More like the Never Bright
595806
Purchased this item as it was advertised specifically for the Kindle.  It was a while before I needed to use it, so it stayed in the box, unopened.  Then one night I decided I wanted to finish a book I was reading, so I needed the light.  Opened the box.  Took out the light and put in new batteries.  I clicked the switch once and nothing happened.  Clicked the switch again, one bulb lit.  Clicked the switch again and the bulb went out. Clicked the switch.  Nothing.  Clicked the switch again...nothing.  clicked the switch again...nothing.  Needless to say, I am exremely irritated at the money wasted on this item.  Hoping others don't have the same misfortune.
960192
Not even close to Xenon look.  It is bright but looks to me not much different than my standard bulbs I took out. Thought I might have a bit of a blue look to them but there is none.
80169
Major disappointment. Product does not "dim" as promised. Click once, nothing happens, click twice, nothing happens, 3rd time, brightest light you've seen in your life. Major disappointment. I guess the jokes on me thinking I could get some
real bang from my buck off this site.
3662914
My tail light/brake light went out in my car. I thought these would be a great replacement for the incandescent light bulbs because I thought they would be brighter and therefore safer but that was not the case. "Super Bright"... more like super false advertising! They are not any brighter than the incandescent bulbs, just more expensive. Also since they use less energy to power it trips the "burnt out tail light sensor" so now I have an annoying light on my dashboard constantly. This is not only annoying but I also don't know when any of my rear lights are actually burnt out.
549143
These aren't nearly as bright as they advertise and get dimmer if you leave them on. After an hour, I could barely even tell that these lights were on.
4868174
These were barely brighter than the stock dome and map lights. I think the only advantage may be the lower power consumption by the LEDs. Also, I do prefer the whitish lights vice the amber stock lights. Havent installed the license plate lights, but I don't expect them to be any better than the map lights.
3726626
These lights are not even close the the brightness of the 10 watt halogen stock malibu bulbs.  I would look for a more powerful led if you are wanting to light a path or light anything up for that matter.  They do put out light but it is just dim.  Will be replacing with these
Mudder 6pcs Set G4 24-LED Warm White Light Crystal Bulb Lamps 3 Watt AC DC 12V Non-dimmable Equivalent to 20W Incandescent Bulb Replacement LED Bulbs
3046785
Do not buy this light unless your looking for a half-assed light. I have bought others just like this that were very bright. This light is totally dim and yellow looking not worth a dollar. If you're looking for a light like this one, make sure there is a blue circle on back and not a green square. This lite is garbage!
3200456
These light have a nice color, unfortunately that's where the pro's end. These lights are not bright enough to even be able to tell they're on over my low beam factory lights. These are better than not having lights at all but not by much. So bad I've requested a refund
3915397
Not anywhere near the brightness as stated nor are they even capable of lighting a small area! The whole "Iphone" of night lights (although I am not an Apple fan whatsoever) is really an insult to the Apple brand. This is plain and simple a "night light" nothing more, nothing special.
1721581
By reading the description provided for these two small lanterns, I thought they sounded really nice and would provide ample lighting.
  Well that's where I was wrong. I was deceived. They are NOT bright at all. The latern function is useless. The LEDs sign upwards and reflect off of smugged piece of plastic. I purchased 2 of them and called Amazon they returned them and gave me credit for 1 of them. I had to call and argue with them to redund the rest. Normally Amazon is not like that.

There are a couple other issues with these laterns. I don't like writing reviews.
These are not what your looking for. I'm only talking about these perticular ones. Hope this isn't a generac cover all reviews.
4815799
I'm not going to suggest that these aren't actually brighter than a standard incandescent 1156, but they aren't nearly as bright as I would have hoped, and they are definitely not as bright as similar LED lights.  I was misled by the large yellow patches suggesting that they employ larger LED elements.  Upon testing I determined that these lamps employ small LED elements essentially "potted" in a yellow compound which does nothing to make them brighter.
598680
not that bright... kind of sucked compared to the hype...
3174863
Brighter than original bulbs in my brand new vehicle.
I did expect double the brightness since the claim is "100% more light".  Not so.

I initially just installed the right bulb for a few days to get an apples-to-apples comparison.  At most it is 20-30% brighter.  It is whiter than OEM bulb though.

I am a car nut and have owned many vehicles (HID and non-HID).  Nothing beats a well designed projector (ahem...TSX).  Wonder if the GE NightHawks are any better.

Conclusion: Not worth the premium price.
2569062
I think bright is a relative term. I already have the 7" lights in a laundry room and they work fine. Bought this for a walk in closet (8x10) thinking it would be enough light. I would have been better off with two of the 7" lights. Brighter and cheaper. This light is way over priced. It is mainly plastic with some cheap stamped metal pieces. Sure, I wasn't expecting too much, but for $80 I expected more. At least more light or better materials. It has neither. The light is also very directional and harsh which is what likely makes it perceived to be not as bright as the two bulb fixture it repalced. I guess if you stand right under the light it is bright, but not at all around the periphery. A better cover/diffuser might have helped, but the cheap plastic dome doesn't do much.

Would not buy again. I did give it two stars since it actually works out the box (a bonus for this Chinese product) and it does produce light. Maybe I just feel generous today.
4748555
I've had to change my review of these. The first gen of these bulbs, while quite expensive, dimmed in such a way that they were virtually indistinguishable from incandescent bulbs.

This is the 2nd gen of these, and unfortunately, at the dimmest level, they are 2x to 3x brighter than incandescent bulbs. I have no idea why Philips would've made the next gen of these worse than the first gen.

In fact, there's a 3rd gen out already, that are even less expensive than this one, but they, too, are way too bright at the lowest dimming level.

I really hope that Philips will fix these in the next gen and make them just as dim as incandescent bulbs when dimmed all the way down.
3336442
I originally gave these 3 stars, but I've had to change my review.  I wasn't expecting much since true HID's can go for much more money, but I have only grown more disappointed with these over time.  If standing in front of my truck, or in an oncoming vehicle, these look about the same as standard incandescent bulbs.  I often drive in rural areas and I was hoping that the super white hue would increase my visibility.  Not true.  These lights are so dull that even in the city, I feel like I have to have my brights on just to see that they are working at all.

I wouldn't buy these again, nor would I ever recommend them.