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I purchased 4 supposedly 5W color-changing bulbs through eBay, US sourced (Walton KY) and Chinese manufactured. Chinese manufacturing is acceptable, but shipping from China is slow, and return shipping nearly impossible. I purchased 4 supposedly 5W color-changing bulbs through eBay, US sourced (Kentucky) and Chinese manufactured. Chinese manufacturing is acceptable, but shipping from China is slow, and return shipping nearly impossible.
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These bulbs are very dim (less than a watt) and are pale blue when set to "white". Below is a comparison photo, with the dim bulb in the middle, with a 3 watt color changing bulb on the left and a standard 5 watt white LED bulb on the right. The camera is saturated by the bulbs - the background is a white desk illuminated by room light. At least the dim bulb is brighter than a desktop, but it is nowhere close to what was advertised. These bulbs are very dim (less than a watt) and are pale blue when set to "white". Below is a comparison photo, with the dim bulb in the middle, with a 3 watt color changing bulb on the left and a standard 5 watt white LED bulb on the right. The camera is saturated by the bulbs - the background is a white desk illuminated by room light, with the product box and infrared remote control above it. At least the dim bulb is brighter than a desktop, but it is nowhere close to what was advertised.
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I feel sorry for the US vendor - they may have been scammed by the Chinese manufacturer. Fortunately, eBay allows for free return; I hope I get my money back, so I can purchase bright bulbs from other vendors. I have purchased color changing bulbs directly from a Chinese vendor before, through eBay, and I will purchase more from that vendor, though my order may take two months to get here, like last time. I feel sorry for the US vendor - they may have been scammed by the Chinese manufacturer. Fortunately, eBay allows for free return; I hope I get my money back, so I can purchase bright bulbs from other vendors. I purchased the color changing bulb on the left directly from a Chinese vendor, through eBay. I will purchase more from that vendor, though my order may take two months to get here, like last time.

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I use color-changing LED bulbs as indicators, and for nightstand lights. A 5W red LED is more than bright enough to read by in the dark, and doesn't produce melatonin-reducing blue wavelengths. Sometimes I need to change to white light to look at color pictures or other full-color objects.

I purchased 4 supposedly 5W color-changing bulbs through eBay, US sourced (Kentucky) and Chinese manufactured. Chinese manufacturing is acceptable, but shipping from China is slow, and return shipping nearly impossible.

These bulbs are very dim (less than a watt) and are pale blue when set to "white". Below is a comparison photo, with the dim bulb in the middle, with a 3 watt color changing bulb on the left and a standard 5 watt white LED bulb on the right. The camera is saturated by the bulbs - the background is a white desk illuminated by room light, with the product box and infrared remote control above it. At least the dim bulb is brighter than a desktop, but it is nowhere close to what was advertised.

I feel sorry for the US vendor - they may have been scammed by the Chinese manufacturer. Fortunately, eBay allows for free return; I hope I get my money back, so I can purchase bright bulbs from other vendors. I purchased the color changing bulb on the left directly from a Chinese vendor, through eBay. I will purchase more from that vendor, though my order may take two months to get here, like last time.

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dimbulb (last edited 2021-06-17 01:56:13 by KeithLofstrom)