GE 74439 7-Watt LED Medium Base 200-Lumen Indoor Lighting Directional PAR20 Light Bulb

by General Electric

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Lumen is the new Watt - Better technology provides the same amount of brightness(lumens) while using less electricity(Watts). Lumens are a measure of light brightness and Watts are a measure of electricity used to create the light. The lumen output is rated at 200-lumens lasting for 30000-hours with a color temperature of 3000K. The bulb base is Medium. this bulb is GE 74439 7-Watt LED, 200-Lumen Track/Recessed Lighting PAR20 Light Bulb, Warm White. 7-Watt using LED technology. In the Track/Recessed Lighting/Indoor PAR category in the PAR20/LED segment. Bulb shape is PAR20. The MOL is 3.93-Inch. With the tremendous improvements in the rated lives of LED lamps, lighting decisions made today can last for decades or more. Designed to replace a 30-Watt incandescent. Has a CBCP of 1200. CRI of 82. Base color: Silver. Glass color: Clear. Bulb is Non-Dimmable. 3-year limited warranty.GE life rating based on 70-Percent lumen maintenance, actual lamp life before failure maybe significantly longer.

Product Description

"GE" LED BULB PAR20 7 watts 20,000 hour life 200 lumens Instant on 20 degree narrow flood pattern Clamshell

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5 x 2.6 x 8 inches ; 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001NP8N9G
• Item model number: 74439
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #54,865 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)

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64 of 67 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not very bright or efficient, November 21, 2009

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James Rees (Ann Arbor, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GE 74439 7-Watt LED Medium Base 200-Lumen Indoor Lighting Directional PAR20 Light Bulb (Tools & Home Improvement)

First the good news. This is one of the first really practical LED lights for home use. It uses high power LEDs instead of a bunch of little LEDs. The three LEDs each have their own optics, making for a nice beam shape, tighter than a flood but not quite a spot. The color quality is excellent. I won't use a CF bulb in the kitchen because of what the color does to my food, but I've got this one over the sink and it's great.

The problems with this bulb are, first, it's too expensive. Not in comparison to other LED lights, but compared to CF or halogen, or even to the price of the components. Within a couple of years you'll be able to buy these for under $10 so unless you're an early adopter, wait.

Second, it's not as efficient as it should be. At 28 lumens per watt it's twice as good as a halogen, but only half as good as a CF. That's puzzling because the LED emitters are much more efficient than this. I suspect GE cheaped out on the electronics.

Finally, it's not as bright as it should be. Most PAR20 bulbs, at least around here, are rated at 570 lumens / 50 watts. Replace this with a 200 lumen bulb with a narrower beam and you will be disappointed.

LEDs are on the brink of replacing tungsten and CF, but are not quite there yet. Wait a year or two, and you'll be able to get a LED PAR20 that puts out 570 lumens, consumes 10 watts, and costs $10. I hope.

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Perfectly serviceable, November 15, 2009

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Christian Kennedy (Quincy, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GE 74439 7-Watt LED Medium Base 200-Lumen Indoor Lighting Directional PAR20 Light Bulb (Tools & Home Improvement)

As part of a current remodel we've replaced 100% of the lighting in our home with LED modules. The vast majority of these are 2700K Cree LR6 modules which are absolutely fantastic, but in some areas we needed task lighting. The Cree LR4 modules are insanely priced, so given that the task lighting application doesn't require dimming we decided to give these a try. They're a perfectly serviceable replacement for 50W PAR20 halogens, slightly warmer (I'd guess ~3000K) and surprisingly bright. One thing they do NOT do is play nicely with Lutron dimmers; while other reviewers have indicated that these things are benign on dimmer chains the Lutron dimmers appear to put some minimal amount of current even when "off", which results in these things going into disco light mode.

Why the low rating? Because the things have been dropping dead like flies after about a year in part-time service. I finally took one to bits and found failed caps in the encapsulated electronics packages. As per usual, a part costing a few cents is responsible for the death of something costing tens of dollars.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Narrow Beam LED Bulb, August 18, 2009

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K. Granville (AZ, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GE 74439 7-Watt LED Medium Base 200-Lumen Indoor Lighting Directional PAR20 Light Bulb (Tools & Home Improvement)

Not going to repeat what everyone else has already said, just to say I got two of these at Walmart, and its an LED bulb that FINALLY works as advertised. Replaced a 40 watt bulb. Provides white, rather than red or blue tinted light. Only downside is the light is VERY directional. At 6 feet the spot is about 2 feet across. Will buy more of these in the near future.