Reddit reviews Sunlite SL105/65K/MED 105 Watt High Wattage Spiral Energy Saving CFL Light Bulb Medium Base 120 Volt Daylight

I own a colorimeter and have tried many lights and display brightness combos in the past five years. My monitors (3) are set to output 140cdm/2 brightness and are 15cm-60cm away from my walls, or around half a foot to 2ft away. Unless the lumens (maximum brightness of the light) is listed don't bother.


Assuming proper display placement and lack of obvious bleed and a glow a display with 1000:1 contrast needs specific amounts of light to prevent black from looking greyish. Bezel color and shade as well as the coating type also greatly affects the perceived black depth.


2600 lumens (15$ for CFL & 25$ for LED light) for displays with under 100cdm/2 brightness of white. I use this 6500k/Daylight Philips CFL light which I bought in 2013 back when there were no LED solutions I could find. I've seen a few 2200 lumen 5000k LED lights like this one, but have not extensively researched to find others.


5000 lumens for displays with over around 180cdm/2 under 300cd/2 brightness of white. I have this Feit 5000 lumen 5000k LED Light which sells for 35$ US & 50$ CAD. I also have a Sunlite 5000 lumen CFL light, but it requires a lamp capable of outputting at least 100w vs the typical limit of 50.


I still use the 2600 lumen philips CFK as a ceiling light, but now use 5x LIFX BR30's with my monitors (AHVA/IPS/PLS), and LIFX LED Light Strips with my Sony 49X900E (VA) (can't remember how many; 6?) as bias lights instead of the Feit 5000K 5000 lumen LED since I like being able to change the color and color temperature.


LIFX and Philips list the lumens for their lights, but it only applies to either 2500/2700k or 4000k. One has the check the manual to find out which for LIFX now.

You should add 6 of these. http://www.amazon.com/Sunlite-SL105-65K-MED-Daylight/dp/B003KR2OZY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1412375802&sr=8-3&keywords=105w+cfl+6500k