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Bloomberg interviews Gimmy Chu:
http://www.bloomberg.com/video/-nano...xyxUVG6Bg.html
I simply like the life and efficiency.
Bloomberg interviews Gimmy Chu:
http://www.bloomberg.com/video/-nano...xyxUVG6Bg.html
I'm interested in some of the $50 dollar bulbs. Anyone see these on the shelves?
It's an old thread. The A19 size 1600 lumens are now $40. Go to your nearest Batteries + Bulbs store.
link in pic.
Lol! I was just at HEB today and they are doing some special. 60w equivalent for $6.97 with a $6.00 coupon.
LOL who wants a lightbulb that takes twice as much power to run as a CPU?
Is there a limit?
If that's the same one I found searching, that is a steal. I found it's an 800 lumen that uses 9.5 watts, 2700 k color. Not as efficient as some, but still a fantastic deal.
Unless you want more than 800 lumens, I suggest buying as many as you need, and a few more.
$4 per 60w equivalent bulb at Fry's
lol Darrin
They are becoming rather affordable!
Which HEB? I couldn't find it in the online ads...
$4 per 60w equivalent bulb at Fry's
lol Darrin
They suck. I bought some for my kitchen light fixtures. They are bright enough and have warm color, but because of their design, they leave a dark area around where the bulb screws into the fixture. Looks ty, so I went and bought some halogens.
If they make a so-called "omnidirectional" led bulb, I haven't seen a good one yet.
Bought 2 60w Cree for $14 and change at Home Depot.
Those are the ones I bought. Look like in this kind of fixture.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Hampton-B...3?N=5yc1vZc7nt
Depends on if you get the soft white or the bright bulbs.
Cree are the best value to buy if you want omnidirectional.
The date on that comment was November 6
Replaced all the bulbs in my home with LEDs (most of them a year ago, but finally got around to the rest). Even if they weren't more energy efficient, I would probably do it again anyway just because I like the better quality of the light.
soft white dimmable, 8 watts, 9 bucks, 22.8 year lifetime:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...W58/boingboing
Winehole, that 8 watt is for 450 lumens.
The Cree 40W equivalent uses 6 watts, and is $7.97 for the newer design at 460 lumens, or the earlier disign is $6.97 for the 450 lumen.
How about this Cree 11 watt 850 lumen for $7.97...
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Cree-60W-...U100/205597078
They also have the 60 watt equivalents in the earlier design for $6.97 each, also 850 lumens and only used 9.5 watts.
All these are dimable, and local purchase at your nearest Home Depot.
plenty of options well below $10.
so much for government mandated $50 LEDs.
I've had bad experience with some that I've bought. I'll wait until they've worked all the bugs out.
Once again, the A19 size 100 watt equivalents are still expensive.
Context...
Is important...
I think the cheapest you can find an A19 size 1600+ lumen bulb is $39.95. It went below $50 maybe 2 years ago. This thread started how long ago? Isn't it 5 years old now?
I challenge you to find an A19 size 1600 lumen LED.
Careful now... some say A19 shape, and are not A19 sized.
The A number is 8th's of an inch. An A19 bulb will be 19/8" or 2-3/8" in diameter. Most 100 watt equivalents are A21 or larger.
you can still get the kind you like? I thought they were banned...
I recently bought some halogens that meet the new efficiency standard -- and they are absolute crap (short life).
I've also had some of these "20 year LED bulbs" take a dump after a week or so. Heat management seems to be an issue, especially in downward facing fixtures.
That one that WC posted looks promising, but read the reviews. The bad ones, too.
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