Limited time deal on Philips 100W LED light bulbs.
It works out $5.23/each for E27 Edison screw , and $5.66/each for B22 bayonet cap.
Philips LED Frosted Light Bulb 6 Pack 13W Warm White 2700K - E27 Edison Screw Expired
Philips LED Frosted Light Bulb 6 Pack 13W Warm White 2700K - B22 Bayonet Cap
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Similarly The mr16 masters by Phillips are imo the gold standard for retrofit option and i haven’t seen anyone get remotely even close for an alternative.
They are, but they're not IC-4 rated, sadly.
How important is that on a scale of 1 to hazard?
Long-term is to replace all those mr16s with actual powerpoints in ceiling or???
@Jay-rad: I'd say 2 out of hazard, but the issue is you can't insulate above them. So the fittings are basically just a vent through which your heating will flow up into the roof and out of your house
What's your experience with Osram? 6 pack for $15.95.
https://www.bunnings.com.au/osram-globe-led-stick-9w-es-dl-6…
Only 900 lms
Osram and Philips are generally on par, since they follow specs closely. Haven't had any issues with either (both with house and car bulbs).
better than the current LIFX colour bulbs?
these are the best LED bulbs in the business
Best how? That info would be useful…
Best reliability, build quality and very even light output. They don't over-quote the light output like a lot of brands. I'm a big fan of Philips auto bulbs too, I've fitted hundreds of them (I'm a qualified mechanic too)
anyone found any good deals for smart bulbs recently?
what control method? i personally like the mirabella ones with rgb + tuneable white, as i already have a lot and they control well with google home.
goes half price at woolies now and then.
yeah just google home compatible, I would control with my phone. Thanks for that will have a look
yep works good. can go a little funny after loss of power though, which while is very rare to happen, is annoying when you are like me with 10 mirabella products to reset…
I didn't have such a good experience with the Mirabella. Much happier with the Philips smart bulbs but I did pay $50 for one globe at Bunnings.
Philips hue is really the best of the best when it comes to smart bulbs. There’s honestly not many that come close and I’ve tried a lot. But yea, that quality comes at a price lol
people still use yellow light (warm white) ?
I'm still using warm white, especially for my study room. I feel comfortable reading (especially printed books) with this light colour, compared to the white one.
its still very in fashion (even as low as 2100k). , but I find more for commercial installation.
dimmed down on a dali system down to around 10% looks cozy as for restaurant/bar installs.
but I find more for commercial installation. dimmed down on a dali system down to around
From the sounds of it, you might know the answer to this one: How does dimming LEDs work these days- is it still a PWM approach where dimming simply = more flickering, or do the LEDs really give off less light at a constant rate? My extremely limited of the way that LEDs work is that they're binary on/off devices.
With some LED installations in the past, the flickering was horribly noticeable. But more recently I've seen dimming bulbs that don't seem to have this problem.
To best of my knowledge it’s all still pwm at end of the day.
I don’t really like to deal with dimming of bulbs anymore, too much pain in the ass with customers expecting the world of a $5 Bunnings lamp. Or similarly saying oh you’re charging x? I saw these ones at Bunnings via ozbargain for $1!
I deal a lot with strip lights and will always recommend Dali dimming (or 1-10v if budget is limited) as at the very least it’s guaranteed to get nice smooth low dimming and won’t be affected by mains quality (like ripple in QLD). Pwm dimming tech for constant voltage transformers (for strip) to be fair has come a very long way and new gen ones are marketed as flicker free so should still be quite serviceable.
My house is 100% warm white, as I find cool white LEDs make my house look like a dentist's office.
if it feels like a dentist office you're most likely looking at daylight… also confusing referred to as 'cool' white by many suppliers even in 2024.
4000k is a nice compromise (actual cool white aka natural white) imo
My casual observation is that for homes, 4000K and above lights are much more of Chinese immigrant thing.
