LED bulb technology has improved noticeably since we reviewed our first LED bulb half a year ago, with new products are starting to focus on replacing higher-wattage incandescent bulbs. This new 2011 model from the Feit Electric Performance LED line has a brightness of 800 lumens, uses 13 watts, and...
Many LED bulbs are already on the market, however, most of these are either spot-type lamps or bulbs that only disperse light forwards. The GE Energy Smart LED is the first omnidirectional LED bulb on the marked, made possible a unique design of cooling fins that leave the sides of...
Continuing on the Home Depot EcoSmart LED line, we have the 8W PAR20 and 15W PAR30 LED bulbs. Using between 20-25% of the power of incandescent bulbs, the PAR20 and PAR30 floodlight LED bulbs are designed for indoor or outdoor use, are dimmable, and have a 3000K bright white color...
Qnuru’s Prism Series is a high performance line of LED replacement bulbs. In search of a brighter LED bulb for a higher incandescent wattage equivalent, we came across the Qnuru Prism Opal A25 bulb. The Opal A25 uses 9.2W, is designed to replace a 75W incandescent, and is available in...
Several limitations of early replacement LED bulbs were high price, unnatural colors, and beams too narrow to be useful. With improvements in LED technology, the days of compact fluorescent (CFL) bulbs are soon to be limited. The Home Depot EcoSmart LED bulb is a capable contender, with surprising performance, good...
