PHILIPS LED 65W BR30 6-Pack Ultra Definition Soft White (2200K) 650 Lumen (7.5W = 65W) Dimmable Flicker-Free Light Bulbs

Philips LED BR30 Warm Glow Dimmable 650-Lumen, 2700-2200 Kelvin, 9-Watt (65-Watt Equivalent) Flood Light Bulb, E26 Medium Base, Soft White, 6-Pack -- Excellent bulbs and the closest to an incandescent-look I have been able to find. Bulbs have a nice color when full-on and gradually warm as they dim, just as an incandescent does. I've been slowly replacing all the can light bulbs in the house (and even the standard bulbs) with these as they run much cooler than the old CFLs / incandescents, have superb dimming capabilities, pleasing color temperature, lower power consumption and of course last much longer. I have tried other LEDs such as Feit (not so great), Cree (kinda pricey) and GE (pricey and give off a bit of heat) and have found these are the best bang for the buck especially with the "Warm Glow" color temperature-changing feature. I have mine on z-wave in -wall dimmers for automation and have experienced no flicker issues though, flickering is typically due to the "trim" on the dimmer and not caused by the bulb (except for super cheap bulbs). On circuits controlling up to 7 bulbs at one time these will kick on at about 5% but will dim down to roughly 2%. With a higher load (an incandescent popped into one of the sockets) they will come on at and dim down to ~2%. Keep in mind many dimmer switches to require a certain load value in order to dim completely and if there is flickering check the "trim" function of the dimmer, although not all are adjustable. I've only had to adjust trim on one dimmer but I think that is due to having only one bulb on the circuit (low load value) so, that particular bulb kicks on at ~10% but will dim down to ~5% before shutting off. I have several installed in the outside soffits and are set to come on (z-wave switch) dimmed at 15% at sundown and turn off at sunrise (they go to quickly fade up to full power when one of the exterior motion sensors is activated) which provides for safety and attractive curb appeal. These have been running outside for about a year in the Pacific Northwest (cloudy, rainy, salt water, "temperate marine" zone, occasionally down to freezing in Winter and up to the mid-80's F / low 90's F in Summer) with no degradation or issues but of course, they are in the soffits which provide protection. Using an wall-plug z-wave dimmer I've found they dim down to roughly 1% and pop on at around 3%-4% so it definitely depends on the type/model/brand of dimmer switch. Overall, these are the best dimmable LEDs I have been able to find. Highly recommended.

These BR30 bulbs work well with OnQ ALC 600W Dimmers (installed in 2002 now owned by Stewart Electronics). We installed an OMNI PRO II Smart House Controller and ran ALC communication wire to these dimmers during construction. They are very expensive, so there was no way we would change them out for LED Bulbs. The Philips Bulbs dim just like Tungsten BR30 bulbs, and they designed in a Color Shift to change to a warmer color as they DIM. We use two to Splash the Wall behind Flat Screen TV (Vaulted Ceiling) and on a separate Dimmer Flood the ROOM with 4 more (6 Total). The Beam Width is wider than 65W BR30s, but the color shift is well worth using them.The 65Watt Tungsten were dimmed to 40% to watch Flat Screen TV, the programming was changed to reduce intensity to 25% (even down to 18% gives a nice warm glow that floods the wall). These are used in HALO 7" CANs with Eyeball Trim, pointed to wall and Beams. The LED Bulbs are instant ON, and no buzzing at any intensity, which is very impressive. LED Bulb buzzing (some brands at full intensity) is simply unacceptable when working in a quiet environment or while watching a movie. The only flickering observed occurred when dimmed and GE Advantium Oven (230 VAC, 30 AMP Circuit) cooking with Halogen Lights. LED have very fast "Rise Times" with voltage spikes, and no doubt Philips has used filtering circuits not only to full wave rectify AC (to prevent flicker from 30Hz or even 60Hz), but to reduce line voltage variations in general since no other flickering has occurred while dimmed. Philips has sold us on its color warming shift technology, monitoring Dimmer input. Technology must be shifting to warmer LEDs in response to dimmer, unlike dimming normal LEDs which never change Color Temperature. We will be purchasing more of these for 2700° BR30 65Watt replacements. Well done Phillips!

Firstly, make sure you buy these directly from Amazon. If you order through a different seller, you might get the non-dimmable version or the completely wrong model (happened to me, had to return it and re-order through Amazon). Secondly, they work fantastically with Lutron dimmers. I'm using them with the Lutron Maestro Dimmer (MACL-153M) and the new Lutron Diva Caseta Dimmer (DVRF-6L) and they work amazingly well. Excellent dimming curve with the bulb going down all the way to 10% with no flickering or noise whatsoever. I have them installed in a circuit of 2 bulbs, 4 bulbs, 5 bulbs, and 3 bulbs. All of them work wonderfully. Note that Lutron's compatibility tool won't show these as compatible for some reason, but they do work really well. I also love the warm glow effect where the color temperature gets warmer as you dim. Make sure to adjust the low-end trim when using them with Lutron dimmers (instructions are in the dimmer manual).

