OSRAM XENARC TESTED - Night Breaker Laser VS Cool Blue Intense VS Original VS Classic

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Hi everyone! Today we'll test 4 products from the Osram Xenarc range: The Classic, the Original, the Cool Blue intense and the Night Breaker Laser. We'll explore how Xenon lamps work and fail, and we'll compare how bright these products are. Do you get more for paying extra on a top of the line product? Let's find out!
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About the tests:
Light output - This parameter was measured using a specific instrument called the Lux meter. As the name implies, this measures the LUX value of a specific light source. In other words, the amount of light that is hitting a surface. Compared with Lumen, which describes the total light output of a light source in all directions, Lux is more relevant in this case because it measures the light projected by the headlight. For example, a poorly designed headlight bulb with a high lumen rating will not focus the light properly. therefore it will have a bad Lux reading. We are interested in road illumination, not specific bulb brightness. The test was performed using a projector type headlight. The headlight unit were positioned at 3m from the projection surface, where the measurement was made. Every bulb was powered using the power supply set at 14 volts.
Drop test - in this test, the products were dropped 4 times/minute until each product failed. Every bulb was powered using the power supply set at 14 volts.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:07 - What is a Xenon lamp?
1:45 - Pros and Cons of Xenon lamps
3:30 - The products tested
5:55 - Light output test
6:32 - Promotional segment / Light measurement
7:40 - Light output results
9:55 - Why and how do Xenon lamps fail?
10:37 - Endurance test
11:42 - Conclusions
14:07 - Outro

[@deanpl]

Seriously!? 😂 Yesterday I was looking for this content on your channel, because one of my xenon bulps is broken 😄 Now this gap is filled, good job! 👍

[@User-cb4jm]

Such a professional video. From the camera angles, to the explanations, you’re a great presenter!

[@PauloHeaven]

Thank you for your tests. I have put Osram CBIs in my Lexus and have been very satisfied ever since. High beams are hardly ever needed, even on a completely dark road, combined with the AFS, the light output is absolutely excellent.

[@Markjw25]

Another thing that plays a big factor besides old bulbs or poor condition lenses is the lights projector. Very common on E39 BMW 5 series xenon lights for the chrome plating on the projector to go dull and even be burned after many years of use. Tearing down the light and replacing the projector with a high quality one like Morimoto along with new high quality bulbs such as Osrams or Phillips and new lenses gives insanely amazing results.

[@Bruno-00]

Great video. People also need to take into consideration headlamp restoration. Even with best headlight bulbs, the output still can be bad. I just bought Orginal OSRAM, and the money that I saved by buying cheaper ones, will use them to do the restoration.

[@DiavolO18]

Lithuanian subscriber here, thank you very much for this video, im also in search of best value of xenon bulbs, this video is gold :) keep it up.

[@paulyoung7906]

Great, informative video as ever. An observation - I don't recall it being mentioned that the light output and colour temp of all these bulbs will change after a 'burn in' period. This can be anywhere from 200 to 500 hours and the light output typically improves after this time. Could you perform another test to demonstrate this? And compare new, out the box performance with performance from the same bulb, after it's 'burn in' period? Keep up the great work.

[@valentinmarin706]

Amazing video. I would like to see a comparison between Philips White Vision gen 2, Philips e-xtreme Vision gen 2 and Osram Night Braker Laser. Also I would like to see how an LED bulb perform in a xenon projector.

[@McBright]

@Sergiu Gabor Couple of things to mention. 1 . You are using only one bulb, and 10 bulbs of the same brand and model behave differently. This stands for different batches as well. 2. You need to test in high beam, because the base of the bulb can be off by a milimeter or less, but that moves the hotspot and one bulb can produce less light but due to focal point hot spot can be when in low beam. Another bulb that produce more light can have its hotspot shifted to the area which is reserved for high beam, but the lux meter will read less light in low beam compared to the dimmer bulb. 3. Different light meters ARE sensitive differently to different kelvin reading. Given LUX meter can be sensitive ot 4500k and not so much to 5500k. 4. Different bulbs behave differently based on the lens used. There are some coated lens that give advantage to bulbs with 4300k. Like the Hella F1. 5. What you are measuring is the light output measured by lux meter. What you actually care is vissible light, as light spectrum is wider than what human eyes can see. Its about the light produced in visible spectrum. 6. You are missing the Cool blue boost.

