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	60 Philips LED (white - 2006)

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, 2005) LEDs there is a noticeable diff in color if you look closely... The 2006 model rated here is much better with more uniform color. Also diffrent between 2005/2006 is the sets now have a plastic 'thingie' on the wire both at the start and end (these contain a resistor and do get somewhat warm) 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) As of 2007 the 2005 white Philips LEDs i got have really started to dim, but so far that is not the case with the 2006 model...overall it appears to be better made. (i will attempt to get a 2007 set after xmas, but ALL the stores around here are pretty much cleaned out of LEDs before xmas and thats at full price!)

60 Philips LED (white) Lights Ratings
	Generic/Overall Nice lights and seem to be better than the previous year model
	Bulb/Set Life So far so good
	All bulbs can be easily replaced with standard LEDs Yes all can be changed, and believe they're standard LEDs.
	Flicker Noticable Yep its there
	Sets Are Free Of Manufacturing Defects/Flaws None in the set i have
	Color/Brightness Uniformality Too bright to look directly into..Color uniformality is fairly good
	Brightness Dims With Age? (insufficient data)

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