This is by far the best video about lightbulbs I've seen on KZread! Thank you, sir.

Wealth of info here, and good scales to match, and finally great breakdown of packaging of actual products. This is a 5-star video guide, thanks!

@enduringcharm

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@robertwilsoniii2048

6 ай бұрын

e26 appliance lights can be used in regular lamps. Edison bulbs also work.

Each time I tried to pose this question to Google, I felt more and more stupid! Embarrassed, I Googled "how to buy a lightbulb in 2024". I'm looking for a new lamp, I live in MX and it all seems Greek to me! Thanks for sharing..I haven't even started the video yet, but I know I'm grateful already. I LOVE the title with (Yes, Seriously!). It made me feel not so stoopid!

@enduringcharm

2 ай бұрын

I hope it's helpful!

Thanks for breaking this all down in a simple, easy to understand way...and relating it to the old school way of buying bulbs. Now I get it. Great explanation!

Very informative! I understood lumens, color temp, etc, but it was still confusing. Thank you for posting!

Finally I can go back to the store again and purchase the correct light ! Big cheers

... although today energy efficiency is sought in terms of lighting in the home, many of us still love that technology of incandecent bulbs, that is, from recognized brands and of u quality that can provide us with that type of light quality very pleasant and in turn helps us to heat environments where the climates are very cold.

Thankyou for saving our time by getting right to the point and giving the most relevant information, unlike other videos that would unnecessarily go into too much depth on only one or two topics. This really is the best video on youtube to learn about lighting.

Great video I actually had a hard time today at Lowes finding replacement bulbs for my front porch lights. Bought the incorrect size of course. Gotta make another trip back tomorrow.

Thank you so much for this video! I watched several and yours was the most informative and easiest to understand.

@enduringcharm

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I enjoyed your video and I now have enough knowledge to select a bulb for my particular needs. Thanks.

This was so helpful! Thank you so much!

I love this! Great explanation. Thank you!!!

Thank you! This is the information I was looking for.

Thanks for the clear info. Valubale content.

Thank you so much. You have explained all the info in very easy to understand method. :)

Super helpful! Really appreciate your information

Extremely helpful video, thank you

Great video! To add some more detail, "Edison" specifies the size of the threaded metal base and "A19" is the size and shape of the glass part. Some LED bulbs are a lot bigger than A19 and don't fit within the metal part of a lamp that holds the shade.

@pinkypromise111

Жыл бұрын

Just asked my son what was A19. Thank you for the info.😊

As a photographer, I appreciate the color temperature discussion. And great point about the fixed color temperature when dimming LEDs. I never knew that. Watched two of your vids and immediately subscribed. Great work and thanks.

@enduringcharm

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you brought this up. Last week I saw an advertisement at one of the box stores for an LED bulb that apparently DOES become warmer in color temperature as it is dimmed. I haven't had a chance to try one yet. To accomplish this, they would need to include LEDs of different colors and blend them. Of course, the devil is in the details, so what color temp the bulb starts and ends at and how much change takes place are the big questions. As a photographer you have probably already seen something similar, since they sell LED light panels with varying color temperature. Many are just panels with two sets of LED arrays, one at 5K and one at 3k or 2.7K. By turning a knob, one array or the other is favored, which effectively changes the overall color temp at a distance. The downside of this approach is that at one extreme or the other you are really only getting one LED array, which cuts down on the lumen output.

@danlightened

Жыл бұрын

Photographer here. What lights do you use when post processing? I hear the monitor's output is 6500K, so KZreadrs here are suggesting getting a bulb of 6500k. The other confusion is between incandescent/halogen and LED bulbs. Some say, the former has higher CRI and others the LED. Also they suggest having the monitor at 80-120 nits. Wonder what the brightness of the ambient lights should be? Or can an external calibrator adjust the screen accordingly?

@enduringcharm

Жыл бұрын

@@danlightened I'm not certain I follow your question. As far as photography or videography, color temperature relates to the lighting during the capture of the image or video. It has nothing to do with monitor output. The accuracy of monitors in color rendition will vary wildly, but that's a different issue. When picking lighting and color temperature for a photo or video shoot it's about the scene you are shooting, not the accuracy of monitors later.

