Changed my entire opinion of lighting
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I've always used daylight CFL's in my home lights. I admit they always look 'washed out' but I still use them. I guess ALL CFLs at big box stores look washed out. To get real color, you need a more specialized product. That's what these ALZO's are. I can't believe what I'm seeing! The light is CRISP. I don't even know how to describe it... The light is bright, consistent, white, and CRISP. It's basically sunlight at a lower power. It's so satisfying!

Two of four of the ones I received have a slight buzz but I have to be up against them to hear it. If you plan to use these in a fixture right next to your bed, for example, then yes I can imagine that being a problem. I use these in a kitchen for plants and don't notice the buzz unless I'm working on the plants.

Awesome product.
725656
I didn't think these lights were going to be very bright, since they are only 65W equivalent, but man, was I wrong!  Instantly bright when you turn them on, unlike CFL bulbs.  I bought the 'natural sunlight' type instead of the 'soft white'.  The natural sunlight bulbs issue more blue-spectrum light, which can affect people with light-sensitive eyes, like those who get migraines or have MS.  But I love these lights!  I definitely recommend them.
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Wow. I've review some lamps but this is the best so far. I love this thing.

Let me say that I am very fond of darkness. I think offices, buildings, even the outdoors is too awash with overly bright light. Maybe it's my older eyes that have trouble dealing with glare, but I like to think it's aesthetics. I worked in a windowless office, and my employer's safety and ergonomics guy clued me into using desk lamps instead of fluorescent ceiling lights; what a difference that made to my eyestrain. Plus you look cooler sitting there, like someone in a film noir or Hopper painting.

Some LEDs are just too white and/or too blue for my taste. And overly directional. I sort of lived with that for the lower power consumption. And trying to use something bright and white enough for reading, but also as a room light where there might be a TV or another person sleeping was too much. Yeah, three ways from like last century kinda work, sometimes, but not well.

Enter the TT-DL09. It's like having a sunset in your room. Bright midday like light for reading and tasks; fade it to a warm glow down to night light levels. And the light is nicely dispersed: you can swivel the light in all directions pretty much, so you get it where you want it and not where you don't want it. I LOVE the fact you can point it UP. Most desk type lamps won't do that, and floor lamps ONLY do that in some cases. With this you can do both. Point it at the ceiling to bounce down nice diffuse light that isn't gonna bounce back at you. Or off a wall as a backlight. Very nice especially when you use the controls to warm up the light (or warm down I guess).

The narrow light element also means you can easily put this below the level of your eyes but above what you are working on, on say a table. Usually the bell shaped housing of a regular light gets in the way, but not this. You can have it right above your hands or just off to the side.

This is also a great light for photography. The color temperature ranges, per the specs (can't test it myself), from 2700K to 6500K. That's roughly from around incandescent color to noon direct sun at just over 5000K to overcast daylight at the top end. Useful maybe for portraits and product shots. Not all LED photo lights have this range, and often don't have as nice a stand.

The USB port (regular power 5V/1A, not 2.1A for fast charging) is a nice touch. And the touch controls are wonderful; the little vibrate when you reach the end of the scale is marvelous. I'd say the on/off LED is a bit bright for my taste though.

It uses little power. That 10W figure is probably with the light on full and USB. I got less on AC.

I posted this for the black version, but applies equally as well to the white.

This has a wall connector for AC BUT it has a 5.5mm/2.1mm DC plug on the other end, and the lamp itself takes DC 12v. So of course you can run it off your wall socket but since it is 12v at heart you can also run it directly from a car or RV 12v system. I used one of those cigarette lighter adapters with the variety of tips (polarity matters; tip +) to hook it up in my camper van. Wonderful, especially since this light folds up very flat for storage. It was drawing about 0.67A at full tilt, but when you turn it down it uses so little as to be negligible. And with the warm light and versatile arm it makes an extremely useful light for camping. They should sell one with a battery pack.

I've reviewed a few TaoTronics lights. All top notch. But this is really the best so far.
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I was a little apprehansive to ourhcase at this price, but being budget minded, I went ahead knowing I could return it. I am blown away with the quality and coverage of the light. The alternative blue light is a nice touch too. I am using this on my 55 gallon freshwater setup. I could not be happier.
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I looked through literally 1000's of lights before deciding to get this one. It fit all of my criteria for my living room. It was well packaged, easy to put up, looks great and seems durable. I'm more than satisfied. And, I'm very happy that I didn't have to go back to the drawing board. I like the craftpaper lampshade. It goes well with my mica lampshades. It doesn't look cheap, at all.

