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New Crop of LED Filament Bulbs Look Almost Exactly Like Incandescents
An anonymous reader writes A recent article posted on a green building site gives a detailed analysis of a creative new kind of LED bulb that has been popping up Europe and Asia over the last year. They look almost exactly like Tungsten filament bulbs, require no heat sink, and offer extremely high efficiencies in the 100-120 lm/W range. The article describes their construction, compares them to conventional LED bulbs, and describes the result of a report by the Swedish Energey Agency that analyzed the performance of several brands of these these bulbs on the European market. Particularly interesting are links to teardown videos.
Same. It's the same fucking shit as CFLs. They claim X lifetime and I'm lucky to get 1/10th that.
I tried buying the expensive, brand-name shit and it makes no difference compared to the bargain bin shit.
Add the the annoying fucking humming, flickering, terrible color, and not being dimmable for shit. New light bulbs suck fucking ass and cost too fucking much.
The conclusion that your childens' stated preference is based on color alone is non-sequitur, at best. At worst, it's a blatant red herring.
Suppose I put two bowls of ice cream on the table: One vanilla, and the other chocolate chip cookie dough. Suppose I ask my own kids which one they prefer. Suppose the overwhelming majority of them prefer the chocolate chip cookie dough flavor over the vanilla flavor.
Does it follow that the kids prefer chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream because they are young and unencumbered by tradition?
Will everyone else prefer chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream rather soon, as we slowly transition toward more diverse ice cream flavors? Is my preference for vanilla by the facts that I am old and burdened by tradition and I like "sucky" ice cream?
No, of course not: Because these conclusions are all logical fallacies, just as your own conclusions equally are.
Kid-proof tablet..