Any new developments in High CRI ?

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It looks like on the Sportac website that the Nichia 219 they use at the moment is the relatively new 219B (they do not mention it but the light colour is stated 5000K, and the old 219A is 4500K).

This high CRI 219B is much more efficient than the high CRI 219A. It does not get any better at the moment.

Did they use the older 219A before ? How do I tell if my sportac dropin is 219A or 219B ?

Don't know anything about their previous drop-ins. The second picture in this post shows the 219A left and the 219B right. The dome of the 219A is smaller and rounder, the dome of the 219B is shallower, much like a XP-G. The base is also a bit different, the 219 A has a black triangle and black spots at the side, the 219B has only the triangle:

testing two of KD's new Nichia 219b leds (4500K'92CRI' and 5500K)

I am still confused about which 219B is which, Illumination Supply had supposedly the best tint and bin of the new Nichia219B 4500K 92CRI, but Kaidomain also showed up with some new Nichia 219B's, with mistakes in the type nrs. IS was directly sold out, I ordered the KD one, and also a 5500K (non-highCRI) one. These are my tests. The subjects (the first two are the same led type): [image] In the description further in this post I just stick to the type nr. of Kaidomain, I will update if I kno…