Cree LED Bulb Review: Nobody Needs to Know You’ve Gone Green

LED light source bulbs have always been a bit like car repairs : they ’re either good quality or low-priced , but very rarely both . And it ’s all very well and just that these bulbs use a fraction of the electrical energy as incandescents but dropping $ 30-$40 on a single bulb — especially when they ’re so exotic looking — preserve many consumers from switch over . But that ’s where the Cree LED bulb comes in .

What Is It?

The Cree LED bulb is an LED luminosity source design to accurately mimic the light and form factor of incandescent bulbs for less than $ 15 .

Who’s It For?

Do you currently have a light on in your house or spot right now ? Then you may in all likelihood find a use for the Cree chair Bulb .

Design

The Cree LED goes out of its way to ape the tone and feel of a traditional A19 incandescent . The “ Cree lead Filament Tower ” ( say : the lightheaded source ) emulates the saturated tripping source that strand bulbs produce and covers it in a actual glass bean to distribute light evenly . Unlike , say , the turtle - neckedPhilps dimmable LEDor the Samsung LED , with its go - fast fin , the Cree medulla in reality looks like a incandescent lamp .

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Using It

If you do n’t know how to bang in a loose medulla oblongata , I do n’t even knowwhere to start .

The Best Part

These affair are dirt inexpensive , give the quality of lightness produced . Cree electric-light bulb are solid , as testify bypreviousflashlight reviews , so getting a warm white 40W equivalent for $ 10 , a 60W warm white for $ 13 , or a 60W daylight for $ 14 is a steal , especially when shit for 25,000 60 minutes . Plus , they play like regular incandescents : they turn on instantly and are dimmable . The Crees produce light at either 2700 or 5000 K , look on whether you bought the warm whitened or daylight variety , but have slenderly reduced output compared to the Samsung ( 900 vs 800 Lumen on the 60W ) and the Philips ( 470 vs 450 on the 40W ) , though it ’s not particularly noticeable .

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Tragic Flaw

The bulb is sized for stock A19 sockets though the ridged ringing separating the base and dome can get in the room , foreclose the medulla from being amply screwed in .