what do you know about light bulbs?

[Jextin]

in the dining area of my apartment the hanging light is one of those super bright and white light bulbs (unlike the nice yellow ones that feel like home) and I want to replace it - ive been reading about full spectrum bulbs that they say are nice yellow light, efficient and can even give mental health benefits - but then I found one of those * statements that say there's not enough scientific evidence to support those claims lol

- which is annoying cus in another forum I go to this christian lady is constantly promoting all kinds of "alternative medicine" treatments like 'magic foods' and those light bulbs - she recommended me so many kinds of herbs for my tonsils to avoid tonsillectomy but none of them helped so i dropped her alternative medicine for real medicine and got a tonsillectomy and things are much better now, but i digress - what do y'all think of full spectrum bulbs?

[Endo]

I say fuck it, eat by candlelight. With the windows closed, blinds down, so that if the candle goes out unexpectedly, you'll be in pitch black.

[Diablo]

I'd be interested in any responses we get to this. We're stuck with fluorescent bulbs now and the light is much harsher than the old-style bulbs.

[DramaQueen]

I'd be interested in any responses we get to this. We're stuck with fluorescent bulbs now and the light is much harsher than the old-style bulbs.

If you don't mind me asking, what does the the fart of beelzebub smell like?

[Cyberman]

You.

[DramaQueen]

You.

It's that bad.
Lovely

[ShaMan]

I am extremely sensitive to light wave frequency. I use a combination of two bulbs, and not only are they warm and complimentary, they balance each other's frequencies out perfectly for me. I never use fluorescent bulbs (incandescent all the way) and I never exceed 800 lumens per bulb.

[vorlon13]

I prefer 2700K bulbs (whatever the technology) in 'food' areas. The warmer tone (IOW, more red light) makes for a more pleasant illumination of food.

Office area, I prefer a 'crisper' light, so I look for 5000K light there.

I have a large model train layout and the bulb consideration was lengthy and expensive. I went with 3500K and looked for as high a CRI as I could get, I think they were around 85%. CRI has to do with how well all the different colors present are illuminated by the bulb. Being able to discern, for instance, all the different shades of shingles on a house makes the house look more realistic, for instance. I also needed bulbs that I could dim for a day/twilight/night effect and the unfortunately, the CFL bulbs I picked are not the best for adjustability. I had to modify the electronics as the bulbs show most of their variation over a small range of the control, and getting the twilight part right was fairly difficult.

I think dimmable LED bulbs would be better, and when a few more of the CFLs burn out, I'll get them. Because of the quantity, It will be expensive, and I will need to recalibrate the 'twilight' setting. I also have some coverage issues, and I'll fis that at the same time. I have a problem with some shadows on the front sides of several buildings, and for guests standing in most viewing areas, the problem can be a touch annoying.

[zebo-the-fat]

I have a couple of cree led bulbs which give out a nice warm light, very good to read by, much better than the normal blue - white led lamps I used before.

[Losty]

I like the bright lights. The brighter the better. Maybe try a low watt soft white bulb.