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by zippergz 1173 days ago
Please link me to a 95+ CRI bulb available at Home Depot or Lowe's.
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Greater than 95 or including 95? Most of the Philips brand dimmable LEDs have a CRI of 95. The eco smart is crap at 80 and that’s to be excepted from the cheap house brand.

The in ceiling lights I bought to replace a bottom dollar Amazon light was are 94 and I’m pretty sure I bought the cheapest I could that would change temp to match my existing ones.

Your friend has shared a link to a Home Depot product they think you would be interested in seeing.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Philips-Soft-White-A19-LED-60W-E...

Looks like GE’s Sunshine brand has a CRI of 97 and is $8.99 on Amazon.

GE Sun Filled LED Light Bulb, 60 Watt Eqv, Soft White, A21 Standard Bulb, Medium Base https://a.co/d/fLkL8wr

Legit helpful reply. Thank you.
Wifi bulb with an App? Now I have to worry about light bulb security and it selling me out?
No one is forcing you to use it. I have WiFi switches and bulbs. I prefer switches over smart bulbs but I like automating both.

If your paranoid out them on a VLAN that doesn’t have access to your network or don’t connect them at all.

Needing to replace a 100W incandescent recently, I bought this:

https://www.homedepot.com/p/EcoSmart-100-Watt-Equivalent-A19...

Home Depot's "Ecosmart" store brand, claims 95 CRI, and has admirable dimming performance even on the cheapo not-designed-for-LED dimmer I have on the fixture. And it has a more even and omnidirectional pattern of illumination than typical LED bulbs.

Of course, time will be the only real judge.

https://www.google.com/search?q=site%253Ahomedepot.com+CRI

Cree, GE's "HD" line, Phillips' high CRI line, and I believe "Feit", the HD brand, also has high CRI bulbs.

You can only get Cree bulbs from HD via shipping; they don't stock them in store, at least in my area.

Phillips and GE HD bulbs are available in a lot of local hardware stores and even pharmacies.

I don't see any 95+ CRI 100 Watt replacement bulbs on their site?