Hahaha! EU now to ban energy saving lightbulbs...?

Skybird · 12-22-10, 08:19 AM

The comparison with flourescent lights I do not see as valid, because in all my life I never have seen in reality or film that people were operating these inside children'S rooms, living rooms, sleeping rooms, but only in working places, bureaus, cellars. They make a kind of light that almost nobody wnats to have in the place were he spends free and relaxation time, also, you needed big and unattractive lights to run these fluourescent light bars.

But with these bars being build in mini format and calling them energy-saving light bulbs, they became (by size) maintainable in regular lamps and in the private living sphere as well. That's why now has become a problem what was not a big problem before.

LED bulbs become better and better in brightness and light colour quality, but they still are so damn expensive. Not before they drop to the price level (or below) that of now energy saving bulbs, I would consider to use them, and only if they have become bright enough and give a nice warm yellow-whit elight. Actually, some (spot-) models already transmit a light colour that I cannot differ from old classical light bulbs or 20W halogen spots. But 30 Euros and more for such models is way too much. Drop it to 6-8 Euros, and I will start to consider them. Not earlier. Different to energy-saving bulbs, I fully accept LED lights to be a light solution being superior in all regards to classical light bulbs.

On bicycles you already see the superiority of LED lights over classic bulb lights, also with pocket torches. They were both too dark years ago, had a bad colour-quality, but now outshine the earlier technology by far. They have also become affordable now.

12-22-10, 08:19 AM	#10
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,726 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	The comparison with flourescent lights I do not see as valid, because in all my life I never have seen in reality or film that people were operating these inside children'S rooms, living rooms, sleeping rooms, but only in working places, bureaus, cellars. They make a kind of light that almost nobody wnats to have in the place were he spends free and relaxation time, also, you needed big and unattractive lights to run these fluourescent light bars. But with these bars being build in mini format and calling them energy-saving light bulbs, they became (by size) maintainable in regular lamps and in the private living sphere as well. That's why now has become a problem what was not a big problem before. LED bulbs become better and better in brightness and light colour quality, but they still are so damn expensive. Not before they drop to the price level (or below) that of now energy saving bulbs, I would consider to use them, and only if they have become bright enough and give a nice warm yellow-whit elight. Actually, some (spot-) models already transmit a light colour that I cannot differ from old classical light bulbs or 20W halogen spots. But 30 Euros and more for such models is way too much. Drop it to 6-8 Euros, and I will start to consider them. Not earlier. Different to energy-saving bulbs, I fully accept LED lights to be a light solution being superior in all regards to classical light bulbs. On bicycles you already see the superiority of LED lights over classic bulb lights, also with pocket torches. They were both too dark years ago, had a bad colour-quality, but now outshine the earlier technology by far. They have also become affordable now. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.