High Definition Essential Floor Light
From
£299.99
Read or sew under its wide beam, and set the brightness by holding one button.
- 8x more light on your page*
- Fixed beam
- Press-and-hold dimming
- 30-day home trial
Floor reading lights Keep reading by daylight long after the sun goes down.
A Serious Floor Light gives you the full spectrum of daylight and up to 12x more light on your page than a 60W bulb, so you see every detail wherever you read.
- 99.4% keep theirs for the difference it makes.
- Recommended by 500+ opticians.
- Five-year warranty, backed by forty years of making lights.
Is your light making small print harder to read?
Under poor light your eyes work harder to make out the same detail. Daylight Wavelength Technology™ puts the full spectrum of daylight on your page.
Every Serious Floor Light starts with a purple LED chip instead of the blue one in an ordinary bulb, so you get daylight's deep reds as well as its blues, at 98 out of 100 for colour. That is why fine detail stands out and every shade is easy to judge.
See what better light does for youOne light fits nobody.
These lights differ in how much light reaches your page, whether you can narrow the beam onto small print and whether you can read away from a socket.
Most popular
High Definition Original Floor Light
From
£349.99
Read small print and a full newspaper with the light set just right for each.
- Up to 12x more light on your page*
- Shapeable beam
- Thumbwheel dimming
- 90-day home trial
High Definition Pro Floor Light
From
£399.99
Read in any room, near a socket or not, and change the light without getting up.
- Everything the HD Original offers, plus:
- Optional remote
- Optional battery
*Compared with a traditional 60W bulb.
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HD Essential
BeamFixed beam
FixedRoom for an open book
Read a paperback or a hardback without moving the light.
BrightnessPress-and-hold dimming
4800lux on your page, at 50cm
LowFull
One button on the light
PowerMains powered
Plug it in wherever you read.
Home trial30-day home trial
Use it at home for a month before you decide.
HD Original
BeamFully adjustable beam
WideRoom for a broadsheet page
NarrowWide
Read anything from a paperback to a broadsheet.
BrightnessThumbwheel dimming
Up to 7200lux on your page, at 50cm
LowFull
One wheel on the head
PowerMains powered
Plug it in wherever you read.
Home trial90-day home trial
Use it at home for three months before you decide.
HD Pro
BeamFully adjustable beam
WideRoom for a broadsheet page
NarrowWide
It has the same beam as the HD Original, so you can read anything from a paperback to a broadsheet.
BrightnessThumbwheel or remote dimming
Up to 7200lux on your page, at 50cm
LowFull
Wheel or remote handset
PowerMains or battery
Add the battery option and use it away from any socket.
Home trial90-day home trial
Use it at home for three months before you decide.
All three run from the mains. The HD Pro battery option gives about 6.5 hours of cordless use.
Use the light normally at home. If it is not right for you, returns are free and we collect these floor lights from a UK mainland address.
Full specifications
| 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, 23cm across, or Lightweight, 20cm across | Heavyweight, 23cm across, or Lightweight, 20cm across | One base |
| Finish | Black or Heritage White | Black or Heritage White | Black |
| Height | 152cm on the Heavyweight base, 144cm on the Lightweight | 152cm on the Heavyweight base, 144cm on the Lightweight | 152cm |
| Weight | 6kg on the Heavyweight base, 3kg on the Lightweight | 6kg on the Heavyweight base, 3kg on the Lightweight | 4.8kg |
| 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 |
See the difference the first time you switch it on.
With a Serious Floor Light beside you, small print is sharp, stitches are easy to follow and the colours in your painting look as they do in daylight.
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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The questions people ask before they choose.
What makes a Serious Floor Light different from an ordinary reading 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 focused beam puts up to 12x more light on your page than a 60W bulb, instead of spreading it around the room.
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 mattersWill I really notice the difference?
Most people notice it the first time they switch it on, as soon as they open a book.
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.
How the home trial worksWhy does a Serious Floor Light cost more than an ordinary lamp?
Because of what is inside it: the light engine, the lens and the controls.
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 book. A Serious Floor Light puts the full spectrum of daylight right on your page.
See why the light itself mattersWill it fit where I read?
Stand it beside or just behind you and bring the head over your shoulder, so the light falls on your book rather than in your eyes.
The HD Essential and the HD Original come with either the Heavyweight base, 23cm across, or the Lightweight, 20cm across. The HD Pro has one base. The cable on all three is 2.8 metres.
Check the sizesTry a floor 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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