I was on the lookout for some LED bulbs to replace existing GU10 halogen lamps in the kitchen and came across these on sale at Wickes. They're usually £6 each but there's currently a 50% discount if you buy a pack of 3 so it works out at £3.33 each. For Philips branded bulbs this is a good deal and cannot be found cheaper elsewhere. You can either click and collect from a local store, or have it delivered to your home for a charge unless you buy more than £50 worth of items in which case delivery is free.
These are warm white, 2700K, 350 lumens rather than 345 (confirmed when I received mine), non-dimmable, 5w (equivalent to 50w halogen bulb), with 36 degree beam angle, and a CRI (colour rendering index) of >80. They also come with 2 year guarantee from Philips.
The heigh is 55 mm and and width is 50 mm.
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F4STFORW4RD to LesD
8 Apr 163#13
As feival says that cheaper bulbs have 33% failure rate after 2 years, with zero failures for the Philips bulbs, that implies that the cheaper bulbs are more cost-effective if they are only a third of the price.
Depends how much the aggravation of changing failed bulbs winds you up, presumably.
GoNz017 to Cotterpin
7 Apr 163#5
Good luck on these lasting long, flickering, poor quality etc.
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Cotterpin
7 Apr 161#1
Cold - £1.99 each for 5W GU10s in Home Bargains
kibz25 to Cotterpin
7 Apr 161#4
These are Philips branded bulbs which is why they are a little more expensive.
GoNz017 to Cotterpin
7 Apr 163#5
Good luck on these lasting long, flickering, poor quality etc.
kibz25
7 Apr 162#2
As mentioned, these are Philips branded bulbs which are generally good bulbs from what I've read and come with 2 year warranty. Cheaper bulbs are by all means available.
DevilzGtr
7 Apr 16#3
oops, i thought my link was for philips branded bulbs.... my mistake!
Have deleted that message how to avoid confusion
ckeekychimp
7 Apr 161#6
That's rubbish cold. pound land and guess what only £1
dheydl to ckeekychimp
7 Apr 16#10
The ones I saw in Poundland were very low lumens.
LesD
7 Apr 161#7
We desperately need someone to do an independent durability test on GU10 LEDs.
Is a £3 Philips 3 times better than a £1 Poundland?
F4STFORW4RD to LesD
8 Apr 163#13
As feival says that cheaper bulbs have 33% failure rate after 2 years, with zero failures for the Philips bulbs, that implies that the cheaper bulbs are more cost-effective if they are only a third of the price.
Depends how much the aggravation of changing failed bulbs winds you up, presumably.
alphamusic to LesD
8 Apr 162#14
This is quite unscientific, but I wrote an eBay guide discussing cheap Chinese GU10's. http://www.ebay.com/gds/GU10-cheap-LED-Bulb-comparison-/10000000119377785/g.html
More than 50% failed in the first year, and 75% within 2 years. I have completely given up on non branded bulbs. They can even be a safety risk. Even getting them at £1 each, it would be cheaper in the long run to buy these Philips ones. They will also likely be brighter for the same output rating. The cheap bulbs often exaggerate the lumen output.
I will be curious to see how filament LEDs do for longevity. I've been really impressed with the ones I have so far (I know this post isn't for filament LEDs but they are worth checking out).
edamer to LesD
8 Apr 161#15
Quite honestly yes, I have had non branded ones too a pack of 10 all failed within a year some they started going after about 3 months 2 failed straight out of pack and had to be replaced,
Branded ones pack of 10 not one failure within 2 years, take your choice.
iceni to LesD
8 Apr 16#26
I have a mixture of Philips and " from China " GU10's. It's nearly always the Philips I have to replace. None in my experience will last the 1000's of hours stated and even if they did they would be so dim as to be unuseable .So go cheap!
charliewashington
7 Apr 16#8
Cold you get 6 for 3.99 in homebase
LesD to charliewashington
7 Apr 162#9
Oh no.....here we go again!!!
Do you wanna check that and give us proof!
foes4you
7 Apr 16#11
350 lumen - does that mean they glow in the dark ?
feival
7 Apr 161#12
I have 40 Philps LED bulbs I got cheap on Amazon two years ago. Not one has blown. However, the cheaper bulbs I got from Amazon have at least a 33% failure rate in the same time period but probably higher. However, Amazon did replace all the bulbs since they had a 3 year warranty.
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These are warm white, 2700K, 350 lumens rather than 345 (confirmed when I received mine), non-dimmable, 5w (equivalent to 50w halogen bulb), with 36 degree beam angle, and a CRI (colour rendering index) of >80. They also come with 2 year guarantee from Philips.
The heigh is 55 mm and and width is 50 mm.
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Depends how much the aggravation of changing failed bulbs winds you up, presumably.
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Have deleted that message how to avoid confusion
Is a £3 Philips 3 times better than a £1 Poundland?
Depends how much the aggravation of changing failed bulbs winds you up, presumably.
http://www.ebay.com/gds/GU10-cheap-LED-Bulb-comparison-/10000000119377785/g.html
More than 50% failed in the first year, and 75% within 2 years. I have completely given up on non branded bulbs. They can even be a safety risk. Even getting them at £1 each, it would be cheaper in the long run to buy these Philips ones. They will also likely be brighter for the same output rating. The cheap bulbs often exaggerate the lumen output.
I will be curious to see how filament LEDs do for longevity. I've been really impressed with the ones I have so far (I know this post isn't for filament LEDs but they are worth checking out).
Branded ones pack of 10 not one failure within 2 years, take your choice.
Do you wanna check that and give us proof!