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I do have different memories than you about buying lightbulbs. I remember thinking 60-watt bulbs are frustratingly dim, 75 watt bulbs are a minimum, but what I

I do have different memories than you about buying lightbulbs. I remember thinking 60-watt bulbs are frustratingly dim, 75 watt bulbs are a minimum, but what I really wanted every time was a 100 watt bulb, it just improves visual acuity tremendously. And my frustration with LED and flourescents, etc is that I can't find the equivalent of my good old 100 watt bulb; whatever the new rating systems are, it's all an excuse for "it's a little dimmer" (don't get me wrong, I like dim lighting, I prefer it, I don't turn lights on when I get up in the morning, I make coffee, I take showers in the dark, people come into spaces that I'm in and always snap the lights on and it drives me crazy. I'm simply saying, when I want to turn a light on to see, I want it to cast a good amount of light.) (oh, let me add on, I also know that 1 tiny little blue or white LED power indicator on each of a few gadgets I buy seem able to bathe my bedroom in light when I'm trying sleep.)

nmeofthestate 4y ago
I ended up buying adaptors that turn a light socket into two sockets. Then you can achieve something approaching 100W, or better, with a couple of averagely dim LEDs.
brewdad 4y ago
I've had good luck finding 100w equivalents at my local big box store. Only in the bright white color format though which looks terrible indoors. So those get used on outdoor fixtures and in my utility room and garage. Fortunately, my home has plenty of overhead lighting and a few lamps, so 60w soft white bulbs are sufficient for the other rooms in the house.
pixiemaster 4y ago
i had a similar view, until i found COB LED stripes (with dimmers), with 20W per m (LED W, not equivalent, i have mounted a few of those 3-10m (!), and now can have dimmed 1% background lights and hospital style brightness as well.
- hultner 4y ago
  Do you have a link to these?
- tra3 4y ago
  What’s the cri? Would love a link as well.
- GordonS 4y ago
  How are they aesthetically? Like, are they glued raw to the wall, or have you used some kind of covering?
samstave 4y ago
>>"I like dim lighting, I prefer it, I don't turn lights on when I get up in the morning, I make coffee, I take showers in the dark, people come into spaces that I'm in and always snap the lights on and it drives me crazy." Man, My brother is a constant light-stepper (he always has on harsh, too bright, lights even when he is not in THAT room, or if he falls asleep. It drives me nuts! STOP TURNING ON FLOURESCENT TUBE LIGHTS AND FALLING ASLEEP!! I recognize the visual acuity, but I cannot stand tube-FLs at all - and while I have every single bulb in my house an addressable RGB LED Alexa bulb (Feit Electric) -- there are certain lights I cant replace (a few ceiling fans with integrated LED lights, tube lights in certain spots, etc) -- I have learned that the position of the lights is also important. For example, if the kitchen tube light is on, it lasers-into the corner of my eye if I am sitting on the couch at night and the kitchen tube light is on. I cant alexify that just yet (the alexa light switches require a 3-phase (meaning the requirement of a ground wire) to mount -- my house was built in 1959 and the wall switches do not have the req ground wire.... but yeah - its interesting how sensitive you become to the lighting environment once you pay attention to it. When I was doing architecture, I was always wondering why we paid "lighting designers" so much... but after working with them, and working with lighting in my own home, I am amazed at what they accomplish with lights.
wheels 4y ago
It's really not that hard to find 15w LEDs with CRI95+. 15w will be approximately equivalent to a 100 watt bulb. A quick Amazon search pulls up multiple options. Recently I even got out the big guns and bought this thing, mainly to replace my halogen floor lamp. It's 40w, and more like the equivalent to a 250w incandescent, though it is awkwardly ginormous. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000240793250.html https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000240793250.html
- GordonS 4y ago
  15W should approximate a 100W incandescent bulb - but IME it's hard to find 15W LEDs that do; I've tried several (at a variety of price points), and none were as bright as the 100W.
heartbreak 4y ago
Buy your bulbs at Costco. Problem solved.
ixtli 4y ago
Try a 1100 lumen LIFX bulb. Overpriced but you’ll get the brightness you’re looking for if you have a fixture it’ll be a fit for.
- Dylan16807 4y ago
  1100 lumens only matches a 75 watt. 100 watt is 1600.
ijidak 4y ago
Have you tried corn LED bulbs? Those satisfy my need for super-bright light. But, I can only find them online.

