These 40 watt bulbs compared to 60 watt bulbs. Comparing the 40 watt LED Classic Style Bulb to the 60 watt I have to say that since they are dimmable, and if you are predisposed to having a dimmer, or have it hooked up to Alexa with a wide range of dimmable options the 60 watts goes everywhere. As a standalone bulb on a night stand in a bedroom the 40 watt provides that hypnotic allure; something I am fond of in a lighting scene. On the other hand the 60 watt replacement will not only provide that level of light, dimmed it will cover the 40 watt level as well. (The 60 watt and 40 watt expressions are actually the replacement bulb level, not the actual wattage) That is where it gets interesting as well. The 40 watt equivalent bulb actually uses 6 watts, and the 60 watt equivalent actually uses 9.5 watts but get a load of this. The light output on the 40 watt is only 450 lumens, whereas the light output on the 60 is 800 lumens. You have nearly twice the amount of light for only ...