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Why LEDs Don't Beat CFLs Even Though They Should

TaeKwonDood writes "LEDs don't beat CFLs in the home yet, but it's not simply because PG&E is getting rich making people feel like they are helping the environment buying CFLs made in China that are shipped to the US using a lot more fossil fuels than they save. It's a problem of indication versus illumination. However, some new discoveries are going to change all that."

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  1. omg! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    second frist post today!

  2. What I'd really like to know is... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    if you jack off to a tranny having sex with a woman, is that gay?

  3. Re:i didnt buy CFL/LED bulbs to save the world by Threni · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    They're no good for growing 'crops' indoors. This is a shame - the low power consumption and wasted heat, both of which are something of a signal to unwanted guests, of traditional bulbs are something we could live without!

  4. Re:Not just cost, but optics by cyclopropene · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Just call them "iLED's" or some such and stupid people will buy them by the thousands at three times the price.

    Fixed that for you.

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  5. Re:Not just cost, but optics by billcopc · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If your water is cloudy, I don't want to drink it.

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