Any LED Light Earth Day Deals?

These tcp lights are as cheap as I've seen them in awhile. They were getting close to $50 a 6 pack when I wanted to pick up another pack a couple months ago.

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Have y'all found a good white/daylight color? I don't like the yellow or blue tints some of these bulbs produce. One of my recessed lights went out so I'm going to go ahead and replace them all with LEDs.

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One of my recessed lights went out so I'm going to go ahead and replace them all with LEDs

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i bought all 'tw' series 6" CREE recessed light housing/bulb combos for $19 each.


they look fantastic & work with my rotary dimmer switches.

NOTE the 'tw' series is a pure sealed bulb whereas the uglier older 'non tw' series has a couple of little 'clips' on either side of the bulb. (see below..this is the older model) they are typically next to each other and you have to look close to make sure you're getting the newer model..they are the same price.



just look for 'tw'; they should be next to the others.

the 'tw' stands for 'true white' and is a higher true white (by candle light standards) so thats the CREE you want anyway.

and hey...22year lifespan



eta just dont forget to 'extend' those 3 little metal legs before popping it in. those are designed to grab the can housing. if you dont extend them, they wont properly 'snap' to the ceiling.

to take them out, just rotate the light and the legs will automatically fold so taking light in and out is simple.

the instructions dont explain this which is dumb. not everyone is a can-light install expert. 2 sentences on the packaging would have saved me alot of headache the first time i put one in.

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would the savings outweigh the cost?

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considering they 60w bulb uses about $1 of electricity A YEAR, i'd say.

also check wired for a discussion about how dimming the bulbs DOES use less electricity and dispells the myth that the usage is redirected as HEAT in the switch..so if you don't use them at full brightness..cost is even less although at like 8/9 cent a month who the frick cares anymore.

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Or would they burn out after 6 months of use?

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or 22 years, whatever comes first.

CREE guarantees theirs for 10 years so there's that.

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Im still mad about the wink so I'm not listening to you..

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*I'M* still mad about the wink too.

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Ahead of Earth Day, Philips has partnered with The Home Depot for the new $5 LED light bulb.

The Philips LED A19, which uses just 8.5 watts of power, is available now to purchase online (or it was until it sold out), and will hit brick-and-mortar Home Depot shelves in early May as a 90-day, two-for-one promotional pack.

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In the long run, Philips' 60-watt LED will cost about $1.02 per year to run, saving more $62 more over the life of the bulb compared with traditional incandescents, the company said.

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CAREFUL on that PHILIPS.

Buzzing LEDs are fricking annoying and add to that the shitty warranty (3 years) and lifetime rating at less than 1/2 of the CREE (plus worse CRI) and you get a pretty shitty bulb (even with the intro '2 for 1' deal)



As for CRI, closer to 100 is better:


NEW Philips 60w| CRI - 80
TCP $4.88 60w | CRI - 83
CREE $7.97 4FLOW 60w | CRI - 80
CREE $9.97 TW 60w | CRI - 93

CREE TW bulbs (you have to pay a bit more) carry both CREE's legendary 10 year warranty and are closer to 100 on the CRI scale.

I'm not saying buy a CREE, I'm saying don't jump on a shitty LED deal just because you think all LEDs are pretty much the same these days.

Paying $5+ for a bulb is a fricking INVESTMENT so get the right bulb the first time if you plan on not changing it for the next decade.



The rare earth element neodymium is added to the glass of our Cree TW Series LED bulbs to augment the LED light. This creates a “spectural notch,” allowing the LED light passing through the glass to show colors that are true and natural.

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Any suggestions

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Did you not read either of my posts in this thread?

Cree is the answer if you want it done right. TW series gives you the best warm yellow light.

What size cans? I did about 10 6" cans in my house using those listed above and they are nothing short of spectacular.

Eta best part is you can get them locally from home depot and if you don't like them or there is a problem.. Just take it back.

LEDs can be a very sweet solution to the shitty CFLs that were forced on us for a couple decades but I hate to see people jumping on these cheap deals like that really awful philips led.

Look at
- CRI score
- color temperature
- expected life
-warranty
-dimability
- if they buzz
- does light project in 360 degrees?

A good deal of tech has to go into making something look like the simple bulb Thomas Edison invented over 100 years ago.

everything you just said.


if you are willing to pay $2 less for all the compromises you just listed for something that could be lighting your living room lamp until 2037 thats just ignorance.

the good news is if you made that mistake, you can always bring them back to home depot and get a store credit towards a better cree.