Is there any way to make fluorescent lights less harsh? Our basement was built with them and I'd like to see if there is a way to make them work in a movie/gameroom or should I just put in recessed.

Thanks

Is it the color of the light that bothers you???

You can buy lamps that are of different light "colors" ie blueish to brilliant white. In fact Wal-Mart has diffent tubes and they are marked with their light temp (6500K).


Scott

It just seems too harsh and office like...

Yeah it would seem that you have very cool (old style) tubes. Keeping in mind that it will never be the same as a warm tone incandescent, you could probally excange them for a warmer fluorescent bulbs. Look at Wal-Mart.


Scott

I buy the "nvison" brand CFLs from Home Depot. These are their store brand (used to be Commercial Electric). They come in three color temperatures, and the warm tone ones are pretty good. I've got a few in uplight fixtures and you can't tell they're fluorescents.

Hmm, I may give those a shot, thanks.

Use can also use D6500 lamps and dimming ballasts to dim the lights.

We sell track lighting that you could replace with the fluorescent lights. Lots of people use our lighting in their home theaters.

http://www.lightmyworld.com