nmeofthestate 4y ago

I ended up buying adaptors that turn a light socket into two sockets. Then you can achieve something approaching 100W, or better, with a couple of averagely dim LEDs.

brewdad 4y ago

I've had good luck finding 100w equivalents at my local big box store. Only in the bright white color format though which looks terrible indoors. So those get used on outdoor fixtures and in my utility room and garage. Fortunately, my home has plenty of overhead lighting and a few lamps, so 60w soft white bulbs are sufficient for the other rooms in the house.

pixiemaster 4y ago

i had a similar view, until i found COB LED stripes (with dimmers), with 20W per m (LED W, not equivalent, i have mounted a few of those 3-10m (!), and now can have dimmed 1% background lights and hospital style brightness as well.

hultner 4y ago
Do you have a link to these?
tra3 4y ago
What’s the cri? Would love a link as well.
GordonS 4y ago
How are they aesthetically? Like, are they glued raw to the wall, or have you used some kind of covering?

samstave 4y ago

>>"I like dim lighting, I prefer it, I don't turn lights on when I get up in the morning, I make coffee, I take showers in the dark, people come into spaces that I'm in and always snap the lights on and it drives me crazy." Man, My brother is a constant light-stepper (he always has on harsh, too bright, lights even when he is not in THAT room, or if he falls asleep. It drives me nuts! STOP TURNING ON FLOURESCENT TUBE LIGHTS AND FALLING ASLEEP!! I recognize the visual acuity, but I cannot stand tube-FLs at all - and while I have every single bulb in my house an addressable RGB LED Alexa bulb (Feit Electric) -- there are certain lights I cant replace (a few ceiling fans with integrated LED lights, tube lights in certain spots, etc) -- I have learned that the position of the lights is also important. For example, if the kitchen tube light is on, it lasers-into the corner of my eye if I am sitting on the couch at night and the kitchen tube light is on. I cant alexify that just yet (the alexa light switches require a 3-phase (meaning the requirement of a ground wire) to mount -- my house was built in 1959 and the wall switches do not have the req ground wire.... but yeah - its interesting how sensitive you become to the lighting environment once you pay attention to it. When I was doing architecture, I was always wondering why we paid "lighting designers" so much... but after working with them, and working with lighting in my own home, I am amazed at what they accomplish with lights.

wheels 4y ago

It's really not that hard to find 15w LEDs with CRI95+. 15w will be approximately equivalent to a 100 watt bulb. A quick Amazon search pulls up multiple options. Recently I even got out the big guns and bought this thing, mainly to replace my halogen floor lamp. It's 40w, and more like the equivalent to a 250w incandescent, though it is awkwardly ginormous. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000240793250.html https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000240793250.html

GordonS 4y ago
15W should approximate a 100W incandescent bulb - but IME it's hard to find 15W LEDs that do; I've tried several (at a variety of price points), and none were as bright as the 100W.

heartbreak 4y ago

Buy your bulbs at Costco. Problem solved.

ixtli 4y ago

Try a 1100 lumen LIFX bulb. Overpriced but you’ll get the brightness you’re looking for if you have a fixture it’ll be a fit for.

Dylan16807 4y ago
1100 lumens only matches a 75 watt. 100 watt is 1600.

ijidak 4y ago

Have you tried corn LED bulbs? Those satisfy my need for super-bright light. But, I can only find them online.