At 12:58 AM 5/7/2002, Mark Dorm wrote:
>www.sylvania.com/auto/silverstar.htm
>
>What do you'all think about this? I've seen them in the stores. Think there
>about 20 dollars each.

IMHO...

>Now there's a new star on the road, burning brighter and whiter than
>halogen ever has. SilverStar illuminates with a searing intensity,
>exceeded only by far more expensive High Intensity Discharge lighting.
>SilverStar is fueled by advanced design and backed by the prestigious
>SYLVANIA brand with its longstanding commitment to halogen innovation.

Um...that's nice.

>[Whitest.]
>SilverStar's color temperature is a white hot 4,000 [Degrees] K, far
>higher than other halogens on the market and comparable to High Intensity
>Discharge headlights.

Don't care myself.  I remember when people lusted after European yellow
headlights...

>[Brightest.]
>SilverStar shines with a luminance up to 20% greater than other halogens.

Lessee, $20 is "up to" 20% brighter than $5.  Well, that's the law of
diminishing returns.  However, I believe the legal definition of "up to
20%" includes zero per cent, so you might have to test on a brand-by-brand
basis to see which ones it's brighter than.  Also our visual response is
logarithmic, so a measured 20% increase in intensity will translate to far
less than a 20% perceived difference.   So if there's an advantage it's
here, but...I don't think it's worth four times the price.

>[Sharpest.]
>A sharp profile, silver tip, and amethyst blue coating create a dramatic,
>high-end, crisp, clean look.

Here I think we come to the root of it.  These folks would just love for
you to buy their bulbs because they look nice -- assuming you can see them
at all mounted in a headlight.

Diagnosis: place for rice boys (see http://www.riceboypage.com/index.html )
to spend money.

david

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