Somehow, I missed that it swings from side to side, too. That was an added bennie.
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I have been avoiding using LEDs in my halogen fixtures for a long time because I was never impressed with the color of light coming off LED bulbs. It was always harsh and cold compared to the warm yellow glow of halogen. Well, I gave these bulbs a try and they changed my mind. I compared them side-by-side to the halogens I was using and I actually prefer these LED bulbs to the halogens. The color of the light is even warmer, rosier than the halogens. I won't go back to hot, wasteful halogens ever again after trying these LED bulbs. Great job to whoever made these. Best LED light I have ever seen.
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I don't want to start with a "cliche" but WOOW
This thing is AMAZING light. You can choose dimmable or not (be sure of your order) with 3 different K-light
After when I turned ON the first thing is jumped in my mined WTF?  For 7W this kind of light? Really?? It feels/looks like 100 Watts
If you'll look directly into the light you can see s*** for a few second
It just Unbelievable for 7W, it is really good
But this thing is a bit on the "heavy" side.
I would definitely recommend to a friend without hesitation!
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<div id="video-block-R2XNYNYME5R08V" class="a-section a-spacing-small a-spacing-top-mini video-block"></div><input type="hidden" name="" value="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/E1jsR75BcuS.mp4" class="video-url"><input type="hidden" name="" value="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91LJ17bS2dS.png" class="video-slate-img-url">&nbsp;I really love pretty things.  If you have watched my reviews before you can tell that pretty things can compensate for things that don't work well just a whole lot.  I have never had a pretty solar light at my home before.  We have had the functional outdoor lights before but they are always the utilitarian black and white and generally scare me when I forget they are there because they pop on, I scream, the neighbors freak out and the dogs bark.  It's something of a mess, but it's how I roll.  When I saw this mosiac tiled solar table light, though, I had to see if I might change my mind.  After all, it's exceedingly pretty.  I loved that I could change the colors if I was "feeling fancy" but I tend to be a girl who likes the classics and the white light was pretty appealing to me.

When the solar powered light arrived, it was well-packaged in styrofoam, but the box was something I might see out of walgreens.  The box wasn't appealing, but boxes often are not.  When I pulled out the light I was well-pleased.  Immediately the light began to charge because I could put my hand over the top of the solar panel and light would appear.  I let it charge for approximately two hours prior to my bedtime and, when I came down about 6 hours later due to my insomnia it was shining brightly on my mantle.  It didn't startle me, make me scream, scare the neighbors or make the dogs bark.  It simply emitted a pretty glow that makes me think about how I feel when I look at the white lights on a christmas tree.  It's just pretty.

The solar powered mosaic light does have some room from growth, however.  The top piece which contains the solar panel is not screwed in and would make it very easy for this to topple out of the glass and break.  The glass itself is heavy and I can't see how it would easily secure to a deck or a patio without some sort of flat bottom piece to make it more stable.  I plan to keep this indoors and high up away from wagging tables and small children so I can continue to enjoy it.  I am going to stress that as an outdoor piece I could only give this a 3 if I were handy and knew how to secure it, at best.  But as an indoor piece, how I will be using it, I give it a 4.  To get more information, take a look at my video review.

I purchased this solar powered color-changing mosaic table top light at a deep discount so I could offer my unbiased and honest review of it. All opinions are truly my own and it is my pleasure to be able to offer others my thoughts so they might be able to make informed decisions as to whether products are appropriate for them.
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B E A U T I F U L !!!!!
I regret not switching out my ceiling lights years ago.
2037242
amazing difference you could almost do surgery with one of these light bulbs. When they say daylight, they mean it. I put these in my kitchen and the difference between a regular light bulb and these is night and day. I will be using these throughout my house. I have used other LED bulbs and was not really impressed, but these go way above my expectations. I have always bored CREE LED flashlights, and I wanted to try CREE LED bulbs for my house. I did, and now that is the only bulb I will use throughout my house!!!
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I was sent this set of clear globe lights to review and I have to say I am in love. These lights burn so brightly and just illuminate my vanity. Now this may look a bit funny or weird to you guys and Ill have to admit its not exactly ideal but for the time being it works for me. I can sit at my vanity and see everything. I had the husband staple them up and around the vanity so they wouldnt hang loosely.
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I have really have become fond of these particular LED bulbs.  So far I have replaced my bathroom bulbs, each of the closet bulbs, and the kitchen bulbs.  I have been very pleased with the results.  It provides a much brighter light than any other bulb I have used in the past.  If you are looking for a soft light, don't bother with these LED's.  By no means do they give you a soft glow.  However, I don't want a soft glow in any of the areas I have put them.

