Sounds about right for CRI. I think there are a couple things going on with it:
CRI is a mediocre measure to begin with, as far as the subjective quality of the light is concerned
As far as I know, there’s no oversight, third party measurement, etc
I’m not sure how much of it is bad measurement and how much of it is CRI being a poor metric, but the best 85 CRI bulbs I’ve seen are substantially better than the worst 90 CRI bulbs, which is why I’m hesitant to tell people to rule out 85 CRI bulbs entirely. I’ve not encountered any 95 CRI bulbs that are bad, so maybe the better advice is just to go for 95+ CRI whenever possible.
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Sounds about right for CRI. I think there are a couple things going on with it:
CRI is a mediocre measure to begin with, as far as the subjective quality of the light is concerned
As far as I know, there’s no oversight, third party measurement, etc
I’m not sure how much of it is bad measurement and how much of it is CRI being a poor metric, but the best 85 CRI bulbs I’ve seen are substantially better than the worst 90 CRI bulbs, which is why I’m hesitant to tell people to rule out 85 CRI bulbs entirely. I’ve not encountered any 95 CRI bulbs that are bad, so maybe the better advice is just to go for 95+ CRI whenever possible.
Yeah, makes sense. Fwiw, I have encountered one purportedly 97+ CRI lamp that looked awful to me.