QUOTE(tdled @ Jan 13 2012, 11:57 PM)
I've research LED downlights for my new place, it seems CREE have a good name
http://cr6.creeledlighting.com/#/content/pages/8.html but they are very expensive! They are not sold in Malaysia, I got the price from the Hong Kong distributor it was HKD700 per light that's RM280, not practical! I've found a China made one from Shenzhen for USD25 per light using Phillips LED. That seems reasonable and it will bring about savings in the electric bill in the long run. I will pick them up when I visit HK over CNY, make a day trip to Shenzhen.
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I've also seen a new shop open in Mid Valley concentrating solely on LED lighting, but most of the stuff there were selling is China made with a heavy mark up! LED is definitely the way forward!
Thanks for the response.
It seems that there are several versions of cree lights. The one shown above is most probable LR6 variant which is on the higher side of pricing.
the one from home depot in US is the CR6 and some places are selling it for used 25 the lowest after some discount. I hope the LED price will go down at a faster rate than before.
I contacted a friend in the states which is willing to help with the purchase however the shops don't have 220v version as US is using 160v. I even checked with Cree and they said they don't have this at the moment.
I did manage to mail the CEO (unintentionally) and he said he's checking with their LED lighting product team to response but I haven't got any replies yet.
Surprisingly also one of the general manager is actually based in penang. check out the link below.
Soo Ghee Lee, vice president and general manager, Asia Pacific, comes to Cree with more than 25 years of optoelectronics experience, most recently with Avago Technologies where he was vice president and general manager for the solid-state illumination division. He will be responsible for the development of new revenue streams and extension of customer relationships in Asia Pacific. Lee’s appointment is effective January 14, 2008, and he will be based in Penang, Malaysia.
http://www.cree.com/press/press_detail.asp?i=1200317922942hope can get this here and also at a good price so there's high adaptation rate which will drive down the price even further .