A Serious Floor Light puts daylight-quality light over your shoulder and onto your book, so even closely set type is easy to make out.
All three use Daylight Wavelength Technology™. The HD Original and the HD Pro let you narrow the beam onto a single page, and the HD Essential covers an open book with one wide beam.
From
£299.99
One wide beam covers the whole open book, so you never move the light as you turn the page.
Most popular
From
£349.99
Narrow the beam until it sits on a single paperback page, and set the brightness with the thumbwheel.
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£399.99
It has the beam of the HD Original, plus an optional remote to dim it without putting your book down.
From
£249.99
One wide beam covers the whole open book, so you never move the light as you turn the page.
Most popular
From
£299.99
Narrow the beam until it sits on a single paperback page, and set the brightness with the thumbwheel.
From
£349.99
It has the beam of the HD Original, plus an optional remote to dim it without putting your book down.
*Compared with a traditional 60W bulb.
Answer five quick questions and we will recommend a model.
Read a paperback or a hardback without moving the light.
One button on the light
Plug it in wherever you read.
Use it at home for a month before you decide.
Read anything from a paperback to a broadsheet.
One wheel on the head
Plug it in wherever you read.
Use it at home for three months before you decide.
It has the same beam as the HD Original, so you can read anything from a paperback to a broadsheet.
Wheel or remote handset
Add the battery option and use it away from any socket.
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 lights from a UK mainland address.
| 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 | All three 98 on the CRI scale, 4,000K | ||
| Control | ||||||
| Beam | Fixed and wide | 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 | All three 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 | All three 5 years | ||
| Home trial | 30 days | 90 days | 90 days | |||
Paperbacks use small type set close together, and an ordinary LED, short of the deep reds, makes it harder to make out.
Daylight Wavelength Technology™ scores 98 out of 100 for colour accuracy, where daylight scores 100, so the ink looks black and each letter stands clear of the next.
See what better light does for youThe arm holds the head exactly over your book, so the light stays on your page as you read on.
On the HD Original and the HD Pro you can narrow the beam to the size of a paperback, so the light stays on your book and out of your eyes.
See the three lights for books side by sideMy new light has turned me back into the bookworm I have been since I was 4 years old a very long time ago.
Yes. On the HD Original and the HD Pro you turn the ring on the head to set the beam anywhere from a single page to a broadsheet, and the wide beam of the HD Essential covers an open book.
Compare the beamsBehind you and a little to one side, with the head over your shoulder, so the light falls on your book and not in your eyes.
Many owners find it does, because the light has the full spectrum in it and lands where they are looking. At 60 your eyes need about three times the light they did at 20.
An ordinary LED has a strong peak of blue and too little red, so print looks less sharp and close shades are hard to tell apart. Daylight Wavelength Technology™ starts from a purple LED and rebuilds the rest of the spectrum: it scores 98 out of 100 for colour accuracy, where the ordinary LED we measured scores 83.
See why the light itself mattersBecause of what is inside it. The specialist components in a single HD Original cost more to make than many complete lamps sell for, and all three lights come with a five-year warranty.
Try it at home first. The HD Original and the HD Pro have a 90-day home trial and the HD Essential has 30 days, and if it is not right for you we collect it free from any UK mainland address.
How the home trial worksTry it with the smallest print on your shelves.
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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