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I've tried two brands so far (GE and Hyperikon) for LED bulbs at 2700k and 3000k and they all were incredibly white and nothing like my incandescent bulbs- and on top of that, even the "dimmable" LED bulbs suck. I want to have LED all over my house, but there's honestly almost an "uncanny valley" feel to the LED bulbs I've tried, and so far I'm sticking with my incredibly inefficient bulbs.



I've tried plenty of LED bulbs and so far they've all been rubbish. The light of 2700K bulbs is definitely whiter than incandescent bulbs. Stuff in the room is not the right color. In addition, the bulbs seem to "flicker" and/or make strange noises when dimmed. Good thing some shops in smaller towns still sell incandescent bulbs.


That can happen if 1) you have an older dimmer not rated for LEDs 2) the dimmer is mis-wired; some are very specific where you hookup the hot and load wires especially if you have a 3-way circuit for the light.


Thanks for the feedback. My dimmer is probably older than I am. I'll look into getting a newer one.


> The light of 2700K bulbs is definitely whiter than incandescent bulbs.

You must be looking at some mislabeled, or carelessly packaged stuff.

Also, the actual temperature of incandescent is going to vary with the line voltage. A swing down to 110V will produce a more yellow light than 120V.

> Stuff in the room is not the right color.

Stuff in the room is the right color when you take it outside on a sunny day.

Compare photos taken outside with no-flash indoor ones.


Thanks, that mght explain why I find the 2700K LEDs too "white". I found some 2100K LED bulbs online, I might give them a try.

Being "whiter" won't be an issue. I meant there's some awkward green/purple nuances everywhere.


Cree TW series are the best i've found. They were only bulb to meet california's voluntary requirement for LED lights when i bought them. The requirements covers color rendering, temperature, dimmability, and other important things.

http://www.energy.ca.gov/2012publications/CEC-400-2012-016/C...


I have Cree recessed modules in my kitchen, and they're fine when not dimmed. They don't change color temperature when they dim, which incandescents do.


I've recently seen adverts for LED bulbs that (intentionally) lower the color temperature when they're dimmed.

Here is a 2013 article that goes into the technicalities a bit:

http://www.ledsmagazine.com/articles/print/volume-10/issue-1...





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