Practical Q&A
How to choose the color temperature and power of ceiling lights brands
Answer: Follow the recommendations below to achieve the basic brightness for your home.
Living Room:4-5W/square Meter Bedroom2-3w/square Meter
Restaurant, kitchen: 5-6W/square meter
It is important to use the same color temperature for all lighting sources in a space. This will help create a more harmonious lighting effect.
It is recommended that the color temperature of a ceiling light be no higher than 4000K.
Nowadays, almost all ceiling lamps come with dimming and memory functions as standard, so there is no need to worry.
It is better to purchase stepless dimming in bedrooms rather than three-stage dimming, if you are experiencing a problem with over-brightness.
How to choose a color rendering index
Answer: Of course, the higher the better, the ceiling lamp is a basic lighting fixture.
According to the national standard Ra>80, R9>0 can meet most home needs.
The CRI for many big brands still uses the national standard. Ceiling lamps with high color rendering can be used in studios and children’s bedrooms if you have a Sufficient budget.
Better light quality
High-quality light sources can indeed play a big role in specific scenes, such as painting, makeup and other tasks with high color requirements.
These lamps are more comfortable to use on a daily basis. This is why we buy high-color rendering lamps or full-spectrum lamps for grounding.
There are many reasons to be angry. Avoid gimmicks like “eye protection”
If you care about color rendering index, purple LED is currently the first choice. It is characterized by a low spectral miss rate, a high color tolerance, a href=”http://ledlights.ng/”>index, and /a>a gentle spectrum.
For example, the pictures below are both 4000K and Ra>96 high color rendering LED lamps. The difference can be clearly seen from the spectrum.
Some lights have a high apparent color index, but the color is still dim under the light.
This is probably because only Ra is marked, and Ra is the average of R1-R8.
This section primarily represents the reductionibility of light colours. As an example, the R12 color in the image below is only 70+.
Ra is not the best way to support CRI.
Consider the color spectrum, CRI (color rendering index), Rg/Rf and color tolerance.
Red apples and red strawberries are commonly used by e-commerce companies to describe the CRI.
Buying purple LEDs is the easiest and most reliable solution.
Q: What are the common ways of emitting light from ceiling lamps? What are the advantages and disadvantages?
Answer: Direct lighting, light guide plate side lighting, linear silicone lampshade
Q: What are the advantages of light guide plate ceiling lamps over traditional ceiling lamps?
Answer: It is thinner, about 2cm, compared to the traditional ceiling lamp, which is about 10cm.
Comfortable. The side-emission of the light guide is more comfortable than the direct downward emissions of traditional ceiling lights.
More beautiful, simpler and more durable, and less likely to become outdated.
It’s less worrying. It’s a metaphysics that traditional ceiling lamps won’t let mosquitoes in. It’s science that light-guided ceiling lamps won’t let mosquitoes in.
Richer means more expensive
What are the advantages of direct-emitting lamps over light guide plates?
Answer: The direct-emitting light source/power supply is modular.
By removing the lamp shade, you can easily change the source of light.
The maintenance cost is extremely low. The light guide plate is not for non-professionals.
Linear silicone lampshade: The most commonly used method for linear surface ceiling lamps, which can create a linear feel and is slightly dazzling. The thickness of the conventional lamp body can be about 6cm.
Q: How long is the service life of a ceiling lamp?
Answer: The service life of LED lamps from the brand is generally 15000h25000H+. If you use the lamp for 8 hours per day, then there will be no pressure on your LED lamps for at least 5 years. Lamps with high positioning are free of pressure for at least 10 years (with low light efficiency). I have said it a hundred times and come with it. Please buy brand-name lamps and lanterns for light sources. You must buy brand-name lighting sources, even if you are buying brand-name lanterns and lamps.
It is not dead light, but a product that does not meet the commonly used L70 standards.
Question: How to choose the size of the ceiling lamp in the living room?
Answer: It is more appropriate for the lengthwidth of the lamp and the lengthwidth of the ceiling to be 1:5. For example, if the living room is 5M3.5M, the lamp should be about 100cm70cm. It is for reference only.
