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AMC that's right Crist and today we've got a full review of the Cree 60 watt replacement LED now this is a light that puts out 85 lumens per watt at a nice yellowy color temperature of 2,700 k so it's got that warm glow that you might be looking for then it gets there in super efficient fashion using just nine point five watts to get those 800 lumens that's better than any of these bulbs can say the closest that you'll get from these is the Philips slim style which is going to use 10.5 wats to get 800 lumens so Cree is the most efficient another of crees strong selling points is its price at just ten dollars per bulb that's one of the best values you'll find in the lighting I'll it's not quite as cheap as the slim style though this is a nine dollar bulb but with the Cree you're getting a 10 year warranty that's a lot longer than Philips plus a slight uptick and efficiency the two of those put it over the top in my book Cree also does a nice job with its color temperature these bulbs are all aiming for 2700 k that kind of warm white glow of an incandescent and if you look at this page that we've spread out on the table and divided into three lighting sections the Cree is a lot closer to that incandescent warm white light the Philips is a little too warm it's a little too yellowy it's kind of low on that temperature scale closer to twenty six hundred and twenty seven hundred now the Cree isn't a perfect LED we found that it does buzz a little bit when you're using it with an in-wall dimmer switch so if that's the type of setup that you're replacing a bulb for you're going to want to splurge on the philips LED that's the best bulb for in-wall dimmer in our tests also in terms of CRI the Cree bulb is right around 80 same as the Philips bulb that's a pretty average score for LEDs if you want something that's going to be better at bringing colors out and making Reds look red and blues look blue you might want to go with something like the Cree TW series or the GE reveal or even the standard GE LED which does a better overall job getting those colors looking right and for those of you who prefer hotter color temperatures the Cree bulb also comes available in a 5000 k daylight variety giving you this nice hot whitish light overall though this crease 60 watt replacement LED is an exceptional value at ten dollars I think the best value of any le you'll find on the Shelf right now if I'm heading out to the store to get a new light this is the one that I'm probably going to pick foreseen that I'm right Chris you