How to choose LED downlights and LED spotlights for home decoration?

First of all, we look at the difference between downlights: many people are not easy to distinguish between cylinders and spotlights. In home decoration, downlights and spotlights have different uses. Simply put, downlights are a kind of relative to ordinary The luminaires are more concentrating, generally for general or auxiliary lighting. A spotlight is a highly concentrated luminaire that emits light with a specific target. Mainly used for home decoration lighting, such as highlighting a very flavorful or very innovative place (like living room murals, sofas, ornaments, TV background walls, etc.). We distinguish the characteristics of the two lamps from the source, the application location, and the price comparison.

1, spotlight features

Spotlights can be placed around the ceiling or on the upper part of the furniture, or in the wall, wall skirt or skirting. The light directly shines on the household objects that need to be emphasized, in order to highlight the subjective aesthetic effect, to achieve the artistic effect of focusing, unique environment, rich layers, rich atmosphere and colorful. The lighting light line is soft and graceful, which can play a leading role in the overall lighting, and can also partially illuminate the atmosphere. The picture below shows the effect of a spotlight with a light strip. The light strip is a 5050 model with a better brightness and some 3W with a 7.5 cm opening.

90 square meters, small living room with two bedrooms and one living room

2, purchase options

In modern home decoration, led as a new lighting source has occupied a dominant position. LED spotlights have the advantages of energy saving, environmental protection, long life, convenient installation, beautiful appearance, etc., and have been favored by home decoration. Spotlights are a new kind of Lighting Fixtures that currently have no industry standards, resulting in uneven quality of led. Brought a lot of troubles to home improvement users. How should the led spotlights be chosen? Today, Xiaobian will break it down for everyone. The spotlight consists of a drive-heatsink-light body-light source-accessory. Select a spotlight to give a few suggestions:

1, a variety of spotlight drivers, it is recommended to have a dual capacitor drive IC. Such a drive will have a longer service life. Be sure to pay attention when purchasing. The commonly used color of led spotlights is sand silver and white. The user who likes clean and tidy can use white light body. The light source is divided into warm white (light yellow light) and positive white light color. The home needs warm decoration, you can choose warm white light, and the family likes to brighten the room can use the light color of white light.

Led standard drive composition

2. When choosing led spotlights, choose the regular brand of regular manufacturers, see if the brand has anti-counterfeiting code, whether there is qualification recommended by the National Engineering Department, whether there is Chinese famous qualification, and qualified formal manufacturers have strong after-sales protection. Quality can also be well protected. 3, if it is online shopping, do not rush to place an order, first look at the evaluation of customers who have purchased. 4, led spotlight home price is between 7.5-16 yuan, COB price is slightly higher (cob is a new type of led light source, that is, led integrated on a chip above the spotlight effect will be stronger) this price is more reasonable If the material that may be used below 7.5 yuan can not meet the normal household, there is a safety quality hazard, it is recommended not to use.

Home improvement downlight selection:

Downlights are also divided into old-fashioned and new-style LED downlights . Old-fashioned downlights consist of a light body and a light source, which have basically been eliminated. At present, led downlights occupy the dominant position of home improvement.

Led downlights are generally installed in the ceiling, generally the ceiling needs to be installed above 50mm. Of course, the downlights are also external. It is a good choice to install a downlight in the area without a ceiling or chandelier, and the light is softer than the spotlight. (Home location aisle corridor restaurant hall kitchen, etc.) Below is a downlight reference picture, you can appreciate it.