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Re:The scientific reason you don’t like LED bulbs – and the ... by oasisbob on Monday July 31, 2017 @03:40AM (#14890141)
Agreed! It took several tries to get LEDs which worked well for vanity (i.e. Mirror) lighting. I thought it was a simple matter of color temperature - so wrong!

High CRI strip LED arrays are surprisingly hard to find. The end result was worth it though - skin looks natural, and the nearest commercial version is upwards of $800 - and I'm not entirely sure they got the CRI right.

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Re:The scientific reason you don’t like LED bulbs – and the ... by w458cmau on Monday July 31, 2017 @05:32AM (#14890548)
Which solution did you end up with?
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Re:The scientific reason you don’t like LED bulbs – and the ... by oasisbob on Monday July 31, 2017 @10:40PM (#14897537)
I ended up with a strip from colordiode, they're available on ebay. Was described as CRI>95 3000~3200K SMD2835, 90/m. Came with a pretty decent datasheet, seemed well-characterized. Cost was ~ $10/meter. They were responsive enough to include a few samples of other color temperatures with the order when I asked nicely.

The housing used was extruded aluminum u-channel by Torchstar (U05, semicircular), very nice clean finish. Available on Amazon.

Like I mentioned, this was for vanity lighting - there's a full length mirror in the closet that's wedged on the wall between a closet door and a window. Not much room for anything else. Hung two vertical strips, ~ 4ft long, on each side of the mirror.

Light ended up soft, diffuse, and flattering - but still directional enough for good modeling. Significant other couldn't have been happier.

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