Customer Reviews

Westinghouse 03466 Nanolux 3-Watt G19 LED Bulb, White

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4 star:		(15)
3 star:		(22)
2 star:		(15)
1 star:		(26)

 

 

I had great hopes for our first LED bulbs - I bought 2 - specifically targetting them for our most used zone, our breakfast nook.

Unfortunately, these are...dim bulbs. Too dim to replace the CFLs we use now. I did not object to the blue color.

I had a back up plan, and we tried a bulb in our motion-detector front door light (only 1 bulb) but that was also too dim, not enough light for this location either.

The final step in the plan (and last chance) was to put these bulbs in our refrigerator, replacing the 2 incandescents inside (inside!) the cooling compartment. Finally, success! Our fridge takes 2 bulbs, and the 2 I bought provide just enough light and Vastly Less heat inside.

Bottom Line: These are dim, dimmer then you would think. You can find a use for them, but be prepared to keep trying locations until you are satisified.

The light from this bulb is so blue that it seems like one of those bluish fluorescent lightbulbs that are used for fish tanks or raising certain plants indoors. I mean it -- it's BLUE!!

On the good side, it does seem durable, the spread of light is wide and even (just like an incandescent bulb), and its output is similar to a 15W bulb. If they would just replace the LEDs inside with "warm white" LEDs, this would be a good product.

I bought the Westinghouse Nanolux LED bulb and the CC Vivid 36 LED bulb at the same time to see which would work better as a low-power porch light. Even though both are rated at 3 Watts, the CC Vivid is noticeably brighter (though still not much) and has a 60,000 hour expected life-span instead of 50,000 for the Nanolux. However, it has a sharper cut-off due to the design of its base and is significantly more expensive than the Nanolux. Since I have both, the CC Vivid wins as the porch light, while the Nanolux might make adequate accent lighting.

I purchased one of these from Amazon.com as an experiment to see how these lightbulbs performed. I was fore-warned from other reviews that the bulbs were very blue and pretty dim, and that they were.

I could tell a night-and-day difference between this bulb and an ordinary incandescent. It's (very) noticeably dimmer than the energy-saving compact fluorescent bulbs I have around my house.

So why do I like them? Well, an ordinary incandescent bulb might use 60 watts of power and this thing uses 3. Even 60-watt replacement compact fluorescent bulbs use about 17 watts of power, so these bulbs even make other "energy saving" bulbs look like power hogs by comparison.

The key consideration before buying is where you think relatively dim bulbs might make sense for your needs. For me, I have a porch light and two lights on either side of my garage that run all night. The light is enough to illuminate that outdoor area well enough, and since the lights run all night, using these light bulbs saves quite a bit of juice!

My recommendation would be to use these bulbs as dim porch lights or maybe hallways, but use compact florescent bulbs indoors if you need more lighting.

I'm not real familiar with LED bulbs but this one was 12 bucks and said it was one of the brightest out there. I put in in my lamp and to my dissapointment it was very very dim. Almost like a 15 watt refrigerator bulb in a living room lamp. It's color reminded us of haunted house lighting.

Being as this was a shipment I have decided to donate it. The last thing I want to do is spend more money returning it to Amazon.

Yes, the light from the 3W Nanolux White bulb is very blue. The light is a bit pricey -- I'm hoping the price will come down over time. I'm also hoping for brighter versions of the bulb moving forward. It is not a light you could comfortably read under, but it makes for good accent lighting.

When we starting putting these 3-watt bulbs lamps and other mood or supplementary lighting, these bulbs cost $25 a piece. Even at that price, they were a bargain. They use less than 1/10 of a 40 watt bulb and we have seen a marked decline in electric bills.
I certainly hope Amazon will find and sell more LED bulbs at the 5 and 6 watt range because these bulbs are a great idea and make a significant dent in energy consumption.

Purchased for the lamp in garage door opener. Because of the motor vibration regular lamps don't last and CF don't stand a chance. Just need enough light to get to the switch on the wall. This lamp works well enough for that. It is not by any measure a bright lamp.

The sad fact is this "white" LED is the cheapest to manufacture. That's why we see all of these BLUE white lights instead of the very nice warm LEDs that exist. Did you notice all the LED Christmas lights last year? All very cold looking. Not what you want to see on a cold winter night. But they're the cheapest, so that's what they produce.

I would easily pay $30 for a warm white than $20 for cold white.

Also, it's way to pricey for the Lumen output.

You can get warmer, brighter, LED bulbs for much less.

I got this to put in the hallway since my daughter LEAVES THE LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME. At 3 watts I won't complain about the light being on any more.

The cons: They are a bit pricey, but I waited for a sale. The color is very blue, but it doesn't bother me.

The pros: Only 3 watts and 50,000 hour bulb life. No mercury like in CFLs. Cool to the touch.

These are very good bulbs if you know what to expect up front. I intend to buy more.