@danlightened

Жыл бұрын

@@enduringcharm I was actually replying to the photographer but I'm glad you replied. I'm not talking about studio or outdoor lights while shooting, at all. I'm talking about the time when we go to edit our photos or videos. What should be the optimum brightness, colours of the monitor and that of the room we're editing in? According to many, since the standard output of the monitor is 6500K, we should match the ambient lights to go with it. We could obviously change the monitor's output to 5000k or whatever we like but since most people's monitor is set to 6500K, our images may look different on their screens. So, an appropriate light bulb with 6500K temp and high CRI is what I'm looking for.

@enduringcharm

Жыл бұрын

Oh, I see what you are getting at now. Well, I really don't think you need to worry about the color temperature of the lights in the room in which you are editing. Your monitor is providing the light you need to worry about, and you just don't want annoying reflections off of your monitor from the ambient lights. I've edited images in all sorts of ambient light but it's never affected what I see in the monitor, as long as it isn't too bright. My old office had florescent lighting, which would have been about 6000-6500k color temp. My current office has LED overhead lighting, which is set to 3000k color temp. It makes no difference in editing, although I prefer the warmer ambient color temp just because it makes me feel more relaxed and comfortable. As for your monitor, you want that to be ACCURATE, not adjusted to the room. Really you are adjusting the white balance. If you start trying to change the white balance to match your room, you will find that your prints are potentially screwed up or that your images will look poor on the monitors of others. So calibrate your monitor for an accurate white balance on your prints or use a software calibration program. Make your room ambient light whatever feels comfortable and doesn't give reflections off the monitor. I'm a photograoher too, and you can see some of my work here: tinderboxarts.com/

Thank you! Changing to all led this month .!

thank you very much sir. i have chosen a 10.5W LED , warm white,2.7k,1510 lumens. For a 3X3 meters room it does its job pretty well

Buying light bulbs used to be EASY! Now every LED bulb I get is ANNOYING! I'm wondering how it is that the powers that be decided taking away our CHOICE of light bulbs was going to have such a major impact on energy consumption. I thunk someone needs to follow the trail and discover who is making the big bucks off of LED light bulbs. So many other needless wastes of energy.

Great tutorial!

Really good video man super helpful

Thank you, John. Great presentation. Buying them has become ridiculously mind bending. It's very helpful to be able to cut to the chase and find the most useful information on the packages. Over the last few years I did finally arrive at being able to decipher lumens and color temperature but it's still like a great scavenger hunt to wade through the massive amount of bulbs that one has to 'face down' in the lighting aisle.

@enduringcharm

3 жыл бұрын

I wasn't joking that I ALWAYS see people in the lighting aisle at their wits end! Even when you know what you're looking for, you have to read through all of the marketing jargon to find it. Probably in another few years it will become more standardized.

@tuesboomer1623

3 жыл бұрын

@@enduringcharm After the market sifts itself and settles...somewhat.😉

Thank you for this, my mind was so blown at the efficiency of things, I had to make sure I was reading things right.

I need to install lighting in my hot southern attic. What type of bulb would you reccoment that will not be effected by the hot and blow out due to temperatures over 100 deg. Thanks

Most incandescent bulbs actually have a CRI of about 99. CFLs and LEDs are both around 80-90

@kylehurlbrink

Жыл бұрын

Yeah literally less colorful life

BEST VIDEO TO DECIDE WHICH BULB TO GET!

Thank you! Very helpful! :)

Wow this really felt like my dad breaking down car parts to me 😄 no disrespect to you, I didn't quite understand everything in this video but I took notes and will see which works best for me. Thank you sir! 😊

@enduringcharm

Жыл бұрын

Dad-speak is my primary language!

Hello Sir, my 7yo son is a big fan. He collects lightbulbs at 24mos. He follows your videos. He records videos copies every tiny bit of details on this video of yours.

@enduringcharm

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like your son will light up the world when he gets older!

@marishaannmarquez5946

2 жыл бұрын

@@enduringcharm when he wakes up at 5:30 in the morning, he watches your videos right away esp this one! Thank you for inspiring my son 😊

@todjordan604

2 жыл бұрын

@@marishaannmarquez5946 Your son must be very bright 😊

Incandescent is the way to go (if you can still find them).

I was always in the dark and wondered WATT was going on with these new light bulbs. Now I am ilLUMENated. Oh My dear😂

@enduringcharm

Ай бұрын

Well, you have lit up and brightened my day.

