Electronics are built with death dates. Let’s not keep them a secret

Re:Electronics are built with death dates. Let’s not keep th... by coryrc on Saturday August 06, 2022 @09:28PM (#32373075)

I think GP meant per $ of running cost. I have seen LEDs that are only 2/3 as efficient: "60W equivalent" using 11W at a reduced lumen level, instead of 8W at, iirc, 800 lumen.

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Re:Electronics are built with death dates. Let’s not keep th... by eru on Saturday August 06, 2022 @10:17PM (#32373313)

But the packaging gives you both the brightness in the slightly weird unit of 'equivalent wattage' and the actual wattage. So you can make those choices.

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