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What is a Lumen?
A lumen is a unit of measurement that is used to express how much illumination a source of light provides. We could get all technical here and go through the entire history of lighting measurement starting with whale blubber candles and making our way forward to LED lights, but it's really far simpler than all that. A lumen is about the equivalent of the amount of light put out by a single birthday candle if you are one foot away from the candle. A lamp that puts out 1 lumen of light is as bright as one birthday candle a foot away. A lamp that puts out 100 lumens is as bright as 100 birthday candles a foot away from you.

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LED Light Bulbs

LED light bulbs represent the cutting edge of light bulb technology and are now available in replacement models for all uses whether at home or office. For the homeowner who wants go green and save money on their energy bills, but is sick of flickering, yellow compact fluorescent light bulbs that take forever to warm up, the LED light bulbs are the answer to their prayers. Dependent on usage, LED light bulbs can last 3 to 10 years! They give a nice bright light and use up to 85% less energy than incandescent bulbs and up to 50% less energy than CFL bulbs. We have hand picked some of the best led light bulbs that are available today. Browse our listings of LED light bulbs.

Misconceptions

  • There is a misconception that wattage is a unit of brightness. Wattage is a unit of power usage (as seen in higher electric bills). Brightness is actually measured in lumens.

Watt Ratings

  • The true wattage rating (the actual power drawn) is the lower rating listed on the light bulb package. The higher wattage rating is supposedly the equivalent wattage for a comparable incandescent bulb.

Brightness

  • To get the best brightness for the lowest wattage, divide the lumens by the true wattage. The higher the number, the more efficient the bulb is.

Highest Value

  • The highest true wattage found is 13 watts (100 watt equivalent, 900 lumens).

Considerations

  • Due to wear and tear, the brightness of an LED bulb can diminish over time.