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		Cyranix on April 25, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 60W equivalent LED bulb uses 9.5W and costs $13 Is it correct to assume that CRI stands for color rendering index? New term to me. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_rendering_index

dirtyaura on April 25, 2013 | [–]

Yes. And it is the measure that for example interior designers are passionate about. The problem with LEDs has been their poor CRI, but Philips has been able to produce LEDs with CRI above 90.

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