Nice, I got one from HD last weekend Mine is 5000K and it is interesting frost style

I daresay I really like this bulb- IMO it's pretty incandescent-like as far as the light distribution is concerned. I also really like those weird Philips LED retrofit bulbs but they're sorta glary IMO (I don't have one but a friend has one and I've seen it lit up. Apparently it also gets pretty hot...)
Reminds me quite a bit of an inside frost incandescent...these would be even more appealing to the consumer if they start making them in an "A"-like shape like the "A" shaped CFLs...

These worry me, i am skeptical about the longevity because they don't have nearly the heat sinking that the Philips ambient leds have , but i could be wrong

eh if it dies return it and get a new one. XD just hopes the lamp either has a warranty or dies before the 90 day return policy lol.

Thanks, it's actually has the closest distribution to incandescent I've seen so far in a LED. Most LEDs direct most of the light out the top and sides but this one also directs some of the light towards the base.

These apparently have a 10 year (at 6 hours per day) warranty. The Philips bulbs also have a warranty, 6 years (at 3 hours per day). Not sure why the warranties are so different from each other as both are rated at 25000 hours. The Cree isn't Energy Star rated though so I can't use the $5 off coupon on it that Ontario Hydro is running till the end of April. Some of the Philips ones are though.

A ten year warranty eh? wow! I don't know how they would know how many hours a day the light is used though lol.

Woot! Thanks, one of these bulbs is the closest match to what I've been lookin for (daylight, 500+lumens, dimmable)

Yeah, they also have one of the best light distributions too. Philips also released a 5000K 800 lm LED but it costs 24 or 27 at my local HD so even if you factor in the $5 Hydro coupon it's still more than the Cree.

do you think with these leds the incandescent ban won't be a problem? i still think it's a bad idea but would leds be more of a no compromise alternative to incs than cfls?

LEDs are much better than CFLs IMO. The only thing holding them back besides the price is that they're too directional. LEDs can be used in enclosed and recessed fixtures and aren't really fire hazards plus the CRI is awesome, they supposedly last longer, no flicker, run cooler, most dim better than CFLs, and the kelvin rating is actually representative of incandescent. I personally prefer the color of halogen lights over soft white incandescents fo i like the 3000K-3500K LEDs best. i think the LEDs in my bedroom are beginning to dim... They seems to equal 40W lamps no instead of 60W lamps but they were rated as a 40W replacement at 430 lumens so i really can't complain... Maybe I'll buy these and give the ones i have to my brother...

I second that they are usually more suitable, also i don't trust LED's in totally enclosed fixtures with no airflow, they will be prone to overheating and failure , unlike a CFL of the same wattage (13W-20W) because a CFL ballast does not run at its maximum temp ,sure it gets hot but that does not make a huge dent in the lifespan, for recesed use the integral fixtures with the massive heat sink on top are the best choice

with CFLs in enclosed fixtures the plastic will melt. The electronics themselves are fine put the plastic becomes a fire hazard. IMO a light bulb made out of plastic doesn't seem to robust lol.

BTW, that flea market where i got the Hubbell Exit sign is reopened for the year! They're open on Sundays and maybe Saturdays... I don't think they're open on saturdays until the wamer weather... anyways, I'm going to ask my mom if she can take me there next weekend to see if those vintage fluorescent lamp cases are still there. If so, I may buy them and sell the cases that i don't have fixtures for here. I saw some 70s-80s looking GE cases last year on some shelves. i think F14s or F15s... I think some F40s too... in any case, there's no harm in going back to see if they're still there. The eixt sign was sold to me for $5 and the guy knew they retail for $80 so he may sell me the lamp cases at a steal just like with the exit sign, especially if the lamps haven't sold yet since i'm sure he wants to clear the space for other merchandise as do most liquidation/surplus sellers. The best part is that the place is literally down the street from me! So i could take my bike if i really wanted to, but I wouldn't want to balance fluorescent tube cases on the handlebars... Plus there's no sidewalk on the main road i need to take to get there so may parent's probably wouldn't let me go on my bike. I'll have to beg my mom to take me there instead of going to the restore hehe. at least we won't burn as much gas going to the liqudation flea market lol.

