TCP LBR301050KND6 LED BR30 65Watt Equivalent Daylight 5000K Flood Light Bulb 6 Pack

This TCP LBR301050KND6 LED BR30 - 65 Watt Equivalent Daylight product by RoHS uses 10 Watts compared with the 63 Watt incandescent light bulb it replaced. According to the manufacturer the bulb should last 25,000 hours compared with the only 2000 hour life span of an incandescent bulb. This is rated for indoor/outdoor use and comes in a convenient two pack. The question for me is if LED bulbs are better than Compact Fluorescent bulbs. 14 bulbs in total.

These are great... they seem to be equal - if not better - quality than the LED floods I purchased at the 'big box' store but have a better color, in my opinion. The color is very similar to that of a standard incandescent bulb and produces a slightly lighter than 'warm yellow' light.

This same light is available in dimmer variety and we used them with a dimmer no problem just like they say. Anyway replaced dimmer switch with regular and all works great. Easy fix as we never used the dimmer anyway. While doing that, I did notice that these bulbs are noticeably heavier than the CFLs that I was replacing. This bulb's 650 lumens look brighter than my Philips incandescent 65Ws (rated at 700 lumens), all the more because incandescents' output progressively decreases with age.

Side-by-side, this TCP LBR301050KND6 LED BR30 - 65 Watt Equivalent Daylight's light has similar warmth as the incandescent. The bulb itself is a little brighter to look at directly, but not painfully bright like some LEDs. This bulb is a large flood light bulb, being about twice as long as a conventional LED bulb. It works fine when dimmed, and it throws a light which is pretty bright in color - very white, but not stark. This is not a warm light at all, but then a flood light application would normally be expected to be bright.

The light strength (when not dimmed) and color is good for reading and is quite steady. The other bulb came on just as fast as the incandescent. If you're reading LED reviews, I don't have to extol their virtues: low power consumption, no hazardous materials inside, no UV emission, instant-on, extremely long life. LEDs are now almost always the best choice in lighting, held back only by initial cost. The lifespan means that the bulbs are expected to retain 70% of their original lumens for that long.

• Replaces standard incandescent 65-watt light bulb
• Looks like a traditional BR30 bulb
• Lifetime: 18.3 years
• Operating costs per year: $1.03
• Lifetime savings: $744.00
• Not Dimmable