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Review on πŸ’‘ Feit BPR14DM LED Reflector Equivalent: Brilliant Lighting for Your Space by Bashar Shaffer

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Dimming is better than I expected

Lots of other reviews don't limit dimming so I was skeptical about what I would experience. I use five of these in a ceiling chandelier with an Insteon 2477D SwitchLinc dimmer. I control my light automation at home with ISY 99. I can set the switch-on level to 1% (this is the darkest setting possible). In an old lightbulb, this would be the equivalent of a faint glow, perhaps the equivalent of a candle wick just blown out - basically useless light. Still fairly bright with these bulbs, but nowhere near as bright as 100%. I was kinda expecting this, having worked with LED bulbs before, and found that they don't turn an amber hue when dimmed. Rather, the light is always rather white. Other LED bulbs I have don't run below 15% so this bulb getting 1% is a surprise which is a good thing because 15% would be too bright. I'm keeping them as old lightbulbs burn out every 6-12 months, so I'm looking forward to the reliability of the LEDs. Would get a five star rating if the light turned an amber hue similar to incandescent bulbs when the lamp was dimmed.

Pros
  • Easy to read control panel
Cons
  • New competitors have appeared