Originally Posted by
Pedaleur
Hard to say which is a better rating, unless the lux ratings take several targets into account. Otherwise you end up with a low-output, highly-focused beam being the same 'rating' as a high-output, wide one.
Certainly there are ways to game any system. There's no question that manufacturers can and do game the system (and sometimes outright lie) to make thier product seem better than another. Nothing's perfect.