A Serious Light lets you set the brightness yourself and put the beam exactly on your book, with light close to daylight.
All three use Daylight Wavelength Technology™ and dim to the level you choose. The HD Original and the HD Pro also let you narrow the beam onto your page.
From
£299.99
Press and hold the button to take the brightness down to a level that suits you, under one wide beam.
Most popular
From
£349.99
Narrow the beam onto your page and dim it smoothly with the thumbwheel, so the light goes only where you are looking.
From
£399.99
It has the beam and dimmer of the HD Original, plus an optional remote to change the level without reaching for the light.
From
£249.99
Press and hold the button to take the brightness down to a level that suits you, under one wide beam.
Most popular
From
£299.99
Narrow the beam onto your page and dim it smoothly with the thumbwheel, so the light goes only where you are looking.
From
£349.99
It has the beam and dimmer of the HD Original, plus an optional remote to change the level without reaching for the light.
*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 | |||
An ordinary LED is short of the deep reds, which takes the contrast out of print.
Daylight Wavelength Technology™ reproduces daylight with 98% accuracy, so black type stands out against the page at whatever level you set.
See what better light does for youMany people with cataracts find bright light uncomfortable, so a dimmer matters as much as the brightness itself.
Stand the light behind your shoulder and point the head down at your book, so the light lands on the page and the lamp stays out of your line of sight.
See the three lights side by side
You set the level. The HD Original and the HD Pro dim smoothly with a thumbwheel, and the HD Essential dims as you press and hold its button. Point the beam at your page rather than into the room, and keep the head out of your line of sight.
We make no medical claim, and anything about the condition itself is a question for your optometrist or eye clinic. What a light can do is make your page easier to see: a beam you aim where you need it, a level you set yourself, and the full spectrum, so print looks black rather than grey.
Behind your shoulder, with the head pointing down at your book, so the light lands on the page and you never look into the lamp.
An ordinary LED builds its white light around a strong blue peak and leaves the deep reds thin, which takes the contrast out of print and makes close shades 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 worksThe best test is your usual reading, at your usual time, with the brightness set your way.
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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