Osram Deals & Offers

Bunnings at Hemel had a similar deal on old Homebase stock when in there yesterday - they had a 2 pack of their own brand of this size and fitting, for 50p. Not Osram, but maybe worth a visit as they had pallet loads of other bulbs there.

Decided to add two more under cabinet lights but only enough room to fit this size lamp bought two transformers to bring mains lighting to 12 volts to fit this type... https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008DFSU7O/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I'm not saying they won't last - I'm saying they'll flicker depending on the light fitting. obviously the pound shop ones aren't Osram.

That's Osram, right? :) 15 year life, right? lol

careful with LED lamps of these kind on strip lights with three or more sockets. LEDs will flicker like a strobe lamp. Halogen lamps of these fittings are three for a pound in Poundworld.

Can you block me too please, because you are really unpleasant.

I'm not quite sure what your issue is, but my views are my own. Yes, i didn't realise it was full colour, and i thought it was therefore not a great deal. Within minutes i had said "ahh a good deal". Yes i think its a shame its bayonet. That's my view. Deal with it. I also note how you have commented on other deals pointing out that adaptors aren't ideal. Hypocrite? Someone said its the standard in the UK, in reply to me, not you. I replied saying not for lamps. I want this for a lamp, so it does matter. Its not me being difficult, this is not me trying to correct someone. This is me stating that while this person feels it may be the solution for most people, its not for me. Again my view in reply to a comment to ME. Not you. I don't care what you think. On the adaptor, my comment on it "needs to be the other way around" was a genuine one. This was not me correcting the poster. This was me thinking that this bulb was not the solution for me. The ikea adaptors are not the correct solution, i didn't realise there were alternatives. So the correctness here matters. In the end another poster sent me a link to the ones i needed, and i thanked them and ordered 3 bulbs! I did not thank the poster who tried to look smugly correct, when they were in fact not correct. Try to make me look stupid when you are wrong, and ill make a point to correct you, which i feel is fair enough. Again, not about you. I don't care what you think. I think this sums you up perfectly, so a straight copy and paste will do... By arguing for that amount of time on a bit of colloquial phraseology, without focusing on what's important which is communicating to other members what's important, i.e. that they have correct information with which to make better purchasing decisions, you seem to be missing the whole point of this board. People post here mostly to help others find bargains, while many of your posts in this thread seem to focus on ensuring you're right and everyone else is irrelevant. Now, so that i don't waste any more time reading your views, which i frankly do not care about and are not helpful in helping me or other understand the potential solutions out there...consider yourself blocked.

You've asked so I'll reply. In your original response you made a mistake, although you changed your statement a little later you didn't acknowledge the original error.... trickytree1984 27th Jan I'm a fan of Smartthings but this is expensive compared to the tradfri (IKEA) bulbs. trickytree1984 27th Jan Ahh. Full colour. Good then. Shame it's bayonet. even in your change of position you can't seem to help taking a shot at the end...."Shame it's bayonet" Now while everyone is entitled to their views it read to me as if you couldn't resist but to find fault with what the OP had posted. You then went on to comment on someones reply regarding the fact it was a bayonet bulb and that which is in many instances the norm in this country. trickytree1984 27th Jan Andyjb2345 m agoWhat, like most of the country? For ceiling maybe. Not for lamps. What blinking difference does it make? I know loads of houses that have ES27 screw in only fixture sockets and lamps and loads that have B22 bayonet only fixture sockets and lamps. Why on earth would you feel the need to respond in a way that assumes that because this deal is of less import to you it therefore shouldn't be to other people and then you appear to try to diminish their views as a result? Then when someone is talking about a socket adapter you say... trickytree1984 27th Jan TwistedNerve1 h, 20 m agoyou can get a bayonet to screw adapter for 99p or less It needs to be the other way around Again the need to unnecessarily correct a poster, anyone reading the post understood the point TwistedNerve was colloquially making, the specifics of which someone would check appropriately before they made a purchase I'm sure. If you'd instead of phrased it something like this "You'll have to be careful when ordering the adapter to make sure you get the correct one, if you order a bayonet to screw adapter you could get one with a male screw in part and a female bayonet socket as even suppliers often get the phraseology of the order of the connectors wrong. If buying on the high street pay close attention to which connector is on which end before purchase, if buying online look closely at the photos for the same reason, don't rely just on the wording as far too often it's incorrect.". It would have read as trying to be helpful (perhaps even overly helpful to some people...but you can't make everyone happy even some of the time) rather then critical of TwistedNerves attempt to help. Then the pièce de résistance..... trickytree1984 28th Jan TwistedNerve2 h, 36 m agodunno why I'm replying, but here goes..listing is for a bayonet bulb, folk … Read the rest of the comments. This has been discussed. Since you've taken the time to try and make me look incorrect.... You said "Bayonet to screw". If my lights are screw (which they clearly are as I said it's a shame these are bayonet), then I would need to to convert screw to bayonet hence my comment "needs to be the other way around". You quote the socket that needs converting not the bulb. Example.... Does that clear it up for you? #facepalm By arguing for that amount of time on a bit of colloquial phraseology, without focusing on what's important which is communicating to other members what's important, i.e. that they have correct information with which to make better purchasing decisions, you seem to be missing the whole point of this board. People post here mostly to help others find bargains, while many of your posts in this thread seem to focus on ensuring you're right and everyone else is irrelevant. So the absolute arrogance of your phrase "Does that clear it up for you?" made you look like a person who perhaps would be better investing their time with a bit of introspection about how you see others and their value, rather then spending your time on taking sad and unnecessary potshots at people who at least are trying to help. I'll be surprised if you accept this in the spirit with which it's written, which is an honest attempt to get you to perhaps look again at what you wrote in the thread from someone else's perspective. Instead I'm pretty sure you'll see it as an attack on you and therein lies the issue. It's up to you what you want to take away from it at the end of the day.....but continued negativity is just not helpful or healthy. I won't respond anymore in this thread, it's served it's purpose.