Ceiling lamps are priced in the range of $100-$200.
Answer: If we take three bedrooms and two lounges as an example, the typical budget is between 2-3K. No matter how expensive the ceiling lamp is, it is either a brand premium, a difference in model, or an improvement in light source, material, workmanship, and function. It can be purchased as a set. You can save money by buying them together.
Many big brand ceiling lights are available online at very low prices. Can I buy them?
Answer: Of course you can. If your pocket is tight, the running models of various brands are almost the best solution, but don’t ask for too much. Please top up if you are demanding a lot.
Why?
- E-commerce competition and volumetric energy stores cannot even think about it. E-commerce is accustomed to selling 10W+ of a model, but the entities are not even aware of it. The profits of merchants are low because each brand has their own models that sell in large quantities. , even lose money and make money during big sales, relying on high unit price lamps to make profits.
Large quantities lead to advantages, single product sales often start at tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, and one production line only produces one lamp. The cost of opening the mold is negligible, no matter how low it is.
Is the quality poor?
-Won’t
The LED technology of today is highly mature. The service life of the LED light source is 15000H to 25000H. The average maintenance interval will be no less than five years if the light is used 8 hours per day. And the average defect rate will be no more than 1%. The manufacturer is likely to lose money if the light is not maintained.
In terms of light source: there is no problem if it is qualified, and many ultra-cheap lamps have a color rendering index of over 90. LEDs and driving powers supplies are already mature and very popular.
It is true that “saving” materials is “saving”, but it is rarely “stealing”.
Q: Why are the ceiling lights in the line-surface series more expensive? What is the difference in price? Is it worth it?
Answer: The price difference is mainly due to the model. Small sales volume, high assembly costs, and high single-mode costs are all reasons for the high price. The lamp’s value is greater than the premium. From an aesthetic point of view, it is worth spending a few more dollars. In other words, buy something that looks good.
Question: What kind of style will not go out of style easily?
Answer: The simpler and classic the model, the more eye-catching it is. The more flashy and internet-famous the model, the shorter the life cycle. Styles of lamps change every year. You can’t decorate your house every year. The best models to buy are classics. main direction.
Q: Any recommendations for brands of ceiling lamps?
The price is recommended for a three-family room (only suitable for traditional ceiling lamps that emit direct downward light)
If you care about cost-effectiveness (0.8-2K), please refer to major domestic circulation brands such as Opple, NVC, and Sanxiong.
Panasonic and Philips are good options if your budget is low (under 2K).
Choose Berman (5K) watch if you are looking for precision craftsmanship and comfort in light source.
Yeelight (around 2K), if you are looking for Mijia smart lighting, is a great choice.
If you care about minimalist design and full-spectrum light source, lipro is very good. The entire series is made of purple LEDs (approximately 5K).
- Small table of contents below
- New products this year
- Find missing items
- Popular items from various brands
New Products This Year
NVC Full Spectrum
NVC offers a wide range of products. It has upgraded its light sources in recent years. From ceiling lights, downlights to floor/table lamps and more, you can see Ra97+ light sources everywhere. They are high-quality with excellent color rendering.
It is important to note that this lamp is not only cost-effective, but also a good one that anyone can afford.
For example, NVC’s Ideal Light (Guanghua) series downlights
The deep cup design is not only a glare-free solution, but it also provides a 90deg beam angle for optimum illumination.
- The color rendering index is nearly 98.
- The key is more than 40 yuan, which is very cost-effective.
NVC Small White Ceiling Lamp
The 5-light package is available for 1K+. It is a Mijia smart ceiling lamp with Ra97 high color rendering, CQS98 high light source parameters, airtight lamp body, and anti-mosquito. (will be mentioned later)
NVC’s Future Light ceiling series is also available for users with higher standards.
NVC future light
- All series come standard with CQS98 (high color rendering), RG0 (blue light level) and Ra98 high-color rendering.
