LED OPTIONS · EXPLAINED

Choose your LED option in three steps

Choose how you switch it, which light it gives, and any upgrades.

The options shown on each product are the ones available for that model and wattage.

LED downlights lighting a showroom display

How to choose

Follow your route; the product page shows which light and control combinations are available.

Step 1

How do you want to switch it?

LED · light source
Driver · power unit
Warranty

The warranty comes from the driver, the small power unit inside the light. A better driver means a longer warranty.

On/off: choose your warranty level

All four work with a normal wall switch. Compare the LED, driver and daily use.

★ Best value

Ultra

5 years
Light quality (CRI)
above 90
Brightness per watt
about 150 lm/W
Life
50,000+ hours
Daily use
10–12+ hours a day
Best for
Shops, malls, showrooms, offices that run all day
Full specs →

Performance

3 years
Light quality (CRI)
above 90
Brightness per watt
about 125 lm/W
Life
about 35,000 hours
Daily use
6–10 hours a day
Best for
Retail, restaurants, premium homes
Full specs →

Standard

2 years
Light quality (CRI)
above 80
Brightness per watt
about 100 lm/W
Life
about 25,000 hours
Daily use
4–6 hours a day
Best for
Homes and offices
Full specs →

Essential

2 years
Light quality (CRI)
75–80
Brightness per watt
about 80 lm/W
Life
about 15,000 hours
Daily use
under 4 hours a day
Best for
Storerooms, utility areas, low budgets
Full specs →

3-in-1 Colour Switch (2 years): set one light to warm, neutral or cool white. Works with an on/off wall switch; ask us how the colour is set before installation. Offered at the Essential level.

Step 2 · Dimmable only

Which light?

Single colour

One white. You change only the brightness.

WarmCool

Tunable white

Change the light from warm to cool, and dim it.

Colour (RGB + tunable white)

Coloured light and adjustable white, by remote or phone.

3 years

Then: how will you control it?

Control · what you needSingle colourTunable white
Wall dimmerA Triac (phase-cut) wall dimmer; tunable white needs a suited Triac control Triac Dimmable 2 years Eco 2 years CRI 90 2 years
1–10VA 1–10V control system (offices, shops, hotels) 1–10V Dimmable 2 years —
DALIA DALI building-control system DALI DT-6 5 years DALI DT-8 5 years
Remote onlyA remote matched to the light Remote dimming 2 years Eco 2 years Essential 2 years
Remote + appA matched remote, or a phone with the matching Bluetooth app Dimming · with the 5- or 3-year LED 3 years CRI 90 3 years Eco 2 years
Smart homeA Zigbee smart-home hub Zigbee dimming 3 years Eco 2 years CRI 90 3 years

Warranty at a glance

5 years
UltraDALI DT-6DALI DT-8
3 years
PerformanceRemote + app with the better LEDSmart home CRI 90 / dimmingColour RGB
2 years
StandardEssential3-in-1Wall dimmer1–10VRemote onlyEco tunables

For Remote + app and Smart home: the better LED means CRI 90 for tunable, or the 5- or 3-year LED for single colour. Eco tunables have 2 years.

Step 3

Upgrades

Optional changes to the LED or driver. The product page shows the exact price.

For single-colour light at 5 or 3 years

High Lumen CRI 90 or CRI 97: choose one, never both. Fits On/off Ultra and Performance, DALI DT-6, Remote + app dimming and Smart home dimming.

Same watts

About 150 lm/W
Up to 170 lm/W

High Lumen CRI 90

More light from the same watts, with good colour. For high ceilings and big spaces.

Jewellery display under CRI 97 light
Ordinary CRI 90 LED

45 of 99 colours fall below 90

CRI 97

Only 4 of 99 fall below 90

CRI 97

Colours look closest to daylight: skin, clothes, food, jewellery, art.

Comfortable, steady light
Ordinary driverFlicker-free

Flicker-free driver

Steady light for long hours, phone cameras and video.

On/off Ultra and Performance only. Add with High Lumen CRI 90 or CRI 97. Some Ultra sizes already include it; the product page shows “Included”.

CRI 97 + flicker-free

Both together, on Ultra and Performance.

For tunable white

Illustration · Eco vs CRI 90

Eco
CRI 90

CRI 90 tunable LED

Better colour than the Eco tunable LED.

Upgrades Eco on Wall dimmer, Remote only, Smart home and Remote + app. Smart home and Remote + app get 3 years; Wall dimmer and Remote only stay 2 years.

Extra-warm amber range

1800K candle-like6000K

Amber 1800–4000K

Candle-like warmth, up to 4000K. For restaurants, hotels and cosy homes.

On CRI 90 tunables: DALI DT-8, Remote + app, Smart home CRI 90 and Wall dimmer CRI 90. On Eco, the CRI 90 tunable LED is added with amber.

Upgrade fits

High Lumen CRI 90, CRI 97, amber and flicker-free never change the warranty.

UpgradeOn/off Ultra / PerformanceDALI DT-6Remote + app dimmingSmart home dimmingWall dimmer Eco tunableRemote only Eco tunableSmart home Eco tunableRemote + app Eco tunableCRI 90 tunables: DALI DT-8, Remote + app, Smart home, Wall dimmer
High Lumen CRI 90 Yes Yes Yes Yes — — — — —
CRI 97 Yes Yes Yes Yes — — — — —
Flicker-free driver Yes — — — — — — — —
CRI 90 tunable LED — — — — Yes Yes Yes Yes —
Amber — — — — — — — — Yes
  • High Lumen CRI 90On/off Ultra / Performance · DALI DT-6 · Remote + app dimming · Smart home dimming.
  • CRI 97On/off Ultra / Performance · DALI DT-6 · Remote + app dimming · Smart home dimming.
  • Flicker-free driverOn/off Ultra / Performance.
  • CRI 90 tunable LEDWall dimmer Eco tunable · Remote only Eco tunable · Smart home Eco tunable · Remote + app Eco tunable.
  • AmberCRI 90 tunables: DALI DT-8, Remote + app, Smart home, Wall dimmer.

Ticks show the standalone fit; a dash means it is not offered alone. For amber on Eco, the CRI 90 tunable LED is added with it. CRI 97 + flicker-free fits Ultra and Performance.

Words explained

CRI
How true colours look under the light. Higher is better; 97 is close to daylight.
lm/W (lumens per watt)
How much light you get for each watt of power. Higher means brighter for the same bill.
Driver
The small power unit that runs the LED. It decides dimming, flicker and the warranty.
Flicker-free
A driver that keeps the light steady.
Tunable white
Change the light from warm to cool, and dim it.
Warm / neutral / cool white
3000K · 4000K · 6000K, approximately. Lower K is warmer.
Triac
The common wall-dimmer type, also called phase-cut.
1–10V
A wired dimming system used in offices, shops and hotels.
DALI (DT-6 / DT-8)
A professional lighting-control system. DT-6 dims single colour; DT-8 dims and tunes white.
Zigbee
A smart-home system; the light joins your Zigbee hub.
Remote only / Remote + app
Remote only works with its matched remote. Remote + app also connects to your phone by Bluetooth.

Not sure which to choose?

Tell us the room and how you want to switch it. We'll suggest the right option.