11w GU10 LED Lamps

On a note about LED lamps. I went to a theatre trade show the other week, every lamp and lantern (I call the body that a lamp sits in lantern (ie a ParCan is a lantern, not sure how correct that is) supplier where demonstrating their new LED tech.
The source4 LED is stunning. Proper bright, acts like a classic s4, but would look wrong in a house.
 
Does anyone have an opinion on decent MR16 LEDs and dimmable GU10s?

In my bathroom I have several 12V MR16s setup on a dimmer. I'd like to phase out the halogens (they get really hot). What colour temp is good for a bathroom which is basically all white? (fully tiled in a marble white), and what are good MR16 LEDs which could substitute a 50W halogen Mr16?

For GU10s I have, I will prob heed the advice above and go for 4000ks
 
BennyC said:
You can get 120 degree beam angle LED's for £12 each. I have them throughout my house, some I have replicate the beam angle of a halogen. All between 3-5 watts and are brighter than halogens slightly. No cold blue light either, all warm white.
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Any pictures?

I keep getting the ones like Danza has... completley useless and not comparable to Halogens... dont mind paying but they need to light up the place!

Would be great if you could get some.
 
Why arent lighting manufacturers starting to replace bulbs with permanent LEDs

I mean look round homebase etc and no one seems to be thinking out of the box.
Typical lights are still manufactured assuming you need to insert a bulb, if they actually started producing disposable units with the LEDs built in they could be completely different. IE you wouldnt need the connectors etc that you currently have it would all be hard wired.

You could even have special light switches for the same lights. With maybe 2 or 3 settings on which turned on morr or less of the LEDs at a time. Eg say light had 60 LEDs, you could have a switch that had 4 modes, off, 20 LEDs, 40 LEDS or 60LEDs. Seems so obvious yet I havent seen any sign of the lighting manufacturers moving with the times.
 
sven256 said:
Just get one to test, they are cheap enough.

But be warned they are quite long, about half the length again as a normal halogen gu10.
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I think that kills it then, they won't be flush. :(

I did notice some said retrofit and some didn't.. and the info page for those bulbs says the size quite clearly.
 
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