Philips LED replaces 100-watt incandescent
Company's latest EnduraLED is a 100-watt equivalent due in the fall that consumes 23 watts and is rated for more than 20 years of use.
Philips this fall will release an LED bulb as bright as a 100-watt incandescent lamp, filling out its existing LED line.
The company will add to its EnduraLED line with a lamp that gives off almost 1,700 lumens, or about the amount of light as a 100-watt incandescent, and consumes 23 watts. The product will be available this fall. Philips did not disclose the price but it is expected to be in the $40 to $50 range.
This latest EnduraLED has a color temperature is a warm yellow at 2,700 Kelvin, is dimmable, and has a color rendering index (CRI), which is a color quality measurement, of 80. The existing EnduraLED bulbs are rated to last nearly 23 years based on three hours of use a day.
Getting bulbs as bright as 100-watt incandescent has been one of the toughest technical challenges for lighting manufacturers, but a number of companies are now preparing products for that category.
This 23-watt Philips LED bulb follows the introduction last month of its LPrize LED, which was notable for its impressive technical specifications and its price. Its suggested retail price is $60 but Philips is offering a $10 rebate to make it available for $50. Utility rebates for buying efficient products can bring costs lower, too.
The difference between the EnduraLED and the LPrize LED bulb, which gives as much light as a 60-watt incandescent, is efficiency, light quality, and expected lifetime.
The LPrize LED operates at 96 lumens per watt, compared with about 74 lumens per watt for the 100-watt equivalent EnduraLED. The CRI of the L Prize, at 93, is substantially higher than the EnduraLEDs, too.
In other LED announcements today, Philips revised its overhead spotlight LEDs with a design that eliminates the fin-like heat sinks. Its BR and PAR lamps now have a streamlined side that better integrates with ceilings, according to the company.