- Bright, very bright. The whole series is bright. The luminous flux of the living room lamp is 8000+lm. Even a 30-square-meter living room can easily be filled with bright and soft light. Eye protection should consist of uniform illumination across a large area.
- The prism lens can reduce glare and spread light evenly. Even under such high brightness, it can still reach UGR <= 19.
- It is not metaphysics, but science that prevents mosquitoes with a light guide plate.
- The lamp body is slim, simple and versatile, and the metal ultra-thin lamp body has a delicate texture.
- All Mijia products are ecological, making it easier to combine with other eco-friendly products. The price/performance ratio has also increased compared to the same time last year.
2) lipro E2 ceiling lamp
Important upgrade
1Continues the excellent quality of “Ruran Light” which is close to sunlight.
Upgrade to the Mijia ecosystem based on Lipro Smart Home and HomeKit.
Brightness upgrade: The brightness/power has been improved and the lamp is now “not dazzling”.
4Color temperature upgrade from 3000-4000K to 3000-5000K.
Upgraded dimming, with improved power performance and a smoother, more delicate dimming.
Material upgrade: The metal lamp body now has a better texture, and a stronger thermal conductivity.
7Quick installation upgrade, optimized quick installation base, making installation more convenient.
My readers who read my articles often know that I always recommend this brand, and they have never been let down.
The entire light source is purple LED. It has low blue light and low color tolerance. High color fidelity and a high CRI90+ color rendering index. The light source is of top quality, Ra97+.
HomeKit Mijia and Matter are finally here.
The boasts I once boasted about have finally come true, and I won’t call him an abortion expert anymore.
Each product is unique and designed with the user in mind.
After installation, the round ceiling light is only 2.16cm in thickness.
The materials and craftsmanship are unambiguous from the inside to the outside. The price may not be cheap but the quality of the products and the price/performance ratio are still good.
Berman Rohm S1/A1/L1
I bought Rohm. It was a real snafu. It was not timely.
I did not confirm with an official if it was a LED purple (I do not know if this is true). The sky was filled with ten thousand ants, but judging by the data that I had tested previously, it is clear that the light source in use has improved significantly.
Now the official announcement is
Regardless of the light source, this lamp is also very good. The lamp is made of metal and has a lot of weight.
It is easy to tell that it’s a Berman Lamp at first glance.
It is also very recognizable. Berman also offers a 10-year warranty on performance, which is a very good thing in the lighting industry.
This is the first of its kind, and this is the attitude that an established international lighting company should have.
Both rectangular living room lights and round bedroom lights are available
Honeywell ceiling light
It’s not considered a new model, it’s just listed here with the ones in the same price range for your convenience.
The ideal living room lamp emits 8000lm of light, while the direct light from the sun can reach up to 9000lm. Oh my!
Someone asked, compared with natural ceiling lights brands, ideal light has higher power but lower brightness?
-Lamps that have high color rendering are often forced to sacrifice brightness. Ideal light has a side-emitting design and a low utilization rate. It is normal for high power and low brightness.
This is a good lamp that is easily recognizable. Here are the 13 grids of the brand.
Some people claim that taking pictures of Honeywell light fixtures with a smartphone can cause “water ripples”, and there’s a stroboscopic danger.
Let me tell you: No, no, no. It is safe to use a stroboscope for measuring it. Photographing with a mobile phone is unreliable. The photos I took with my phone didn’t have any “water ripples”.
The lamp is a good lamp, but I personally don’t like putting the logo on the luminous surface. The advertisement is a little forced.
5) yeelight light guide slim/mix
Yeelight will be very familiar to you. It is the mainstay of Mijia’s ecological lighting section. Its products have good value for money. Slim mix has arrived after the ultra-thin lamps of the first half year were reversible. It has the same functions as Mijia.
Showdown: I’m also riding the popularity of these ceiling lights brands. I’m too busy to do this during this time. I will also use the cloud for the time being. The feedback from friends is not bad. According to yeelight’s urinary properties, there shouldn’t be any problem.
