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Osram Silverstar Not As Good As Sylvania SilverStar
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y_p_w wrote: > > > wrote: >>>> First - you didn't mention what version. << >> >> >> >> Osram silverstar +30 made in germany euro spec vs. Sylvania silverstar >> (blue tint) sold in US. H1 bulbs. The sylvania silverstar in the fog >> lights are awesome as are the high beams Really? Mine got busted in an accident (need to reorder). They're H1 Osram Silverstars. I still have the package, which says "+50% MORE LIGHT" in the lower right corner. Upper left corner says H1/448SVS/55W. I'd also point out that one of the fallacies of "more light" in a comparison is that new bulbs are often compared to older bulbs that have degraded with use. |
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Yes the osram version gives a lot of light. However the light is the
same color as regular bulbs meaning it disappears on wet pavement and doesnt really improve vision compared to the whiter light of the sylvania version. Have you tried both? Or are you buying stern's crap without firsthand experience. I've actually used both and can honestly say the sylvania silverstars are the best choice for more effective lighting in a 2004 outback. |
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> > To which I say - so what? So you **think** you see better. I'd > rather have **more** light from the Osram version than "white" > light from the the Sylvania. A lot of people feel safer with fog > lights on because there's this really bright light 20 feet in front > of their car, but that's certainly not safer when the driver's eyes > lock in really close when it would be safer to look ahead. > Yup. More light (and less watts, to boot) than the *tinted* Sylvania SS. Also, the eye is mroe sensitive to glare effects in the blue-range of spectrum...making the Sylvania SS less effective in fog, etc. They also burn out FAST...I've used both Sylvania and Osram SS, I'll stick with the Osram, thanks...and I can get em cheaper, too. |
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Have you tried the bluish tinted ones? Obviously not. I have. Te
whiter light shows up more on wet pavement. I didnt worry about visibility with the sylavania silverstars. The osram are no better. Obviously car makers do not offer these bulbs is cost. However some offer HID lighting which is whiter than halogen the same as the sylvania silverstar. |
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> wrote in message oups.com... > Yes the osram version gives a lot of light. However the light is the > same color as regular bulbs meaning it disappears on wet pavement and > doesnt really improve vision compared to the whiter light of the > sylvania version. This is purely an optical illusion. It is caused because of how light works. The light you are seeing when you turn on your headlights is reflected light. Surfaces reflect light that is in the color of the surface, absorb it for all other colors. The silverstars reduce light in the spectrum that most surfaces are reflecting, and pass it in the spectrum that most things do not reflect (Blue normally does not occur in nature) Thus for any surface and color you care to come up with except for a blue colored surface, you will get less light back from that surface when you shine a Silverstar on it than when you shine a regular light. So what is happening with the pavement scenario is that your eyes get less light back, you adjust to the lower light level, then when you look away from the road to the interior of the car (which is black) or the side of the road or anywhere else, since your eyes are more sensitized to the lower light, everything looks brighter. The problem though with the human eye is that as the light level drops, the eye sees less and less fine detail. So with the silverstars it looks brighter but you have much less chance of seeing that deer standing beside the road than with the normal lights. Ted |
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>>So with the silverstars it looks brighter but you have much less chance of
seeing that deer standing beside the road than with the normal lights. << I saw a lot more on the side of the road with syl. silverstars than I do with osram's. Try them and you will be amazed. Why do high end makers use HID which is "bluish" yet produces a whiter light? Because it is more effective. Maybe it's my eyes but I can see better and further with the syl silverstars. That's the truth. |
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