TORCHSTAR12-Pack MR16 LED Bulb Dimmable, 7W 12V 490LM 50W Equivalent, 5000K Daylight, GU5.3 Bi-Pin Base MR16 LED Spotlight, LED MR16 Light Bulbs for Recessed and Track Lighting, UL & ES Listed

For a rather no name product, these are really well constructed. Price - for a none brand, a little high, though so far, pleased. I've had these a couple months now and enjoy the brightness. Hoping they will last the 25,000 hours claimed.UPDATE: 8/22/19 Well, after just 2 1/2 months, 7 weeks, 84 days of normal use, the bulbs started to fail, rapidly. Four (4) died with 5 minutes of each other. Two stopped working, then a 3rd, next a fourth. All on the same switch; a valid LED dimmer. INSANE. I will be calling Amazon for TorchStar's contact details as it is not on the order, nor ad. Let's see how well they honor their 3 year warranty, with receipt and YES, purchase through Amazon, by TorchStar. Dropped from 5 Star in June, to 1 Star now. MORE TO FOLLOW.

I had another brand previously but I wanted a more whiter white. That brand did not offer them so I tried this one out. This are not good. They seem to have 2 led colors to 'mix' the colors to the temperature you purchased. The reason I say this is because there is a serious yellow halo all around the outside. So, you end up with white center color and a very yellow outside. These are pointed toward a wall so the color variation is very noticeable and irritating. I hope these burn out quickly and I can not feel to bad about buying something else. But with my luck, they will last forever.Sep 8th 2022. Still going strong. Wish these died so I could buy more. But they are still going strong. Still hate them but they are working. Wish I could have the both reliable and color trueness.

I’m not able to attest to the longevity of these light bulbs. I wanted to use these for our recessed lighting fixtures in our kitchen and utility rooms and at 5,000k, these bulbs really do the job- daylight brightness and the angle of disbursement are great. We tried 3,000k bulbs (too warm) and these did not meet our expectation. I suspect that led bulbs at 4,000k will also provide enough brightness if you are looking for something close to “daylight”brightness.Our fixtures are 12v so they do not use a whole lot of electricity. All these led bulbs come at a price so hopefully, they’ll come close to meeting the longevity claims made by the seller.

Bought these "dimmables" to replace two 3 X 50W Halogens that were on Lutron dimmers. It's a month in & they're still looking & working great. But due to their cost I wish I'd tried the non-dimmable BoxLoods first (which I found as dimmable as these - see my review - maybe its that Lutron dimmers are great?). These dim as all LEDs seem to, ~ 40% brightness, not as low as Halogens but will take 'em @ about 1/10 the wattage.Photos: 2 closeups of my TorchStar LEDs, photo of 3X TorchStars in light fixture. I had to bend/tilt the delicate wire Techlight fixture to hold these heavy TorchStars properly, would not have had to with the lighter Boxloods. Operationally, I see no difference (advantage/disadvantage) between. But the dimmable (for me w/Lutron) "non-dimmable" Boxloods are lighter & ~ 1/2 the price.Not sure about longevity yet, its only been a month. Will update if disappointed:)

The color temperature is similar to incandescent, they are very bright when full on, and they dim well to about 10% brightness if you use an approved dimmer. NOTE: Some people may want them to be able to dim even more, but we are happy with 10%. We replaced about 24 halogen track lights with these and have cut our energy use by 75%.