Not really since they are PAR lights - parabolic reflector. The Cree Cr6 has a better spread.

Thank you Davidtay. I just think that they are high up in the can so maybe if they were very low, the light would spread the full 47 degree that they are supposed to have? I did not like the all in one lights for giving me light that I would be able to work under. I love the light these bulbs give on my desk. I can now type on my big monitor without my reading glasses on. I just wish they were installed closer to the wall with 2 more lights at least in between them in the center of the room. I did not know enough until after the fact to give my input. But the room is so much better without the 4 floor lamps that used 4 fluorescent bulbs each that lit up my ceiling and make the walls nice but I needed more light on my desk and hated all the wires everywhere. I waited so long until the LED bulbs went down in price and I could get the 3,000K temperature with high lumens that I wanted.

I really love these bulbs so much. They look so much better in my kitchen with no dark spots and the cabinets now have a wash of light on them also. I used to have the pretty GE Reveal Halogen 75 Watts 900 Lumens bulbs that gave 2,900K temperature and were hot. I prefer this LED bulb better that was only $24.97 each plus NJ Sales Tax. I guess I should have told him that I wanted the 12 bulb layout. It just seems like a lot of bulbs in the ceiling.

Here is a link that might be useful: Cree Par38 Bulbs with 18 Watts _1500 Lumens- 47 degree spread

This post was edited by lynn2006 on Tue, Sep 30, 14 at 23:45

You might want to try out one Cree CR6 (625 lumens) from Home Depot first (~ $24.95). The light spread is better.

Online retailers have a wider range of color temperature and output than what's available at Home Depot.

Here is a link that might be useful: An online retailer

David, I did try the bulb you recommended and I did not feel it had enough Lumens for my needs in the kitchen so I knew I would not like it in the office. Thank you for caring and trying to help. I may still move the bulbs down a little bit in the light (waiting for electrician to stop by to help me) to see if this would help any. I can't seem to figure out how to get more light in the dining room now as the bulbs surrounding the middle changed to LED Fixture are not where I need the light and if I move them from not being on top of a cabinet, then they are not even in distance from the middle light. I wonder if I sold my townhouse and made the lights not even, if this would cause me problems.

I think the following bulb if it was much cheaper would have suited my needs and if it came in an Edison Base. I wish I went with 12 recessed cans instead of 8 recessed cans now. I was given the option but the other electricians said 6 or 8 so I thought 8 would be good.

Cree LR6-10L-30K LED Downlight : Polar-Ray.com0 74 degree spread w/1,000 Lumens, 3,000K temp But GU24 Base Type and $109.99 so expensive each bulb- if had the right Edison Base & was less money, this would have been better for me.

http://www.polar-ray.com/residential-47/led-recessed-lighting/recessed-led-d
ownlights/six-inch-led-downlights/cree-lr6-10l-30k.html

Details
3000K (Warm White)
Six inch LED downlight
90W Equivalent
Light Output: 1000 Lumens
Beam Angle: 74 Degrees (approx.)
CRI: 90
Base Type: GU24 Base
Dimmable to 5%
Life: 50,000 Hours
Input Power: 11 Watts
Input Voltage: 120V
Warranty: 10 Years
Includes GU24 adapter
Damp Rated
UL Listed
California Title 24 Compliant
ENERGY STAR Qualified

Here is a link that might be useful: This Cree Bulb would have been better for me but the price is 4.4X as much

Black Friday is coming and Polar Ray should have some promotions.

Thank you David. I see that it included a GU24 adopter so I wonder if that would make the bulb into an Edison Bulb. Maybe you are right that I need a better spread for my living room that I am using as my home office. For the Dining room (the other part of my home office where my part-time employee sits), I found a new LED fixture that gives more Lumens so maybe the one I have is not what that room needs. I have filing cabinets in that room and it is too dark on the walls and I can't see what is inside since I changed the fixture to LED and removed all fluorescent floor lamps that were lighting up my ceiling. The LED fixture gives 1500 lumens for the whole room at 16" diameter. Maybe I need the other brand that gives 2,900 lumens at 17.25" for that room and I can avoid more recessed lights. Both are 3,000K color.

I love this Cree bulb that I have above which is the higher version of the one you suggested. I will wait for promotions.

The problem is that the Cree Par38 bulbs have 46 degree beam, which is too narrow for general illumination unless you have a very high ceiling. You need something wider, like a BR40 (60-70 degrees for incandescents).

Having said that, at least in my home and my light spacing, I find standard incadescent BR40s have a beam that is a little too narrow. Thankfully LED lights tend to have much wider beams (90-120), which means that you get plenty of overlap (and plenty of light on the walls).

The Ecosmart (Lighting Science) BR40s from Home Depot have a 90 degree beam, which seems to be a good compromise (only 900 or so lumens). You can find bright Feit/Utlititech Br40s at Lowes with 1035-1350 lumens, but I think their beam is closer to 110ð.

If you want to experiment, you could buy a few halogen Br40s to experiment with, and if you like the wider beams, switch them out for Led BR40s.

* For even better color rendering, you could try the Soraa Par38s, which come in a 60degree beam.

Thank you MattPete! It looks like the Soraa Par38s with a 60 degree beam will be out soon but are not out yet and will have a CRI of 95 and 1,000 lumens at the 3,000K color that I want. I will check out what a BR40 will look like. My problem is that I want wide spread light but good clear light also on my desk. I wish I installed 12 with the 4 on the out edges 2 feet from the wall and one in the middle.

Maybe I should change all the bulbs to the wider spread LEDs and have the electrician add two more n the middle with the BR38 to give me more direct light on my desk.

Well, I got my answer and it is not what I want so now I want my LCD bulbs placed higher in the can like they were to give me a diffused light on my desk with no glare.

The electrician stopped by today (called me to tell me he was near my place leaving a job and will be early to the next job close to my house and could stop by) and lowered all the bulbs for me which made me so happy at first since my walls were lit up and I could see my pretty art work and my framed licenses and the clocks lit up nicely. BUT when clients arrived tonight, the glare from the lights on my desk was terrible giving me a headache and I had to dim the lights.

He will be installing lighting fixtures in my neighborhood tomorrow so he will stop by to see if I want to lower the bulbs in the kitchen also since he had made them all equal from an another electrician's work a few years ago. Now I know I am keeping the LED bulbs up in the bulb since the lighting is wonderful in the kitchen. In my office, I will see if he will do this for me as I have ordered more fixtures for other rooms for him to install. If he wants extra money, I will pay him to raise the bulbs back in the can since despite the better spread of light with the bulbs lowered, I am getting too much glare on my desk.

Now I need to find a way to have some light on the walls as I dislike sitting in a dark room. I need the light on the desk that the 47 degree 1500 lumens are supplying. I wonder if I can get sconces or change out two of the bulbs like someone suggested. I really only need the walls in front of my lit up so my eyes do not keep adjusting to the dark walls and the light desk. But I need nonglaring light on my desk.

The glare is not so bad in the day time. I will see how it is tonight. My neighbor suggested I only raise the two lights that are near my desk and let the other bulbs give a wall wash of light that is nice. I will see how it is tonight in the dark in my home office. Right now I am so tired from not sleeping well completing tax returns that had been on extension for those clients that are finally giving me the rest of their tax documents due tomorrow.

So lowering bulbs does extend the range of light but it also adds glare. Having the bulbs much higher up in the can took away any glare from my desk and took the shadows away or made them not really noticeable.

why don't you just use a dimmer to get the right lighting situationally?

You might want to try out one Cree CR6 (625 lumens) from Home Depot first (~ $24.95). The light spread is better.

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