Comments on: Throwing Light On The Future

By: Paul Davis

Paul Davis — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:46:35 +0000

I agree with the previous comment. I wasn't sure if I would save on my electricity bill but it has certainly been noticeable. I have had friends also who love LED lighting and won't go back to more traditional lighting due to the benefits of LED. Not only the cost saving, but it's also good for the environment!

By: Electrical Lighting

Electrical Lighting — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:54:58 +0000

Few months ago we changed all our bulbs to the energey saving ones, not only do they last alot longer, our electricity bill has drastically droppped

By: Green Store

Green Store — Mon, 25 May 2009 04:06:25 +0000

Excellent, very well-written and informative post! I'm glad you mentioned nano-imprint lithography as a few friends of mine have brought it up. Cool stuff!

By: Olight

Olight — Sat, 02 May 2009 09:57:59 +0000

While I think LEDs are great for applications such as flashlights, I find the tint too cool/white for use as home lighting.

Hopefully this can be improved upon to give a warmer light that is more suitable to replace incandescent bulbs in the home.

Nobody can argue against the efficiency of LEDs and they are no doubt the future of lighting.

By: Green Light For Getting Rich | Focus Organic.com

Green Light For Getting Rich | Focus Organic.com — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:28:32 +0000

[...] As I pointed out in an earlier post, avoid CFL light bulbs if possible and consider switching to LED lighting instead. LED kitchen lighting in place of halogen downlights is a good starting place. For general [...]

By: Dentist St Petersburg

Dentist St Petersburg — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:33:23 +0000

Interesting post. Good information about cfl and LED lighting. Thanks.

By: John Vantine

John Vantine — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:00:26 +0000

Interesting, this is the first I've really read about LED lighting for home use. I'd be interested in hearing more about "Energy Seed", what Wilson mentioned.

By: HIDs

HIDs — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:34:45 +0000

Great post on leds as I am a proponent of leds. You may be right about incandecents and the cfls short life.

By: Stefanie

Stefanie — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:01:58 +0000

Francis, LEDs are becoming more well known, as are their benefits!

By: Francis from led light bulbs

Francis from led light bulbs — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 06:33:16 +0000

My family uses LED light bulbs at home. We find LED more efficient and energy-saving. There are now homes who are slowly switching to LED. Even my mom, I had convinced her to use LED bulbs, too...and now she's so thankful because she can save more energy and money! she even use LED lighting in her garden.

By: Stefanie

Stefanie — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:45:53 +0000

Wilson, I did not know about this product, thank you for letting me know!

bmx cranks, I have a Macbook Pro, which uses LED backlighting for the screen. It's the best looking screen I've ever had on a computer, and the battery lasts forever, which has to say something.

It's important to remember that CFLs should not just be thrown away. They contain mercury and should be handled very carefully, including having them properly disposed of. Don't just throw them in the trash!

By: Suzy On Energy Efficient Light Bulbs

Suzy On Energy Efficient Light Bulbs — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:26:20 +0000

I just replaced all my bulbs with the compact fluorescents. I have recessed lighting so they look kind of funky sticking out of the ceiling and I also had to change my dimmer switches to non dimming as they do not work on a dimmer. However, I really like the light much better - it is a brighter white as I got the full spectrum lights.

I didn't know about the LED lighting - thanks for such a detailed and informative post!

By: bmx cranks

bmx cranks — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 06:27:02 +0000

I couldnt agree with you more that LED lights are the way of the future. Infact, they're even making the switch on laptop screens to LED lighting, but I havent seen one yet.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:59:10 +0000

We replaced almost all of the lightbulbs in our house with CFLs over a year ago, trying to reduce our electric bill. I look forward to the day when we can replace all of them with LEDs!

By: Jordans

Jordans — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:06:53 +0000

I never thought I would read so much about light bulbs.. Very detailed post, and thank you for the info.

By: Irish Jewelry

Irish Jewelry — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:29:14 +0000

Excellent article, Stefanie. Fact is that CFL's are awful - not just in appearance, but also for the environment. LED's can now light entire aircraft cabins, so the potential for home use is definitely there. The only barrier, as you mention, is the economics of LED lighting, and that will soon be overcome. The longevity on LED's is also excellent - I've seen numbers around 60,000 hours. It will be a long time before they have to be replaced!

By: dien

dien — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:17:14 +0000

light bulbs, is common in my country, but today I have problem about it, specially in money to pay the bill. so now I change it to philips lamp. with white color. more saver and bright. specially when I do my hobby, gardening.

thanks for useful posting.

By: KeeKee

KeeKee — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:39:29 +0000

I didn't realize there was that much of a difference in light bulbs. Thanks for 'turning on the lights' for me. Love your blog.

By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 05:55:25 +0000

Great post on leds as I am a proponent of leds. You may be right about incandecents and the cfls short life.

By: wilson

wilson — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:41:53 +0000

WoW, a very detailed and impressive blogpost...

Do you know that there is a green gadget named "Energy Seed" where it uses the spent batteries to light up the bulb?