Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Most critically, the remote is an IR remote (an Infra Red LED like a TV remote) and MUST be pointed directly at the "axis" of the light: you cannot simply push any of the buttons while in the same room or even point the remote "at" the light (as in a real RF (Radio Frequency) remote control) as the IR receiver LED is down inside the fixture but instead you MUST stand almost directly in front of the light and aim almost exactly "at" the light along the long axis of the bulb. This means in any type of fixture other than a "down light" the light is potentially uncontrollable. Additionally, the memory of the last setting only works if the bulb is turned on and off with the remote: setting the bulb with the remote then using a wall switch resets the bulb and the memory is lost. Having multiple bulbs even in overhead downlights means leaving the wall switch "On" and turning each and every bulb On/Off with the remote to preserve their settings. There were only 2 steps of dim/bright between On/Off and they are very close together in intensity, so there is very little dimming. The LED heart of the bulb is a tricolor LED with all 3 colors on the same chip/housing, so in the center of the "white light" setting there is always a noticeable 3-color blob. Brightness and color saturation were quite nice for an LED bulb. For very specific circumstances , this is a very interesting bulb. Given that in the few weeks between my purchase and this review the price has fallen by half and that these bulbs are made in China, there may be production differences and manufacturing changes coming so read all product descriptions and reviews very carefully to see if the descriptions are accurate enough to tell you what you need to know to discover if product actually does what you want.