Philips has introduced an LED bulb that looks a lot like a clear incandescent light bulb.
It is not the first company to do it, but it does have a nice clean look.
The spec is: 2,700K, 470 lm (’40W’), 6W input (78 lm/W), and it looks like the firm has used a light pipe with a crinkly edge to get the effect.
It looks great for chandeliers, but bizarrely its promotional video has the clear bulb being used in a non-clear lampshade, where no one can see it.
Inside a lampshade, you might as well use which ever source is most
efficient for the price – many 6W 470 lm LED light bulbs are available.
As an aside, I continue to be amazed at the almost-opaque lampshades some folk will put a bulb in.
Philips also has a nice picture of one of its its clear LED bulb in a clear lampshade (right), which looks great in my opinion – although it might be a source of glare – particularly with all those lumens in one spot. I wonder if that is a lower wattage version, or artistic licence?
It is not the first company to do it, but it does have a nice clean look.
The spec is: 2,700K, 470 lm (’40W’), 6W input (78 lm/W), and it looks like the firm has used a light pipe with a crinkly edge to get the effect.
Inside a lampshade, you might as well use which ever source is most
efficient for the price – many 6W 470 lm LED light bulbs are available.As an aside, I continue to be amazed at the almost-opaque lampshades some folk will put a bulb in.
Philips also has a nice picture of one of its its clear LED bulb in a clear lampshade (right), which looks great in my opinion – although it might be a source of glare – particularly with all those lumens in one spot. I wonder if that is a lower wattage version, or artistic licence?
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