@THX11380

Ай бұрын

@@enduringcharm I just hope I made somebody laugh today that's all

I have totally witness what you are talking about in the light bulb aisle of the Home Cheapo. LOL

@enduringcharm

3 жыл бұрын

Ha! I have stopped to help people on occasion. Some of the retail staff have this figured out, but others are just as clueless as the shoppers, and they wander around lost together.

Thank you.

To the dot. One additional suggestion can help even better that is for what kind of fixture the bulb is made for

Good review John. What's the deal these days with 3 way bulbs? They still seem to be incandescent. Does an LED equivalent exist and if so how with the technical limitations of the diode?

@enduringcharm

3 жыл бұрын

Great question. They do make a three-way LED to work in the standard fixtures, I think the first ones came out around 2013 0r 2014. They were difficult to find for awhile, but now you should find them on the shelf of your local box store. However, I think most or all of them are constructed with that solid base on the bottom half of the bulb. So, the light will not be downward directed, which may or may not be a problem depending on your circumstances.

Hi John, just finished watching your video out of curiosity, have you ever done a video on smart bulbs to follow up from this one? They offer quite a bit more on what you said here, especially when it comes to color temperature, and color in general, as well as brightness. For a lot of my main lighting I have gone smart bulbs so I can set them to turn on and off, on their own, or give a voice command, set a brightness, color, and adjust the white balance, for the white range. These are also LEDs, and I think they are becoming a good choice for anyone who wants variety and flexibility and the nice thing is each individual bulb can offer this now.

@enduringcharm

11 ай бұрын

The pace of change in LED bulbs is quite fast. Quality has been uneven, though. The "smart" bulbs are not something I've tackled, as I really don't run across the need in my work. They are quite expensive compared to other bulbs, so you want to be sure the functionality is worth it to you. Those that are networked will likely be obsolete before the LED light itself burns out, since standards change frequently.

@macinman

11 ай бұрын

@@enduringcharm I use Wiz bubs and they are pretty good between price and features, they also get regular firmware updates. They are simply 2.4ghz WiFi, and also can be controlled locally by UDP. I brought up the topic because I was someone who bought regular LED bulbs and got tired of having to buy a new bulb each time I wanted a new color or shade of white. So, for me the smart bulbs have been a good solution. One thing I will mention is, dealing with the Wifi chips in bulbs can be a pain, especially on crowded networks. It took me a few years of troubleshooting, but it turns out the bulbs perform best on a guest network with their own subnet, to isolate them form the main network and noise traffic such as mDNS and other broadcast traffic that seems to knock the bulbs off. Not everyone needs, or wants smart lighting, and I get that, it can be a chore to deal with. I just wanted to bring it up because it's a nice solution for those who want to easily change their lighting scheme without have to buy new, or switch bulbs each time they want a change,

Hello, we just bought two outdoors scones to replace the existing lights. The lights, although clear have slight frosted crackling effects. Should we use frosted or clear LED candelabra bulbs? I'm afraid if I get the clear, it would throw too much light and cast shadows, and if I get frosted, you can see them clearly as frosted during the day time. Lastly, should we get two 40 watts or two 60 watt bulbs?

@enduringcharm

2 жыл бұрын

Hard for me to say without seeing it, but you probably want clear. And, outdoor lights are typically much brighter than indoor, so you probably want the lights with more lumens, not less.

@raveelisa

2 жыл бұрын

@@enduringcharm, I will go that route then. Thank you so much!

Hai in my room there is only small screw candle light socket only .. light is very dim. What should I do how can I put more brighter bulb there?

@enduringcharm

5 ай бұрын

I think you are referring to the "candelabra" or E12 base. Those come in various brightness, and the more lumens the brighter the bulb. You can 500 or even as much as 1000 lumen bulbs with that base.

I'm still in a process to figure out the bulb for my living room. Can you tell me which colour temperature should I go for? And what colour temperature is your bulb has that you using on top of you? looks like warm and nice

@enduringcharm

2 жыл бұрын

For a living room you'll want a soft warm light, so look for a color temperature of 2700 to 3000K.

dimmable bulbs can be controlled via apps/remote as well if they are smart bulbs

I have a yard light that takes a 70 watt high pressure sodium bulb. can I replace it with a 50 watt high pressure sodium (HPS) bulb without it destroying it for the extra power the ballast sends to it?

