Are the bulbs bright enough to replace 60w bulbs? Lower lumens I know, but noticeable? Any 'hum' like GE energy smart bulbs I am returning.
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It depends on what color you have them set to. If you use 60w currently at a higher white temperature such as the concentration setting they're just as bright as a regular bulb. When you get into the blues they are pretty dark and red tends to be dim as well. I have not noticed any humming in mine. I have not noticed any issues with connection to the lights but my setup is in an apartment where distance from the base station isn't really an issue.
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If you experience any hum or buzzing sound, make sure the lights are not on a circuit with a dimmer switch. The Hue lights work best with a toggle power switch. Dimming happens in the LED bulb components.
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Eh, a little bit dimmer overall. They are only 600 lumens, which would be equivalent to about a 50 watt bulb. Depends on your use but it can be noticeable. I've added two additional lamps in my bedroom to cover the difference (and make it that much more fun!) As for a hum, I have heard none from mine.
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Not a real noticeable difference. I replaced all of my recessed fixtures (39) in my new home and they seem to work well (5 months). No noise...
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They are absolutely bright enough depending on the color. So if you put on RED then it is bright but not like the whitest light they can be. I have three in a medium sized living room and on the brightest setting it is very bright in the room.
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They're not as bright as 60W - closer to 40W to my eyes. I view them more as an accent light or novelty toy.
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Their maximum brightness isn't great, but for a bedside or table lamp it's fine. I think it's noticeable though. There is no hum, the lights are totally silent.
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They will be bright enough. Some people experience a humming sound with them, but I haven't had that problem. The biggest problem is that it's difficult, at times, to connect to the lights. This is particularly bothersome when you're trying to turn them off at night.
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Absolutely no hum noise. Regarding brightness, it's a bit of a trick question. As you can configure the color, using a very cold color has higher lumens, and would replace a 60W with warmer color (lower lumens). But at equal color, you would notice the difference. Precisely in my case, for a living room, it did not adequately replace 60W & 75W equivalent bulbs, I had to put two Hue bulbs in some cases instead of one CFL. But FYI one working trick is to replace in a living room most bulbs with Hue ones, and keep a few (like some ceiling lights) regular high-watt bulbs. At the end of the day, you don't need super bright light all the time, but usually only from time to time. So you turn on the regular bulbs only when you need really bright light in your room.
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In my opinion they're a little dimmer, especially depending on the color you're using. Definitely no hum though.
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Hi Heidi, they were too bright, too white. I wanted to replace the dull incandescent bulbs in a 'candelabra'-style light kit under a Hunter ceiling fan. I'm going to replace the fixture with a globe-type and try them again. I want the brightness, but need a warmer light.
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Hi Brad, sure should work seamless for the 60 W LED. In general, I would always stay ca. 30% below the max. Watts given by the manufacturers of such devices because of temperature issues. Other than that, I use this one for one year now without any problem. Hope this helps. Best regards Patric
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I have a 60w equivalent LED in mine and it works fine. Provides plenty of light.
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As far I as know they have the brightness of a 7 watt incandescent low voltage bulb but consume less than 1 watt of power. I have 30 low voltage lamps that I have converted to these LED bulbs and I have had no problem at all
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I think they're pretty bright, but as they say, brightness is in the eye of the beholder. They are 50 watt bulbs.
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I ordered 2 of these, one was dead on arrival, which I returned. The other worked well in response to your question. It is a bit bright though, being 60W equivalent (40 would be better)
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The set I bought are indeed 60W. But remember, a 60W "Edison" type bulb is not very bright (or efficient). But it does look cool.
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you can replace with LED 4W GU10 bulbs. LED's are much warmer, but do not give off as much light.
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Find one with a higher wattage equivalent, they work but not as bright as i would like.I also need to keep one of the original bulbs in the circut. (7) LED & (1) regular filament bulb.If I didn't bulbs would constantly flash. Has to do with Malibu transformer voltage regulator.
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I would look for some replacement bulbs maybe like ?G7 Power Elko LED 15 Watt (75W) 1100 Lumen BR30 Recessed Light Bulb, Dimmable 2700K Warm White Light
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Hello. I would recommend using two lower wattage bulbs for an optimum look if brightness is an issue. Please let me know if there is anything more I can do to help. -Beth
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Hi Mimi, The low vision Dr. recommended GE's Reveal 60 watt. They work great and Lowe's carries them.
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I just put the normal 60 Watt bulbs in mine. 3 levels of brightness and no buzzing noises on any of those levels.
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Well, at home Depot and Lowes you can find very similar bulbs, but they are usually a 10% larger but will do the same job. Just take a CFL bulb thats says "100 watts equivalent" in soft white color or cool white but never warm white (because its too yellow). They should be no more than $12usd. GE brand bulbs works great.
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I'd say its much closer to 60W. Plenty of light for typical indoor use, but not super-bright.
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Unfortunately there is no rating on the box or the bulbs themselves. If it helps, they are as bright as any 500w bulb I've used before. Like I said in my review, though, 2 of the bulb were DOA. I have one installed that I have been using for over two weeks and it is good, still bright.