GE’s ‘HD Light’ LED Bulbs

GE Relax LED GE Reveal LED
Wattage 10.5 watts 10.5 watts
Efficiency (lumens per watt) 73.3 52.8
Tone Soft White Soft White
Color Temperature (stated/tested) 2,700 K / 2,611 K 2,850 K / 2,598 K

Do GE Reveal light bulbs change color?

Compared to standard LED bulbs, Reveal ® filters out dull yellows to reveal colors as they’re meant to be seen.

What is the difference between GE Reveal and refresh?

Three shades of HD lighting Relax is a warm bulb tuned to 2700K and emitting 800 lumens. It is designed for bedrooms, dining-, and living-room situations where you want those soft, orange-hued tones. The GE Refresh HD emits a much cooler light. Reveal is just a bit larger and more rounded, like a standard incandescent.

Are GE Reveal bulbs full spectrum?

GE reveal color-enhanced full-spectrum bulbs create enhanced, vivid surroundings in rooms and spaces throughout your home.

What happened to GE Reveal light bulbs?

GE Makes The Switch Away From Lightbulbs, Sells Business To Savant Systems GE was born when Thomas Edison’s electrical company merged with a rival in 1892, and the company has been making (and inventing) lightbulbs ever since. Now it’s selling off its lighting business.

What is best warm white or cool white?

While cool white look great in modern kitchens and where the brighter the better, warm white works much better where you are looking for softer light. It’s particularly well suited to lounges, living rooms and traditional kitchen, like country styles, where the white light contrasts too much with the rest of the room.

Which is brighter reveal or refresh?

Refresh is the cool bulb. Tuned to 5000K, it also emits 800 lumens. As expected, it is geared toward laundry rooms, the garage, and the home office; places where you want bright and “energizing” light that approximates daylight. Reveal is just a bit larger and more rounded, like a standard incandescent.

Why are GE relax refresh and reveal bulbs so good?

GE explains that its Relax, Refresh, and Reveal bulbs “have a higher CRI, or Color Rendering Index, than standard LED bulbs. Which means they deliver greater color contrast and boldness than an average light bulb.” Color Rendering Index is a real thing, and it’s defined by a measurement that describes the spread of the spectrum of the light source.

Are there any GE light bulbs that work?

Colors look how they’re supposed to look, and there’s not that ugly yellow glow a lot of bulbs create. These light bulbs are nice. Now if they work for the rest of my life as GE claims, that will be something. I do like the color they cast in the living room. Great product. Illuminates just like we like it. Very good light for reading.

What’s the warranty on a GE Reveal light bulb?

Pay attention, though, because Reveal isn’t just an HD bulb, it’s an HD+ bulb, which promises “exceptional color contrast and boldness plus radiant whites.” Each of the bulbs boasts a 15,000-hour lifespan and carries a five-year limited warranty.

When did GE invent the halogen light bulb?

GE invented the fluorescent bulb in 1938, the halogen lamp in 1959 and the LED in 1962. GE made more recent advances too. In 2001, it introduced GE Reveal light bulbs that filter out yellow light to produce more natural illumination.