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6.5.2015

[UPDATE - 6 Nov 2015. Since writing my review in May, I note that the price has been reduced by 30% to £5. This means it should now only take 7 years for me to make up the extra cost. I am also pleased to say that the lamp is still working perfectly. Original review follows]I am old enough to remember what life was like when the only bulbs you could buy were incandescent, filament bulbs. By today's standards they didn't have a very long life but they came on instantly at full brightness, produced a warm light and didn't flicker. They were also easy to use with a dimmer and if you looked around you even could buy them with power ratings up to 500W (which is seriously bright).I can't remember exactly when it was the first CFL bulbs started to appear but I think it was about 15 years ago.They were expensive, took an age to come on, another 5 minutes to reach full brightness, bulky and in spite of promises of long life, never seemed to last very long. Needless to say, most of my generation hated them and that early experience put me off CFLs for well over a decade.However, time has moved on and I finally needed to replace the landing light with something more modern and efficient. These days, I tend to use LEDs but I needed something a bit softer with a more all round light. After looking at some of the unknown brands with questionable reliability, I decided to stay with one with a good reputation, ie Philips.I am very impressed. The switch on is instant and reaches full brightness very quickly. I compared it to a General Electric 'Soft Light' 100W incandescent bulb and they are near enough identical in terms of both brightness and colour (which is a very warm white but I wouldn't describe it as orange or yellow). It is a little bigger than a 'regular' bulb but only by 1cm and much better looking than its predecessor. For comparison, I attach a photo of the 'Tornado' next to the 'Soft Light' (the Tornado is on the right). Incidentally, I find that a good rule of thumb for brightness vs power is 4 times. i.e. a 25W CFL will produce about the same light as 100W incandescent.At £7 it is still very expensive compared to an old fashioned bulb. However, it uses a quarter of the power of the 'Soft Light' and hopefully will last a long time. It will need to, at current electricity prices, it will take about 700 hours for me to break even on the extra cost. As we don't use the landing light very much, that will probably be more than 10 years. This is the only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5. In fact I was tempted to go for 3 stars just because of the cost but I felt that detracted what is otherwise a very good product.If it fails or I notice any problems, I will update the review.
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21.7.2012

Trust me when I say that I was a die hard sceptic when it comes to low energy bulbs. In fact in the last days of tungsten, I bought 2 large boxes of the old 100W tungsten bulbs. Why? Well, I simply hated the old yellowy light of the first gen low energy bulbs, and I hated the idea of a future lifetime, in dreary, tired, washed out, buttery yellow light. You all know what the first generation of tungsten bulbs were like. They weren't just horrible. They were buttery yellow horrible.But I kept my mind open. And when I saw just how many five star reviews here for these low energy Tornado bulbs, I just had to try them for myself. So, I recently took my chances and bought one of these - if only,just to see if the newer generation of low energy bulbs gave out light which you could read a book for hours by. And I am glad to report as follows:Two lamps set up at 9pm - one with a 70watt tungsten bulb and another with this 23W Tornado, and quite unbelievably, the tornado is brighter than a 70W tungsten bulb. Not only is it brighter but its light tone is definitely a very pleasingly bright whitish light. Its light is whiter in tone than that of the tungsten which I tested it beside. Now that is excellent! Kiss goodbye and good riddance to that dreary, yellowy light from the first gen of low energy bulbs: These tornado's are truly excellent. Albeit not quite the expected 130W of brightness that its packaging claims - it's more akin to 90W, in tungsten terms. Nonetheless, because that's a very respectably bright 90W of light, from a deceivingly alluring low energy bulb, I will definitely be buying more. And believe me, I hated the idea of being forced to say goodbye to tungsten bulbs, within the past two years. But now, I'm most happily a convert to a brighter, low energy future - at least as far as these 23W Philips Tornado bulbs go. Replace your bulbs with these and you ought to become just as happy with your choice.
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14.1.2014

