Good Bulbs
There are a lot of different LED bulbs out there and the differences are not captured well by comparing lumens and color temperatures.  The key attribute to these is they are a little short and their light comes from a half sphere at the top.  This dome is evenly lit but bright enough you still don't want to look at it directly.  Relatively little light goes down toward the base while much more goes up.  This orientation makes it nice for a fixture pointed at the ceiling as more light spreads through the room and less gets caught up in the lamp shade.  Other bulbs send more light to the sides.<br /><br />These bulbs do not dim but are slightly more power efficient than bulbs that do.  LED efficiencies are high enough this difference is more a matter of how hot they become than how much money you spend.  All are expensive to buy and cheap to power while these are just a bit cooler.<br /><br />I like the 3000 color temperature.  To my eye the tungsten 2700 is a bit long on yellow, 5000 daylight is harsh, 3000 just right.  Still, there isn't an awful lot of difference between 2700 and 3000.  I remain puzzled by my own reaction to 5000 bulbs despite having confirmed their color balance is indeed similar to natural light coming in a window.  I like the natural light and dislike the daylight bulbs, not clear why.<br /><br />Pick these if you want the light in an even top dome of 180 degrees and don't need dimming.
Rating: 4 stars