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Friday, August 29, 2008

THE BEST LED light fixture out right now

We have our own website, that sells products but I can't help but tip my hat to this company. LLF Inc. who was bought out by CREE one of the main LED Chip Manufacturers in the US has the best led fixture out there right now:

They sell a 6-inch and 4-inch LED fixture that you can install in new construction or retro-fit into existing cans (plug and play): LR-6 Photos
What's so great about it?
  • It's CHEAP - I've seen it sell for well under $100

  • It's bright (enough) - equivalent to a 65W bulb using 12W

  • It's widely available - type in "CREE LR6" and you can find it both on the internet and in the majority of electrical wholesale stores (No Home Depot or Big-Box retailers yet). Also from what I've heard from the wholesalers - it's selling like hot cakes.

  • It's dimmable on any pre-existing system or using any standard dimmer.

This is a BIG deal especially in homes because having seen and personally talked to a large number of manufacturers from China, USA, Korea, Taiwan the one thing they can't seem to nail down is dimmability. 100% of all the manufacturers are in one of these categories for dimmability:

1. It dims partially - only down to about 30% then it start flickering

2. It dims on their own proprietary dimmer - which means you have to switch out your nice looking dimmer for a plain jane knob dimmer typically

3. It dims using a remote control - HUH?! - Why would you want to have a remote to dim your lights?!? - oh and to make it work you have to throw in a transformer (proprietary of course) between your power supply and the lights.

4. They say it dims - and it doesn't at all. When you put the bulb on a dimmer, and try dimming it produces a seizure inducing flicker.

So hat's off to Cree. For your marketing and foresight. By the way, we're actively looking for a BRIGHTER, DIMMABLE solution that will compete directly with the LR6. And when we find it, you can guarantee you'll see it in our store. :)

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