceiling mounts and round bulbs for lamps.. I bought a few of these and the red color stopped working within a few minuets, and actually burned part of the circuit board assay (smoked).. The blue and green still work great, but all the shades of light that are generated from combinations of two or three bulbs flicker too much to be used..
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They are in between. Not the large "old school" bulbs but not the tiny style either. They are about the size of an almond.
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It's a spotlight. If you need more of a flood light, this one is very directional. But it is very bright...