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I haven't noticed any high power ones, but I wasn't specifically looking for them. I've heard Ubiquiti has some PoE stuff but no idea about quality.

For normal bulbs, the two good brands seem to be Philips and IKEA. Philips has their Hue system, which in addition to WiFi/Bluetooth cloud variants also have local ZigBee variants which don't need an external service to operate with full functionality. I've also heard good things about Ikea's software.

With normal bulbs there's no active cooling (fan). At least in the US they are sold as 60 watt equivalent (800 lumen, 8-9 watt) and 100 watt eq. (1500 lm, 15 watt). With the higher powered ones there is a good chance that the power supply will die to heat within a few months to years. Many brands have had issues with that, including IKEA. Philips still sells some of the higher powered ones; maybe they have some special system to ensure longevity. If you want to buy those it would be good to check if there are any bad reviews.

But basically from what I've encountered on the web about normal LEDs it seems you can't go wrong with or beat the higher-end Philips/IKEA bulbs.



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