What's the difference between downlight and spotlight?

The difference between spotlight and downlight

In modern life, all kinds of lamps play a very important role and bring us light. At present, there are many kinds of lamps on the market, which gives consumers more choices. For some similar lights, many people can't tell them apart.

First, the difference between spotlights and simple lamps

1, light source

Spotlight: Use quartz bulbs or beads. Generally, quartz bulbs are only equipped with yellow light, and the light source direction of spotlights can be adjusted freely.

Downlight: incandescent bulbs or energy-saving lamps can be installed. When installing incandescent lamp, it is yellow; When installing energy-saving lamps, it can be white or yellow according to the type of bulbs. The light source direction of a simple lamp cannot be adjusted.

2. Application

Spotlight: It is mainly used to illuminate objects that need to be highlighted, such as commodities and decorative paintings. It can well express the color and texture of objects, enhance the contrast between light and dark in space, and thus create an atmosphere.

Downlight: generally used for general lighting or auxiliary lighting, it can replace the main light to form floodlight in a certain space, evenly illuminate the whole space, and the light is soft and comfortable, suitable for home or commercial space.

2. Bedrooms with spotlights or downlights.

Spotlight and downlight have different application scopes. Spotlights are mainly used for special lighting, and downlights are used for general lighting or auxiliary lighting. Therefore, it is best to use downlights in the bedroom. Downlight is atmospheric and soft, belonging to floodlight series, and is generally installed around the bedroom ceiling. In addition, if the bedroom roof is made of wide gypsum board, which is not suitable for installing small spotlights, it is recommended to use simple lamps, which is also very beautiful.

3. Which is better, spotlight or downlight?

Advantages and disadvantages of 1, spotlight

(1) Advantages

The reflector of the spotlight has a strong refraction function, and the power of about 10W can generate strong light, which saves electricity. It focuses light, the light is concentrated, it can highlight or emphasize an object or space, and the decorative effect is obvious. The color of the spotlight is close to natural light, and it will not be dazzling when reflected on the wall. It changes a lot, and you can make different projection effects with small light bulbs.

(2) Disadvantages

Spotlight seems to have a small wattage, but it accumulates a lot of heat on small lamps, which can produce high temperature in a short time, and it is easy to cause fire and safety hazards over time.

2. Advantages and disadvantages of downlight

(1) Advantages

Downlight has compact structure, high luminous flux, convenient construction and simple disassembly. It takes up no space, is generous and durable, and can be used for more than five years. The style is not easy to change and the price is cheap.

(2) Disadvantages

The main problem of downlight lies in the lamp mouth. The lamp mouth of some inferior brands of downlight is not resistant to high temperature and is easy to deform, which leads to the bulb not being screwed down.

Summary: spotlights and downlights have their own advantages and disadvantages, and their application scope and scenes are also different. We can't compare which one is better, mainly depending on the actual demand and the choice of the decorator.

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