AmazonBasics 100 Watt A21 LED Bulb, 16-pack
$34.99
$55.99
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Color: Soft White
Size: 16 Pack
Style: 100 watts
Pattern Name: Light Bulb
Top positive review
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LED's are now ready for prime time, great bulbs..
By Dallas Electronics Fan on Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2017
I tried LED bulbs several years ago but was disappointed by the harshness of the light. I tried four indoor/outdoor floods for use inside and two standard desk/floor bulbs. I put them away and went back to incandescents. Fast forward to several weeks ago when I purchased these and the 60 watt version, both non-dimmables and soft white. Very pleasantly surprised by the 60 and 75 watt soft whites. I wound up replacing just about every bulb in the house, indoors and outdoors. I also purchased indoor/outdoor floods, three E12 candelabra bulbs, 6 globe-type bulbs in a bathroom and am about to retrofit two ceiling fan light kits from halogen to led. The technology seems ready for prime time now. Soft natural light, much less energy consumption and no sacrifice in brightness. No flickering, no hum or any other downside. When I say LED's are more energy efficient, I'm basing this on published info but also the heat incandescents and halogens generate vs LED's. Using an IR thermometer, my indoor incandescent floods check about 185-190 degrees from about 4 feet. The LED equivalent about 90 degrees. In both cases, the temps might be 5%(?) higher than they would otherwise given that they are at a high point in the ceiling where heat collects from the hvac system. The halogen bulbs in two ceiling fans checked about 195 degrees when measured on the external globe, not the bulb. They could be running at more than 200 degrees. Time will tell if the projected life span of LED's is as advertised. If so, they're very likely to outlive me. Before buying, I'd recommend buying test samples from a brick and mortar store where they have a test display. There are different light types, dimmables vs non-dimmables and energy consumption rates. You'll get a feel for the light type and brightness of the bulbs. I prefer my local Home Depot (no affiliation with HD) due to it's customer usable display and wide variety of brands and bulbs. In addition, HD's prices are about the same as Amazon's.
Top critical review
1 people found this helpful
Of 5 bulbs installed at the same time, 2 bulbs burned out in 313 & 339 days
By AthleticGuy on Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2019
313 days ago on Saturday 7/21/2018, I received a 6-Pack of AmazonBasics 60-watt-equivalent, daylight (5000°K), non-dimmable, A19 LED light bulbs. I installed 5 of them immediately and kept 1 in the box for a spare. 2 of the bulbs went into an indoor light fixture mounted on the wall in my home's hallway, which holds the 2 bulbs in an upright side-by-side configuration separated by about 4 inches between the 2 bulbs. When I turned the light on this morning, Thursday 5/30/2019, I immediately noticed that the light was not as bright as it was yesterday, but both bulbs were on and seemed to be equally bright. Later today, I shut the light off for an hour or 2. When I turned it back on, only 1 bulb was working. In fairness, it should be acknowledged that this hallway light is on for an average of 16 hours per day, so I probably got a good 5,000 hours of light in 313 days from the burned-out bulb. However, that is less than the advertised life expectancy of 15,000 hours. Maybe I got a lemon because the other 4 installed bulbs are still giving off good light. However, when the burned-out bulb was replaced with my 1 spare, I can clearly see that the 313-day-old bulb that is 4 inches away is not as bright as the new one even though I cleaned dust off the old bulb with a paper towel dampened with Windex. Yet, the 2 bulbs are emitting light that is the same daylight color, which is good. Before ordering more bulbs, I will wait to see how long it takes for another 1 to burn out. Hopefully, Amazon will allow me to update this review at that time. --------- UPDATE --------- On 6/25/2019, the second AmazonBasics 60-watt-equivalent, daylight (5000°K), non-dimmable, A19 LED light bulb has also burned out in my two-bulb hallway fixture, just like the other one. For this second bulb, burnout took 339 days instead of 313 days. Assuming an average daily utilization of 16 hours, my best estimate is that the second bulb provided 5,400 hours of lighting, not the advertised 15,000 hours. Between the two bulbs, their average life was only about 35% of 15,000 hours. Furthermore, the second bulb had dimmed noticeably over its short 11-month life compared to the first burned-out bulb's identical but new replacement. I can only assume that the first bulb had also dimmed, but I didn't know it because both bulbs dimmed gradually at about the same rate. The bottom line: I regret to conclude that these AmazonBasics bulbs do not live up to Amazon's claims of brightness & longevity.
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