Better lighting in office

dlockers said:
You want something with adjustable colour temperature really. I have something similar in the kitchen, WC, and utility which mimics warmth based on outside conditions. This is the big brother to the one I have.

www.philips-hue.com

Hue Still Ceiling Lamp 1 x 27 W + Dimmer Switch – White | Philips Hue UK

Control instantly with the included Hue dimmer switch or Bluetooth the Hue White ambiance Still ceiling light in white. Shop now!
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Still only badged as 2500 lumens?
 
This is exactly what they do (I removed the cover and took this pic just for you).

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danlightbulb said:
Ok, and if someone wants bright sunlight in the ensuite?
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with enough money, everything can be solved :P

danlightbulb said:
I feel like this problem should be quite common and therefore there should be pretty well defined solutions out there.
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it is common but everyone settles for something (or didn't consider before purchase).
for me personally this was something i did consider and looked for homes where the master, study and living room was south facing, however this meant that my garden is north facing but i accepted that tradeoff

danlightbulb said:
So what is wrong here?
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sometimes, you just cannot replicate au-naturale, unfortunately
 
Might have already been posted, I have zero idea if these work or are just a scam, but they seem to be out there on the market.

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Ok so now I need to achieve the same thing as this but for a much lower cost.

Some kind of floor standing lamp with space for several bulbs that I can fit different white colours to?
 
I think you'd be better off looking for 'Full Spectrum' bulbs rather than a collection of varying colour temperature normal bulbs - I think that's what's making things feel unsatisfactory to you, regardless of brightness.

These tend to be a bit more expensive and are often sold as a treatment of sorts for SAD.
 
danlightbulb said:
Ok so now I need to achieve the same thing as this but for a much lower cost.

Some kind of floor standing lamp with space for several bulbs that I can fit different white colours to?
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I wouldn't try and recreate it. You'll spend more experimenting than just doing it properly first time.


Downstairs where I can't fit one of those Phillips things, I have one of these (or a similar no brand thing). I turn this on midday to combat winter early darkness whilst working. I fire it at the desk area and it helps.
 
Kenai said:
I think you'd be better off looking for 'Full Spectrum' bulbs rather than a collection of varying colour temperature normal bulbs - I think that's what's making things feel unsatisfactory to you, regardless of brightness.

These tend to be a bit more expensive and are often sold as a treatment of sorts for SAD.
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Looking now, don't seem easy to find though. a lot of growlights for sale but these seem to be more geared towards directional light. Might work if I buy the right sort of standing lamp to go with it.


Right now, im in my office, feeling dark and cold, and my dog is lying on the landing carpet 6ft away from me basking in the sunlight shining through the bedroom and across to the landing. The difference is, no pun intended, night and day.
 
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danlightbulb said:
Looking now, don't seem easy to find though. a lot of growlights for sale but these seem to be more geared towards directional light.


Right now, im in my office, feeling dark and cold, and my dog is lying on the landing carpet basking in the sunlight shining through that room and across to the landing. The difference is, no pun intended, night and day.
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Stop being tight then and solve the problem :D


36/mo for 5 months no interest :D

Edit: Amazon too, so you can just boomerang it back if no good.
 
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That amazon one linked above I went looking for the lumen output as it looks like it would be weak to me. I found a couple of gems that really help:

Q: What is the brightness of this? Like what are the lumens of this.
A: It's adjustable from super bright to super dim

Q: What is the Luminous Flux for this light
A: Yes
 
dlockers said:
Stop being tight then and solve the problem :D
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I will consider it, but I didn't really want to replace the whole light fitting. Ive just decorated all three bedrooms and refreshed the ceiling pendants with new ones, and have matching shades in all three rooms. Ideally wanted to drop in a new bayonet cap bulb, failing that an alternative free standing light source.
 
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jaybee said:
That amazon one linked above I went looking for the lumen output as it looks like it would be weak to me. I found a couple of gems that really help:

Q: What is the brightness of this? Like what are the lumens of this.
A: It's adjustable from super bright to super dim

Q: What is the Luminous Flux for this light
A: Yes
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Philip's says 2500 lumens. That is 1000 lumens more than the single lightbulb I have fitted.
 
Forgive the mess in the rooms (I'm decorating the other bedroom so things are a bit everywhere right now, at least none of my underwear is on display).

Even though the camera will be auto adjusting the image, I think you can see here that the sun shines through the window even indirectly and adds a warmth to the area. Its not much sun, you can only see a sliver of it on the carpet next to the bed, but the overall saturation and warmth is so much better.

Contrast to the office, which has the light on and still appears to be bright enough for doing what I need to do, its not that its dark as such, its just lacking the feeling of warmth that the other room gives.

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Kenai said:
I think you'd be better off looking for 'Full Spectrum' bulbs rather than a collection of varying colour temperature normal bulbs
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that - if you want high quality/CRI light that's as good as outdoors - hue light quality/cri=80 is not as good.

I used a metal halide high cri bulb in a floor uplighter 70W/6000lm cri 90, in a previous office V; currently, in a better externally lit place, using an uplighter with a 840lm/60w hyperikon cri90 b22,
uplighters produce a much more diffuse even lighting --
only problem is hyperikon went out of business during covid


jpaul said:
am using a philips r7s 4K metal-halide light 6000Lm 70W ... but best 'reliable' led brand I found, still in my basket, is pultry 2000Lm
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B075ZZWC65
metal halide cannot be dimmed, but the reviews on the philips do not indicate if it dims reliably (some led dimmig is rubbish independant of dimmer control)


hey're great none of this nampy-pampy multiple spotlights in the ceiling , just diffused light bounced off of the ceiling
... no reflections on tv etc. (if you don't watch in the dark)

the halogen ones are omnidirectional, so you loose some in the reflector, so maybe you can get away with less on the led directional ones

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