@enduringcharm

Жыл бұрын

It could be a problem, yes. You'd have to find the manual for your fixture.

@victorv4340

Жыл бұрын

@@enduringcharm yes it was a problem. adapter arrived today to reduce a e39 to a e26 bulb. I took out a extra yard light that was in the pole barn not being used. the light is for a 175 watt high pressure sodium (HPS) bulb. I put the adapter in and screwed in a new 70 watt HPS bulb and with a extension cord 10 feet away I plugged it in. The light lit up for a split second and went out. It was a $16 bulb, little expensive experiment. Conclusion is if I'm correct is if the fixture calls for a certain watt bulb do not go lower or higher, thanks for answering my question

can you explain if any bulb can fit in my house, ive never done this before and dont know about sizes

@enduringcharm

17 күн бұрын

If you unscrew the bulb in question you'll see the size of the base. You can bring the old bulb into the store with you to compare bases.

Soft white 2700k is almost always the choice! 99% of the time! bright white/3000k is still very blue-ish and daylight 5000k+ even more so. The answer is soft white unless you have a specific reason for bright white or daylight....a garage...maybe a gym, office, maybe a bathroom, but again I tell people do you want more light? or more blue light? if more light, you can still choose soft white just get a 100w 75w etc... style bulb over a 40w etc...

Thanks god 😌 now I understand

The old incandescent light bulbs were labelled incorrectly. They should've been labelled in Lumen, with an efficiency factor like "Lumen per Watt."

I buy LEDs that have a bit of weight to them, the very lightweight ones tend to flicker and are weaker.

Holy smoke. Boy do I miss my husband. I needed a lesson on how to buy a light bulb. The cost here in Canada for LED is 3 x what incandescent used to cost!

@enduringcharm

Жыл бұрын

Don't feel bad, the men have just as much trouble weeding through the marketing jargon! The cost of LED is coming down overall, but right now everything is expensive. The good news is that a quality :LED bulb should last much longer than the old incandescent.

@momzilla9491

Жыл бұрын

@@enduringcharm LOL I went to Home Depot this morning to buy my new lights armed with my note s from this video. They had 3 different lights showing the brightness and yellow/warmth. I changed my mind about the soft white for the bathroom. The backsplash in that room is already yellow so I went for Bright White. LOL The Clerk told me, if I didn't like the way they look, to bring them back. That's a guarantee I can live with! Thanks so much for the coaching!

Can I use an LED DIMMABLE BULB without a dimmer switch - in chandelier fixture.

@enduringcharm

Жыл бұрын

Yes, dimmable just means that it will work with a dimmer, but it will also work on a regular switch.

@SPSaunders

Жыл бұрын

Wow! Thanks for quick reply. Bought bulbs yesterday and thought I have to return to store. Thanks again.

Can you please tell me which bulb exactly you are using in this video? Your video looks clean!

@enduringcharm

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure what you mean--are you looking for a specific style of bulb?

@rklokesh1

2 жыл бұрын

@@enduringcharm I'm looking for bulb which feels good to eyes warm soft light. Lightning in your video looks exactly how I want in my house, What type of bulb are you using? Can you give me the name, lumens and temperate etc?

@enduringcharm

2 жыл бұрын

Ah, I see. Well, you can't go by the video because the camera settings and ambient light make a difference. if you want warm lighting in your home, you'll want a color temperature of 2700-3000. The lumens will vary depending on the room and the lighting fixtures.

@rklokesh1

2 жыл бұрын

@@enduringcharm Thank you very much, I got the idea now

@garyz5786

Жыл бұрын

@@enduringcharm 2700K is far too warm (too orange). 3000k is a reasonable minimum. We find daylight too harsh although it gives accurate colour rendering. Cool white is only work work room, laundry room, garage.

My curly cue bulb burnt down,emiting smoke,we called and sent it to UL labs,never heard back from them.

I so miss the old clear light bulbs

@enduringcharm

3 ай бұрын

You can now purchase LED light bulbs with clear glass. You do see the LED array inside, but they've structured it to look much like the old filaments.

