Which led bulb is best
Between these two, which is brighter? Does anyone know?
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Depends. When I was replacing all my halogens with led's I went thru the same thing with the brightness issue. Tried a few that just were not bright enough. All I know is what I read but I finally focused on the lumen rating of the bulb, when I could find it. The more the brighter. Most of the bulbs I used are in the 300 to 500 lumen range, brighter than the 200 or so rating for the halogens they replaced.
You will see the bulbs listed as a 30-5050, 15-5730, etc. The first number is the SMD (surface mount device) count which is how many of the individual led's are on the bulb. The second number is the size of each individual led. A 5050 is 5.0 x 5.0mm and so forth. Each size has a certain brightness so a bulb with a high number of smd's may not be as bright as one with a lower number of another size of smd. The 5730 and 5630 seemed to be the brightest. I used 15-5730 pancake style in our ceiling and they are just right for us. I used 30-5050 wedge based types in our sconces.
We like the soft white versions but that is an individual taste. The bright whites were too bluish for us. I don't think either of the bulbs you show would work for us. I tried some of the cob type in the size you show and they were not near bright enough. I found some good info at cabinbright.com and got some of my bulbs from there. Some I got on Amazon.
You will see the bulbs listed as a 30-5050, 15-5730, etc. The first number is the SMD (surface mount device) count which is how many of the individual led's are on the bulb. The second number is the size of each individual led. A 5050 is 5.0 x 5.0mm and so forth. Each size has a certain brightness so a bulb with a high number of smd's may not be as bright as one with a lower number of another size of smd. The 5730 and 5630 seemed to be the brightest. I used 15-5730 pancake style in our ceiling and they are just right for us. I used 30-5050 wedge based types in our sconces.
We like the soft white versions but that is an individual taste. The bright whites were too bluish for us. I don't think either of the bulbs you show would work for us. I tried some of the cob type in the size you show and they were not near bright enough. I found some good info at cabinbright.com and got some of my bulbs from there. Some I got on Amazon.