Aaaanyway, bringing the discussion back on topic.... 🙄 Ordered this, hue hub found it on 3rd attempt - secret seems to be to simultaneously turn bulb on and hit search in hub app. Control is perfect via hue app, also via Alexa although only seems to be able to set colour to blue via Alexa, and sometimes doesn’t turn off via Alexa, but that might just be my config - I’ve noticed Alexa seems to take a while to “settle down” when you add new stuff? Think some reviews mentioned an issue with the green colour, mine seems fine ?? Overall this works almost faultlessly, although my other hue bulbs are not colour so I have no comparison. Happy with it for the price.

Indeed I did. 6 minutes, literally 2 comments down after I originally commented. Not sure why you are trolling up for a fight 3 days later on something that wasn't even discussed with you?

How Can you read this then nero lol You forgot yer smiley dude! I wouldnt stick filament bulbs up yer arse bobo53 - its called "DOING A BRYCE CURDY"!

I am blind it cannot do any damage at all to my retina

you right, they can cause damage to the body. Once, I tried a small filament bulb right there it was fine and I loved it, then I tried a LED and that did blow up on impact. What a disappointment

Over 10 years you will save approximately £1.77 based on the average fridge door being open 3 mins per day every day for 20 years! (cheeky) lol Apart from the fact that i recently found out that scientists have proven that LED light use damages the retinas of your eyes so if you change every bulb you have to LED you may well be damaging your eyes - worth thinking about. Dont say i never bring you edification!

Roflmao best comment of 2018 so far Fishmaster you are my hero! As for Gaz i suggest you look at this:- https://hackaday.com/2015/09/14/why-100-watt-ebay-leds-are-not-your-friends/

I use it in Auto setting, which means they tend to be lit more than I'd choose to do so manually.

Do you use your lights! :)

3 years 6 months in my Golf, still going strong.

Good bright bulbs but one blew after 6 months light use, wont be buying again.

Not really, they don't hide the fact they don't last as long as normal bulbs, and bulbs are classed as a consumable anyway, so you can't ever guarantee how they will last... Obviously, if it failed after 2 hours, you'd have a case, but otherwise....

They've arrived today. Unfortunately, against the product description, they aren't dimmable. Now, do I keep them or let them go?

Must've just had orsam on the mind at the time

What was you thinking it's just Osram to me ?

Missed it, £12.99 each now....

Anyone read the brand name wrong, or is it only me with a horrid mind...

From personal and professional experience there is a massive difference in ingress protection (IP) and cost between IP44 and IP67. While IP44 might not be sufficient for all IP67 is overkill. IP68 is submersible protection so unless you are spongebob or ratty IP54/55/56 will suffice. No need to go to the expense of IP67.

It still amazes me how few manufacturers are making outside LED lights that are vaguely nice and also affordable. I know Phillips make a few. This seems quite nice.

It depends on were you place it, if that wall its fitted on gets the prevailing winds then that rating maybe liable to fail. The front of our house is North facing and rarily gets rain on the windows and have an up down light thats ip22 no problems in 2 years.

