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Re:Lessons Learned Shipping 500 Units of My First Hardware P... by mmh0000 on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @11:18AM (#46887701)
The problem with lights like that is the CRI[1].

Getting just lumens is cheap. Getting a full spectrum of light is where costs increase.

This is the reason I chose to go with the specific Cree bulbs (linked in original post) that get a 90+ CRI rating

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_rendering_index

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Re:Lessons Learned Shipping 500 Units of My First Hardware P... by fanatic2pope on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @12:48PM (#46888989)
The Costco lights list a CRI of 90 in the user manual.

https://enbrightenme.com/cdn/shop/files/85837_QSG_v4.pdf?v=3...

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Re:Lessons Learned Shipping 500 Units of My First Hardware P... by mmh0000 on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @01:14PM (#46889415)
Oh my... Thank you for finding a thing I need to spend money on now. =D
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