Philips LED BR30 Warm Glow Dimmable 650-Lumen, 2700-2200 Kelvin, 9-Watt (65-Watt Equivalent) Flood Light Bulb, E26 Medium Base, Soft White, 6-Pack -- Excellent bulbs and the closest to an incandescent-look I have been able to find. Bulbs have a nice color when full-on and gradually warm as they dim, just as an incandescent does. I've been slowly replacing all the can light bulbs in the house (and even the standard bulbs) with these as they run much cooler than the old CFLs / incandescents, have superb dimming capabilities, pleasing color temperature, lower power consumption and of course last much longer. I have tried other LEDs such as Feit (not so great), Cree (kinda pricey) and GE (pricey and give off a bit of heat) and have found these are the best bang for the buck especially with the "Warm Glow" color temperature-changing feature. I have mine on z-wave in -wall dimmers for automation and have experienced no flicker issues though, flickering is typically due to the "trim" on the dimmer and not caused by the bulb (except for super cheap bulbs). On circuits controlling up to 7 bulbs at one time these will kick on at about 5% but will dim down to roughly 2%. With a higher load (an incandescent popped into one of the sockets) they will come on at and dim down to ~2%. Keep in mind many dimmer switches to require a certain load value in order to dim completely and if there is flickering check the "trim" function of the dimmer, although not all are adjustable. I've only had to adjust trim on one dimmer but I think that is due to having only one bulb on the circuit (low load value) so, that particular bulb kicks on at ~10% but will dim down to ~5% before shutting off. I have several installed in the outside soffits and are set to come on (z-wave switch) dimmed at 15% at sundown and turn off at sunrise (they go to quickly fade up to full power when one of the exterior motion sensors is activated) which provides for safety and attractive curb appeal. These have been running outside for about a year in the Pacific Northwest (cloudy, rainy, salt water, "temperate marine" zone, occasionally down to freezing in Winter and up to the mid-80's F / low 90's F in Summer) with no degradation or issues but of course, they are in the soffits which provide protection. Using an wall-plug z-wave dimmer I've found they dim down to roughly 1% and pop on at around 3%-4% so it definitely depends on the type/model/brand of dimmer switch. Overall, these are the best dimmable LEDs I have been able to find. Highly recommended. Read more
These BR30 bulbs work well with OnQ ALC 600W Dimmers (installed in 2002 now owned by Stewart Electronics). We installed an OMNI PRO II Smart House Controller and ran ALC communication wire to these dimmers during construction. They are very expensive, so there was no way we would change them out for LED Bulbs. The Philips Bulbs dim just like Tungsten BR30 bulbs, and they designed in a Color Shift to change to a warmer color as they DIM. We use two to Splash the Wall behind Flat Screen TV (Vaulted Ceiling) and on a separate Dimmer Flood the ROOM with 4 more (6 Total). The Beam Width is wider than 65W BR30s, but the color shift is well worth using them.The 65Watt Tungsten were dimmed to 40% to watch Flat Screen TV, the programming was changed to reduce intensity to 25% (even down to 18% gives a nice warm glow that floods the wall). These are used in HALO 7" CANs with Eyeball Trim, pointed to wall and Beams. The LED Bulbs are instant ON, and no buzzing at any intensity, which is very impressive. LED Bulb buzzing (some brands at full intensity) is simply unacceptable when working in a quiet environment or while watching a movie. The only flickering observed occurred when dimmed and GE Advantium Oven (230 VAC, 30 AMP Circuit) cooking with Halogen Lights. LED have very fast "Rise Times" with voltage spikes, and no doubt Philips has used filtering circuits not only to full wave rectify AC (to prevent flicker from 30Hz or even 60Hz), but to reduce line voltage variations in general since no other flickering has occurred while dimmed. Philips has sold us on its color warming shift technology, monitoring Dimmer input. Technology must be shifting to warmer LEDs in response to dimmer, unlike dimming normal LEDs which never change Color Temperature. We will be purchasing more of these for 2700° BR30 65Watt replacements. Well done Phillips! Read more
Firstly, make sure you buy these directly from Amazon. If you order through a different seller, you might get the non-dimmable version or the completely wrong model (happened to me, had to return it and re-order through Amazon). Secondly, they work fantastically with Lutron dimmers. I'm using them with the Lutron Maestro Dimmer (MACL-153M) and the new Lutron Diva Caseta Dimmer (DVRF-6L) and they work amazingly well. Excellent dimming curve with the bulb going down all the way to 10% with no flickering or noise whatsoever. I have them installed in a circuit of 2 bulbs, 4 bulbs, 5 bulbs, and 3 bulbs. All of them work wonderfully. Note that Lutron's compatibility tool won't show these as compatible for some reason, but they do work really well. I also love the warm glow effect where the color temperature gets warmer as you dim. Make sure to adjust the low-end trim when using them with Lutron dimmers (instructions are in the dimmer manual). Read more
Previously I tried these LED bulbs over my bar. They worked great. I purchased 12 more to install in our overhead cans in the kitchen. They worked great with our dimmer switch. You should use a LED compatible dimmer switch. Take note that there is a very slight pause when turning them on because the internal capacitor needs to get energized. No big deal. When lowered to the maximum, they do not have an orange incandescent glow but a still warming glow. I totally recommend these, especially since my previous "dimmable" LED flood lights would not totally dim. Read more
