New light bulb

[John Connor]

Those you who love the instant-on, warm, yellow glow of incandescent light bulbs might be finding the stocks you saved up starting to dwindle. While you might ruefully consider LED or CFL lighting technologies, Gizmodo recently featured another option that could be a good middle ground between the government’s standards and the traditional look to which many have become accustomed.
Meet the “Finally Light Bulb Company.”

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/201...-an-incandescent-glow-and-costs-less-than-10/

 

[Mixolydian]

Dude, just get LED's.

It's time to let incandescents die.

 

[BarkingGhostar]

No way, man. About six months ago I walked into Lowes and bought five cases of 60W bulbs.

 

[MtnMan]

No way, man. About six months ago I walked into Lowes and bought five cases of 60W bulbs.

OOOOOO00000oooooºººººººº°°°°°°°° well ain't we special, still posting from your IBM PS2 with chiclet keyboard and a screaming Intel 80286 processor.

 

[lxskllr]

Interesting. I'll wait and see how they work in the field. For now, I'll stick with my 40w incandescents, and a few leds thrown in the mix.

 

[herm0016]

leds are the way to go now. i wonder if its just some leds in there... haha.

 

[PottedMeat]

neat power electronics miniaturization, but a dead end

LEDs - no glass, no vacuum, tiny profile

 

[LegendKiller]

This is a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.

 

[Imp]

Finally’s creators wrote on its website that they “watched as the big lighting manufacturers (and the U.S. government) tried to convince you that the harsh and glaring light generated by LED and CFL technologies is worth getting used to.”

“They don’t have the warm, cozy feeling of an incandescent,” Founder and CEO John Goscha said in a video about the new product.

Harsh what?...At the right color temperature both are fine. The CFLs are occasionally screwy with flickering and warm up time, but LEDs at 2700k couldn't be better. And I can find 60W LEDs for just about $10 at Home Depot now.

 

[J3S73R]

I just replaced most of my lights with LED ones. The amount of heat they (dont) put off is amazing and the amount of energy used in comparison. The house we moved into has(had) a ton of lights so it really is noticeable.

 

[Rakehellion]

Meh, I use CFLs. They make them with warm light too.

 

[arkcom]

Just checked out induction lighting. It's pretty much a cfl.

 

[mmntech]

I bought some LED bulbs from Ikea to try. They're about as bright as the CFLs I used ot have, give off a warm white light, and come to full brightness instantly. They also cost less than $10/bulb.

LEDs have a high up front cost but last a long time. So it's worth it in the long run. They can also be tailored to different lamp sizes. We have quite a few lamps that use the candelabra bulbs, as well as recessed lighting in the kitchen and laundry room, so CFLs are a no go. The goal for next year is to put LED lights in the kitchen once the halogen bulbs start to go. Will need to buy a new dimmer though.

 

[Imp]

Watch out on the Ikea bulbs... Their lumens are a bit lower than "standard" bulb wattages (e.g. 40W, 60W incandescent equivalent). Pretty well made and cheap though. I've been using a 400 lumen one continuously for over a year at least 5 hours a day, still kicking.

 

[TwiceOver]

Traditional incandescent bulbs can't be made, but the low energy ones are fine. 72w (100w Equiv) can be found in any store and are still produced. It's not like incandescent bulbs are forever gone, they are just required to be more energy efficient.

 

[T9D]

LED for life