>>24001
You really come to realize in recent decades that product boxes are actually a fantastic time capsule
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Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-13 10:38:26
>>23985
>>24002
2700K
>>24002
2700K
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-13 10:51:51
>>24004
Retarded
Retarded
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-13 12:55:08
>>23962
Disgusting.
Disgusting.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-13 12:59:00
>>23964
> can't afford 18W
Found the euro-peon.
> can't afford 18W
Found the euro-peon.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-13 12:59:42
>>24004
less gay version of the lights at the movie theater to outline the steps
less gay version of the lights at the movie theater to outline the steps
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-13 13:02:01
>>23978
I have a Cree downlight in my bathroom that's like 20 years old. That's when Cree used to make stuff in the USA though. It's got two white LEDs and a cyan and red, so it's back from before they had actual high-CRI white LEDs.
I have a Cree downlight in my bathroom that's like 20 years old. That's when Cree used to make stuff in the USA though. It's got two white LEDs and a cyan and red, so it's back from before they had actual high-CRI white LEDs.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-13 13:06:27
>>24001
Oh shit, I've used those. They suck. They're way too yellow. They only last "20000 hours" because you're getting 50W of light from a 100W bulb.
The best bulbs ever were the halogen bulbs BEFORE the watt-saver bullshit. All the watt-saver shit did was use a thinner filament which drew less power and as a consequence, burned out faster.
Oh shit, I've used those. They suck. They're way too yellow. They only last "20000 hours" because you're getting 50W of light from a 100W bulb.
The best bulbs ever were the halogen bulbs BEFORE the watt-saver bullshit. All the watt-saver shit did was use a thinner filament which drew less power and as a consequence, burned out faster.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-13 13:41:10
>>24004
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-13 15:01:40
>>24020
Just use your phone's flashlight, bro.
Just use your phone's flashlight, bro.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-13 19:33:05
>>24019
>desperate shill noises
You haven't used those. You can't afford it, you're too poor. They go for like $50 apiece now or more.
>desperate shill noises
You haven't used those. You can't afford it, you're too poor. They go for like $50 apiece now or more.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-13 19:45:14
>>24001
I should have stockpiled incandescents when I had the chance. I did buy a dozen at a thrift store last week.
I should have stockpiled incandescents when I had the chance. I did buy a dozen at a thrift store last week.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-13 19:56:08
>>23962
3000 is not warm enough
gimme candle light
3000 is not warm enough
gimme candle light
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-13 19:59:39
>>24004
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-13 20:01:24
>>24024
Would 2200k do or you going all in at 1800?
Would 2200k do or you going all in at 1800?
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-13 20:01:50
>>24007
>he doesn't have sex with the lights on
>he doesn't have sex with the lights on
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-13 20:06:44
>>23962
please do not use any LED's they cause imbalances to your brain and soul don't believe me? record the light in slow motion and see how it's flickering now imagine what that does to your eyes and brain..
please do not use any LED's they cause imbalances to your brain and soul don't believe me? record the light in slow motion and see how it's flickering now imagine what that does to your eyes and brain..
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-13 20:07:45
>>24026
2200 is fine for me.
I've got two Ikea 2200k smoked/translucent filament bulbs in two smoked/translucent Ikea Fado lamps (with the zebra cord; not sold in the US iirc) and it's so nice and soothing.
2200 is fine for me.
I've got two Ikea 2200k smoked/translucent filament bulbs in two smoked/translucent Ikea Fado lamps (with the zebra cord; not sold in the US iirc) and it's so nice and soothing.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-13 20:10:56
>>23972
Are there any as good as this but don't use some dogshit botnet mobile app instead, like supporting Matter
Are there any as good as this but don't use some dogshit botnet mobile app instead, like supporting Matter
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-13 20:19:28
>>24030
You can buy a standalone hardware controller (comes in the pack of 4), but it's designed for studio use, so the button/menu layout is super clunky.
But I mean if you KNOW the exact hue/saturation/brightness value of the color you want and are fine using some physical buttons, then yeah zero app is required.
You can buy a standalone hardware controller (comes in the pack of 4), but it's designed for studio use, so the button/menu layout is super clunky.
