No flickerDiscontinuedIKEA Tradfri 905.412.73 MR16 single color smart bulb
The verdict
A single color MR16 bulb, now discontinued. Its white light is good (CRI 89, Rf 90), it dims down to 4.7 lm, its warmest white is 2722K, and I measured no flicker risk.
It does not get very warm, so it is a weak choice for the last hours before bed.
CRI 89 · Rf 90
Averaged over its warm, neutral and cool settings. #55 of 119 bulbs.
Down to 4.7 lm
Brightest white 391 lm. #43 of 119 bulbs.
Warmest white 2722K
mel-DER 0.50 at that setting. Daylight is 1.0. #109 of 119 bulbs.
No risk at full, no risk at half
Graded against IEEE 1789.
Full brightnessHalf
The white settings
Its one white setting, measured at full brightness.
How colors look
At the selected setting. The red line pulls out where colors get more vivid and pinches in where they dull.
Flicker
Measured with a flicker meter at full and half brightness.
FullHalf
Where it ranks
All 120 bulbs. Left dims lower, up renders color more truly. Tap a dot to open that bulb.
This bulbOther bulbsHigh flicker riskDiscontinued
Beat it on both
Still sold, dims lower and has truer color, without high flicker.
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Still sold, same GU10 base.
Setup and specs
- Color mode
- Single color
- White range
- 2700K
- Shape
- MR16
- Base
- GU10
- Dimming curve
- Logarithmic
- Max power
- 3 W
- Weight
- 51 g
- Firmware tested
- 1.0.42
- Tested
- Aug 11, 2024
- Features
- Power-loss recovery

