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Adding outdoor lights to your landscape helps dress up your yard and highlight important features. There are many different options for landscape lights, but how do you know which types to use to achieve your desired effect? Take a look below to see how and where you can use outdoor lights to create the perfect landscape lighting design.

Bias lighting is backlighting behind a TV or computer screen and is used to reduce the strain on your eyes. If your eyes have ever felt tired after staring at a bright TV, computer, or cellphone screen, it’s because you have literally exhausted them. Staring at a bright screen while you’re in a dark or dimly lit room can have a major impact on how your eyes operate and how your muscles are used.

Standards and certifications comprise a vast number of companies and compliances that serve specific purposes—primarily addressing safety, environmental impact and energy efficiency, and sanitation. These standards are divided into specific categories for each product type and certification type to allow for very specific qualifications related to each product. When this system is being used as intended, it gives consumers, installers, suppliers, and anyone else that may be involved confidence that the product is safe and will work well in their application.

IP and UL ratings help clarify how and where different lighting products can be used, based on details about their durability and ideal operating environment. Which is right for you? Read more to find out. 

When discussing and comparing lighting, there are three main aspects that contribute to what the human eye sees—color, quality, and brightness. Color (CCT), quality (CRI), and brightness (lumens) are often conflated and can be a source of confusion for consumers. However, each value shows a unique aspect related to the output performance of a light.

When selecting an LED strip light there are many factors to consider, such as brightness, color, weatherproofing, and more. But what about voltage? The majority of strips are available in either 12V or 24V. So what’s the difference between these two options? Is one voltage better than another? What are the advantages of each?

Whether you’re searching for replacements for burned-out or dim incandescent bulbs, or if you simply desire the brighter, longer lasting, instant on features of LED bulbs for your car or truck we’ve got you covered.

RGB LED strip lights are a great way to add a pop of color to your above-ground pool. These low-voltage LED lights can be applied to the inside rim of your pool or around your pool deck. With RGB LED strip lights, you can choose from a ton of dynamic color-changing and single-color modes with adjustable brightness and speed control.

LED and HID lamps are two of the many lighting technologies that are available today. Knowing the difference between HID and LED can help you make an educated decision on what’s best for your application and budget.