LED or xenon for dining table lighting?

12 years ago

last modified: 12 years ago

We are planning to create a dining table fixture with 3 of the LBL Lighting Cylia pendants in amber (each on is 5.5" at widest point) hanging from a round canopy (12" diameter). The dining table is 70" long and 35" wide.

First pic DOES NOT show my table - it's as photo from the manufacturer, but this is what the pendants look like. My table is in the 2nd photo.

There are two choices for the pendants: 6 watt LED or 50 watt xenon bulbs. I've never had xenon bulbs so no clue how they compare to the LED. Would these give off equal light/lumens? Don't know if one is warmer vs. cooler light? I think the xenon gets hot like a halogen, is that correct?

Main question: Which would be better for a dining table - the LED or the xenon and why?

Also wondering: Will 3 of these bulbs provide enough light for our table?

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Stef
12 years ago
I have xenon for my under cabinet lights in my kitchen. We HATE them, very hot and when we try to get replacement bulbs it seems the colors are changing so some bulbs emit a whiter color, others are more yellow. Just sayin'......
cprice88
Original Author
12 years ago
Does anyone else have comments on this? I went ahead and ordered one of the pendants in LED just to make sure we like the shade color in the room before buying the rest, but once we wire it up we can't return it and I'm still concerned about whether the wattage is enough.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
12 years ago
You can get 7 watt LEDs that compare well to 50 watt halogen without the heat from .xenon or halogen. There are different colors that they give off, cool white, and warm white. You will want to make sure you get the right one for your space, usually the lighting store will have a display with all the choices.The LEDs are expensive initially but you will probably never have to buy another one, xenon burn out just like halogens.
cprice88
Original Author
12 years ago
So if the bulb that is included with the fixture isn't bright enough or if it's too white/blue, I can look for others that are same wattage but different colors and amount of lumens? Though I would hope at the prices LBL Lighting costs they would include a high quality bulb. It's weird - I looked at the store the other day but didn't find any 6 watt. There were 5, 7 and 8 but no 6. Is that an odd wattage? Can I put a 7 watt bulb in a 6 watt fixture or would 1 more watt make it explode or something? :) How much "margin of error" do they figure on when labeling fixtures for max wattage? Since LEDs don't get hot seems like there might be more wiggle room than with the types that could overheat?