I've yet to have a CFL melt in an enclosed fixture, between my house and my grandma's there is about 4, many lamps have gone EOL over the years, i used to have about 10 others 13-26W base up enclosed and haven't had one melt yet other then that TCP i posted! Wich was in an open bottom fixture

i haven't seen one melt yet either though 9/10 CFLs will say not suitable for use in totally enclosed fixtures. Personally, I don't feel safe leaving CFLs on unattended. I like the GE all-glass CFLs. thouse would probably be good for enclosed and base up operation. The four CFLs in my base up chandelier in my kitchen are very yellowed on the plastic from the heat. The tubes are pretty blackened too so i'm jsut waiting for one to go EOL and i'll replace them all with MaxLite A19 CFLs that will look better in an open fixture than those beautiful soft-serve icecream cones.

I've had around 1/10 CFLs fail at EOL with a pop...hiss but most usually just stay off. The brand name LEDs (at least from Philips and Cree) are pretty good too. Better than CFLs in most applications even. At first the light distribution was a bit off but these seem to be a lot better. I still don't agree on banning incandescents though. There's still some places where incandescent is good or needed.

There are still some applications for incandescent but I personally prefer LEDs...

I actually still use incandescent in my fridge, oven and in my traffic signals since LED still can't simulate a clear incandescent behind a lens and I don't want to replace them with LED modules. The Cree comes close but they have a diffuser on the globe.

My house has a pretty even mix of everything lol.

- The bathrooms are both entirely incandescent.
- My bedroom is LED
- My parent's room has one 13W helical CFL and one 40W GE softwhite lamp. (one CFL died)
- My brother's room has two 13W CFLs (one IS, other PS) and one 40W Philips soft white incandescent. (again, one CFL died)
- The hallway light has two 50W incandescent lamps
- The dining room and kitchen lights both have four 13W CFLs,
- the light over the sink either has two CFLs or one CFL and an incandescent
- the light over the stairs has 5 incandescents (either 40 or 60W...)
- three of the basement lights have 53W halogens (the other one still has its original 40W incandescent lamp)
- The garage keyless sockets both still have their original 90W Sylvania incandescents, the closet lights are all F20T12, the utility room is 2X F40T12 RS and the laundry room is 1X F40T12 PH and 1X F30T12 RS.
- The lights outside nest to the front door are 13W CFL, the other two at the garage door are 60W incandescent, and the light on the deck is 70W PSMH.

so my house is pretty well-rounded lol.

Here's more or less mine:

2nd Floor:

My room:
2x F32T8 /850 wrap
70w CMH 3000K PAR
22w Circline wall light
9w Cree LED in desk lamp


Parents Room:
3x 10.5w Philips LED

En suite Bath:
40w incandescent
60w incandescent

Spare Bedroom
2 X F40T10 /841 wrap

2nd Floor Bath:
2x 13w /841 CFL

Hallway and stairs:
23w 3500K Sylvania CFL
23w 2700K GE CFL (replaced a failed Sylvania 3500K)

1st Floor

Living and Dining:
2x 40w incandescent
6x 25w incandescent
2x 23w GE 2700K CFL

Foyer:
7w LED MR-16
4w LED GU-10

Laundry:
F32T8 3000K wrap (delamped to one lamp)

Kitchen:
2x F32T8 /850 striplights in illuminated ceiling
22w+32w Circline (/CW and /WW mix)
All are Philips

Family Room:
4x 13w 2700K GE CFLs
2x F20T12/GRO GE (for supplementary plant lighting)

Washroom:
2x 13w Philips 5000K CFLs

Basement

Basement general:
5x 23w GE 2700K CFLs

Basement washroom:
F20T12/CW striplight

Furnace room:
2x F32T8 Sylvania /741 striplight

Cold room:
2x F32T8 Sylvania /741 striplight

Outside
35w HPS tallpack (other side of house)
100w MV Sylvania /DX yardlight (backyard)
4x 45w Halogen(two over garage, two in alley) (in the ever loved motion sensor fixtures)
68w long life incandescent (porch light)

Garage
2x F96T12/HO/CW/EW Philips strip
F30T12/CW Westinghouse strip
F40T12 Sylvania /CWP shoplight
F20T12/CW GE shoplight
F15T8/CW Philips undercabinet
F32T8 Philips /850 strip
2x F32T8 Sylvania /741 wrap
2x F32T8 GE SP41 shoplight
175w MV yardlight
100w incandescent vapour tight
100w incandescent

woah a lot of lights!