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In response to "I heard a rumor that GE is about to unveil a new incandescent bulb that beats the CFCs on energy use and of course quality of light. " by Dr.Vermin

CFLs, you mean. CFCs is something else.

Posted by Reagen (aka Reagen) Jan 29 '09, 16:44

I'm skeptical myself, since incandescent is an inherently wasteful technology. But if it uses less power per lumen, it uses less power per lumen.

However - "quality" of light is a key phrase. are we talking amount of light or colour of light? Most people rate incandescent lights are more pleasing to the eye than any fluorescents, but that's not what they're designed to produce. There's also been a lot of improvements in CFLs recently - IKEA of all places sells some really good ones.

All that said, CFLs are a stopgap for LEDs.

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You're right, CFL. All I heard about the quality was 'warmer'. - Dr.Vermin Jan 29, 16:47 2
- As soon as I saw the story about LEDs this morning, my reaction was one of those apoplectic "OMG THEY'LL BE *EVERYWHERE*" ones :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 29, 16:49
- There are bulbs out there now, but they're at like 1-3 year payback periods, which is a bit steep at the moment. -- nm - Reagen Jan 29, 16:49

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