Are these LED bulbs are worth buying?

SuzieSue

Edit: They are sold out now, so the link doesn't show very much, but I am still wondering if they are worth it.


http://www.dealtastic.co.uk/led-gu10-bulbs-only-7-75-have-an-energy-saving-new-year.html?awc=2641_1325868782_8ea9bb60de10894f098b2e6bcf484e0b&awc=2641_1326203511_1adc2e790583189eea42ea2e5a1f61a9

I assume the £300 saving they are shouting about is if you have the old style light bulbs, but who does?

Also it says that they are a replacement for Halogen GU10, so I suppose they won't fit in a standard light socket.

bloss0m

Sold out now cant tell what make they are.

ic

Search on ebay for "GU10 LED Bulb" - there's plenty of sellers offering these style bulbs far cheaper, but the quality is anybody's guess. I suspect the vast majority will either be unnaturally blue tinted (i.e. too white), fail quickly, focused on a spot or just not bright enough.

SuzieSue

bloss0m wrote: »

Sold out now cant tell what make they are.

Thanks, so perhaps they were!

I will edit my post.

bloss0m

I got this for a web site about advice

GU10 and MR16 bulbs are the most common light bulbs in the UK, and can be found in virtually all homes and businesses. The common problems of high power usage, constant need for replacements and high heat output mean that the new LED technology is a perfect replacement for the bulbs. In fact, the only consequences of LED GU10 bulbs are the massive financial savings and significantly reducing your carbon footprint!
The choices when it comes to energy saving GU10 bulbs needs to take into account a number of factors including:
• Life of the bulb
• Energy saving achieved
• Size of the bulb
• Dimmable or not dimmable
• Colour of the light output*
*Light output is usually defined in one of three colours, Warm White, Cool White and Daylight. Warm White is usually used in domestic capacities and is the normal colour associated with a standard halogen bulb. Cool White is a cooler white colour often associated with fluorescent tubes in offices or retail environments. Daylight colour is a very white light, almost with a tinge of blue to it, and provides the very best colour rendering.

By far the best energy saving GU10 bulb available and the choice for the future of GU10s is the GU10 LED bulb. The GU10 LEDs are up to 90% more efficient than standard halogen GU10 bulbs, so a 5W bulb can provide up to 50W of light output. The lifespan is up to an amazing 50,000 hours and put into perspective, at 4 hours use per day, this equates to well over 30 years of use!!

Although there are few dimmable versions of these the high powered GU10 LED bulb is recommended by Energy Bulbs as the GU10 bulb of choice. They are available in warm white and cool white colours and some options are also available in daylight.

Finally, the GU10 LED bulbs are also available in many different colours and are ideal for accent or display lighting

izzywizzy2010

try looking at www. switch2leds .co.uk ( remove spaces) - they sell good quality brands such as philips, aurora and megaman. theres lots of information on the site too