Just wondering. They seem to have piqued my curiosity. They come in cool and warm.
It depends on the LEDs used. And the LEDs are probably not good. The power is probably less than 10W, the amount of light not more than a CFL of the same power.
Easy to take apart.
One LED can be replaced (or shorted). The question is - how long until the next one fails…
The LEDs are 4 or 5 groups (not the same number in each…).
I’m wondering how the illumination would appear in a room. The warm could be very nice. It would all depend how the light is dispersed outwardly. I’m looking for anyone with hands on experience.
If you screw it under some lamp shade, you will get a pattern on the walls.
One I bought was rather yellowish (not nice). Other 3 were neutral, less light (all of them were “warm white”). Like I wrote, it depends on the LEDs used, I have seen nicer 5mm LEDs. You have no reason to believe you will get good LEDs. Your chances are better with other form factors. I don’t see one reason to consider these.
I have taken apart (and resoldered) bulbs which look the same (but from another shop). Your assumption makes me think you have not taken apart any LED bulb.
A novelty? No. So many LEDs is a thing of the past.
Thanks Vieplis.
It’s just that I’ve seen a lot of these, and needed to know if they were viable, or just a novelty. From your description, they sound like a novelty. You saved me some money on buying one just out of curiosity.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/270942230339?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&\_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
How about this? 33W
Yeah I agree.
I have a big bunch of corn style bulbs - but they are E27 base 12v DC for living off the grid and for household power outages and also for camping. I am very pleased w them (12v style) in general.*
Comments below generally apply to the 12v and to the AC versions.
(I have 2 of the AC voltage ones and they are truly nothing special - save your money and buy quality - just like when CFLs came out)
Failings - as noted, a less than uniform smooth output. Power is generally weak compared to what you are thinking of. Mediocre build quality. Bulbs go out, sometimes by row, sometimes individually. Color spectrum, output angles and watt ranges and more are recent offerings - very positive. SMD styles are much preferred in my uses - bare bulbs, clamp light fixtures and shaded fixtures over the corn style. Clear and opaque outer bulbs influence use as well - glare can be annoying.
Somewhere they are using a whole heck of a lot of these AC bulbs as there are literally dozens of styles at my favorite supplier of them.
*the 12v has absolutely transformed our off the grid and emergency usage.
I have purchased several of the corn-style bulbs as described here:
https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/3116#comment-316218
I've not purchased any of the 236-led bulbs but I purchased a pair of 108-emitter bulbs and the performance from these was pathetic. They were extremely dim, and even when used as accent lighting, began failing rapidly, probably just a single emitter getting flakey but not worth attempting to fix. The tint was a horrible extremely cool blue as well...
Thanks all. I was thinking of grabbing one with my next purchase at FastTech, just to chech it out. I’ll save my money and grab some other silly items instead. 
I don't know. It might be really fragile...
Not in the wrist - other than twisting the darn bulbs out and chucking them away…
Curious, what application would you be thinking of? Not the dynamic prototype shown above?
As I noted in a previous post, application is king… (12v DC application)
and here is somewhere that $$$ = quality = useful technology (110v AC application)
Truly the wave of the future in home/office applications, just not yet from our favorite Chinese vendors.
(this is the Lumen question - no standard = no truth)
I do not think it will be reliable,
there are 263 failure possibilities.
Just get rid of it, purchase 3-4 power led versions instead.
This is the style I've had good luck with, and this is a decent price from FastTech:
http://www.fasttech.com/products/0/10000793/1069101-e27-4x1w-4-led-360-lumen-3500k-light-bulb
It's very directional though so it's best for spot/accent lighting. I've used a diffuser cut from a milk jug and that spreads the light a little more, but a low-wattage CFL still beats it in tint and overall illumination.
To me, these are a good replacement for the 35-50W GU10-style halogen reflector bulbs used in track lighting and similar applications. In my case, the Halogen bulbs had a fairly short life and were extremely hot; standing and working under them was very uncomfortable. The LED bulbs have a longer life, are repairable, much cooler running, and use much less energy while still providing a good approximation of the illumination from the Halogens.