Non-motoring > Daylight reading lights Miscellaneous
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New Sun 10 Nov 13 14:42 
 Daylight reading lights - Ambo
I read for several hours daily and am considering buying one of these, floor standing. Can anyone recommend a model please? The Serious Readers range cost from about £270 to £400. Amazon has them for £26 to £80. By "daylight" I do not mean the mortuary-style illumination shed by twisty fluorescent bulbs as I can't abide it.
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New Sun 10 Nov 13 14:59 
 Daylight reading lights - CGNorwich
Surely it's the source of the light I.e halogen, LED, etc and the rating that counts rather than the brand of the lamp holder. Look a bit overprice to me.
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New Sun 10 Nov 13 15:13 
 Daylight reading lights - Ambo

I thought "model" would subsume technology and brand but do "halogen, LED, etc" count as "daylight"? Or perhaps this is a meaningless marketing term?
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New Sun 10 Nov 13 17:08 
 Daylight reading lights - Zero
"Daylight" is a temperature and is on the "warm" end of the scale. You can get bulbs for any fitting (halogen, LED, etc) in the temperature you require.

Hundred of pounds for a "reading lamp" is marketing con, on a scale far worse than "directional speaker cables"


Edit - daylight is 5,600 kelvin
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New Sun 10 Nov 13 17:39 
 Daylight reading lights - sherlock47

>> Edit - daylight is 5,600 kelvin

Which is surprisingly high towards the cool/blue white end of the spectrum. I was surprised as well when I looked it up!



>> Hundred of pounds for a "reading lamp" is marketing con, on a scale far worse
>> than "directional speaker cables"
+1 :)
Last edited by: sherlock1947 on Sun 10 Nov 13 at 17:39
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New Sun 10 Nov 13 17:56 
 Daylight reading lights - henry k
SWMBO bought one like this.
www.lightingcentre.co.uk/shop/product/2484/

I think she paid too much at about £80
It is a 3 Watt unit with 35 LEDs in the head. A very neat and non fussy design.
It is positioned so that the head is over her shoulder when she is reading.

She is very happy with it so it was good value :-)
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New Mon 11 Nov 13 00:24 
 Daylight reading lights - Stuartli
>>She is very happy with it so it was good value :-) >>

Ah well....:-)
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New Mon 11 Nov 13 18:49 
 Daylight reading lights - busbee
I use an GU10 with a bayonet cap adapter so as to fit a standard bulb holder. It has 3 times 4 watt LEDs in it. Was about £8-9 from China about 9 months ago, free delivery-- chose one that was up with the best for the amount of light (lumens) out for the watts. They have since improved a bit and I think they are 3 watts ones x 3.

It is up behind me angled correctly to flood my chair with light. It has about a 30 degree wide beam. Does not disturb anyone watching the box as there is no significant sideways light, even without a shade. Supposed to have about an 8 year life. I like it.
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New Thu 14 Nov 13 12:30 
 Daylight reading lights - Ambo
A clear lead busbee, for which thanks. "Daylight" seems to mean LED, halogen or compact fluorescent and I will ask my optician which is best for reading. There is also a cheap half-way solution, a blue-tinted tungsten bulb.
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New Thu 14 Nov 13 12:39 
 Daylight reading lights - Cliff Pope
We are still on dim-dip. I tilt the lampshade to get a bit more light from the bulb.
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New Fri 15 Nov 13 11:09 
 Daylight reading lights - henry k
>> I think she paid too much at about £80
>> It is a 3 Watt unit with 35 LEDs in the head. A very neat and non fussy design.

This is the one we have but now priced £49.99 £4.99 p&p

www.coopersofstortford.co.uk/coopers-of-stortford-led-reading-light-prodc628i/
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New Thu 14 Nov 13 13:28 
 Daylight reading lights - Mapmaker

>> >> Hundred of pounds for a "reading lamp" is marketing con, on a scale far
>> worse
>> >> than "directional speaker cables"

No. Directional speaker cables aren't seen, and don't do anything.

At least you like the look of the lamp you chose, even if it's no *better* than the Ikea version.
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New Thu 21 Nov 13 16:01 
 Daylight reading lights - Ambo
It seems "Daylight" means "The closest possible to daylight" and this implies LEDs.

I bought a Liteway LED GLS bulb for about £12 and it will do for a start. It is 3000k ("warm white") and 6 watts (37 watts in old money). 25000 hours' life is claimed.
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