are these led lights any good

scotty1971

just wondering what peoples opinions on these lights.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190704788108?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

cheers

scott

lifeis4living

I bought these and they are very good.www . led hut .co .uk gu10 led smd bulb

ListysDad

Compared to what? Context is important.

scotty1971

ListysDad wrote: »

Compared to what? Context is important.

just wondering if its a good budget led light

TimBuckTeeth

are these led lights any good

In a word, no

Depends what you want to use them for, but for room lighting as a direct replacement for a 50W halogen lamp you are likely to be disappointed, mainly with the brightness but also with the colour and beam angle, and quite possibly the lifespan.
Not to unfairly criticise these lamps any similar cluster LED type will be equally as poor.

tlh858

A 50w halogen lamp is about 800 lumens.
A 40W old-style light bulb is about 400 lumens.
Those LED things claim to be 270 lumens.

scotty1971

TimBuckTeeth wrote: »

In a word, no

Depends what you want to use them for, but for room lighting as a direct replacement for a 50W halogen lamp you are likely to be disappointed, mainly with the brightness but also with the colour and beam angle, and quite possibly the lifespan.
Not to unfairly criticise these lamps any similar cluster LED type will be equally as poor.

there for lighting a small bathroom

muckybutt

scotty1971 wrote: »

there for lighting a small bathroom

They are still pants !

For a few quid more get a decent branded one such as Megaman - Philips etc. Have a look here.

Cluster LED lamps are notoriously rubbish.

Another alternative is to get compact fluorescent GU10's in stead.

One thing to bear in mind when geting either lamp is the colour, warm white will give a softish yellow glow similar to that of an old light bulb, cool white and its a crisper white light that is given off.

spannerzone

I've found these work quite well in my kitchen, having compared to cheapy Ebay specials and Megaman flourescent which had a blueish tint to them.

tired_dad

Have bought nextgen ones (google it). Impressive lighting in our bathroom. 5 of these have illuminated a 3m x 2.5m room very well.

Went for te warm colour.

ic

As was mentioned above, don't compare by wattage, but instead by lumens - this is the measure of brightness of the light - regardless of the power used. If you go from using a light source that is 650 lu per bulb to 230 lu per bulb, you'll need to get three times as many to be close to the brightness of the light you previously had.