Is the Cree LED lightbar brighter? Or whats so significant about it that its $50 more.
1817879
Yes these are CREE, light come with Amber Cover and waterproof plug with thick wiring harness. thanks
1005557
it is brighter, easier to change batterys, does not have the "find it led" ( I have cut the leads for this on my rayovacs ). In short I started with the rayovacs now I buy the streamlights
281948
I don't know but it puts out as much light as my 10watt halogen bulbs if not more. It won't be as bright as the ones with CRE leds but then it isn't $200 either! It lights up my V-berth quite nicely.
2108827
In fact i return this model back and got the B490B model form the same manufacturer. It worth the +$65. You get a better illumination "halogen" and a better controllers. The quality is much better in the B490B. The bulb heat in the B490B is much less than the one in the B100B, since it uses halogen vs tungsten.
1583703
Sorry my mistake this is similar model and picture but it's not Cree. Cree chip is $50 more on price thanks
708368
I don't have a technical answer, but I can say that this light is brighter than lights I have paid much more money to acquire. I have not been disappointed by the brightness, only the relatively flimsy on and off switch apparatus.
912121
Don't know why Samsung dropped the 56" LED. If you're limited to 56" so can't go up to the LED HL61A750 take a careful look at the lamp models. They have a better display than the LED models and cost less. Even if you have to buy a lamp after a few years, they're only $100-150 online.
1290442
Good question. There are many people now selling lights saying they have more lumens than the manufacture says the max is. Cree states the max for this one here http://www.cree.com/LED-Components-and-Modules/Products/XLamp/Discrete-Directional/XLamp-XML
1535936
It burns only 10% of the energy that a 50 watt Halogen bulb consumes and in my judgement has same brightness. Doesn't have the cheap look like the others in the market. Plus you would pay much more for a brand name LED bulb which will work the same or worst.
2236302
I'm going to take a guess here any say the headlight optics are making the difference. Our pathfinder light throw seems to be weak so that is why I go with the brighter bulbs.
857363
My Cree led bulb was bought as a 40 watt equivalent and I believe it is. The packaging states it is a 40 watt equivalent and no mention of 75 watt. It is being used to replace a 60 watt halogen that my wife claimed was too glare y and is a soft light as claimed on the package. My wife is happy with it. Is it possible a a 40 watt version was shipped instead of the 75 watt version or the "AD" had the wrong part number.
922183
You DO NOT change the Cree LED..it is part of a permanent circuit. But that
51079
LED is much brighter. I have owned both. Part of a self defense class recommended using a small LED flashlight to shine in the bad guys eyes because it will affect the bad guys vision. No I have not checked this out.
1721426
I guess what I meant was, how do they compare based on specs? Specifically, what is the wattage, lumens, coverage by SQFT, & penetration of the JD lighting system? I'm just about ready to hit "Add to Cart" and the only thing stopping me is the price difference.
1083446
quick one that comes to mind is if you have a dark room, plasma should be better. But i personally like LED, aside from being a new technology, on a side by side comparison, the picture looks a lot awesome in LED than in plasma...
2254860
The light w/ the mount on the helmet adds maybe a pound or two, but helmet mount if definitely worth any additional weight vs bar mount set up. Much better for navigating switchbacks at night as your can see ahead of the turn vs just seeing right where your bars are pointing with helmet mount set up. As for other cheaper cree lights, I can't comment on that as I have only owned the magic shine and nightrider lights in the past. Good light for the price.
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Looks like the new one which uses the XML-2 Cree Bulb and is rated at 550 Lumens. Not sure why it says 470 Lumens? The older version uses the XML which is more of a neutral light as opposed to the XML-2 is a whiter light.