​Shame great idea ruined, the traditional ones let you rotate the sensor but not the light which I've always thought seems stupid now these have gone the other way.... Wish you could rotate both I want one that picks up car but so the light doesn't blind my neighbour when it's triggered.

thanks OP - ordered the 23 watt @ £24.99 Replacing exact same thing bought from Amazon Warehouse but seems faulty as either 10 secs or 5 mins on time - nothing inbetween, so that can be returned faulty. Sensor works fine, although it is not directional... light output perfect for our garden.

Bought three and they all work great with Smartthings. Actually better than some Aeotec bulbs I got in regards to lag. Obviously colour reproduction isn't as good but whites are perfect. Thanks OP...wish I bought more...

They're far inferior to Hue. If you're Whites are too cool then the bulbs start to have a slight buzz until you turn down the brightness to about 80. The colours are also much weaker and transitions between colours are jarring compared to Hue. They're also a lot flakier sometimes claiming to be Unreachable and sometimes performing actions never asked for. All that said though, I would buy at this price or even the 3 bulbs and bridge for £39.99 as it's still much cheaper than a Hue bulb which is normally £25 when on a decent offer.

Yes, Yee Light colour change RGB versions are usually around £14 but less than a tenner if you pick your time and website. The White only versions are usually less than a tenner. Fun thing with the colour change version is to use the app and phone camera to 'sample' your wall colour so the bulb matches.

Get a yeelight as jayR says. Excellent bulb and simple to control. Wait for a price drop at Gear best tho.

Was tempted but price now over £30.

Got mine yesterday, took a while to update them all, decent brightness, noisy as hell on full power cold white but I was in a quiet room and tbh don't do cool white anyway. Bit flaky on them all doing the same thing when asked! Candle kits now under £50 so I may go for that as I could do with a couple of e14's

To be fair it is still a good price at £67 compared to other options

Got notification they will be shipped tomorrow, also showing on Amazon again but the price has gone up.

I suspect it is to do with osram rebranding lightify as smart+ but I find the whole thing totally confusing. Possibly they will send that instead but seems unlikely. Normally Amazon is pretty good for supply chain information flow so maybe they are fulfilling those orders just find and just not accepting any more. I hope I get my GU10s as the rest isn't much good to me without them.

And that day came and went with the product no longer on Amazon so I expect it will be cancelled now.

Indeed, it looks like they may be clearing stock and may not get them back in. Likely because Osram/Sylvania/whatever they are called are rebranding the line as Smart+ - I *think*!

OOS but I dont think you can order..anymore? Only "email me when available" button

Yep for now most of my IKEA bulbs are still on the IKEA bridge but it isn't ideal. I am hoping when everything converges on zigbee 3.0 they will all work together. By the way the equivalent IKEA GU10 is £12 not £7 - these are tunable white / white spectrum, the cheaper IKEA GU10s are warm white. It's academic now but this deal was substantially cheaper if you are doing something like a kitchen (in my house I have about 40 GU10s, those in modern houses may well have more).

I see what your saying...but I personally think it's better value to pay £1 extra and get 3 IKEA bulbs. Reading reviews from a few different retailers and it looks like these osram bulbs don't usually last very long and most people cannot connect these to their Phillips hue hub at all. I didn't actually know that the ikea remotes don't work with the hue hub, something I'll look out for! I guess if you want the perfect experience with hue hub / app (right now) then your probably going to have to get hue bulbs.

I have IKEA ones myself, but they are more expensive and this is a "deal" Also the IKEA ones have big limitations with hue themselves with regard to firmware versions, the app is a but rubbish and you can't use the remotes or dimmers with hue (annoyingly as the IKEA remotes are excellent and cheap)

Great deal, I've already got eight of these and at this price it would be silly not to add to the collection. Most of the problems with flickering and random switching on can be rectified with a firmware update. Also if you take the time to pair them correctly they work just fine.

I posted these when they were £16, bought 6 of them then and they have been fine. Occasionally they show in the Hue app as not connected even when they are, or Alexa says they aren't responding even after shes turned them on, but for the price compared to the Hue ones i don't really care about these small issues. I have them in my hall and landing which is where the hub is so i cant comment on the issues about the repeaters

Is there an app that will allow use of all smart bulbs if you have a combination of hue, these and yeelight for example?

Great price. I have a mixture of Innr and Hue bulbs at the moment. At this price I'll give these a try. Worth noting that the GU10's are down to £13.49 as well.

Yes they are, at more that twice the price. These work fine for me. As usual I wonder why I bother with this site.

