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Yes! LEDs are the wrong color, flicker, and are directional plus they burn out in just as much time as a good old incandescent but cost more than 10 times the
by Am4TIfIsER0ppos 2y ago
Yes! LEDs are the wrong color, flicker, and are directional plus they burn out in just as much time as a good old incandescent but cost more than 10 times the price and when that happens you can't just dispose of them in the regular household garbage (actually one could). They are only better than the compact fluorescent that were all the rage for a while.
- antonyt 2y agoErr LEDs do not burn out at all in the same timeframe as incandescents. If this happened to you, the LED bulbs were defective.
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- nradov 2y agoWell that's the problem. There are a lot of low-quality, defective LED bulbs being sold. Consumers don't have an easy way to find good ones. Just paying more or looking for a trusted brand name is no guarantee of quality.
- antonyt 2y agoThis is true of all consumer products, not LEDs specifically. LED lighting has been mainstream long enough now that you can find plenty of information on which specific brands and models are decent. My personal anecdote is that I have yet to have any Philips LED bulbs die on me. The oldest ones I have are from 2012.
- is_true 2y agoI bought 8 Osram leds and all died within a year. I complained and got a few for free and those also died, I think even faster.
- ahartmetz 2y agoFYI, Osram is a zombie brand these days. The company was broken up and the consumer lighting brand was sold to some Chinese company that is selling some stuff branded with it.
- mcv 2y agoI've had LED bulbs that lasted for well over a decade. Most seem to be pretty indestructible. But I've got one rail-mounted system using GU-5.3 leds that all seem to die pretty quickly. Not sure what's going on there.
- itishappy 2y agoOr the use case. LEDs are quite sensitive to heat, so use in closed or inverted fixtures will decrease their lifetime dramatically.
- Am4TIfIsER0ppos 2y ago[flagged]
- antonyt 2y ago>> this happened to me > no it didn't If this is how you think the conversation went, I suggest you reread both your own initial comment as well as my reply.