Philips AmbientLED 3-Watt GU10 MR16 Indoor Flood, Soft White

I have watched LED bulbs for a while and while this bulb could be brighter (it should be closer to 200 lumens), it does deliver an acceptable color and usable brightness. The color matches very well against a new halogen. For those in the previous review that are waiting for the other halogens to burn out before replacement completely miss the point. The waist is in the power used by halogens. It could easily cost you $30 in electricity costs (the full cost of a LED replacement) while you wait for the halogen to burn out. If it makes sense to replace an inefficient bulb, then waiting for it to burn out first is not very smart. The payback is good, so switch asap. This bulbs life is rated at 16000 hours. 16000/1000 * 4 watts * .15cents per kwatt = $10 in electric bill. Total cost is $30 + $10 = $40. For the halogen. 2000/1000 * 35 * .15 cents per kwatt = $10 of electricity cost per bulb, but you then need to by 8 of them to be the same as the LED. $5 per bulb, + $10 of...Read more

I bought it from Home Depot today for 29.97+Tax. I totally agree with another reviewer that if you look at the bulb directly it seems compared to a traditional GU10 Halogen Bulb still very "cold", especially if there is a frosted glass fitting around the bulb for effects, and therefore you should only replace all bulbs at the same time.

BUT most important: The light reflected at the surfaces is totally warm and almost not to be recognized as coming from LED!

Why? I have no clue, it does not make sense to me, but it's the best bulb in terms of coming close to the "original" and deserving the name Warm White that I have seen so far, and I have tried about 35 Bulbs from vendors across US, Europe and China claiming all below 3000k!

AND one more benefit not like most other LED-Bulbs that claim to replace a 20W or 35W or even 50W traditional bulb, it is really totally equal to a 35W.

If you look at the back of the package, it claims to be in the "warm white" color range (~3000K), but when put in a fixture next to regular halogens it's as blue white as ice.

So, a decent bulb otherwise and probably fine if you replace all your halogens at once, but don't get it thinking you can add it into the mix.