Bought these a year ago, so far two have ended up failing. Both failed the same way producing high frequency flashing. Avoid Osram.

What really annoys me is that the old 150W bulbs (useful for large spaces) don't seem to have been replaced by any low-energy equivalents - at least not at sensible prices. There must be others out there who want brighter than 100W equivalent?

ordered some of these earlier in the year and one has stop working already after only light use XD

These are only really good for small spaces like cupboards. My favourite is the Philips ones that provide 1521 lumens that for me seem to be closest to their halogen counterparts

I have a couple of the Innr bulbs too and I know they have to be added to the hub in a very specific way, is there a certain way the Osram one have to be added maybe? With the Innr you have to start the search in the app then turn the build on, from some reading I've done the Osram seem to be the same.

I had nothing but trouble with Osram Lightify, I got 6 GU10 and still can't get them fully connected to my existing Hue setup - although they are detected (I can dim them), I cannot switch them off completely (they stay in a low dimmed state) I then got the Lightify hub to see if I can update the bulbs firmware, but the Lightify hub would not even find the bulbs! Unfortunately too long has passed and I cannot return any of the equipment. Can anyone help? Cheers

https://www.smarthomegeeks.co.uk/news/philips-hue-ikeass-tradfri-working-together/ From what i have seen the IKEA bulbs are not compatible with the Hue setup, which was what i needed. Philips have already backtracked over locking out third parties from the Hue ecosystem so i cant imagine them doing it again, but you never know.

A good price but a shame the temperature doesn't go as low as the Philips white ambiance.

Check out the Ikea TRÅDFRI range of smart bulbs before purchasing....

Pls choice bulbs, pack type, twin pack. ​

not fogs but driving lights :)

I can't find it can post link pl

I didn't compare, I was saying don't bother and if you want that "look" then get a car already equipped.

seems odd to compare a pair of eight quid bulbs with a car with led matrix? not sure the price is similar? and suggesting someone buys "a decent car" instead of some bulbs is equally strange.

Not very bright, bit like drivers of big bore Vauxhall corsa type drivers.

These are no good they lasted me about 3 months tops replaced or wasted more money buying another set they lasted about 3 months as well now gone for just the long life ones and touch wood all ok

Save the money and buy a proper Xenon kit

£10.49 from Aceparts in the Other Sellers option and you don't need Prime for that price

I guess people must know of a cheaper deal for branded bulbs! This was over 30 degrees earlier!

I know, I have one of the Chinese sets in my main beam for use on country roads, because instead of being sensible and fitting bi-xenon's to mine, they decided to fit a second set of alternate halogen mains!

They should - it's all to do with beam pattern. The rotters take them out and put their normal bulbs in for one day a year though, dazzling everyone.

You can only really fit these if you have genuine, factory HIDs in a projector anyway. Those HID in reflectors you refer to are likely cheap Chinese kits with Halogen bulb bases i.e. H7. You can also get factory HIDs in reflectors too which don't blind but they require a bulb with an R suffix, i.e. D1R

"P.S. Please only buy these if you have headlights designed for them, nobody likes those people who have HID's in reflector headlights." That's why idiots have blinding lights.. Surely they should fail the MOT with them in.. they aught to.. :)

Saw 3 at Newbury Berkshire tesco but bought them all, thanks OP :)

Saw this in one of my local Tesco Metros, took a photo and it appears you beat me to it. There is loads of stock in Liverpool Tesco Metro -Clayton Square!

Clearance on LED bulbs at Coventry Cannon Park too

same at Eastleigh. Picked up 8. maybe a dozen on the shelf

Good price for a branded LED

Nope, still works. Make sure you add the £7.99 Amazon ones to your basket (out of stock bayonet now but can still buy) then go back to the product and you should be able to add the 20% voucher

OOS and now £7.99 - arghh!

I've just bought some 100w 2700lm Philips bulbs but they were £15 for 3 @ B&Q.... cheapest I could find them though and good bulbs.

Good -Thanks

Home Bargains had 60w LED bulbs a while ago for £2.50 each and I thought that was good. So this is a great deal.

I know so as their high specifications to manufacture

And Osram is ...... German.

the bulbs you suggest are also on offer. different strokes for different folks, I guess. :). all comply with VOSA rules and regulations.

voted cold, night breaker unlimited is a much better bulb for around the same money. bulbs are a safety aspect not a styling product.

Not everything comes out of Germany is great quality. It depends on each brand specification. You can't compare Osram with generic bulbs!