This seems to be an iteration on an 800lm/12.5W version which they examined in [detail][]. There is an incredible amount of electronics packed into these things

This seems to be an iteration on an 800lm/12.5W version which they examined in [detail][]. There is an incredible amount of electronics packed into these things but they seem to do a better job than CFLs of replacing ye olde tungsten-filament-in-argon-filled-flask. [detail]: http://www.edn.com/blog/PowerSource/40511-Philips_LED_bulb_Tear_down_Part_I_light_patterns_.php http://www.edn.com/blog/PowerSource/40511-Philips_LED_bulb_T... The yellow plastic of the Philips bulb not just a bulb-like cover over the LEDs, but the phosphor itself. ... The bulb is able to make use of the remote phosphor’s characteristic of emitting light omni-directionally and uniformly, rather than as a point source such as in a standard white LED.