Different story with commercial settings, but I don't want my place to be lit like a warehouse. I'd prefer 3000K, but 2700K is close enough.
@rumblytangara: As someone who knows a lot of Chinese immigrants, I find at least in qld they go nuts for 6000 haha
I'm after a bunch of daylight ones, can't find the same deal for those!
I'd use only in bedrooms where you want to fall asleep.
cool white light in a home gives sociopath to me
Philips used to make 3000K LED bulbs which were great.
Now I can only choose between 2700K (much too warm) and 4000K (slightly too cool).
6000K at home is just depressing like you are somehow living in an warehouse.
same here, I like 3000K LED but now I accepted 4000K, as it is so difficult to get one.
BTW I feel the Ikea 2700K LED bulbs look even yellowish
Came here to say this. They do make them, Bunnings sell them. They sell them alongside other Phillips 2700k ones. Most manufacturers warm white are 2700k which I find too yellow. Phillips 3000k are a bit whiter and I like that.
I can't stand 6500k, looks so harsh and sterile. 4000k is okay but I use this only in the bathroom. Living areas I want to feel warm and homely, not commercial or surgical.
Can also buy 3000k phillips here: https://reductionrevolution.com.au/products/philips-led-bulb…
As someone who made my whole house LED cool white and swapped back to LED warm white a few weeks later because I couldn't stand the retail/office feel of my house, I question this question.
Cool white good for garages, porches, outdoor lighting and bathrooms only. Any other room you 'live in' feels best in warm white.
Admittingly, cool white looks great for the house, but does nothing comfortable for you, the resident.
Any other room you 'live in' feels best in warm white.
What colour are your walls? Because this matters.
Cream/Beige walls with 'warm white' looks disgusting. Everything just looks piss yellow.
The colour of your walls has nothing to do with how you feel sitting under cool white lighting.
I already admitted that cool white LOOKS great.
The colour of your walls has nothing to do with how you feel sitting under cool white lighting.
Of course it does. Where do you think most of the light coming out of the bulb is being reflected from?
If you need further proof of how this works, try painting your walls black and see what difference it makes.
Warm white - cozy.
Cool white - corporate dystopian hellscape.
I have colour changing bulbs and usually settle on warm 2500K. Either that or a colour like pale green or actual yellow.
Any deals on cool white ?
If you don't need it now, Woolworths has the 14W version goes on sale at half price quite regularly, $18.80 for 2, when on special $9.40 for 2.
But theirs are in blue packaging and only equivalent to 83W, 1400lm. Are blue boxes exclusively sold at supermarkets and a step down from other channels?
I'm after a bunch of daylight ones, and patiently waiting for this deal
Sorry for ignorance, but can you simply screw those into incandescent light bulb fittings or do you need a new LeD fitting?
They screw into existing incandescent fittings, as long as the size is right, e.g. E27 etc.
They just draw less power.
Cheers
Be mindful these are 2700k warm white. I find this too yellow myself - but equally had cool harsh white as well.
Phillips make a 'whiter' warm white at 3000k which I much prefer. Bunnings sell them but also here:
https://reductionrevolution.com.au/products/philips-led-bulb…
Great call mate, bought 2 from here. ty ty
Got these, thanks!
E27 6-pack showing $42.95 for me. Seems like game over.
Warm white (<4000K) is great for seedy brothels or other assorted shitholes.
So anyone that doesn't like the psycopath glare of stark white must live in a shithole?
You clearly don't identify that light tint is a matter of preference, and probably don't get out in the sun (yellowish light) very often.
Best LEDs you can buy, won't burn out or flicker after 8 months like most brands.
I know it's not as premium as OP's 13W but I normally just grab Philips LED light bulbs 11W x 8 from bunnings for $30 and gets the job done.
https://www.bunnings.com.au/philips-a60-e27-led-1250lm-cool-…
I bought this but one pack arrived with only 5 bulbs in it…
Thanks OP, these are the best LED bulbs in the business imho. (I'm a Sparky)