You mean like the 219 C , which had the same performance as the XPG 3 with an option for 5000 K tint and a CRI of 80 months before the XPG 3 came out , yet has only been seen in custom and limitedrun lights like the Noctigon Meteor ? Or maybe they could update update the 219 C with a 90 CRI version ? That sounds good enough that surely it would be available in more lights than the semiproduction Reylight Pineapple . Or perhaps they should develop a competitor to the XHP 50 . I ' m imagining it have the same performance and efficiency up to around 3500 lumens , but better color . Perhaps they ' d call it the 144 A and flashlight manufacturers would rush to start using it . No ? I don ' t get it either . Ok , so Cree is the dominant player , but we ' ve seen plenty of flashlights with Luxeon and Seoul LEDs . Olight even switched to the Luminus SST 40 for its latest S 10 R III , an emitter which appears to have no advantages over the previous XML 2 . But Nichia ? A few major brands occasionally use the 219 B when the community harasses them enough . Nothing beyond that .