In the past, cordless picture lights have been disappointing. The LED color was too blue, the light level too dim, and the battery life too short. I stopped selling them, despite some customers' willingness to put up with their shortcomings.
At WCAF, I saw an impressive demonstration of the new cordless Concept Picture Lights, almost too good to be true, so I bought some. They arrived more than a week ago, but before selling them or recommending them, I wanted to take one home for my own testing.
I'm still impressed. The LED color is not blue, but a warm white, almost identical to typical incandescent light bulbs. These are called "SMD" LEDs. I don't know what that means, but they are claimed to be free of heat and UV radiation. In my opinion the light level is actually too bright for evening family room light, but thankfully, the remote control includes a 4-stage dimming feature. That is, press once to turn on, then hold down if you want four progressive stages of dimming, which then automatically goes to progressive brightening if you continue holding the button down. Press again to turn off. Quite nice - especially if the light is inconveniently located for turning on & off by hand.
The four D-batteries are still providing plenty of power after more than a week, with about six hours of use per day. The brochure claims the batteries should last 100 hours at full brightness, and it looks like that could be real, especially if you use the dimming feature, as I do.
Decent looking in the traditional semi-cylindrical style, they come in the usual matte black, brass, and antique brass finishes. They install to the wall or the frame the same old way.
If interested, check 'em out here, or call 1-800-771-1573 or 301-519-3803. Tell Murari Sharma I said hello.
At WCAF, I saw an impressive demonstration of the new cordless Concept Picture Lights, almost too good to be true, so I bought some. They arrived more than a week ago, but before selling them or recommending them, I wanted to take one home for my own testing.
I'm still impressed. The LED color is not blue, but a warm white, almost identical to typical incandescent light bulbs. These are called "SMD" LEDs. I don't know what that means, but they are claimed to be free of heat and UV radiation. In my opinion the light level is actually too bright for evening family room light, but thankfully, the remote control includes a 4-stage dimming feature. That is, press once to turn on, then hold down if you want four progressive stages of dimming, which then automatically goes to progressive brightening if you continue holding the button down. Press again to turn off. Quite nice - especially if the light is inconveniently located for turning on & off by hand.
The four D-batteries are still providing plenty of power after more than a week, with about six hours of use per day. The brochure claims the batteries should last 100 hours at full brightness, and it looks like that could be real, especially if you use the dimming feature, as I do.
Decent looking in the traditional semi-cylindrical style, they come in the usual matte black, brass, and antique brass finishes. They install to the wall or the frame the same old way.
If interested, check 'em out here, or call 1-800-771-1573 or 301-519-3803. Tell Murari Sharma I said hello.
Rick
