![]() It may seem as though 800 K is not really a significant difference, but it is. This allows you better visibility at night. If you take a closer look at each bulb, you’ll notice the UltraStar has a light blue tint to a portion of the lens (the glass encasement), which helps to disperse light across the night sky better. In this category, the SilverStar Ultra offers a higher color temperature, measuring at 4000 K (Kelvin) compared to 3200 K for the XtraVision. The higher the color temperature, the easier it will be for you to see into the thick night air. What does this mean, really? If you’re driving at night and the headlights on your car aren’t really giving you good sight, or you’re still squinting, trying to discern where the lane ends, especially if it’s raining and the cloud cover is thick. That offers good visibility out on the roads. Now, you have maximums that can’t be exceeded, so both of these bulbs are registering 1000 lumens. Several years ago (going back a decade or more), there were a number of new-fangled bulbs coming on the market that was so bright, even on a low beam setting it was as though they were the bright (high beam) setting for the standard at the time. Within the U.S., there are specific regulations in place so that one manufacturer can’t blind all the other drivers on the roads. Lumens basically measure how bright the bulbs are. When you compare the XtraVision’s 850-hour longevity to the UltraStar’s 250 hours, there’s no comparison. Obviously, this one has to go to XtraVision. For each subcategory, we’re going to highlight a clear winner or give it a draw. Now we’re going to get down to the basic pros and cons of each of these headlights. Of course, that all depends on how often you’re driving at night or with the headlights on. If you spend some time scouring the Internet and the message forums, especially for automotive topics, one thing you begin to realize quickly is that the Sylvania UltraStar headlights, though highly popular, only last between 10 to 12 months, on average. ![]() Remember that as we dig deeper into this. After all, it has a life expectancy of 850 hours compared to a measly 250 hours for the UltraStar.īut that’s just one small part of the larger story. However, when you’re talking about saving money, finding a decent bulb for almost half the price of a ‘higher end’ one is always great.īefore we get into other details about these two bulbs, let’s look at the main specs, side by side, for analysis.Īt first glance, it seems as though the XtraVision is actually a much better product. After all, paying almost half the price of the UltraStar means more money remains in your wallet. If price is important to you (and let’s admit it right here … if the price isn’t important to you, then this category really means nothing), then you may immediately jump to the conclusion that the XtraVision is the choice for you. There are actually a number of advantages to relying on the UltraStar bulb at twice the price compared to the XtraVision, but there are also a number of advantages the latter has over the higher-priced one. That is usually the first impression, especially when you’re considering they’re both from the same manufacturer! I mean, come on … if a company is going to produce two different bulbs, one twice as expensive as another, then it stands to reason it’s going to be twice as good. That must mean it’s a better bulb, right? One of the first things people notice about these two is that the SilverStar is quite a bit more expensive than the XtraVision. There’s a wide range of options available, from headlights less than $10 per pair to more than $30 per pair, and even higher than that! One of the first things people notice when they begin shopping around for a headlamp is cost. So let’s get into the bare-bones details about each of these headlights. ![]() Not only is there a difference when it comes to cost, but you also have a difference when it comes to performance and longevity. The reason we’ve come to this conclusion (to compare the two) is that a lot of consumers have some basic questions about which one is actually better than the other. Sylvania is a leader in headlight technology, so it stands to reason that at some point in time, you’re going to have to pit one model against another. Why compare two different bulbs from the same manufacturer? ![]() Sylvania XtraVision Halogen Headlight Bulbs ![]()
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