But I mean if you KNOW the exact hue/saturation/brightness value of the color you want and are fine using some physical buttons, then yeah zero app is required.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-13 22:09:30
>>24016
that thing will cook itself and die within 1000 hours
that thing will cook itself and die within 1000 hours
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-13 22:15:48
>>23969
e27 is the socket with the largest selection of bulbs. e14 is on its way out
>>23975
good filament bulbs are helium filled, buy a fixture that has the socket horizontal and it will live for years
e27 is the socket with the largest selection of bulbs. e14 is on its way out
>>23975
good filament bulbs are helium filled, buy a fixture that has the socket horizontal and it will live for years
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-13 22:58:25
thinking of installing these in the ceiling around the house, rate my choice
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-13 23:10:21
>>24031
>>24030
Actually those bulbs support DMX, so you can get a USB to DMX adapter, then their special DMX to USB-C cable, and just run it directly from your desktop and control everything via a custom app you write, or some open source options
>>24030
Actually those bulbs support DMX, so you can get a USB to DMX adapter, then their special DMX to USB-C cable, and just run it directly from your desktop and control everything via a custom app you write, or some open source options
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-13 23:32:37
>>24035
ArtNet nodes are probably cheaper these days, but otherwise yea.
ArtNet nodes are probably cheaper these days, but otherwise yea.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-14 05:08:25
>>24034
0/10
Get proper fixtures
0/10
Get proper fixtures
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-14 05:19:55
is there any cheat to dim, dimmable led lights without the need for an expensive transformer/pwm thing or whatever its called? some cheap thing from ali express or something where i can just plug it with a normal electric chord? ledlight > electrical cord > cheap dimmer > wallsocket.
i tried a cheap one from amazon, and it does work but the lowest setting is like 80% brigthness instead of 0%.
i tried a cheap one from amazon, and it does work but the lowest setting is like 80% brigthness instead of 0%.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-14 05:37:28
>>24037
but y tho
but y tho
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-14 05:38:40
I hate leds. Fuck em. Fuck colored lights. There is no "cold white" there is blue, bullshit and yellow.
I hope the pic uploads. Over 300 incandescent lightbulbs from 15 to 1000W here. Most in the 150-250W range.
300W bulbs are nice
I hope the pic uploads. Over 300 incandescent lightbulbs from 15 to 1000W here. Most in the 150-250W range.
300W bulbs are nice
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-14 05:42:30
>>24023
Ebay and amazon has PLENTY. I just posted a pic up there of my closet full of em.
Ebay and amazon has PLENTY. I just posted a pic up there of my closet full of em.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-14 05:50:49
>>23985
>1600lm
My fucking god, cunt, are you lighting a modeling studio?
>1600lm
My fucking god, cunt, are you lighting a modeling studio?
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-14 05:54:31
>42505618-two-laughing-girls-sitting-on-sofa-and-watching-movie-on-laptop.jpg
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-14 05:54:48
>>23996
Bulbs aren't going to help you anon.
>Easy Mode
Get a strobe/speedlite for your camera. Set it to 1/1 and point it upwards towards your ceiling. It's called bounce flash and it'll work well enough.
>Intermediate Mode
Same, but buy a large diffuser for the speedlite and direct flash it instead. More power directed at it means you can get a deeper DoF and not underexpose.
>Fancy Mode
Buy two speedlites, two stands, and two lighting umbrellas, along with a camera transmitter. Set them up on either side of the subject and vary the power between them to get a nice, professionally done lighting effect. This is max autism but if you want your mashed banana to look good this is the TOP MINT strategy.
Bulbs aren't going to help you anon.
>Easy Mode
Get a strobe/speedlite for your camera. Set it to 1/1 and point it upwards towards your ceiling. It's called bounce flash and it'll work well enough.
>Intermediate Mode
Same, but buy a large diffuser for the speedlite and direct flash it instead. More power directed at it means you can get a deeper DoF and not underexpose.
>Fancy Mode
Buy two speedlites, two stands, and two lighting umbrellas, along with a camera transmitter. Set them up on either side of the subject and vary the power between them to get a nice, professionally done lighting effect. This is max autism but if you want your mashed banana to look good this is the TOP MINT strategy.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-14 05:55:32
>>24044
Yes they are, my biggest issue right now is shitty 80-85 CRI whites fucking up the colors.
