G7 Reno LED Recessed Can 75W Replacement BR30 Flood Light Bulb, Dimmable 3000K Soft White Light 15 Watt 1100 Lumen, E26 Base

Our kitchen uses recessed lighting - and we've always struggled to get good lighting. Anyone who has tried CFL lighting for recessed light bulbs is probably aware that they take a painfully long time to warm up. (In our case, it was easily a couple of minutes.) We also never liked the color quality, and the kitchen always seemed dim and depressing. Standard incandescent bulbs came on more quickly, but they run extremely hot and burn out quickly if you go with the higher-wattage models. Fortunately, I stumbled across this bulb - and it has completely changed the look of our kitchen! Here are the things we like about these: 1) They come on instantly! 2) We experimented with both the 2700K and 3000K versions of this light, and found we liked the 3000K version a lot better. I honestly think everybody is hung up on 2700K because that's what they're used to instead of it being better for lighting... 3) These look great in a 6" can. 4) The light distribution is both consistent and even. These are far better than other LEDs I tried that ended up looking more like a spotlight... 5) They are bright, and our kitchen looks better than it ever has as a result. 6) They are energy efficient, run cool, and are rated to last basically forever. I know they start to add up if you purchase several of them; but, if they last as long as promised, they'll definitely pay for themselves. Having said that, it's kind of hard to get excited about the potential lifetime of these bulbs until they prove themselves. We expected to get years out of CFL bulbs, but have found we ended up replacing them as much as the standard bulbs they replaced (and the disposal was a giant hassle). From everything I've read, that's pretty common with CFLs - but LEDs apparently have the potential to actually deliver on the promise of lasting significantly longer. I'll post here if they start burning out; but, I do plan to contact G7 for warranty replacement if they last less than 10 years. :) I know it's hard to get excited about a light bulb, but these completely changed the look of our kitchen. In fact, we like them so much that we ended up replacing all the A19 bulbs in our house with 3000K bulbs from G7. If you're looking for LED replacement bulbs, then I would recommend these over any of the other bulbs out there!

I purchased a G7 "Reno" and a G7 "Tahoe" to try out in my home and home office. The G7 "Reno" 3000K LED bulb provides a nice soft white light for general residential lighting. The 3000K color of the Reno is not as yellow as the typical 2700K LED bulb, but not as blue as the 4000K or 5000K bulbs. The 3000K color is a pleasant compromise for general lightning and does not produce a lot of glare. The light pattern is very smooth and fairly broad with not hot spots. The G7 "Tahoe" is a 4000K bulb that provides a nice "bright white" color that I prefer for office use. The Tahoe bulb appears slightly brighter than the Reno and is a good choice for color accuracy in a work environment or any area where you want more of a daylight appearance without the strong blue tones of a 5000K bulb. Both the G7 Reno and Tahoe bulbs run cool and are very bright considering they only draw 15 watts. The bulbs are heavier than an equivalent CFL, but the light quality is far superior to typical CFLs. So far I have been very happy with my purchase and I plan to buy more.

Great color, light output and efficiency! I needed much better light for my aquarium as it is a heavily planted tank but I didn't want to spend a ton of money on aquarium lighting so instead I bought a clip on desk lamp from Walmart and this lightbulb (3000K). It produces the perfect and strong light for my aquarium and since the light it on 10 hours a day efficiency was very important to me. The first bulb I purchased was a Utilitech from Lowe's and not only was it more expensive, but it looked like it wasn't really full spectrum (just a yellow LED). I bought this one and returned that one to Lowe's. Couldn't be happier!

These are very bad bulbs. Stay clear. I replaced all of the compact fluorescent bulbs in my home with these. It's a large house. Most of them failed within the year. These are not inexpensive bulbs. The key issue is that the ballast will separate from the LED. Dangling lightbulbs are not a pretty site and a pain to change when you have high ceilings. I recommend going with name brand (we went with GE bulbs, which were half the price on sale at Sam's Club and have so far lasted twice as long. Avoid these. They are not good bulbs. Oddly enough, the 5000k (daylight) version of these bulbs (I bought only 2) have yet to fail at all. So YMMV.

Was looking for 10 led flood lights for the recessed can lighting in my basement. After comparing tons of bulbs i chose this one. The plastic vertical ribs on the side of the bulb stick out to far making the bulb to wide to fit in the cans in the ceiling. When you try to screw the bulb in, the pastic ribs hit the side of the can where it starts to get narrower by the socket. Had to go get the same size old fashion incandescent ones (with a normal shape to them) until i find another led to try. Bulb itself is great, very bright. Put it in the laundry room where it is just a regular socket. Looks kinda funny but it works.

So far so good. We've had a series of problems making the transition to LEDs, largely because there doesn't seem to be a reliable way for a consumer to know in advance if a dimmable bulb will flicker at different settings and if it does, whether that is the fault of the bulb or the switch. We have this bulb in no dimming recessed fixtures, where it is working well. I haven't tried it yet with either of the supposedly LED-compatible switches that are a headache (literally) with earlier LEDs we tried. The temp and brightness of the G7s are very good. Also, congrats to G7 for designing a secure cardboard package that opens with a single thumbnail-slice of the seal and fold flat for disposal in the recycle bin.