Tried a light today – £15 for a 3W LED, 240V, GU10, warm light. It looks good. Its all they had in the local shop. I'm thinking of ordering some more, but wondered if anyone has an opinion on this.
It looked poor against a 50W halogen, despite claims that 3W LED is 35W equivalent. The Halogen looks like it gives out many times more useable light at an improved colour. I'll need at least 4 of these to make teh equivalent of one halogen, I think.
I will typically have these lights on for 3 hours a day, so I worked out that will save me £90 per lamp before I move house, so it is worth looking at.
I'm planning to use the lights in ceiling recesses, so GU10 looks like a good size.
Has anyone any tried out the daylight coloured LEDs?
Has anyone tried some of the 5W versions I've seen?
Any recommendations?
What is needed to make these light dimmable (if I find they need it)?