Yes they are, my biggest issue right now is shitty 80-85 CRI whites fucking up the colors.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-14 05:56:20
>>23962
I have a ceiling fan with a dimmer that makes my rgb light bulbs flicker if I don't thrn the fan on. Are there even any rgb light bulbs that don't cause this? I just want red light at night.
I have a ceiling fan with a dimmer that makes my rgb light bulbs flicker if I don't thrn the fan on. Are there even any rgb light bulbs that don't cause this? I just want red light at night.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-14 05:57:12
Yellow, like my sperm.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-14 06:00:51
>>24025
How to signal to other drivers that you're massive fucking faggot who only takes black dick in your prolapsed HIV monkeypoxxed riddled asshole.
How to signal to other drivers that you're massive fucking faggot who only takes black dick in your prolapsed HIV monkeypoxxed riddled asshole.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-14 06:42:44
>>24046
Nigga what. Is your fan and light spliced on the same line? Or perhaps the globe socket isn't grounded?
Nigga what. Is your fan and light spliced on the same line? Or perhaps the globe socket isn't grounded?
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-14 06:47:47
>>24049
Yeah it seems to be that way. It's a rental maintained by a single Argentenian who looks German, what can I do?
Yeah it seems to be that way. It's a rental maintained by a single Argentenian who looks German, what can I do?
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-14 07:30:15
as much as I like dimmable lighting, it has so many issues with being consistently bright that I can't use it
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-14 09:22:21
>>23962
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-14 12:50:50
>>24044
>if you want your mashed banana to look good
I think it's Marijuana.
>if you want your mashed banana to look good
I think it's Marijuana.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-14 14:12:22
>>23975
> A well designed fixture will have the heat sensitive electronics far away from the LED chips and a decent heat sink for the LED chips themselves.
>well designed
Well, found the problem. Unless your going into the
>I could also buy a new mid-price one ever 2 years forever and still end up cheaper
Territory, those don’t exist anymore. It’s all cheap crap.
Same with led-bulbs. My fist gen ikea all still work, but all my new stuff has to constantly get replaced. Just like in the old days, only that they’re more expensive and more e-waste.
> A well designed fixture will have the heat sensitive electronics far away from the LED chips and a decent heat sink for the LED chips themselves.
>well designed
Well, found the problem. Unless your going into the
>I could also buy a new mid-price one ever 2 years forever and still end up cheaper
Territory, those don’t exist anymore. It’s all cheap crap.
Same with led-bulbs. My fist gen ikea all still work, but all my new stuff has to constantly get replaced. Just like in the old days, only that they’re more expensive and more e-waste.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-14 15:48:35
>>24053
Correct
Correct
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-14 15:52:23
>>23964
The problem isn't that it's power-hungry, the problem is that you can't dissipate 18W off a bulb that size without the LEDs going to 120C and cooking themselves
The problem isn't that it's power-hungry, the problem is that you can't dissipate 18W off a bulb that size without the LEDs going to 120C and cooking themselves
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-14 15:58:36
>>24034
These suck for low ceilings because they mostly shine down and are annoyingly bright to look at, and are useless for high ceilings because you can just get a normal fixture.
Also in 2 years some of them will start flickering and dying, but you'll discover that you can't get the same model to replace them anymore and end up with a bunch of different lights.
These suck for low ceilings because they mostly shine down and are annoyingly bright to look at, and are useless for high ceilings because you can just get a normal fixture.
Also in 2 years some of them will start flickering and dying, but you'll discover that you can't get the same model to replace them anymore and end up with a bunch of different lights.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-14 16:02:50
i buy double socket ceiling lamps and put one 2700k and 4000k bulb in
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-14 20:51:06
>>24058
It's 2020+ I shouldn't need two lights to do what one light should be capable of.
It's 2020+ I shouldn't need two lights to do what one light should be capable of.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-14 20:53:12
>>24059
single bulb +1500 lumen is the biggest meme on the market
single bulb +1500 lumen is the biggest meme on the market
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-14 20:54:10
>>24004
I think it's dope anon and a fun project. Do it.
I think it's dope anon and a fun project. Do it.
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