Re:Philips LED bulb Tear-down
by nate_meurer on Monday August 08, 2011 @03:42PM
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The issue isn't so much the color temperature; it's more about overall color rendering. Black-body radiation, like we get from the sun and incandescents, provides the best color rendering across the whole visible spectrum, assuming a color temp somewhere near the middle.
CFLs aren't too great at rendering, because their phosphors emit very spiky output.
CFLs aren't too great at rendering, because their phosphors emit very spiky output.
LED phosphors are improving rapidly in this area.