The clever guys at philips have developed a true LED replacement for the ever so popular 240 volt spotlights that many people use in their kitchens. The 240 volt spotlight, also known as a Hi spot or twist and lock, is popular because it gives a similar light to the 12 volt dichroic spotlights but does not need a transformer. The transformers supplied with the low voltage spotlights are often poor quality and can fail before the bulb does!

The main problem with the 240 volt spotlight is it is pretty inefficient and has a short life. The most common one is the 50 watt – so if you have fitting with four of them on you are burning 200 watts in that one fitting! Would you normally have a 200 watt bulb in your kitchen? A lot of people will have a couple of fittings so are burning around 400 watts in one room!

These LED Twist and Lock Spotlights from Philips really do replace the 50 watt halogen. The colour is great at 27k (warm white) which mimics the halogen light colour superbly (a common complaint of LEDs is the light is too blue) They are also the same size as the traditional bulb so should fit into your existing light fittings without any trouble.

The maximum life for a halogen GU10 spotlight is around 2000 hours or 6 months if they are on for 12 hours a day. The philips LED GU10 has a life of 40,000 hours or 10 years! So although the initial cost of an LED lamp is high they will more than pay for themselves in the end.

We list Philips LEDs because we want to provide quality lamps that will not disappoint. Like so many things you get what you pay for and the Philips range of LED bulbs really are the best we have seen. Give one a try and see what you think!