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	60 Philips LED (white - 2005)

60 Philips LED (white) Lights Review

I've always liked the look of LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes)... They look very modern to me...plus they use very little power and generate only a small bit of heat. The colors are intense & don't fade like normal lights that are just painted to get colors. LEDs work by lighting a gas that gas is what gives the color (or in some cases they work somewhat like fluorescent lights which light a gas that gives off blue/UV light ... that then causes a phosphor to glow, the phosphor gives the color) note: that some LEDs will fade in brightness over time LEDs can vary in color within a set.. it all depends on the quality control during the as to how much, ideally they should all be the same color In the case of these Philips (white) LEDs there is a noticeable diff in color if you look closely... i can't say on the other color (blue) that they made One other thing is that LEDs are designed to work on DC power... but the normal (sometimes called mains) power in your house is AC. Since AC power operates at 60hz, you may (or may not) notice a flickering if the set does not have a diode-bridge to convert AC to DC. These sets do not have a diode-bridge ... personally i notice the flickering (without a diode-bridge is also called half-wave) Note: added to the review after multiple seasons use (in 2007): these have really started to dim, but so far no more LEDs have died yet.

60 Philips LED (white) Lights Ratings
	Generic/Overall Nice lights + but have some issues
	Bulb/Set Life 1 dead LED 1st season
	All Bulbs Can Be Easily Replaced With Standard LEDs Yes all can be changed, not sure is they're standard LEDs, but believe they are
	Flicker Noticable Yep its there
	Sets Are Free Of Manufacturing Defects/Flaws None in the 1 set i have
	Color/Brightness Uniformality these LEDs do vary in color with some being slightly more blue than others
	Brightness Dims With Age Over multiple seasons thes have dimmed quite a bit

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