[@rmat9023]

how can they vary between batches so badly, no quality control? Also, He said cool blue boost wasnt road legal and was too blue, (and probably dimmer) so he said he wouldnt test it.

[@djkucuk]

Sergiu killing it as always!

[@ВикторШишков]

Very good comparison. Maybe for the next test in addition to the new Osram bulbs, try adding some other brands or chinese xenon bulbs, just for comparing the numbers. Thank you for your work.

[@HappyHarryHardon]

I did the Sylvania H13 LED and I absolutely love them! True plug and play and I didn’t even have to re-aim. I can see at least twice as far than the stock halogens. They already paid for themselves by letting me see a line of deer soon enough to safely brake.

[@darrenfoo8269]

5:28 - Light colour means CRI (Colour rendering index) where colour appears more vibrant and more accurate Florescent tubes have CRI of around 60-70 LEDs 80> (higher end ones are close to 95) The sun and incandescent bulbs are 100

[@Uninfluenceable]

automotive "xenon" lamps are essentially just a shrunken down metal halide lamp as used in architectural applications. Those tend to have a CRI in the 80's, while the more modern (well, maybe not so modern anymore) ceramic metal halide lamps have a higher CRI of up to 95, we used to use them a lot in retail application for this purpose.

[@josephoberlander]

@@Uninfluenceable One advantage of this is that barring physical damage, an arc lamp will always continue to work at some level for an absolutely insane number of years. A good example of this is the old fashioned street lights. Even when old, they still put out *some* light and almost never need replacement. But they do get dimmer and should be replaced every few years if you drive at night a lot. Me, I drive at night in the city where it's always lit by street lamps, but if I lived out in the desert, I'd be changing them every 3-4 years as the loss is noticeable.

[@AreaCode865]

Thanks very much for your time, an objective test like this surely took a long time. I was going to buy the most expensive Osram bulb, but will now search for the classic D1S instead. My present Xenon bulbs in my 2008 are the original and now some 16 years old! I'm sure the new bulbs will make a significant difference.

[@rangleri]

Very high quality videos these, those views through the welding glass looked fantastic!

[@jochenpaulissen]

Thank you so much! You just saved me a lot of €€ and bought a set of Osram Classic's 👍

[@parkecorepersonaltrainingp2601]

This has been massively helpful. I have just had to replace my cheep Chinese hid bulbs with the phillps cool blue ones. The old ones where burnout after a year

[@sentieria]

Thanks for the hard work you led segment really help me on the purchase.

[@kurtm54]

Your videos kept showing up in my searches. Before I even watched one, I thought to myself, it would be cool if an engineer evaluated bulbs and other products like this. And here you are, a quality automotive engineer haha. Glad to see it! Great content!

[@mso8190]

Great video. Can you do a comparison with the Philips range? How does the Nightbreaker compare with the Philips xtreme vision Gen 2?

[@garrettgiuffre8505]

these to me are my B choice. if budget is no issue then Philip's. if you want to go bang for buck. this is the brand

[@rudranshmarwaha]

Philips diamond vision h4 bulb review?

[@Charkatak]

Happy to see the test results. A bit over a year ago, I needed to replace one bulb in my car and it seems that previous owner had Osram Original and I bought the same as only one side needed a bulb. If I would need both bulbs, I would definitely purchased Night Breaker Laser.

[@peskypeet]

👍 Good stuff! Your graph on the wall is awesome information. Providing the numbers after the 20 min heat saturation time is VERY important. On the road longer trips are where being able to see is most important as the speeds are higher and being aware sooner can save your life.

[@steifan]

Really interesting :) Do a similar test with Philips lineup too if possible :)

[@Naeromusic]

Allegedly, in Iceland, if you want to retrofit a Xenon headlight into your car, you can do so, and you do not need any washers or the auto levelling sensors, as long as the Kelvin temperature isn't above 7000K they don't care lol

[@MiniSaging]

here in Philippines, you can do whatever you want. As long as it is color Yellow or white. And law enforcers are only available to apprehend motorist from around 6am to 5pm. after that yo free. LOL

[@Naeromusic]

@@MiniSaging where my wife is from in the Philippines (ilocos norte) they often just bribe teachers to give a license lol

[@Gabriel-km2xi]

Audi A4 B9 comes from factory with xenon headlights without washers.

