10 May 2008

Bright Idea: LED bulbs

I think these are really cool. But, they are also a little too expensive for me just yet. Hopefully, they will soon come down in price.

http://www.ecoleds.com/Products.html


I don't use the compact fluorescent bulbs because the flicker can cause migraines for me. So you'll only find halogen or traditional incandescent lighting in my house. I know they aren't very green, that is why I'm so very interested in the LED bulbs.

3 comments:

Greg said...

A friend gave me 4, 36-light LED bulbs which I use for exterior flood lights. The security lights on my house are high up and it is a pain to change the bulbs. These things are supposed to last like 60,000 hours or something. One stopped working a week after I put it up. No big deal, really. The others are good but they are not all that bright, and the light has a blueish tinge to it. I think they will be good for secondary lighting, but I couldn't imagine having them in my house for primary lighting.

Stephanie said...

Hooray! I have been waiting for these for so long! CFLs freak me out - I think all of that mercury is an environmental disaster waiting to happen. It's too bad they are so expensive. Hopefully, they'll come down in price soon.

Christine@Oliver's Bungalow said...

Stephanie, I'm with you on the mercury, but I think that eventually they will come down in price, much like thd CFLs.

Greg, I also think that they will make improvements to the LED bulbs to make them more residential-friendly. In time. From what I've read, I understand there are several different colors of LED, so maybe they can come up with something that aproximates the good 'ole incandescent.