New $5 LED light from Philips (60 watt equiv)

[MountainDon]

The new 60W equivalent draws 8.5 watts and puts out a stated 800 lumens,

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[kenhill]

I purchased eleven br 30 Cree lights from Home Depot for my cans.  I really like the soft light ones.  They do not dim as much as the incandescents.  But I have had 2 bulbs that started to occasionally flicker.  Home Depot replaced them without complaint.  Cree is supposed to be one of the big players.

[DutchMo]

Funny you should mention it.  I just went down to our local Home Depot last night and bought a Cree 75W equivalent bulb (13.5 watts actual) that is rated at 1100 lumens. 

I got it to replace our main kitchen fixture at home, but it is a garish white rather than the soft white.  The intensity is outrageous.  For some reason every time I go in the kitchen I think I see Gandalf with his wizard's staff lit up.  That bulb might be going back in favor of a softer light, not sure yet.

[MountainDon]

We have a bunch of the Cree 60 watt equivalent type. We've had them over a year in the cabin and almost that long at home.  I think the first ones were $13 or more each. They do come in a "daylight" approximation and a warmer white, yellowish warm.  Color temperature is a matter of personal preference. We have been a fan of the daylight variety for years. Neither one of us like the warm, yellowish color cast.