PHILIPS LED 60W A19 4-Pack Ultra Definition Soft White (2200K) 800 Lumen (8W=60W) Dimmable Flicker Free Light Bulbs

I have not received anything in any form for this review, I bought and and paid for these bulbs with my own money, without any reimbursement before or after purchase and review, not even a coupon. I bought a 40 watt bulb of a different type and brand not long ago, and all of a sudden I started getting headaches. I know it sounds funky, but I don't usually get headaches. I started thinking about my daily routines, what I have been eating and drinking, and etc, The only thing different was that light bulb. I know it sounds hinky, but I absolutely can't find anything else that was different, Welllllll, that started my research nose twitching. So I started looking up how light can affect your health. Bingo! I found a lot. The flicker rate, color temperature, and the Color Rendering Index have a whole LOT to do with health effects. I read articles, and research papers, and yeah, I watched YouTube videos for ahhh, maybe a day, or a day and a half. Once I get my teeth in something I wring out as much info as I can find. I had ordered an incandescent. It was delivered on February 21, 2025. I put it in my little desk lamp, and turned it on. I thought nothing more about it. I use that lamp on my desk to light the room. I cannot stand bright glaring lights shining down on me. I turn the lamp to reflect off an off white wall, and it gives me all the light I need. If I need to read something I just have to twist the gooseneck and point it at the book or paper that I need to read, and I can control the way the light illuminates exactly how I need it. Well it took a couple of days I think, and I started getting headaches. I wondered where they cam from, I'm not usually a headache person, It's unusual enough for me to go through the hassle of figuring out why, No change in diet, not drinking more coffee, not eating anything different, no different cleaning supplies, no new fabrics. I could not find anything, Except the light bulb. Well, I have been researching since then, and I am convinced that the light bulb I had been using was the problem, I watched a few videos along with reading the research papers on light, check out MedCram on YouTube for a real licensed medical doctor on sunlight, and red light, infrared, and near infrared light, on health. Boy that's an eye opener for sure. I also watched a series of videos where a bunch of bulbs were tested with meters, for everything from flicker rate, to color spectrum, light temperature, and the Color Rendering Index. All of these are important if you want the best sun like light you can get to enhance your health, especially if you spend a lot of time indoors. I encourage you to look at this information, there is more information than I can write here. You can read, look and listen as many times as you need to to get the information straight in your head. Anyway an March 8, 2025 I ordered these bulbs, They arrived today, I immediately opened the package, and put one in my little lamp. I kid you not the headache is mostly gone. The 60 watt bulb is just right, It has a bright WARM light, not a stark harsh white light, so it is not hard on the eyes, The temperature is 2700 Kelvin, which helps keep the blue spiking in the light spectrum, that LED lights are known form, to a low level. 2700 - 3000 k temp is very early morning light. 4000 k is between very early morning light and before noon. 5000 k is noon bright, and 6500 k is full sun at noon on cloudless days. Just keep in mind the higher the kelvin the MORE blue light it is emitting even if it is balanced by a spectrum of the colors. It's the blue light you want to avoid as much as possible because you get a lot of it, from phones, tv's, tablets, and computer screens. SO you want as close to natural sunlight as you can get. The High CRI means that all the other colors of sunlight are present also. So you are getting a full spectrum of light. Look a the color spectrum that shows on the meters in the videos, this bulb has a CRI index of 95! The only other bulbs I could find with that high a CRI were 2 companies, one was 19.00 each, the other was 100.00 for 4 bulbs. In order to get a 95 CRI it has to have all the colors not just one. Incandescent bulbs have a good CRI but it is skewed to the red side of the spectrum like most LED's have a lot of blue. And incandescent bulb DO flicker, watch the video and the meter testing. The one guy even tested for "dirty electricity" with an EMF meter and different bulbs showed different amounts. These bulbs are a good deal for what you get, the specs that rival a 19.00 bulb, the complete color spectrum, 800 or so lumens, low flicker rate, and low emf emission. Overall, I am very satisfied with these bulbs No more headaches! These bulbs are also glass, not plastic, so the look like an old fashioned incandescent bulb. I still say, don't take my word for it, look around for information and make up your own mind. I am giving these bulbs five stars for: form, function, and value for money,