[@dylangajdosik964]

Here in the states, the only truly legal way to obtain HID or LED headlamps is to purchase a vehicle that comes stock with them from the factory. Plug in play crap is definitely illegal, but retrofits are no more legal than plug in play which IMO is absolutely ridiculous. However, depending on which state you live in determines the laws and how much they are enforced.

[@Naeromusic]

@@dylangajdosik964 That sucks, even if you fit the OEM stuff like Auto levelling sensors and headlight washers?

[@fabbricaitalianaautomobili5859]

Excellent work my friend as always.. I have been importing HID’s for almost 12 years, and my supplier manufactures both Phillips and Osram. And also a cheaper brand, I have tried LED’s but I believe the manufacturer always over run them by voltage so the delaminates from the cooling surface and in my experience Xenon. Last longer than Led and also makes a better light output beam than LED, and the longevity between LED and HID the xenon is far more superior and better value for money on the long run, I have had ballasts and bulb failure with HID and one should make sure not to buy a DC ballast but rather an AC as it’s more gentle on on the bulbs, Just for fact sake I am still using my original set of HID’s in my Fiat and it is going 13 years now and for a long time it was my preferred vehicle for night driving, maybe I should look into replacing bulbs 😀 with new stock. I should

[@shoarectube]

Bravo, Sergiu! Super idee cu redarea inregistrarii testelor in paralel cu momentul sponsorului!

[@davemisiaczuk94]

speaking of nightbreaker osram makes an h7 nightbreaker led and its legal in germany in certain vehicles would like to see you test it if you can acquire a set

[@F4834N]

This was an awesome video. Super informative and helpful. I hope there’s a video on the Phillips bulbs next. Especially the xtreme vision gen 2 😊 👍🏾

[@hernes0071]

one of the best lighting systems i have driven is from 2012 Volvo V50 With Bixenon + LED Highbeams witch all so included automatic curve lights. Each time i started the car it calibrated the headlights. Up down left and right witch was friking amazing.

[@mihaibaltag2648]

Awesome video :D , keep them coming :D

[@KissTamas3]

Very interesting and detailed video. Many thanks for it. It appears that OSRAM is in a very shady business. They had the classic bulb which had a great output. For the next generation they made a bulb that is worse (-8% at the hotspot). Then they released a bulb that costs double the price of the classic and it's output is just slightly better (+3%). Brilliant! Maybe we should be buying OSRAM shares.

[@KF199]

Best video about light ever made!!!! Thanks.

[@pdcichosz]

I wanted to buy Classic. A couple reviews mentioned they failed after a few (5-7) months. One mentioned a response from Osram was that the Classic series is built to a different standard and they cannot guarantee its longevity. The Phillips bulbs that needed replacing came with the car 17 years ago and only recently stopped giving enough output... So I wasn't keen to check if the reviewers were telling the truth.

[@PeterMillikin]

Amazing, thank you for taking the time to review and compare.

[@1955Vermeer]

WAUW this is good information and save me money. This is good information test Osram and the video made a good case for choosing the classic. Dit is goede informatie test Osram en de video heeft de keuze voor de classic goed onderbouwd

[@georgesavu8369]

I can't like the video twice but I can post a comment. Good job, Sergiu! Keep it going!

[@dege1298]

Hi, Thank you very much for testing those bulbs - great video and well explained!

[@sysfull]

Excelente video amigo, te sigo siempre Saludos desde Argentina .

[@Andrewlone174]

Big thanks! i have chosen OSRAM XENARC - Night Breaker.

[@mattikaki]

Tank you very much. You saved me a lot of money. And this was the first good comparison I’ve seen. Subscription made. 😎

[@bryanwelch766]

Excellent testing, review, and presentation of the results. Thank you!

[@ihsanozkececi9288]

Mükemmel değerlendirme. Karar vermek için mutlaka izlenmeli . Teşekkürler...

[@shelfcompact]

Such a great, straightforward comparison. Thanks!

[@daveyboiyeah]

Renault Vel Satis headlamp unit. Great video for me as I own a Vel Satis and have family members with Vel Satis too.