Having been a fan of CFLs for many years now (remember the old 'jam jar' CFLs from the last century?) I have to admit that their performance at switch-on and light output has always left something to be desired. Once they've been on for a while they are OK but in the cold they can be quite dull until they warm up.These Philips Tornado CFLs still have slight aspects of their heritage, but they have electronic control gear (instant start) and they reach their full output in a few seconds (at room temperature). Although LED lighting is the way to go long-term, there's still a lot of life left in this more mature technology.I now have six of these around the house and they are easily as good astungsten filament lamps and as a bonus they have a much nicer spectrum output (and much nicer than the cheaper unbranded CFLs I have) which gives the rooms a welcoming light rather than a too-warm (filament) or too harsh (cheaper CFLs, even if 'warm white' colour temperature). If you didn't know they were CFL you'd think they were 100W filament lamps - praise indeed for CFL lighting!It does seem that buying Philips (ie brand-name) CFLs is worth the extra cost; I have a Philips 'stick' CFL which has been in use for over 10 years, whereas the unbranded (eg Screwfix) CFLs have failed after 2-3 years in a similar environment. I am hoping that these Tornado models will live up to the spec on the box that say '10 years/10,000 hours'.Finally, the Amazon packaging was excellent - each boxed lamp was wrapped and taped in bubble wrap, then all three lamps were packed in a cardboard box with crushed brown paper to protect them. Each lamp arrived intact and fully working - well done Amazon!
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27.10.2011

I have often wondered if 'low energy' light bulbs are so called because they suck the life out of you.Maybe it's the fact that when you turn on the light switch there is still time to trip over in the dark before the light comes on. Maybe it's the fact they have a hue which is the colour of an old man's vest. Or maybe it's because their longevity feels more a threat than a treat: they just sit there, two expensive to discard, too pious to disdain, like a dutiful but reluctant aged retainer that refuses to die.But then came the Philips Tornado; and it blew me away. First of all, when you hit the switch, it springs into life easily in time for you to see your next step. It is truly as bright as a 100w bulb.The light it throws is white, soft and warm like a cosy bed (and let's not get too misty eyed about the yellow tinge of tungsten). It's compact, so you don't have to see it self-righteously peeping out above the lamp shade. And when I bought it it was the price of a pint of out-of-London beer (though the price has fluctuated to London cocktail price since).What's not to like?So the fact that the bulb I have acquired on the eve of my daughter going to school, will be the same one that lights her way to University, feels just fine. And perhaps if I buy a few dozen more, the money I have saved in the interim will help pay her fees. For a morning.
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23.3.2016

Is it about 10-15 years ago that CFL bulbs first became available, offering huge energy savings? Back then they took several minutes to warm up and were still gloomy even then. Over the years they have gradually improved. I have been waiting patiently for CFL bulbs that were genuinely equivalent to a 100w tungsten bulb. (Manufacturers' claims have always seemed on the optimistic side!) But I would say these 23w CFL finally pass the test. They are as bright as 100w and come on instantly at full brightness. A few years ago, I converted most of my house to various energy-saving bulbs including these 23w Tornados. I don't know what their full life will be,but so far I have not needed to change any.Some reviewers have complained about the colour not being white enough. "Warm white" is the term used to describe the colour tone of traditional tungsten bulbs (and also their halogen replacements these days). It does have a slightly yellow tone - which makes the light cosy rather than harsh. To my eye these CFL give just the same light as traditional bulbs - which is what I wanted, and what "warm white" actually means. If you want a clearer (but arguably harsher) light you probably want "cool white" or "daylight white". But it is silly to buy "warm white" then complain it is not what you wanted!
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19.10.2013

But not perfect.Oh for technolgy to advance!To what? Well, a true equivalent to old-fashioned incandescent light bulbs would be good.Yes, it lights up very quickly.And yes, it IS bright ( though 110 Watt output? Hmmm.)Also, the size is okay .... if it'll take a "conventional" bulb, this should fit.So, yes it does the job.My (small) gripes though?Well, 23 watts - whilst not a huge ammount - is still more than I personally would like.From an energy-saving point of view.Cosmetically - it's still a spiral. Not ... ummm .... "bulb"-shaped.Why can't the light quality be just like old-fashioned bulbs? Not so "yellow"? (Or too white, as some are.)And finally; will it last?In conclusion,yes it IS a good bulb.At a reasonably good price, too.That said, I'm really looking forward to the day when I can just buy a light bulb that lights up like an old-fashioned incandescent bulb used too. WITHOUT having to search reviews and consider power usage; shape; longevity; etc.One day.
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14.3.2014

This is a really good bulb at an excellent price thanks to being an add on product. The colour is a warm white, which is fine for my intended use; I wanted a good alternative to an old style 100w for our bedroom that would alow me to see clearly enough to put on make up in the dark mornings. I had originally bought a 75w LED but it wasn't quite bright enough to see all the wrinkles...haha.This 23w bulb is the first bulb I have found that is definitely equal to an old style 100watt, in fact I think it's even slightly brighter. I was originally put off by the spiral shape, as I prefer my bulbs to be round, but I'm glad I went ahead as the bulb is quite compact and does not look out of place in our ceiling light shade - in fact It's hard to notice the difference.Will definitely be buying more.
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26.8.2015