Lots of good reviews, I'll just add some info... 1) These Philips Warm Glow are by far the best bulbs I've encountered in upgrading over 100 bulbs in my house of a huge variety of sizes and bases. 2) Despite dimming "pretty well" to 20 or 30% max with my mechanical dimmers from 2007 or so, LED dimmers can get them lower 3) They dim down to a lower light level than they will turn on at (seems like this applies to every single LED I've purchased) 4) The Lutron LED skylark and diva dimmers are fine, but if you want a reliable "on" you will not get to take advantage of the lowest dimming as you must trim these switches as you mount them 5) Lutron Maestro (newest model with #153 in the branding) is fantastic for these, will dim them to essentially nothing but Christmas tree light levels, though will still need a higher setting to turn on, so I've trimmed that dimmer to very low at the lowest and had the switch always turn on at max level to avoid a turn on at prior setting (i.e. even this switch won't start the bulbs at the super low, see #3 comment) 6) The older version of Lutron Maestro apparently had more current flowing through it when off, as the older Maestro (can tell as it didn't have the "advanced programming mode with 7 options) would constantly keep at least one bulb lit in a small amount even when the switch was actually set to off 7) Hard to explain how nice the dimming to 2200k is--other bulbs at 2700k that stay there on dimming seem fake and ugly by comparison. A couple other vendors make this feature (cree candlelight or something, for example) but very few options. Buy every bulb as a philips warm glow if you can! 8) Instant on 9) easily brighter, in a good way, compared to every other halogen in my home 10) I've installed dozens of philips warm glow bulbs and no duds (this was also tested against newest cree BR30 bulbs and traditional philips BR30 LED bulbs not warm glow, and about 15 other bulbs of non BR 30 variety)

I really wanted to replace all my recessed incandescent floods with these. I was liking the idea of lower operating costs, less heat, and fewer bulb changes in high ceiling cans. This is a solid product, but the dimming doesn't go low enough for me. So close....But the incandescents are going back in. Too bad. Lots of pros: - No flicker at any brightness - Smooth dimming effects - No hum at any brightness - Warmth does increase as brightness drops. Very nice feature. - Full brightness is above what I was getting on 65W incandescents. These look like they are pumping out 75-80w equivalent. The box says 650 lumens, but I'd guess that they are doing 800. One big con: - The dimmed brightness goes nowhere near as low as with the incandescents. 10% brightness on these is equivalent to 40% brightness on the old 65W GE Miser incandescent floods. I compared these directly to 65w incandescents in the same room (On seperate circuits, of course.) No question - Much brighter at full brightness, but also much brighter dimmed. A little bit less warm in color at all levels, but not something you would notice if you weren't looking at them side-by-side. I'm using Leviton LED capable WiFi controlled dimmer switches with the latest software updates, so I doubt a switch change will yield a better result. My switches can be programmed to limit the max brightness, so telling Alexa to set the lights to 100% isn't blinding with the extra light these produce, but I also like to dim the lights way down late at night - These just don't get there.

I had been delaying switching from incandescent because I did not want artwork to look washed out. These are fantastic. You can't tell the difference except the bulbs are just slightly brighter than the old ones. I regret not buying these earlier.

Previously I tried these LED bulbs over my bar. They worked great. I purchased 12 more to install in our overhead cans in the kitchen. They worked great with our dimmer switch. You should use a LED compatible dimmer switch. Take note that there is a very slight pause when turning them on because the internal capacitor needs to get energized. No big deal. When lowered to the maximum, they do not have an orange incandescent glow but a still warming glow. I totally recommend these, especially since my previous "dimmable" LED flood lights would not totally dim.

Dimmer performance was terrible -- See the first part of the 3-part video (only allowed to upload one video per review so I combined my three). They flicker like crazy when all the bulbs on the dimmer are changed to these LEDs. Once at least one of the bulbs is incandescent, things tend to calm down SLIGHTLY. The best performance being when I put all of the incandescents back in and remove the LEDs. The bulbs I got did come with a 10-year warranty if you register your bulbs at the URL printed on the package (I assume if you get frustration free packaging you may never even see the warranty language printed anywhere on the packaging). If you do NOT register at that URL, then the warranty is 5 years. Registering is easy and I did so. They are very bright in terms of output -- (part 3 of the video). So that can be a good or bad thing, depending on what you're shooting for. I don't really get the warm glow feeling from these lights. I'm not an expert by any stretch of the imagination but it seems like at full brightness (I put them on a non-dimming switch and attached a video) what I actually experience is closer to 3200K-3500K than 2700K. I'm basing this on completely unscientific google images examples and ultimately it feels like a cooler white than the advertised "warm glow" on the package. Also, what I actually received was 6 individually packaged bulbs (Model 9290011555) from a third party seller (JDP Lighting and Hardware) with fulfillment by Amazon. What I actually placed an order for was the 6-pack in frustration free packaging (457044). I don't know if having received that exact SKU with that exact UPC Code would have resulted in me essentially receiving 6 of these same model bulbs or not. Perhaps other reviewers can look at the base of the bulb and look closely at the model number and see if it exactly matches 9290011555. I'm deciding between keeping these on a non-dimming switch, returning them to amazon for a refund, or putting in a warranty request with Philips. I'll update the review with how any refund or warranty experience goes.

Excellent bulbs that really do dim.

Replaced 12 bulbs in our downstairs living area. The light is warm and bright and so energy efficient now. One bulb draws 7.2 watts at a cost of .87 cents a year. The old bulbs were drawing 65 watts and lots of electricity to run them.

These lights are great. Definitely recommend. I have them on a dimmer and the dimming levels are really good for LEDs (much better than expected). I have other Dimmable LEDs that do not have anywhere near as wide of a range of light output as these do. 2700K outputs like a normal incandescent bulb. Never thought I would write so much about a light bulb.

Works great

Great lightbulb, bright and as described. However there are 2 of them that are not working. Been trying to reach out but heard nothing yet.