[@mammutMK2]

It's great that you use a used headlight. It may not show the full performance of the new xenon lights, but realistic speaking if you need an replacement your headlights are used. As you won't buy new headlights with new bulbs it shows an realistic estimated performance.

[@SergiuGabor]

Exactly 😊

[@MePeterNicholls]

More colour, I think refers to its CIR. Colour rendering index. 98 is high and means that colours will be represented quite accurately, without cast or dullness.

[@mkamran1222]

The way, you explain is excellent.. 👍 Keep it..

[@DrJasonGR]

amazing presentation, thank you very much. personally i went for the cool blue intesnse which i found at the price of 92 euros (Greece). Again thank you

[@krishnashanmugam6685]

Thanks man. Clear and detailed, well presented. Appreciate this, have subscribed.

[@romasprojectcorner]

Thanks Sergiu. Helping us get past the advertising claims

[@bananameowmeow9260]

great video again ! alot of us is waiting for Indicators comparison !

[@bbbobnl]

Changed my 8y old xenon bulbs in a mazda 6 2.2d and the difference was nifht and day. Over time the bulbs just get worse. Change them 1 in the 5y is perfect.

[@alexgunner1882]

Amazing comparison. I'm also curious about chinese bulbs, sukioto and stuff. Maybe you can add them for the next episode.

[@hh7258]

7:42 I’m just here for the light output not a lesson.

[@joepopes7923]

I got some cheap 6000K, D1S from China on Ebay for my Mercedes. They are surprisingly good and better then my old Philips. The pair was just 20 Dollar.

[@marct9587]

Great video. But it looks like your sample of the Night Breaker Laser was not the New Generation("New Generation" does not seem to appear on the box), which has NXL in the model number. Can you confirm if your sample is the NXL, or not? The NXL has been tested elsewhere as being really bright. Edit: Upon further investigation, it appears that it does not matter if "Next Generation" appears on the carton, as long as the model number of the bulb includes "NXL".

[@TheSniperEyes]

Thank you for the video. Just got my new van with Xenons and I was interested to see what are my options for upgraded bulbs.

[@tejaswkumar1944]

wow, such detailed video on such a niche topic, liked it ver much

[@fizzybubbelech]

Thanks a lot, helped me to decide to buy the basic osram xenon bulbs to replace the tired ones in my car. I do have to say tho situation is slightly different with halogen, where OSRAM CBI bulbs are considerably much "better" (not that yellow) looking than the classic/standard ones. And the price difference between halogen standard is CBI is not that crazy either if comparing to the different Xenon's. Also the same above mentioned Osram CBI bulbs almost perfectly match the stock xenon colour spectrum, in case you need to replace yours. Done this to all of my xenon-equipped cars (VW mostly)

[@andresbustamantehulsbus9187]

Excellent review! Thank you!

[@guyh3403]

Thank you very much Sergiu for all your efforts.

[@Focusstmk2.5]

Wicked video thanks I've just been out and got the osram night breaker d1s bulb thanks

[@user-AA9944HH]

thank you! your story helped in choosing.

[@kenhdog]

Great video. Easy to follow and logical. Thanks. Like others have suggested the Philips XV would be a welcomed comparison to add.

[@norbertblasko18]

Sergiu Gabor: Your videos are very good. You are a Professional! It would be nice to see a video of how much brightness xenon bulbs lose over their lifetime.

[@TotoGeenen]

Excellent video. Your videos keep getting better and better

[@lentho4382]

Very good and informative video.

[@anarmo02487]

Excelente video. Una verdadera comparación, con hechos y datos. Derriba mucha mentira que circula en youtube. En mi experiencia, debo decir que ayer precisamente, instalé los Osram night brake laser (NBL). El resultado frente a los que tenía originales, fueron los mejores. Tuve que conducir bajo condiciones extremas, neblina densa (no se veía a mas de 5 mt), lluvia intensa, carretera muy oscura. Y los bombillos Osram NBL se comportaron muy bien. Pude conducir sin problema. Solo me falta averiguar su durabilidad. Que hay mejores tecnologías, claro que las hay. Pero para mi presupuesto y las características de mi vehículo, es lo mejor que pude tener

[@raphael9339]

Great video 👍 I'm interested in the equivalent test for D3S, and testing LEDs that can replace HIDs. Please do more videos and testing 👍🙂

[@kaloyankolev7658]

Same, wondering which of the Ali express D3S to purchase and if they really are better than xenons

[@mapyn131]

I agree, will you review the xenons against the led options?

