GE 62180 9-Watt LED Soft White A19 Light Bulb

 (47 customer reviews)

This is a fantastic light bulb and anyone who is looking for an energy efficient LED bulb that throws light in all different directions this is the bulb for you. The only problem I'm having with Amazon right now is that I just walked into Lowe's Home Improvement Center yesterday and saw these same bulbs for $34.98, significantly less than what they are listed for on here. I've purchased 4 of these bulbs for a light fixture in my bathroom and would have saved a significant amount of money had I purchased these at Lowe's. Save some money and buy from Lowe's if you have one near you.

I remember having incandescent bulbs. They produced as much heat as they did light.

CFLs greatly reduced the amount of energy used along with the heat. They sacrificed a bit on the light output but I got used to them.

After about 7 years, my CFLs are finally starting to go out. LED bulbs have been showing up on the market over the last few years but they always seemed dim and directional which doesn't work well in normal household lighting situations. When I saw this bulb and the reviews of it I decided to give it a shot with hopes of slowly replacing the CFLs with LED bulbs.

This bulb gives off light in the same pattern that a normal 60W lightbulb does. I think some people rate it as being about the equivalent of a 40W incandescent but I've grown so used to the CFLs that I compare it with those. In that comparison this 9W bulb is about the equivalent of a 13W CFL. You're shaving about 30% off the energy used and getting a bulb that'll last 25,000hrs...Read more

I've been going a little LED crazy lately and have been trying all different brands, types & wattages of LED bulbs. With all the positive comments, I bought 4 of these at Lowes after reading Amazon reviews about how they're cheaper there (which is surprisingly true).

So far ok, the bulb is decent but is certainly no better or brighter than the Feit 7.5W sold on Amazon for $22. In fact, the GE gets significantly hotter than the Feit, making me skeptical that it really consumes only 9 watts. I won't be buying anymore of these.

These LED's are evolving rapidly. Hopefully brighter, more efficient and cheaper bulbs are on their way soon.