Table reading lights

Is small print harder to see at your desk or bedside?

Q: What makes a Serious Table Light different from an ordinary desk lamp?

The light itself. Daylight Wavelength Technology™ scores 98 out of 100 for colour accuracy, where daylight scores 100, so small print is easier to make out and similar shades are easier to tell apart. Where it goes. A Table Light focuses its beam on your book or your work, so you get up to 12x more light on your page than a 60W bulb. The control you have over it. You set the brightness, and on the HD Original and the HD Pro the width of the beam, to suit your eyes and what you are doing.

A Serious Table Light gives you the full spectrum of daylight and up to 12x more light on your page than a 60W bulb, so every detail stands out, and you set it exactly to suit you.

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A woman smiling over her book in bed by the light of an HD Pro Table Light

99.4% keep theirs for the difference it makes.
Recommended by 500+ opticians.
Five-year warranty, backed by forty years of making lights.

A Serious Light head lighting a chart that compares the colour fidelity of Daylight Wavelength Technology™ with ordinary LEDs

Poor light makes your eyes work harder.

At a desk or bedside under poor light, you read the same line twice. Daylight Wavelength Technology™ puts the full spectrum of daylight on your book or your work, so you can read, write and make things in comfort for longer.

Every Serious Table Light starts with a purple LED chip instead of the blue one in most bulbs, so its light carries daylight's deep reds as well as its blues and scores 98 out of 100 for colour. Fine print looks crisper and similar shades are easy to tell apart.

See what better light does for you

One light fits nobody, so choose the table light that suits what you do.

Every Serious Table Light gives you the full spectrum of daylight. They differ in how much light they put on your book or your work, whether you can shape the beam and whether you can use them away from a socket.

High Definition Essential Table Light

£249.99

Light your desk or bedside with its wide beam, and dim it by holding one button.

8x more light on your page*
Fixed beam
Press-and-hold dimming
30-day home trial

Choose the HD Essential

High Definition Original Table Light

£299.99

Narrow the beam onto small print or widen it across your book or newspaper, then set the brightness with the thumbwheel.

Up to 12x more light on your page*
Shapeable beam
Thumbwheel dimming
90-day home trial

Choose the HD Original

High Definition Pro Table Light

From £349.99

Use it away from a socket, or adjust the brightness without reaching for the light, with the optional battery and remote handset.

Everything the HD Original offers, plus:
Optional remote
Optional battery

Choose the HD Pro

*Compared with a traditional 60W bulb.

HD Essential

HD Original

HD Pro

Full specifications

The differences between the three table lights
What changes	HD Essential	HD Original	HD Pro
Light quality
Most light on your page	4,800 lux at 50cm	3,600 to 7,200 lux at 50cm	3,600 to 7,200 lux at 50cm
Width of the beam	About 30cm	33 to 61cm	33 to 61cm
Lumens	500	630	630
Light engine	6W LED	7.2W LED	7.2W LED
Colour of the light	98 on the CRI scale, 4,000K	98 on the CRI scale, 4,000K	98 on the CRI scale, 4,000K
Control
Beam	Fixed	Narrow to wide, with the ring on the head	Narrow to wide, with the ring on the head
Brightness	Press-and-hold button, with memory	Thumbwheel, with memory	Thumbwheel or optional remote, with memory
Snooze timer	No	Yes	Yes
Remote handset	No	No	Optional
Power
Power	Mains	Mains	Mains, or the optional battery
Battery	No	No	Optional, about 6.5 hours a charge, 90 minutes to recharge
Cable	2.8 metres	2.8 metres	2.8 metres
Size and base
Base	Heavyweight, 19cm across, or Lightweight, 18cm across	Heavyweight, 20cm across, or Lightweight, 18cm across	One base
Finish	Black or Heritage White	Black or Heritage White	Black
Height	71cm on the Heavyweight base, 68cm on the Lightweight	71cm on the Heavyweight base, 68cm on the Lightweight	64cm
Weight	4.5kg on the Heavyweight base, 2.2kg on the Lightweight	4.5kg on the Heavyweight base, 2.2kg on the Lightweight	3kg
After you buy
Light engine guarantee	3 years	5 years	5 years
Warranty	5 years	5 years	5 years
Home trial	30 days	90 days	90 days

Everything in front of you is easier to see.

With a Serious Table Light on your desk, beside your bed or on a side table, small print is sharp, stitches are easy to follow and the colours of your painting look true.

Set the brightness to suit your eyes and, with the HD Original and the HD Pro, narrow or widen the beam for what you are doing.

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A man building a model aeroplane at his desk by the light of an HD Pro Table Light

Over a millionlights sold in 93 countries

Why it costs what it costs.

Serious Lights have been chosen for operating theatres and the British Museum, and the specialist components in a single HD Original cost more to make than many entire lamps sell for.

The HD Original and the HD Essential are hand-built in Aylesbury, around fifty a day, and all three table lights have a five-year warranty and an arm guaranteed for life. We have made nothing but lights for over forty years.

The questions people ask before they choose.

What makes a Serious Table Light different from an ordinary desk lamp?

The light itself. Daylight Wavelength Technology™ scores 98 out of 100 for colour accuracy, where daylight scores 100, so small print is easier to make out and similar shades are easier to tell apart.

Where it goes. A Table Light focuses its beam on your book or your work, so you get up to 12x more light on your page than a 60W bulb.

The control you have over it. You set the brightness, and on the HD Original and the HD Pro the width of the beam, to suit your eyes and what you are doing.

See why the light itself matters

Will I really notice the difference?

Most people notice it the first time they switch it on, as soon as the light is on their book or their work.

At 60 your eyes need about three times the light they did at 20, so better light makes the small print you already see easier to read.

99.4% keep theirs for the difference it makes, and the home trial lets you judge it where you normally read or work.

How the home trial works

Why does a Serious Table Light cost more than an ordinary lamp?

Because of what is inside it: the light engine, the lens and the controls, rather than a stand and a badge.

The HD Original and the HD Essential are hand-built in Aylesbury, and all three come with a five-year warranty.

Will it make a difference if my room is already bright?

It can. A ceiling light spreads its light around the whole room, so little of it reaches your desk. A Serious Table Light puts the full spectrum of daylight right on your book or your work.

See why the light itself matters

Will it fit where I want to use it?

A Table Light can sit beside your bed, on a desk or on a side table.

The HD Essential and the HD Original stand 71cm tall on the Heavyweight base and 68cm on the Lightweight, and the HD Pro stands 64cm. The cable on all three is 2.8 metres.

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Try a table light at home before you decide.

The best place to judge it is where you will actually use it.

90 daysHD Original and HD Pro

30 daysHD Essential

If it is not right for you, we collect it free from any UK mainland address and refund you.

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A man laughing over his book on his sofa, beside an HD Original Table Light in Heritage White

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Tell us what you read or work on and where you would use your table light. We will help you choose.

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Is small print harder to see at your desk or bedside?

Poor light makes your eyes work harder.