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Incandescent light bulbs are officially banned in the U.S. (www.digitaljournal.com)
submitted 3 years ago by [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Incandescent light bulbs are officially banned in the U.S.::America’s ban on incandescent light bulbs, 16 years in the making, is finally a reality. Well, mostly.

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[–] 30 points 3 years ago (1 child)

They are not sold anymore, but whatever is left and working can still be used. Many people also bought a ton of incandescents before the selling stopped (tHe lIgHt is sO mUcH bEtTeR!!!)

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  • [–] 15 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    tHe lIgHt is sO mUcH bEtTeR!!!)

    narrator voice: "but it was not"

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  • [–] 13 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    It can be. Cheap LED lights with low quality AC rectifiers are awful. If those are your point of comparison then yes, incandescent light is better (more steady).

    Of course that difference goes away if you just get a better LED light.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Even the "cheap" LED bulbs are still many times more expensive than incandescent, and incandescent will give much better light than poor quality LED.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    yeah, i was referring to current tech. First LED or those mercury vapor bulbs were basically useless.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    It generally is though. The look of incandescent and halogen is only rivaled by high end LEDs.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    nah. in my experience, even cheaper LED bulbs from discounters can nicely replace old bulbs.

    It's true that what "el-cheapo product" once was done by simply reducing lifetime is currently done with looks.

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