Explux 250 Watt Equivalent PAR38 LED Flood Light Bulbs, Super Bright 3300 Lumens, Dimmable, Full-Glass Outdoor Waterproof & Anti-Ageing, 5000K Daylight Spotlight, 4-Pack

I purchased a pair of them as a trial, along with a GE Nighthawk bulb (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07B5B27LC/), an FEIT bulb (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JXPPPOY/) and a no-name EOL bulb (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074XM2XNT/).I have a tall (28 ft+) cathedral ceiling in my living room with 6 halogen flood bulbs at the top, and it has been a pain changing one or two per year. Now that it is possible to get powerful BR40/PAR38 LED bulbs, I purchased , and alternatively mounted two of the four bulbs above in multiple comparison tests. I used a Lutron dimmer for them all. The bulbs were mounted at 45 degrees from the vertical, illuminating a wall, and thereby indirectly the whole room. Here are the results:* EOL bulb (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074XM2XNT/)The EOL bulb is sold as a 20W, 3000K, 150W equivalent 1800-lumen dimmable bulb with a 40-degree beam. When mounted next to a 90W halogen with 40 degree beam, it gave approximately the same amount of light, slightly whiter (but not excessively), with a relatively equivalent beam width. There was no problem dimming it, even quite low, without any flicker. The bulb did not run hot. All the data given for the bulb appear realistic with the exception of the 150W equivalence: I see it more like a 100W equivalent, in our case about 90W halogen equivalent.* The GE Nighthawk (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07B5B27LC/) is the most powerful of the batch. It is sold as a 32W, 3000K, 250W equivalent 3000-lumen dimmable bulb with a 40-degree beam. When mounted next to a 90W halogen or an EOL bulb, it was astoundingly brighter. It was a bit more white than the halogen bulb, and equivalent to the EOL bulb in color. The brightness was quite amazing when I had seen the same location lit by halogen lights for the past 20 years. The bulb has no problem being dimmed all the way down---the low end came suddenly but not unpleasantly, and there was no flicker. The Nighthawk ran much cooler than the halogen bulb, but warmer than any of the other bulbs, despite what appeared to be an aluminum radiator. The data for the bulb appears realistic.* The FEIT Electric bulb (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JXPPPOY/) is sold as a 30W, 3000K, 250W-equivalent 2600 lumen dimmable bulb with a 120-degree beam. When mounted next to a 90W halogen bulb and a GED Nighthawk bulb, its power overwhelmed the halogen bulb and seemed no less than the GE Nighhawk, although its beam was much wider. When mounted in the corner, it was particularly useful as a source of light, since we got strong reflections from both walls as well as direct lighting even underneath the bulb (although it was mounted at a 45-degree angle) and beyond the vertical. There was significantly increased, slightly harsher shading around all exposed edges (such as the living room mantel for instance), because of direct lighting component due to the very wide beam. The hue was quite comparable to the Nighthawk, and somewhat whiter than the halogen bulb, but not unpleasantly so. The bulb had no problem dimming, even quite low, and there was no flicker. It ran warm but not hot. The data for the bulb appears realistic.* The Explux bulb (this one) is sold as a 25W, 3000K, 250W equivalent 2600 lumen dimmable bulb with a 90-degree beam. When mounted next to a halogen bulb and an FEIT bulb, it appears a much more powerful than the halogen bulb, but a tiny bit less powerful than the FEIT bulb, despite its more concentrated beam. The beam appears much wider than the halogen bulb (40 degrees) but a bit narrower than the FEIT bulb (120 degrees), although the difference with the FEI bulb is not huge. Shading is a bit sharper than with the purely indirect light of the halogen bulb, but not as sharp as with the FEIT bulb. There is a distinct direct light component up to about right underneath the bulb (with is oriented as a 45-degree angle from the vertical), which indicates that the 90-degree nominal beam angle appears true. The hue is a bit cooler than the halogen bulb, but not unpleasantly so, and a touch warmer than the FEIT bulb. The bulb dimmed well and quite low, and there was no flicker. The bulb ran much cooler than the halogen, a bit warmer than the FEIT and the EOL, and a bit cooler than the Nighthawk.As an additional comparison, we also ran two daylight LED bulbs against all of them and the original halogen bulbs. While the daylight LED bulbs appeared much brighter than their nominal wattage, they also appeared quite a bit harsher, and the color of the wood under the roof was unpleasantly bluish. In comparison, the wood under the halogen light was strongly amber, while it was light honey under the FEIT, the NightHawk and the EOL. It was a bit darker honey with the Explus.Having installed many different kinds of AC and low power DC LED bulbs in the past few years, I was pleasantly surprised by the performance of these four bulbs. They all appeared to perform close to their nominal data, with the exception of the EOL bulb for its incandescent power equivalence: this is very unusual, in my experience, for LED bulbs, many of which appear to be at a significant variation from their nominal data (the low power LEDs, in particular). All the bulbs appeared to provide excellent functionality.In the end, we settled on the Explus bulbs for our particular use: they seemed to give the right combination of power, wider angle but not too wide, and color. I was, however, quite impressed by the blazing power of the Nighthawk, and by the combination of power and broad beam of the FEIT: I would have no hesitation picking either for the right application. Even the EOL bulb appeared OK, and could have been a good option if lower power was necessary. Altogether, a good set of bulbs. And---I am quite happy to be done going up and down this darn 30-foot ladder :-)

Very bright. I hope they last..

I just plugged these in today, and I really don't have any way of testing the 3300 lumens claim, but good grief these are bright. My driveway is now VERY well lit at night, and so is my back patio. Worth the money. Will update the review if anything goes wrong with them.

Have had these burning for 3? years or more. Still burning. Gives a different light than incads, but illuminateslike a warrior.

Few things in life merit a five star, but I can't find any demerits for this bulb. I'll revisit this review after some time when I can tell if the bulb is durable and can make it through a full season then bump to five.What I do like: This pairs very well with Lutron Caseta Dimmers so I can set a "scene" where the bulbs are at 5%-10% and nicely illuminate the property. By telling Alexa to "Turn on Prison Yard" everything that lights up outside goes to 100% and these bulbs throw enough lumens to equal 350W bulbs but run less than 50W.I like that they use glass and not plastic. In fact, the packaging was professional and speaks well to the company that makes and vends these bulbs.Providing the endurance is suitable, these will be my Go-To bulbs for any outside lighting project that requires dimmable floods. No need to look anywhere else.Now if the company made a replacement lights for my low pressure sodium bulbs that are mounted around the outside of the shop...

They are very bright. They really light up my driveway. Arrived quickly.

Bright. Works.Solved a dim can light I had above a shower. Ery pleased.

These are nice and bright. Much better lighting than what I had before.