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For backlighting LCD screens, sure. But for street lighting, I don't want a good CRI. I want to minimize blue light, harsh shadows, and glare. The old yellow so
by function_seven 7y ago
For backlighting LCD screens, sure. But for street lighting, I don't want a good CRI. I want to minimize blue light, harsh shadows, and glare. The old yellow sodium lights were nice. The new LED streetlights around me are terrible.
- stfp 7y agoThey really really suck! Walking at night is a pain in the eyes for me now.
- Itsdijital 7y agoI call them retina burners. A new supermarket by me installed all LEDs for the parking lot, and used warm white ones. You wouldn't even be able to tell they aren't incandescent without looking. I really hope more word gets out to not use "bright white" LEDs for outdoor lighting.
- mixmastamyk 7y agoThought they were more of a peach color.
- babypuncher 7y agoIt depends on the type of sodium lamp. High pressure sodium bulbs emit light in an extremely narrow bandwidth around 589.3 nm, earning them a color rendering index of -44 (out of 100). Low pressure sodium bulbs broaden this range enough to earn a CRI of 24. These are the peach colored ones you are familiar with.