Warren J. Dew

Yes, LED lights. Too used to thinking in terms of monitors rather than lights.

paS2K

Gene, if you read to the bottom of the "light bulb" replacement section, there's a "life cycle cost" analysis that shows a significant net cost SAVING for a typical lamp.....due to the 30,000 hour life of the LEDs Amazing lamp life

OTOH, their Night Light costs $25.... and the "economy" pack of lamps is $125

jukngene

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paS2K

Gene

DiamondDave2005

Yeah, it's been a year or so since I last looked at that site, and they have made some advances. Like all technology, the prices will plummet once production ramps up.

I like the 8W bulb that puts out the equivalent of a 60W incandescent bulb: http://www.ccrane.com/geobulb/index.aspx

Lat time I looked they were trying to get to the equivalent of a 40W bulb, so things are moving ahead.

Wildncrazy

For those that haven't shopped them in a while, they make CF that can be used on a dimmer. I've never used them so I couldn't tell how well they work.

Lainey if the light seems harsh to you simply get a different color or temperature light. Whether it is incandescent or CF they all come in different temps which have different quality lights.

I, and most guests to my home, really like the lower temp daylight bulbs. They are a clean, clear light and are not harsh at all. Where I've used the higher temp bulbs the light does seem a little harsh.

I finally broke down and threw away all the soft white bulbs. It was simply too hard to read or distinguish finer details in their light.

boltonblue

so it's not to have a chronicled record of when I bought things?
the lamp over my desk has decided it doesn't like staying lit.
it blinks,it flashes, it dims and brightens.......
now it's out ,

now it's lit.

stupid thing.

have you noticed that a lot of receipts nowadays, fade really badly after a few months?
especially thermal paper.

Matt_in_VA

Yes. Thermal paper is notorious for fading. That is why back in the days of thermal paper fax machines one had to make a copy to archive documents. Even ink jet technology will fade with time.

The solution is to scan the thermal paper receipts when they are new and archive the digital copy. In this way, down the road when the product with that seven year or lifetime warranty fails one can print out a fresh version of the digital image to return the goods.

JonasM

The second flourescent light gave out after about 4 months. Back to Mercury Vapor. Cheaper, and last for years. There's no way the lower power usage \will pay off until the bulbs get to maybe $4 instead of $20.

JonasM