Hey guys. Pretty good deal from Bunnings and can personally vouch for these - very good quality and extremely reliable. The discounted price is for the cool white globes only. Warm white 8-pack is still $39.90. Appears to be plenty of stock around. Stay safe, and enjoy :)
E27 8-pack available here for just $0.84 extra (with thanks to MiscOzB for the find).
Thanks for that NC 👍
That 6500k CT though. Hospital vibes, not cozy vibes.
how for cozy ?
3000K or lower
usually we default to 2700k at home but can be too yellow for some people i suppose
@PukeyLuke: People tend to have strong opinions about their preferred colour temperature of light bulbs
Warm white (<=3000k color temperature) enthusiasts exhort that the world will end if you use cool white (>=6000k) bulbs - but when I did a poll of our strata committee, the majority preferred cool white.
6500K is very intense white, like when you walk into a 7/11 or Shell servo late at night, the lights are hard on the eyes.
Where lower K value 3,000K or 2,700K provide a warmer white. Similar to the candle light effect, warm, cozy dare I say inviting.
Realestate house ads will always show a house lit with warm white light.
Most security sensor lights use high K value lights, possibly to blind or at least piss off intruders.
Ghastly blue/white
Hate it when staying at an airbnb and they've got those hospital vibe cool white globes all through the place. Last time we popped down to Coles to replace them just so that we could relax in the living room.
Uggh hate Philips
Daylight is ~4000K, its misleading to call Cool White 6500K as Daylight
You Sol-centric people. Here on Hämarik (XO-4b), a mere 864 light-years away from you, the daylight from our star (Koit) is 6550K.
Thanks TA
Operating table fetishists rejoice
Can screw on?
Most people turn the lights off for sexy time. I can't imagine people trying to be romantic with harsh 6500k bright lights on. :p
Thank you. I've added to the OP with credit :)
The only household use-case for these would be bathroom lighting. So white & bright.
Or put elsewhere in house to prepare elderly parents ahead of move to nursing home facility
just the laundry and garage for us
Some stores are clearing them
Bought for $5 a month ago from Carramdowns
Horrible colour - 4000k would be much more acceptable for a crisp white light. 6500k is awful - almost tinging to blue. So sterile, cold and harsh. I couldn't think of anything worse. I want to feel cosy and relaxed at home, not like I'm living in the morgue coronor's room.
Probably nothing scientific behind it, but surely this colour light is not good for us and our sleep patterns. So unnatural.
Plenty of scientific evidence proves that blue light disturbs our circadian rhythm.
People use this awful colour temperature in their homes??
it's fine
I think it's fine for.. bathrooms, maybe kitchen downlights? At most. Or even a garage would be fine. Any living space/bedroom, absolutely no way.
It's just way too white/clinical.
Nah changed my parents home to all 4000/4500K and just bedroom wall lights and some lamps to 3000k, so much better feeling just everywhere in the house.
6500k is old thinking, if you want a place to feel cold and isolated that's mainly what its good for.
Just annoying that there's such few options for 4000-4500k light globes. I don't know why more don't exist. 3000k is just slightly too warm, but bearable, some Osram are 2700K which are so yellow. Then it jumps straight to 6000K+
Feels like 1980s fluorescent battens
It's funny when travelling to South East Asian countries they love these cold harsh lights. I dunno why.
Because 4000-4500K isn't available as easy, as you noted above even here in NZ/AU its a rare find.
So 6500K is better than 3000K for being awake and alert.
usually if you come across any 4000K/4500K bulbs, good idea to buy a good quantity of them since finding them again will be difficult
Can pick some up on amazon
https://www.amazon.com.au/s?k=4000k&crid=12Y657VZP0HQF&spref…
I've noticed this myself, it includes a lot of India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan also.
The clue is in the naming, warm white, in tropical climates you don't want lighting that gives a warm feeling.
The other reason is there is a cost advantage to cooler white lights, they tend to be cheaper per watt and lumen.
This OzB post is a classic example high K value = cheaper price. Also cheaper no name brands tend to be higher K value.
In poorer hot countries this decision makes sense. Finally, people in South Asia are more likely to work from home,
higher K value helps with alertness, task focus, and clarity, it also enhances visibility and productivity.
I studied renewable energy technology years ago, which included energy efficient lighting.
It was because of this, that I asked myself the same question as you, which got me asking the locals, and this was what I found.
Wow, sorry for the essay long reply!
"The clue is in the naming, warm white, in tropical climates you don't want lighting that gives a warm feeling."
Yes, after extensive research and testing, I prefer cool white as a more efficient light in lumens per watt, and more clarity for task work and reading, which is what I want.
I understand actors with those old dressing room mirrors surrounded by light bulbs for their makeup sessions would want warm white to make them look more 'attractive' - I see that as a precious ego thing.
In our bathroom, I have installed both a cool white 15W LED bulb and a second angled mirror to show the usually unavailable side and back view of oneself in good, clear task lighting in both mirrors.
My aged female relative complained it was "NOT FLATTERING!" - but I have noted friends' family teenage female visitors tend to spend an unusually long time in our bathroom - I expect they are very interested to check the reality of their appearance with both clear lighting and varied angles.
@Hangryuman: The cool white light being "not flattering" around mirrors is a very good point, particularly for fair skinned people.
I remember going to a bar with friends, one of my friends complained that the mirror in the bathroom made her look "sickly white".
The other women in our group noticed the same thing when they stood in front of the mirror, complaining that the mirror made them look like ghosts.
Funnily enough, it's probably not good for business, people thinking they look ugly when they're at a bar!
I do. I prefer it over warm white. I have it just about everywhere including my bedroom
These are too harsh for my liking, especially in areas of the house where you spend a lot of time.
Philips do make the best LEDs though.
I believe Osram is the best
I like Osram, I just don't like how their warm white is 2700K, more yellow than Philipps 3000K, and then the only other option is 6500K.
Thanks, grabbed a set of the E27/screw-in to replace garage bulbs with.
PSA:
Ij Victoria you can get led bulbs for free under the veu program.
A licensed electrician will attend your place and replace all your incandescent bulbs with led ones for free.
Doesn't matter if you are renting or a homeowner.
Not sure why anyone in Victoria would buy these led bulbs.
Doubt anyone has a house full of incandescent bulbs in 2025.
And I have replaced those free ones with these
Why?
only in the Democratic People's Republic of Victoria would the government pay a fully qualified electrician to replace bulbs
Exactly! Along with State funded education, state medicare, state NBN, and the biggest social security of anywhere. A true capitalist like Elon will call it a Ponzi scheme
Australia desperately needs a Trump to threaten all the other parties to get in line and be rid of all this shite
No wonder socialist Victoria's state debt is so large!
Dimmable Brilliant brands are $2 for a box of 6.
Worth taking Fido to more aisles?
For those who don’t know, this is insanely bright. Not an average bulb
https://bunnings.youinstock.com.au/search/0859713