All three give you the full spectrum of daylight. Because one light fits nobody, they differ in how much light they put on your page, how you adjust them and whether they need a socket.
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Black or Heritage White
Small print is easy again under full-spectrum daylight, set with one simple switch.
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£349.99
Black or Heritage White
Narrow the beam onto small print or widen it across your newspaper, then set the brightness with the thumbwheel.
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Black
You can change the brightness from a remote, or read anywhere in the room on its rechargeable battery.
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£249.99
Black or Heritage White
Small print is easy again under full-spectrum daylight, set with one simple switch.
Most popularRecommended for you
From
£299.99
Black or Heritage White
Narrow the beam onto small print or widen it across your newspaper, then set the brightness with the thumbwheel.
Recommended for you
From
£349.99
Black
You can change the brightness from a remote, or read anywhere in the room on its rechargeable battery.
Read a paperback or a hardback without moving the light.
One button on the light
It runs from any mains socket.
Use it at home for a month before you decide.
Read anything from a paperback to a broadsheet.
One wheel on the head
It runs from any mains socket.
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, and the HD Pro's optional battery gives about 6.5 hours away from a socket.
Use your light at home in the usual way. If it is not right for you, returns are free, and we collect the HD Original, the HD Pro and the HD Essential from any UK mainland address.
Answer five quick questions and we will show you which light suits the things you love doing.
Pick what you want to compare, and point at or tap the i beside any figure to see what it means for you.
HD EssentialFrom £299.99 |
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HD OriginalFrom £349.99 |
HD ProFrom £399.99 | |
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| The light | |||
| Most light on your page Lux is the amount of light that reaches your page, measured 50cm from the head. On the HD Original and the HD Pro, the narrower you set the beam, the higher it goes. | 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 It is the width of the circle of light at 50cm. On the HD Original and the HD Pro you set it by turning the ring on the head. | About 30cm | 33 to 61cm | 33 to 61cm |
| Lumens Lumens are all the light a lamp gives out. The lens gathers it into a beam, so it reaches your work rather than the ceiling. | 500 | 630 | 630 |
| Light engine It is the LED and lens that make the light, and each one costs pennies a week to run. | 6W LED | 7.2W LED | 7.2W LED |
| Colour of the light 98 on the Colour Rendering Index means colours look almost as true as they do in daylight, and 4,000K is a neutral white, between the yellow of a warm bulb and the blue of a cool one. | All three 98 on the CRI scale, 4,000K | ||
| How you control it | |||
| Beam The ring on the head narrows the beam onto small print or widens it across a newspaper. | Fixed | Narrow to wide, with the ring on the head | Narrow to wide, with the ring on the head |
| Brightness All three come back on at the brightness you left them. | Press-and-hold button, with memory | Thumbwheel, with memory | Thumbwheel or optional remote, with memory |
| Snooze timer It switches the light off 30 minutes after you set it. | No | Yes | Yes |
| Remote handset It dims the light without you getting up, comes paired with it and recharges on its own. | No | No | Optional |
| Power | |||
| Power | Mains | Mains | Mains, or the optional battery |
| Battery It sits in the base, so you can read away from a socket, and it swaps in seconds. | No | No | Optional, about 6.5 hours a charge, 90 minutes to recharge |
| Cable That is the length from your light to the plug, which gives you plenty of choice about where it stands. | All three 2.8 metres | ||
| Size and base | |||
| Base The heavier base keeps the light steadier, and the lighter one is easier to move between rooms. | 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 or bulb guarantee It is how long the light engine itself is guaranteed, from the day your light arrives. | 3 years | 5 years | 5 years |
| Warranty Your light is covered for five years, and the arm is guaranteed for life against drooping. On the HD Essential, the light engine is guaranteed for three years. | All three 5 years, and the arm for life | ||
| Home trial | 30 days | 90 days | 90 days |
| Choose the HD Essential | Choose the HD Original | Choose the HD Pro | |
HD EssentialFrom £249.99 |
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HD OriginalFrom £299.99 |
HD ProFrom £349.99 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The light | |||
| Most light on your page Lux is the amount of light that reaches your page, measured 50cm from the head. On the HD Original and the HD Pro, the narrower you set the beam, the higher it goes. | 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 It is the width of the circle of light at 50cm. On the HD Original and the HD Pro you set it by turning the ring on the head. | About 30cm | 33 to 61cm | 33 to 61cm |
| Lumens Lumens are all the light a lamp gives out. The lens gathers it into a beam, so it reaches your work rather than the ceiling. | 500 | 630 | 630 |
| Light engine It is the LED and lens that make the light, and each one costs pennies a week to run. | 6W LED | 7.2W LED | 7.2W LED |
| Colour of the light 98 on the Colour Rendering Index means colours look almost as true as they do in daylight, and 4,000K is a neutral white, between the yellow of a warm bulb and the blue of a cool one. | All three 98 on the CRI scale, 4,000K | ||
| How you control it | |||
| Beam The ring on the head narrows the beam onto small print or widens it across a newspaper. | Fixed | Narrow to wide, with the ring on the head | Narrow to wide, with the ring on the head |
| Brightness All three come back on at the brightness you left them. | Press-and-hold button, with memory | Thumbwheel, with memory | Thumbwheel or optional remote, with memory |
| Snooze timer It switches the light off 30 minutes after you set it. | No | Yes | Yes |
| Remote handset It dims the light without you getting up, comes paired with it and recharges on its own. | No | No | Optional |
| Power | |||
| Power | Mains | Mains | Mains, or the optional battery |
| Battery It sits in the base, so you can read away from a socket, and it swaps in seconds. | No | No | Optional, about 6.5 hours a charge, 90 minutes to recharge |
| Cable That is the length from your light to the plug, which gives you plenty of choice about where it stands. | All three 2.8 metres | ||
| Size and base | |||
| Base The heavier base keeps the light steadier, and the lighter one is easier to move between rooms. | 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 or bulb guarantee It is how long the light engine itself is guaranteed, from the day your light arrives. | 3 years | 5 years | 5 years |
| Warranty Your light is covered for five years, and the arm is guaranteed for life against drooping. On the HD Essential, the light engine is guaranteed for three years. | All three 5 years, and the arm for life | ||
| Home trial | 30 days | 90 days | 90 days |
| Choose the HD Essential | Choose the HD Original | Choose the HD Pro | |
From £149.99
It is small enough for your bedside table, and it can charge your phone from its own battery.
See the HD Mini
From £99.99
It is light enough to carry from room to room, with four brightness levels and four and a half hours between charges.
See the HD ROAMThey have the same light and the same beam. The HD Pro adds the option of a remote handset and a battery, now or later, and a modular design whose key parts can be serviced at home. The HD Pro comes in Black, and the HD Original in Black or Heritage White.
It gives 4,800 lux at 50cm across one wide beam, which is 8x more light on your page than a 60W bulb. If you read very small print or do fine close work, the HD Original's beam narrows to put up to 7,200 lux on your page.
The HD Original. More of our customers choose it than any other light, for the beam you can shape and the thumbwheel on its head.
Read by it and use it for everything else you love doing, then decide.
90 daysthe HD Original and the HD Pro
30 daysthe HD Essential
Returns are free, and we collect the HD Original, the HD Pro and the HD Essential from any UK mainland address.
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