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Early ones for sure, but I've noticed steady improvements. And I've only ever had problems with fairly inexpensive bulbs. I have a house full of Cree retrofit
by rootusrootus 2y ago
Early ones for sure, but I've noticed steady improvements. And I've only ever had problems with fairly inexpensive bulbs. I have a house full of Cree retrofit cans which have been 100% reliable for years now. My guess is that is partly because Cree is higher quality, and partly because they are not bulbs, and so the heat management is way better.
- addaon 2y agoSome of the early ones were great too. I have a bunch of L Prize bulbs [1], some of which have been on for significant duty cycles since their production in 2011, and have had zero failures. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L_Prize#60W_Competition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L_Prize#60W_Competition
- brewdad 2y agoIs Cree considered higher quality? I had one of their CFLs try to burn my house down about 10 years ago. I smelled burning plastic from the adjacent room and found a bulb in an open fixture with a completely blackened base. I haven't bought a Cree product since then no matter how cheap Costco marks them.
- rootusrootus 2y ago> Is Cree considered higher quality? They were, for sure. However, in 2019 they were sold to another company and I do not know what may have changed since. All of my Cree lights pre-date that. > I had one of their CFLs Cree was founded entirely on the premise of creating LED lighting, I am pretty sure they have never done CFLs.