A brighter and more compact format, and about the same size as a standard filament bulb.Although it may be a little faster to start and reach a reasonable level of brightness than the three or four U-shaped tabed versions of an earlier generation, there is still a few minutes to wait before full brightness is obtained. As this is the equivalent of a 115W filament type (never actually manufactured), it will be a better choice than the more common 11 or 15W if a little more illumination is needed. For extreme situations, similar types in yet higher wattages are available.Having tried LED types, they may be 'the future' but very early failure and other issues are still too common.These may be less environmentally friendly, but reliability is rarely an issue.
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29.2.2012

What a pleasant suprise,this lamp came on fairly brightly then in a short space of time was as good as the banned old vacuum bulb. It lit up a large room all by itself. So many modern lighting products are claimed to be better than they actually are but this one, with its soft white light (there are many "white colours" for bulbs I've found) did the job with only 20 odd watts of power consumption.In the past I have replaced a few light fittings that needed various types of modern halogen bulbs, all needing multiple bulbs to produce enough light. Thus not only defeating the energy savings of a ban on vacuum bulbs that our Masters decreed but putting my bleedin' bills up.Now it's time to convert back to the bayonet sockets and see clearly again.
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26.1.2014

I have quite a few Tornado bulbs in use around the house and decided to get these 23 Watt (=110 Watt) versions for 2 hallway lights that are housed in cut glass shades. The great thing is that when they're switched off you can't really see the twisted bulb shape through the glass. When they're on though, they give off an astonishing amount of light which is just the right colour (warm white). Of course, being compact fluorescents they take about 30 seconds to get to full light output, but there is a good amount of light from the off (hence the Tornado badge). Very pleased.UPDATE: First bulb has blown after two & half years of use at roughly 18 hours per day (in a security lamp)- so that's about 16,000 hours of life which isn't bad at all.
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25.2.2014

For a long time I've been buying energy saver bulbs from random unknown companies just because they would offer a light bulb of 35W. I was thinking that their bulbs would provide more light than a Philips 23W and I really wanted all the light I could get for my living room! How wrong I was...For one thing, they would always die in about a year - forget the thousands of hours of life time - it's not true. I can't confirm the lifetime of this Philips yet since I've only had it for months but I'm far more hopeful for claims made by Philips. Light-power wise it's at least as strong as the 35W bulbs I've been buying in the past and the light does not fade with the months I have been using it for;start-up time is also below a minute.
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3.6.2013

I like light, or at least I light nice night. 1st generation products are usually poor performers and lets face it first generation CFL energy saving lightbulbs were pretty awful. Actually until recently that has been the case with subsequent gereratons as well.Now we are talking, this little gem is much better, not perfect mind you and also not as powerful as stated, nowhere near 110w, I would estimate it's about 90w. It does take about 20 seconds to get to full brightness but at least it starts at around 80% and is just about instant on.The next thing we need is dimmable versions of this at a true 100w+ of Tungsten equivalent output and a nice thing about this bulb is that it's not horrendouslyexpensive.
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8.2.2017

I bought these alongside the iBoutique Daylight bulb, and am somewhat disappointed in comparison.On the plus side they are small and would work in a lamp as well as a ceiling light. However, they are not nearly as bright as I expected - and not a patch on the iBoutique - starting off with a very orangey/yellow light that gradually brightens over around a minute to give something that remains a bit yellow. Overall they are marginally brighter than the standard florescent, but its pretty marginal. One reason for buying brighter bulbs was my wife's eyes, and frankly with these she would still still struggle to read a book without her lamp.

4.3.2013

This is a brilliant white light that is working perfectly outside my front door. A good brand and at 23watts brighter than most bulbs you can purchase and at less than £8 less than half the price of places of some retail outlets, a word of warning, do NOT handle these types of bulbs by the glass, especially when you fit it, glass is fragile and you will brake it if you do. This lamp is constantly on for a period of 7hrs in summer and 15hrs in winter so will not have to contend with constantly being switched on and off (which reduces the life of these bulbs)Very well packaged, too big to fit through your letter box

6.1.2018

a very bright bulb that may be to bright for some people, like others have reported that this cfl has a very high level light output on startup (approx 80w-90w equivalent), but still takes about a 45 seconds to a minute to get to full potential (110-120w equivalent), the only down side I have found is that the light colour is not very yellow, but instead a 3000k-3100 white colour instead,this bulb is ideal for downwards facing light as its clearance is about the same as a typical bulb but slightly thicker, so if you have a tight enclosure please check your measurements before ordering

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