Whoah super harshYou actually think there's engineers at Cree losing sleep because their new emitters don't have good throw in flashlights? That's like saying AMD has board meetings about the technical needs of overclocking geeks with LED fans in their cases
Yep....what the industry needs is another vaporware Cree emitter that when it does hit the street will have the same ugly color rendition as a single phosphor fluorescent tube. I mean seriously, what are the actual applications of a low CRI, cool white emitter? Even the fridges at the local grocery store are running LEDs are using neutral white.
This is where I'm really confused - I'm seeing more and more emphasis in the flashlight forums regarding higher CRI / neutral tinted emitters because low CRI cool-white only impresses house plants. Plus, you guys aren't thrilled about the increases in emitter size messing with your current optics. But, it's like some kind of cult response when Cree makes these press announcements.
It would be like Intel releasing new processor benchmarks using 16-bit code and nothing else, and all the fanboys clapping about it. You wouldn't see the 32-bit and 64-bit benchmarks until 6months down the line.
Vapourware and Cree and not something I have ever seen, when has Cree not delivered on anything it has promised. Application for low CRI leds, let me see Cree sales are USD600-700mill +, seems to be a few applications.
It is not that Cree wont release Hi CRI leds, they are in the pipeline, the reality is we are in the Flux Wars, he who is brightest rules. Anyone supplying hi CRI is doing so at very low efficacy, read the fine print on SSC and Rebel datasheets you need more leds to get the output, more cost, more layout, more system drive cost