I need to see my things in my closet, I need to see what the heck I am doing to my face when I am applying my makeup in the morning, and I need to see what I am fixing in the kitchen.  So these bulbs suit my needs perfectly.  The great thing is, unlike CFL's that used to irritate the heck out of me, they come on instantly.  No warm up needed for these things.  Who has time to wait for a darn CFL to get warmed up in the morning?  By the time I was done doing what I was doing, the darn things were done  warming.

I do have a confession to make though.  I use them in enclosed light fixtures in the closet.  I figure I don't have the closet light on very long so if it shortens the life of them what does it matter?  It isn't like the light is on long enough to make a difference on length of the life anyway.  At least my viewpoint anyway.

Realistically due to the brightness factor I probably will not use them in every light fixture in my house, but they definitely have been a great and bright addition to my home.
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I have had these lights for a couple weeks now and they have totally changed my idea of a smart home. I have a very connected home with too many hubs and switches and everything. Now I have the first item that is smart home 2.0. Way beyond anything on the market and as hard to rationalize as the first wave of smart products was or the smart phone before everyone figured it out.
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I could not believe what an incredible difference that these lights made! I had been running blue Zenon bulbs prior to this. These blow those out of the water. The low beams are awsome, and no one seems to mind them, nobody flashes me. The high beams are just awesome. The cool, white light just makes everything come into view. Just turning the fog lights on, is more than the old low beams produced.
I also installed new housings in all positions. I tried the bulbs before and after, doing one side at a time.
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We looked at so many lights. So very many lights. I think we're like most couples that even though we have similar taste, finding the exact right thing can be exhaustive. Just after I found this it went out of stock and we went back to the drawing board. But this had become the standard and so when it was available again I jumped. We LOVE it. I like the semi-flush mount so that it drops from the ceiling just a little bit, and I love the finish. It's quite dark, almost espresso, but that's ok because it matches our currently '70s dark wood cabinets. You can't really see it in the photos but there's a swirl pattern on the bottom on which I'm plus minus but the rest of the lines are perfectly uniform.

My husband is very technical so I don't know that I'd use his experience as representative but he said it was relatively easy to put in. We did have to do some experimentation with the wattage. He likes things VERY bright and brightly lit spaces can trigger headaches for me. We started with 60 watt replacement LEDs. They looked great because we used clear bulbs. But I couldn't stand to be in our kitchen. The next step down was 40 watts and they make it nicely bright but not overwhelmingly so, especially as I chose soft whites rather than the full on Reveal type bulbs. The holes in fixture fit my small hands easily and that will be nice when it comes time to swap them out. Until then I'll just enjoy my lovely fixture.
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I recently made the decision to convert all my incandescent bulbs to LED throughout my house. I have done a lot more research than I probably needed to but I believe to have a better understanding of lighting types, characteristics, color, brightness, etc and as a result my purchases have been more successful now.

This bulb replaced a 20W Halogen desk lamp that was hardly bright enough and had a dull orange glow. For a price just slightly more than the original bulb, I am getting twice the lighting output for 1/3 of the energy usage... that's a 6 to 1 improvement on power ratio. The color is a bright crisp  white light, making my desk feel properly illuminated and the semi-focused beam angle is exactly what I wanted to get the light where it needs to be and not where it is wasted.

Also, straight upon arrival you get the sense of high quality with materials of this bulb. I am very happy about the 5 year unconditional guarantee should anything happen. This bulb also stays far cooler than the halogen it replaced and it has a nice diffuser over the LED so it's not too bright on the eyes. Lastly, a customer service rep reached out to me without asking to confirm I am happy with my purchase one week later.

You won't be disappointed.
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The polarized blue option is awesome - I was apprehensive at first, but won't look back to regular dark shade ever.