Every Serious Light lets you set the brightness, and the HD Original and the HD Pro let you shape the beam too, all in daylight-quality light.
All three use Daylight Wavelength Technology™. The HD Pro gives you the most control, with an optional remote, and the HD Essential the simplest.
From
£299.99
It gives you daylight-quality light with one wide beam and a simple press-and-hold dimmer.
Most popular
From
£349.99
Shape the beam with the ring and set the brightness with the thumbwheel, both on the head where your hand goes.
From
£399.99
It has every control of the HD Original, plus an optional remote to set the brightness without getting up.
From
£249.99
It gives you daylight-quality light with one wide beam and a simple press-and-hold dimmer.
Most popular
From
£299.99
Shape the beam with the ring and set the brightness with the thumbwheel, both on the head where your hand goes.
From
£349.99
It has every control of the HD Original, plus an optional remote to set the brightness without getting up.
*Compared with a traditional 60W bulb.
Answer five quick questions and we will recommend a model.
Read a paperback or a hardback without moving the light.
One button on the light
Plug it in wherever you read.
Use it at home for a month before you decide.
Read anything from a paperback to a broadsheet.
One wheel on the head
Plug it in wherever you read.
Use it at home for three months before you decide.
It has the same beam as the HD Original, so you can read anything from a paperback to a broadsheet.
Wheel or remote handset
Add the battery option and use it away from any socket.
Use it at home for three months before you decide.
All three run from the mains. The HD Pro battery option gives about 6.5 hours of cordless use.
Use the light normally at home. If it is not right for you, returns are free and we collect these lights from a UK mainland address.
| What changes | HD Essential | HD Original | HD Pro | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light quality | ||||||
| Most light on your page | 4,800 lux at 50cm | 3,600 to 7,200 lux at 50cm | 3,600 to 7,200 lux at 50cm | |||
| Width of the beam | About 30cm | 33 to 61cm | 33 to 61cm | |||
| Lumens | 500 | 630 | 630 | |||
| Light engine | 6W LED | 7.2W LED | 7.2W LED | |||
| Colour of the light | 98 on the CRI scale, 4,000K | 98 on the CRI scale, 4,000K | 98 on the CRI scale, 4,000K | All three 98 on the CRI scale, 4,000K | ||
| Control | ||||||
| Beam | Fixed and wide | Narrow to wide, with the ring on the head | Narrow to wide, with the ring on the head | |||
| Brightness | Press-and-hold button, with memory | Thumbwheel, with memory | Thumbwheel or optional remote, with memory | |||
| Snooze timer | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| Remote handset | No | No | Optional | |||
| Power | ||||||
| Power | Mains | Mains | Mains, or the optional battery | |||
| Battery | No | No | Optional, about 6.5 hours a charge, 90 minutes to recharge | |||
| Cable | 2.8 metres | 2.8 metres | 2.8 metres | All three 2.8 metres | ||
| Size and base | ||||||
| Base | Heavyweight, 23cm across, or Lightweight, 20cm across | Heavyweight, 23cm across, or Lightweight, 20cm across | One base | |||
| Finish | Black or Heritage White | Black or Heritage White | Black | |||
| Height | 152cm on the Heavyweight base, 144cm on the Lightweight | 152cm on the Heavyweight base, 144cm on the Lightweight | 152cm | |||
| Weight | 6kg on the Heavyweight base, 3kg on the Lightweight | 6kg on the Heavyweight base, 3kg on the Lightweight | 4.8kg | |||
| After you buy | ||||||
| Light engine guarantee | 3 years | 5 years | 5 years | |||
| Warranty | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | All three 5 years | ||
| Home trial | 30 days | 90 days | 90 days | |||
An ordinary LED is short of the deep reds, so close shades run together and fine detail is harder to pick out.
Daylight Wavelength Technology™ reproduces daylight with 98% accuracy, so colours stay separate and fine detail stays sharp.
See what better light does for youTurn the brightness up for small print and down for a glossy page, and on the HD Original and the HD Pro narrow the beam onto whatever you are doing.
The arm holds any angle without drooping, so the light stays exactly where you find it works best.
See the three lights side by side
The HD Pro. You turn the ring to set the beam, dim it with the thumbwheel, and you can add a remote to change the level without getting up. The HD Original has the same beam and dimmer without the options.
It goes up over the years: at 60 your eyes need about three times the light they did at 20, which is why a lamp that was fine years ago may not be enough on your page now.
We make no medical claim, and anything about the condition itself is a question for your optometrist or eye clinic. What a light can do is make your page easier to see: a beam you aim where you need it, a level you set yourself, and the full spectrum, so print looks black rather than grey.
More than 500 independent opticians recommend Serious Lights to their patients.
Because of what is inside it. The specialist components in a single HD Original cost more to make than many complete lamps sell for, and all three lights come with a five-year warranty.
Try it at home first. The HD Original and the HD Pro have a 90-day home trial and the HD Essential has 30 days, and if it is not right for you we collect it free from any UK mainland address.
How the home trial worksUse it for everything you do most, and adjust it as you go.
90 daysHD Original and HD Pro
30 daysHD Essential
If it is not right for you, we collect it free from any UK mainland address and refund you.
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