looks like you're a bit behind
also looks like china is starting to corner the market, oh well
the main advantages of LEDs are their durability, both in physical terms and of duration.
Go ahead. Buy and use some of these LED's. See how long the bulb will last before it burns out. It's not the actual bulb that burns out, but the
electronic inverter that burns up.
The inverters cause too much heat and the bulb will fail or the surroundings will catch on fire. You will not get "years of use" out of them.
However, I do agree that LED's are the way to go in the future. Right now the heat issue is still a major set back.
Once I forgot my LED pen-flashligt in my shed. I left it on a shelf and walked out. I found it 7 days later. It was dim, but it was still on. Gotta
love that kind of energy savings. 7 Days on. Cool!!!
As soon as LED's become ready for prime-time, I will LED all my lights in the house. I'm tired of replacing the porch light every month with crappy
Home Depot (Phillips) incandescent bulbs.
Upper-ended LED lights, like what you see in fancy stores or 5th-avenue shops - those bulbs do not have coverings, or inverters mounted on them. The
power source to them is 12 Volts DC. The inverter sits inside the power supply. That allows the bulbs to not suffer from the inverters heat. Thus
long-lasting bulbs. Most homes don't have that kind of set-up. All lighting is usually 110 Volts AC.
I also want see the ability to change the color (temp) of the bulb on the fly. Just like Xmas lights. That would be very very cool.
-E2
