Thanks, tangsrbest.
How long have you had the bulbs? Any color shift that you can detect over time?
As you know, colors are really personal thing. Can you give me a reference point for comparison by any chance? What I am looking for is the color and intensity of 250W Phoenix DE bulbs. A Phoenix 250W SE bulb was just released this year, but I did not buy it since it cost $99 each.
As long as these cheap MH bulbs retain great colors for 6 month, I don't mind changing them out every 6 months. However, I read that some of these bulbs don't retain colors very long.
At such low prices (7.99 and 9.99 per bulbs), I can try them all for less than what I paid for my three 250W XM20, lol.