High CRI lights are much more prevalent in Neutral White than Cool White
Low CRI lights are much more prevalent in Cool White
some Low CRI lights are also available in Neutral White
so if you like Neutral White, then High CRI is available in that color temperature
If you can get the Neutral White color temp you want, in High CRI, why would you not choose it, and go with Low CRI instead?
I agree beam, tint, brightness and CCT are all relevant variables, but this thread is not about those things, it is only asking why someone would buy Low CRI instead of High CRI.
Ive posted several examples of identical lights except for a choice of Low CRI and High CRI. The difference is the brightness, not the tint, not the color temperature, not the beam, not even the CCT on some of them.
so from where I sit, the main reason people buy Low CRI instead of High CRI is because they think brighter is better, even if it does not show colors as well
then we get the people saying their neutral white low CRI shows colors better than their cool white low CRI… but this thread is not about glare or blue content, its about Low CRI vs High CRI
clearly NW is less glaring than CW, no disagreement there
but to say colors look more realistic, is not necessarily accurate
maybe post some examples of your CW and NW low CRI lights illuminating the same Red Apple, or the palm of your hand, or some rare steak, or Salmon, or other things with red in them.
Please do not use green foliage to illustrate the advantage of NW low CRI over CW low CRI
green is not a challenge for low CRI, RED IS a challenge for Low CRI, but that does not mean Low lumens, and has nothing to do with Purkinje, rods, cones scotopic, mesotic or other types of vision based on brightness.
I feel like Im herding cats. Everytime I try to steer us back to the Original Topic, CRI, people scatter in all directions, bringing up CCT, Lumens, Tint, beam, etc
show me a photo of a NW High CRI and a NW Low CRI, and tell me why you would not choose the High CRI