[@Mirek503]

Fajny test. Właśnie zastanawiałem się nad kupnem Philips Gen2

[@F1h0]

Great control on the tests , nice work , keep up

[@semalga3209]

Great video, thanks!

[@matthiasschorghofer7129]

Nice video. When you tested the colour temperatur and brightness were the bulbs already burned in? Because they always get brighter after 10-15 hrs when they burned in. Thanks and greats Matthias😀

[@dipankar4865]

Perfect demonstration 👍👍👍

[@oleksandrhlotov5981]

Awesome work! Thanks you so much!

[@summerforever6736]

Jo video Gabor

[@Cypriotkiller]

Very good detailed video thank you! The only thing hard to judge is how good my stock bulbs are compared to these bulbs

[@monishm2128]

Wow this was the best practical video about a HID bulb and more of the useful information instead of being a lecture 😁 The interest persists upon LED vs HID bulbs as to which one is suitable for different conditions like Monsoons, Winter, Clear roads etc. Also the type of project needed for the different types of bulbs and their differences. Cheers ✌️

[@dylangajdosik964]

4300K OEM HID is great for all weather conditions. It has that warm white light which better penetrates rain, snow, dust particles, etc.

[@Kavi4GP]

Great video , Next Philips XenonVision, Xenon XtremeVision and Xenon WhiteVision

[@youtubeaccount8367]

Great video! A video on the halogen bulb lineup would be useful too

[@15DurangoRT]

Quality Engineer in the automotive industry = O'Reilly's Manager.

[@renanchagas7052]

awesome comparison, thanks!

[@memmim6239]

Fine Test! Great Job! Thanks!

[@crimson2013]

Excellent comparison

[@ThePanzel]

Great video thank you Sergiu.

[@wedajm]

Awesome vid and testing, thanks

[@kaloyangeorgiev7338]

Very,very good video! Thank you!

[@flyntmyrick6291]

I enjoyed watching your test video.

[@VishalVoraUK]

Another excellent video. Thank you.

[@pinklash3386]

Excelent explanation, thx so much!!!

[@vibingwithvinyl]

My Nissan Maxima uses D2R bulbs. Headlights work fine but I think I'll replace the bulbs pretty soon, as winter is approaching quickly.

[@3ManFunny]

mine d2s seems really dim might on the right ill change it thanks for the test now i know it's not worth to spend double the money for almost no difference!

[@MarianBobolny]

Thanks for this test! I need to buy new xenon bulbs and was wandering what's the difference between Osram Classic and Original. The first one seems to be an interesting product but it's weird that it's not listed on the Osram's website, I've found no official characteristic card of this... Osram behaves as if they didn't have anything to do with this product. Can we trust this is a reliable bulb? It was great in the first test, but how does the light changes over time? It is quite complicated to replace the bulbs in my car, the easiest way is to dismantle the bumper and then to do the same with the headlights... So you know, I need reliable product and the official support for Osram Original may seem convincing.

[@aliaksandrbely2269]

Thank's a lot! Great job!

[@alainvoit4862]

Thanks for making a good quality testing - BUT the most important measurement has not been tested: LONG DISTANCE LIGHT PROJECTION, which is sometimes inferred as light "throw". There is many ways of doing such testing. One is measuring the LUX at a fixed but long distance. Another is to measure the DISTANCE at a fixed LUX (such as 3Lux, 5 lux, 10 lux etc...) . Adding these measurements would greatly improve the use of such a video as this one.

[@danielcastaneda7801]

I have a good suggestion for a whiter/blueish halogen. Apparently Nokya’s Arctic White bulb claims for 7000k color. People say they’re white while videos show them as blueish, possibly a white balance issue. I know for a fact that their Hyper Yellow bulbs are pretty good as they really are yellow, and quite bright- at least for an H3 bulb. I wanna see if their Arctic White bulb really is white.

[@marcmuro7682]

Thanks, very good information

[@e.a.2359]

Exatly the info i was looking for

[@xpbit]

Dobra Robota ! :)

[@Adyoprea]

interesting as usual