Philips 75-Watt A19 EcoVantage Light Bulb, Soft White, 2 Pack

I replaced six of my standard light bulbs with these Philips 75 watt EcoVantage bulbs. As near as I can tell, these 75 watt bulbs do indeed put out the same amount of light as a standard 100 watt bulb. I did not notice any difference in color from the old 'soft white' ones. If you are like me, and dislike fluorescent 'energy savers', this is a good step forward. I use and recommend the Philips line of energy saving incandescent light bulbs. The 'Halogena' energy savers are also good, and more efficient, but are a little higher in price. It is good to have a choice.

First, the photo is strange... I just bought a pack of these and it says 72W replaces a 100W incandescent at 1490 lumens. The photo says it's 75 watts and 1500 lumens, so it looks like it has changed a bit (perhaps to comply with EISA 2007).

Anyway, a 28% energy savings compared to regular incandescent bulbs is great when you can't tell the difference. The bulb looks and works just like a regular incandescent bulb and a 28 watt savings is 28 watts of pure heat that I don't need in Texas in the summer.

NOTE: I would use fluorescent if I could but I cannot where I need to use these bulbs.

These bulbs aren't that expensive either, at about $1.50 per bulb (plus tax), though they seem to be more $$$ on Amazon than at a local hardware store that starts with "H", has "ome D" in the middle, and ends with "epot".

If they last for 1000 hours and save 28W, then that's 28kWh saved, which in my case is over $2.80 at over $.10/kWh which more than...Read more

Like them much better than CFLs as there isn't any warm-up time. Works with my garage's motion sensor.