Let everyone identify it by themselves
Pick up missing items
When your budget is limited, buying high-volume models from various brands can be the most cost-effective solution. Just buy them blindly and without thinking.
All of them are used to generate income during big sales. Price-performance ratios are very high. A whole house is usually available for only a few hundred Yuan.
If you want to get the best quality and service, go for the big brands. But don’t expect too much.
Budget for the entire house is 0.5K to 1.5K. There are models with high volume, models that are cost-effective, and models with high color rendering. Take a look here:
Simple ceiling lamp
The price refers to the approximate price of a three-bedroom apartment
1) NVC Snow ceiling lights brands
Everyone calls him a little white light, Ra97 high color rendering, CQS98 high light source parameters
The lamp body is airtight, anti-mosquito and insect-proof
Back-plug quick installation, the whole lamp can be taken off for cleaning, and can be easily put back on, light and convenient
Mijia smart lights come with standard lighting in the bedroom and living room.
Get the 5-light package at 1K+
2) yeelight Lingxi (within 2K)
This is a very classic model. The package price last year was 2K+. I tested the ceiling lights brands last year and the color rendering index was Ra95. According to the official website, the light source has been upgraded to “full spectrum” of Ra97. Theoretically, it’s better than the original. Well, even without upgrading the light source, the price is well worth it.
This year, Lingxi launched a tri-proof back-mounted light. It’s up to you to choose. Here are some suggestions.
How do you select an individual?
3) Three male Aurora Haoyu (within 2K or less)
The main ceiling lights brands is less than 1K. It’s very affordable and has a great light source. I have recommended this light to several Zhihu influencers through private messages and bought it. They all said it was good after using it and that the price is also important.
You can still save money by choosing the cloud wing lighting set for your bedroom. It costs more than 1K dollars for the entire house.
4) jade fiber yeelight (approximately 2K).
I have talked about this lamp thousands of times. This is a classic Yeelight model. It used to be equipped with daylight algorithm but that was removed long ago. The reduction of configuration is probably to widen the gap with the new model, so that the new model can be pushed away more easily. There isn’t a lot of toothpaste to squeeze in.
The lamp has a color rendering index of 90+. It comes with Mijia Smart Control, Atom Switch, dimming, and color adjustment as standard.
A three-bedroom package with four lights cost just under 2k last year. It costs only a few thousand Yuan this year. That’s a savings of hundreds of yuan. It is still worth buying.
5) Philips Yixuan ceiling lamp (1K+)
The lampshade has a minimalist design, and the frame is made from solid alloy. With a 120W 8300lm luminous flux, you can easily cover more than 30 square metres with just one lamp. The size of 970*650 is too large. Large light-emitting surfaces also produce a softer light with the same brightness.
Wide color temperature, the lowest color temperature is 2700K, the highest color temperature is 6500K.
CRI, Ra80+, passed.
Ultra-thin? The frame thickness does not equate to the overall thinness of ceiling light brands. The frame is 2.8cm thick and the whole lamp measures 9cm.
intelligent? You can travel all over the world with one remote control. It has four preset lighting functions, including a sleep mode and a delayed lights-off function.
Why do you recommend this lamp?
The picture shows that the lamp is very durable with a low failure rate. This is a model that’s cost-effective and comes from a well-established lamp manufacturer. Don’t expect any bells and whistles and eye-catching parameters. This lamp is more suitable for you who want to be worry-free, simple and pragmatic.
6) Midea natural/s (1.5K-3K+)
The light source is what makes the product stand out. It is good to have a light source with a Ra98, but R12’s blue saturation is only in the upper 80s and not 90.
The ceiling light brands are already good. The manufacturer just doesn’t want you to know. I’ll tell you, that’s all.
The light guide plate is the most important selling point for this lamp, not the quality light source. The light produced by this method is very uniform.
This lamp has good brightness, and the prism lens guides the light evenly, making it bright and not dazzling.
The S is designed to reduce the price. The S has a plastic casing, a lower brightness and smart control. If you want to be cheap, have a good light source, and don’t have any requirements for texture, choose S.
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