I really hate these new bulbs no matter what my lighting always looks yellow. I need the equivalent to incandescent 100watt. I'm going to try these suggestions I hope I am successful. Thank you

@enduringcharm

3 жыл бұрын

Well, you can certainly find a light that is more "blue" on the color temperature scale if you wish. The equivalent to a 100 watt incandescent would be a an LED at 2700K and about 1600 lumens. A 3000K LED would be just a little bluer. But, I wonder if your issue is less about color temperature and more about brightness or lumens. If your previous attempts at LED were too dim your eyes may interpret that as too yellow, especially if the paint color or furnishings of the room also reflected that color.

@candya9971

3 жыл бұрын

@@enduringcharm I get what they are saying - I have been living in a condo with only 2 sidelite windows on either side of my door THATS IT - I have 2 ceiling lights, each has 2 bulbs facing sideways in opposite directions (actually only one over the SUPER LARGE LR - the other is just in front of the whoever thought that was needed. I have tried everything to brighten up this LR - I get tired - it seems blue or too warm - I want our clear 100 watt bulbs back! =/ I guess you could say my LR is like a basement no natural light - I don't want it to be cozy all the time - lol I want it to feel bright and cheery because the outside light does not come in here! I am getting ready to buy 100 lamps but even then what kind of bulbs? You never talked about 100 watt bulbs so I am thinking - they can't have the plastic around the bottom - has to be all glass - and then possibly 2700-3000K? aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh lol ( also miss the 3 switch lights one click low two clicks medium 3 clicks super bright) lol

@enduringcharm

3 жыл бұрын

@candy you can actually get the equivalent of 100 watt bulbs, and they also now make the three way bulbs in LED. However, they aren't always easy to find. I have seen them at Home Cheapo, but every store can be different and nowadays stock can be low due to covid supply chain issues. Online retailers are another option.

@grant2149

Жыл бұрын

​@@enduringcharmwhat would be the best kind of bulb to buy for a small biltong box. Type? Wattage?...... would appreciate a reply.

@enduringcharm

Жыл бұрын

@ Grant, I had to look up what a "biltong box" is! It appears that the purpose of a light bulb in that box is to create a convection stream to remove humidity. As such, you need a light bulb which generates excess heat, and that means an incandescent bulb. Beyond that, you'll have to consult a biltong expert!

cool

Incandescent bulbs are the cheapest thus save money right at the starting point. You did not mention this. In winter time I prefer incandescent bulbs because they produce both heat and light.

@enduringcharm

2 жыл бұрын

The initial cost difference between incandescent and LED has actually decreased dramatically even in the past year or two. In my area it's difficult to find standard incandescent bulbs at all now, with the exception of some specialty bulbs for appliances and the like.

What about voltage though?

@enduringcharm

Жыл бұрын

Any residential lighting fixtures in the US are going to be 120 volt--it's assumed, so you don't need to worry about it.

@liamconverse8950

Жыл бұрын

@@enduringcharm thanks for the response that's what I thought, but I was reading on the light fixture itself and said 240 volt and that confused me

@enduringcharm

Жыл бұрын

There are 240 volt fixtures, but they are not typically used in residential applications. You might find them in the form of street/parking lot lights or in factories, etc. I'm not sure what you were reading, is this an exterior light?

There are no many choices when made in China light bulbs all over the market. I tried so hard to looking for the light bulbs are not made in China, but very disappointed. I cannot get rid of made in China. Made in China light bulbs are poor quality usually only last six months. I bought one box of 6 pieces light bulbs, all of them only last around six months.

@enduringcharm

Жыл бұрын

Here's my take on Chinese manufacturing. Broadly speaking, the Chinese are capable of state-of-the-art production in almost any field. But, most of the manufacturing is also subcontracted by companies in other countries. Those companies are shopping on price and without too much concern about quality. The same goes for Chinese companies who do sell in other countries. In other words, the market is demanding low quality, low price items even though the Chinese are capable of the highest quality production at a greater price. As a result, I don't reject "made-in-china" items out of hand, I'm just cautious about doing some homework first. You need to be a smart shopper and look at the cost of the item, how the item is sold and packaged, which company or brand reputation is on the line, etc. If you find a name brand item sold in a reputable retail environment at a price which appears to be profitable to the seller, it may not matter that the item was made in China because the vendors involved are all making sure their reputation stays intact.

Excellent, How about healthiest bulbs ?

@enduringcharm

3 ай бұрын

Florescent light bulbs contain mercury, which is one reason they are being phased out in favor of LED technology.