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ron
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Sun Dec 05, 2004 2:39 am Post subject:
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Has anyone in the group any experience using the Sylvania SilverStar bulbs? Are they worth the extra cost?
Ron
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Supra Man
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Generic Xenons are cheaper and very bright.
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TeGGer®
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Sun Dec 05, 2004 5:23 am Post subject:
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"ron" <randus3remove@pacbell.net> floridly penned in
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| Quote: | Has anyone in the group any experience using the Sylvania SilverStar
bulbs? Are they worth the extra cost? Ron
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Damn, boy, turn off your html. Hurts my eyes.
Osram Silverstars are better. Sylvanias are a waste of your money. And
there's more to it than just wattage:
www.danielsternlighting.com
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ron
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Mon Dec 06, 2004 12:53 am Post subject:
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I think (sometimes anyhow) that the Osram/Sylvania name is interchangeable.
If I try Osram, I get Sylvania when searching. Think I'll try a set as
literature looks good.
thanks
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Viperkiller
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Mon Dec 06, 2004 2:16 am Post subject:
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On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 21:39:16 GMT, "ron" <randus3remove@pacbell.net>
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| Quote: | Has anyone in the group any experience using the Sylvania SilverStar bulbs? Are they worth the extra cost?
Ron
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I've tried them. They are brighter than regular halogens, cheap,
wanna-be xenons, and even that the PIAA's. They're even cheaper than
the PIAA's and Katz. I can't swear to their longevity though. I've
had mine 15 months and they work fine. The PIAA's I've had for years
and they still work. Stay away from Katz. Mine kept blowing within
months.
Osram and Sylvania are the same. Osram was a German company that
Sylvania bought. |
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TeGGer®
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Mon Dec 06, 2004 2:22 am Post subject:
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Viperkiller <nobody@nobody.com> floridly penned in
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| Quote: | Osram and Sylvania are the same. Osram was a German company that
Sylvania bought.
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Osram Silverstars and Sylvania Silverstars are NOT the same, even though
the companies are related.
http://tinyurl.com/4wqc4
and
http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/bulbs/bulbs.html
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Viperkiller
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Mon Dec 06, 2004 2:56 am Post subject:
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On 5 Dec 2004 21:22:42 GMT, "TeGGer®"
<teggeratistopdotcom@changetheobvious.invalid> wrote:
I was referring to the companies. As far as the products, I have
noticed both being sold with slight differences. I have the ones with
"Sylvania" on the box. |
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Father Guido
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Mon Dec 06, 2004 5:42 am Post subject:
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On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 21:39:16 GMT, "ron" <randus3remove@pacbell.net>
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Æ’Has anyone in the group any experience using the Sylvania SilverStar
bulbs? Are they worth the extra cost?
Æ’Ron
Osram Silverstars, made by Sylvania are great, well better than
standard Toys. The Sylvania Silverstars are a notch below the Osrams.
Look for them on eBay, they're pretty cheap from England and shipping
is minimal compared to US shippers. |
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Bruce L. Bergman
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Mon Dec 06, 2004 5:42 am Post subject:
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On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 19:53:11 GMT, "ron" <randus3remove@pacbell.net>
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| Quote: | I think (sometimes anyhow) that the Osram/Sylvania name is interchangeable.
If I try Osram, I get Sylvania when searching. Think I'll try a set as
literature looks good.
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Osram is a German (IIRC) based lighting company that bought the
Sylvania lighting line and name from GTE about 15 years ago, long
before the Verizon merger. They use the Sylvania brand name in the
USA mainly for the name recognition, and it's the exact same product.
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TeGGer®
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Mon Dec 06, 2004 6:27 pm Post subject:
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Bruce L. Bergman <blPYTHONbergman@earthlink.invalid> floridly penned in
news:usp7r09omuunbhd7vv12hb6palcc3od6th@4ax.com:
| Quote: | On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 19:53:11 GMT, "ron" <randus3remove@pacbell.net
wrote:
I think (sometimes anyhow) that the Osram/Sylvania name is
interchangeable. If I try Osram, I get Sylvania when searching. Think
I'll try a set as literature looks good.
Osram is a German (IIRC) based lighting company that bought the
Sylvania lighting line and name from GTE about 15 years ago, long
before the Verizon merger. They use the Sylvania brand name in the
USA mainly for the name recognition, and it's the exact same product.
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Not according to Daniel Stern.
A quote from a post of his on Oct 21:
"Yeah, and they play confusing name games. North American "Sylvania
Silverstar" is "Osram Cool Blue" in the rest of the world. Rest-of-world
"Osram Silverstar" has no North American equivalent in the Sylvania line."
That thread is here:
http://tinyurl.com/48soe
Daniel Stern's site is here:
www.danielsternlighting.com
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