Re:LED lighting undermines visual performance unless supplem...
by Sharlin on Monday January 26, 2026 @09:50AM
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LED bulbs, even though cheaper in the long term, used to habe high enough shelf prices enough that most houdeholds wouldn’t have switched without a government push. Incandescents are literally banned now for most uses, while the economies of scale have helped drive LED prices down.
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Re:LED lighting undermines visual performance unless supplem...
by quickthrowman on Thursday January 29, 2026 @07:33AM
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It costs 8x more to power an incandescent lamp than an equivalent LED lamp, the LED lamps pay for themselves very quickly.