Philips 424895 10.5-watt A19 LED Household Bright White Light Bulb, 2-Pack

Two of my outdoor 14 watt CFLs burned out. So I replaced them with these Phillips LED bulbs. I was not sure how well they would work, but they ended up working great and have the same brightness as my 14w CFLs.Phillips usually puts accurate information on their lighting products (unlike many other bulb manufacturers). These are 3000k color temperature. Don't confuse color temperature (kelvin) with brightness (lumen). Incandescent bulbs are usually about 2700k, where daylight is 5000-5500k which is a true white light. That spaceship blue light you typically see with LEDs is about 6000k and above. 6000k is not anywhere near a natural light color.A 60 watt incandescent bulb relates to the brightness (lumen) of a 14w CFL bulb. LED wattage does not have a direct lumen comparison to incandescent or CFL bulbs because the light emitting diodes in LED bulbs come in many different variations. The lumen scale is the proper way to judge brightness between all of them. Here is a chart for comparison:40 watt incandescent = about 450 lumens60 watt incandescent = about 800 lumens75 watt incandescent = about 1,100 lumens14 watt CFL = about 800 lumens15 watt CFL = about 830 lumensThis Phillips (424895) 10.5 watt LED bulb = 800 lumens (180 degree light spread)Phillips (409904) 12.5 watt LED bulb = 800 lumens (330 degree light spread)Phillips (423244) 10.5 watt L-Prize LED bulb = 940 lumens (330 degree light spread, close to 70 watt incandescent equivalent)At the time of this writing, a 10.5 watt LED that puts out 800 lumens, like this bulb does, is pretty darn good.I am not sure if these bulbs are rated for outdoor use, but I have them installed outdoors where my non-outdoor rated compact florescent light (CFL) bulbs were installed. Both the CFLs and this LED light have worked great in our northern temperature ranges of 90 degrees to -3 degrees Fahrenheit. We also have high humidity.I have these bulbs set up on an automatic timer switch. It leaves the lights on for about 9 hours a night for 7 days a week. Even in the cold, they light-up instantaneously; where the CFLs needed about 15 minutes to get at full brightness. My CFLs lasted for 4 years in this environment, so I hope these LED bulbs will last for 6 to 7 years.The size of this LED bulb is perfect as an incandescent replacement because it is the same size.The only negative I have about these bulbs is the narrow spread of light. Because of the long base, it leaves only half of a dome to disperse light to only about a 180 degree angle. I would prefer a 300 degree spread to shed more light around the area. If you want a greater dispersion of light, then get the other kind of Phillips bulbs since they are designed with more rounded domes: Philips 423244 10-Watt 60-Watt L-Prize Award Winning LED Light Bulb Philips 425264 12-watt A19 LED Household Daylight Light Bulb, Dimmable I bought these on sale for about $27 a pair, so I am very happy with them for the price. I really like their performance in my outdoor setting, so I will buy more for the other fixtures.I would have given it five stars if it had a wider spread of light. 4.5 stars is more appropriate.

This bulb only sends light forward and not backward. In a single bulb recessed fixture half the fixture is dark. There are other bulbs that give 360 degree light.

These were the first LED lamps I've ever purchased.We have a ceiling fan in our family room and for some reason both filament bulbs and CFLs were burning out quickly (within 3 months) in one of the four sockets. This despite the fact that we don't use the fan all that much. Also, this particular fixture gets a lot of use in our home (the lights, not the fan). So if I could save energy on lighting this application struck me as an opportunity to achieve the greatest payback on the investment.These bulbs have a small footprint, not much bigger than a normal incandescent lamp. This was important because they had to fit inside the diffuser globes. Like most LED lamps they send most of the light out the top. In a ceiling fixture with four sockets this behavior is not at all objectionable; but might be a problem with a reading lamp or other single-bulb fixture.The four bulbs draw a lot less power yet throw noticeably more light than CFLs with the same lumen rating. In fact I'm getting a lot more light from these lamps than I expected to.All LED lamps are currently a little pricey, but these are a good deal for what they are, and they have held up well. So far, I'm very happy with them. As long as they continue to function they should pay for themselves in a couple of years.UPDATE FEB 2014: In the last 8 months I've had no problems with these LED lamps burning out. I've never had that level of success with either filament lamps or with CFLs in this ceiling fan fixture. Just the fact that I don't have to get out a 6-foot step ladder every two months has me very happy with this product.

This light is very loud, installed 3 of them in a kitchen fixture and can hear them over the television in the other room. Also, thought these lights would dim, but they just incessantly blink when I try.

I bought 8 of these and 3 failed in one way or another within around 18 months. For the first failure, I contacted Phillips and they sent me a refund check. For the subsequent 2 failures, I made no effort to contact phillips, but I will not be buying any more of these particular bulbs. The advertised long life was very important to me because the lights are high up and it is hard to change the bulbs (I have to use a tall ladder). I don't think these are any better than cheap compact fluorescents when it comes to bulb life. I am open to the idea that Phillips is a quality company, and I have not given up on the brand, but I have given up on this model.

This bulb was rated excellent by CR. As a result, we bought some to try, and they are excellent. We have ordered more, though now they are only sold individually and have a different SKU as a result. The bulb is rated at 10.5 watt LED (about 60 watt incandescent). However, as CR reported, the light output is more like a 75 watt equivalent. Very excellent in areas where you want lots of lumens. These are bright white, there are also cool white, which may put out less lumens.

Like many others, I purchased these at Home Depot (12 bulbs), and within 3.5 years, half of them were blinking off after being turned on for just a few minutes. I'm not sure if they are overheating or have some other circuitry malfunction, but that's a very, very bad fail rate for very expensive bulbs.Someone mentioned a 6 year warranty, and I am already in communication with Philips about the bulbs. Not sure if they will opt to refund or replace. My fear is they will refund/replace the 6 that aren't working properly, and then over the next few years, the rest will fail.We buy these bulbs with the promise of decades of life. Many times the lifespan of incandescents. That's why we are willing to pay a premium. It's unfortunate that these, at least, have failed to live up to that lofty promise.