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Always go frosted in any bulb that doesn't have something between it and your eye. Even under plastic I usually go frosted because there is always some angle that they will blind you or be blinding to people watching. As to warm or cold I think it depends on theme and color scheme of the pin. I tend to use depending on the situation.
One thing I do recommend is do not buy a bulb that is not clearly labeled to not ghost. I hate that they even sell them. Its just not worth the risk and its super annoying to LED up a game only to have the LEDs ghost and look like ass.
Quoted from mrm_4:Doesn't the LED adapter help with the ghosting issue?
http://www.cometpinball.com/product-p/bally-stern-adapter.htm
I dunno but seems like extra cost when you can just buy a good bulb. I myself just stick with Pinball Life Ghost Busting 1 SMDs. In my opinion the best bulb at great price. I have tried lots of other bulbs and spent way more, unless something big changes up the LED scene that is all I will go with from now on.
Pinball Lifes non ghosting worked 100% for me. I used them in a LWJP, Pinbot and an AC/DC. I bought the games with LEDs and now have a bag of bulbs with comet and cointaker logos on them that ghosted like crazy. I used to use PinballBulbs and had decent success with them when ordering from the web but they are expensive. I bought some from Pinball Bulbs at the North West show and they all ghosted like crazy in a Pinbot. It might have been my mistake at the show but it just annoys me to no end. That is when I switched to Pinball Lifes and I feel like an idiot because I passed on them at first because they were cheap I just assumed they wouldn't be that good.
Quoted from PinballBulbs:Our comparable bulbs that PBL sells are lower cost and even lower when you use 'pinside' coupon code for an additional 10% off. we also have '15off' for orders of 100 or more bulbs, you can mix and match, don't have to buy 100 of the same kind. Looking around just now I'm not sure I see a better deal on the premium single SMD non-ghosting bulbs!
Ya, pinbot ghosts so you need non-ghosting bulbs. Happy to exchange those for you if you still needed it.
Have you adjusted your pricing recently, looking now and you are definitely competitive. I know I filled my cart at both sites to compare, it was a few months back. I have purchased bulbs from in the past and have been very happy with them. It's very possible when I bought them at the show I got them from the wrong bin or didn't specify I needed the non ghosting so that is on me and I don't expect them exchanged. I will check you site again in future because I do like your bulbs and service a lot.
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