A Serious Light puts daylight-quality light on the page in front of you, at a brightness you set yourself.
All three use Daylight Wavelength Technology™ and let you set the brightness. The HD Original and the HD Pro also narrow the beam onto the centre of your page.
From
£299.99
One wide beam over your book, and a button you press and hold to set the level.
Most popular
From
£349.99
Turn the ring to keep the light on the middle of your page, and set the brightness with the thumbwheel.
From
£399.99
It has the beam and dimmer of the HD Original, plus an optional remote to change the level without getting up.
From
£249.99
One wide beam over your book, and a button you press and hold to set the level.
Most popular
From
£299.99
Turn the ring to keep the light on the middle of your page, and set the brightness with the thumbwheel.
From
£349.99
It has the beam and dimmer of the HD Original, plus an optional remote to change the level without getting up.
*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, so black type looks less distinct against the page.
Daylight Wavelength Technology™ reproduces daylight with 98% accuracy, so print stays sharp and dark at any brightness you choose.
See what better light does for youNarrow the beam of the HD Original or the HD Pro onto the centre of what you are reading, and leave the rest of the room as it is.
Keep the head above and behind your shoulder, so you see the pool of light on your page and never the lamp itself.
See the three lights side by side
On the centre of what you are reading rather than spread evenly round the room. A floor light behind your shoulder, with the beam narrowed onto your page, does that and leaves the rest of the room as it is.
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.
Yes. The HD Original and the HD Pro dim smoothly with a thumbwheel on the head, and the HD Essential dims as you press and hold its button. All three remember the level you last used.
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 worksSet the brightness your way and read as you normally would.
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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