Anglepoise Desk Lamps

[VydorScope]

I have really taken a liking to the bulbs that are close in temperature to the natural outside light. I am slowly replacing ALL The lights in my house that way.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by BookCat

I took a look at the UK Ikea website. Yes, they do have some nice lamps, but no reviews or any real details that I could find.

You don't actually need reviews. The lamps are good. If you get one that takes a bulb, you get to choose if you want CFL or LED.

I have one of their LED lamps clipped to my headboard and I use it to read in bed sometimes. Works very well and the light shines directly on the screen.

The table lamp I have in the living room I changed the bulb to give it a little bit more light and it's now perfect for where it is.

It's a matter of do you like the look of the lamp? Is it the right size? Does it use the type of bulb I want to use?

If all of those are a yes, go for it. You won't regret it. Ikea's lamps are good. we have three different styles of Ikea lamps. A clip-on LED lamp, a table lamp and a floor lamp. All are very nice. No review was needed.

[BookCat]

VydorScope, what sort of bulbs are you using? They sound interesting.

Jon, thanks for the Ikea recommendation. I might find a store in or near B'ham and pop in to look at the lamps.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by BookCat

VydorScope, what sort of bulbs are you using? They sound interesting.

Jon, thanks for the Ikea recommendation. I might find a store in or near B'ham and pop in to look at the lamps.

There is a store in Birmingham (Wednesbury). You might find other things there you like. I can highly recommend their bag clips for keeping food bags closed.

[VydorScope]

Originally Posted by BookCat

VydorScope, what sort of bulbs are you using? They sound interesting.

They come in lots of styles. Look for bulbs to be around the color temperature of 5780K. Sometimes called "daylight bulbs." I think the ones I have now are 6500K and made by Sylvinia. It is amazing how much nicer the light is from them. It really looks like day time in my house, at midnight. Everything has much truer colors and it is apparent that "normal" bulbs have a clearly strong color cast to them in comparison.

[5thWiggle]

When choosing a lamp, avoid this one or you'll never get anything done.

[BookCat]

Wonderful! I want a pet lamp! ....er....I've got 6 cats who already do this. But they don't light up! ... maybe if I plugged them in...no, cats refuse to be useful.

Jon, unfortunately, Wednesbury is in the Black Country and quite a distance from Birmingham. It wouldn't be worth the journey.

Vincent, are those incandescent, led, or cfl bulbs which you're using?

[VydorScope]

Originally Posted by BookCat

Vincent, are those incandescent, led, or cfl bulbs which you're using?

I have seen them in several styles (CFC, Florescent, etc), its the color temperature that makes the difference. You need to get one that is "normal" and one that is "daylight" go in a dark room and turn them on. The difference is extremely apparent.

[pdurrant]

Ummm... Anglepoise do LED versions of their lamps. Although I admit that at £200 the Type 75 LED model is a touch expensive.

[AubreySmith]

Originally Posted by gmw

I had something similar many years ago. I remember it as being good when working on paper at night, the led lighting is a bit too specific/directed to be good when working at the computer. I find it can be very difficult to get the screen brightness adjusted well to work in a dark room and most often I leave the room light on. (The exception being some nights in summer when the bugs are all fighting at the window to come inside, I have a "lights-out" profile that greatly reduces the brightness at the cost of loss distorting image colours - but since I'm writing - black text on a grey background usually - that doesn't matter too much.)

It works well for sure. No wastage of money in my opinion