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Re:What Happened to the 100000 Hour LED Bulbs? by int_19h on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @01:32PM (#19098118)
From the perspective of efficiency, defined as maximum perceived (by human eye) luminosity per watt used, what's the best color for LED bulbs? Is white as good as it gets, or is there any advantage with pure green LEDs?
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Re:What Happened to the 100000 Hour LED Bulbs? by phasetransition on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @01:50PM (#19098314)
Go look up scotopic vision, phototopic vision, and metamerism if you want a deeper dive on human vision.

Our eyes are most sensitive in the green, but green LEDs are not necessarily the most sensitive

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Re:What Happened to the 100000 Hour LED Bulbs? by int_19h on Thursday February 07, 2019 @12:41AM (#19103286)
The green LEDs are not necessarily the most efficient in terms of amount of light emitted per watt of energy used, if I understand correctly. Hence the question - is the increased sensitivity to green enough to overcome that inefficiency, compared to white?
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