yesterday i changed my CFL bulb to E27 LED Scene Switch (9.5w) from Philips. damn... so bright... but had to use adapter cause the previous light was the plug type (g something.

the bulbs come out of the ceiling a bit so not that attractive. but man... nice to have LED. no more wait few moments for the brightness to kick in and also no more flicker~ maybe later i will change the housing when im rajin enough.

in the old days, recess light is just a recess housing for bulbs

but nowadays hard to find good quality housing as all OEM has moved on to built in downlight

i ordered from philips china during 11.11 actually. so was around RM19-20 only. and just bought it along iwth other crap. but i seen a shop in Ikano/curve bridge selling it for RM27 i think. and lelong got it too but i never bought anything off lelong so yeah... i dunno. heres the link. RM25.

http://www.lelong.com.my/philips-scene-swi...7-06-Sale-P.htm

i will say the brightness for the warm white is nice. for me its perfect. but for the white my wife likes it (dunno why. i feel like im in my office). im using 6 in my living room and at 9.5W its much brighter than my previous 13W energy saver.

Hi,

Wondering a few things on LED downlights...

1) Is there an alternative to the standard spring-design (whereby any dismantling from ceiling will likely damage the plaster due to having to snap both sides off which are held tight by the spring)

2) What brand should I look out for and where can I buy them cheap? Coz I'm buying many... for an entire house from scratch...

3) Are these really better than your standard screw-in bulb casing types? To me, this old design is the best... any problem, just buy a new bulb and screw in (vs LED, gotta take the whole thing out)

Just overall a bit new to this world of LED lighting... visited Puchong and most shops seem to have stopped stocking up on old casings but are more focused on LED lighting instead...

Any advice (general / specific) with regards to fitting an entire house with LED downlights would be much appreciated... !
EDIT: there is one particular Taiwan? brand I saw -- Feel-Lite, or something like that which comes with a permanent outer ring casing and an inner LED, which can be removed without damaging the plaster ceiling and is much easier to remove or assemble too.