No flicker at all. None. Zilch. Nada. Color temperature reads just about the advertised 2700K, and while I don't have a good way to measure it, the color rendering looks good to my eyes. I didn't include any dimming results, but FWIW, they do dim beautifully. Arguably better than incandescent, in my brief testing. The first image is from the flicker app that I used for testing. As you can see the flicker reading was 0.. There was no dimmer in the circuit. For comparison, the second screenshot is from a 40 watt G15 incandescent vanity bulb, also with no dimmer in the circuit - that 25-year-old bulb is from the golden days of light bulbs - the best bulb from what I always considered to be the best brand. The third is from a GU10 LED in a range hood - 58% flicker! It's the store brand from a big box store.

If you are like me, you've probably seen the videos on youtube about how great these bulbs are. They mentioned how the bulbs virtually have no flicker, it has really good color reproduction and all that other jazz, but there is one thing they left out, longevity or the extreme lack there of. When I first ordered these, they worked great and I was really happy with them, but after 6 months some started to go out. It was really weird, because they didn't go out completely, but they would dim significantly, which made no sense, because I didn't have them in a socket with a dim-able switch. 5 of the first 8 I ordered did this. I really liked these bulbs and I wanted them to work, so I wanted to give them a chance, and chalked it up to them being a bad batch. I reached out to phillips, who were very kind, and they quickly replaced them. I installed the new bulbs, expecting them to last. Well, they lasted even less this time. Only about 3 months. I've had halogen lights that have lasted over a year in these same sockets, and you are telling me that these LED lights only last mere months? They must be cutting corners somewhere. Maybe using cheap capacitors, or something, I really don't know, but honestly, they aren't worth getting. With how good these bulbs are in respect to their rated specs, if they put actual quality components in them, I wouldn't mind paying double, but as they are now, I don't know if they would be worth it even at $1 per bulb.

I bought so many lightbulbs trying to find ones that are truly flicker free - THESE ARE ACTUALLY FLICKER FREE!!! They are bright and work so well. I was surprised that these (one of the cheaper packs I bought) worked the best out of all of them. I would 100% return to buy these again when replacing other bulbs. They’re the perfect size, they’re dimmable, and are FLICKER FREE! Perfect for those with chronic headaches or migraines.

I bought a 4-pack of these lightbulbs 13 months ago. I had been having problems with a group of 3 hanging fixtures over my kitchen island; when the lights were dimmed rather low one of them would be dimmer than the others, and the one on the other end of the row would be brighter than the others. If I dimmed them very low the dimmest one would go out while the other two remained on. And there were flickering issues as well. I work with a master electrician and had him to my house to do some other electrical work, and I asked him about the problem with these fixtures. He checked everything out and said the wiring was fine, and that I should try a better quality lightbulb. I had been using the Home Depot EcoSmart bulbs until that point. On his advice I switched to these Philips bulbs, and the problem was immediately resolved. All bulbs are equally bright regardless of how low the dimmer goes, and there is no flickering. I thought a bulb was a bulb, but there really is a difference in quality. The only reason I give these 4 stars instead of 5 is that after 13 months one of them started flickering and I had to replace it. But overall I'm very happy with them.

I made the mistake of buying cheapo dimmable LED bulbs, having used Philips LED bulbs for years and years. Here's the thing, the cheap ones have plastic bulbs that are so flimsy that they flex when you screw them in, among other issues concerning light quality, buzzing, color, etc. These Philips bulbs use glass, dim waaaaay low, and the light is pleasing. Get the Philips, get what you pay for, and get good light for years and years.

Replaced LED bulbs purchased at a large retailer that flickered badly in my ceiling fans. Decided to go with a name brand. These new bulbs do not flicker and give a traditional soft glow. I probably should have gone with something greater than 60w (equivalent.) The old bulbs were daylight and so overall the fixture is dimmer. Next time I'll buy bulbs with a higher lumens.

I liked these lights at first - they dimmed well and were flicker free. However, after about a year every bulb is needing to be replaced. Not only do most now flicker (regardless of dimmer setting), they also no longer dim. Left alone, bulbs on the same circuit will have different color temperatures, resulting in a mismatched appearance. And they have grown quite dim to boot. These lights were not inexpensive and did not live up to my expectations given their cost.