Why not switch to LED light bulbs

Hello kingparker I honestly don't know what do you mean. Are the Led lights the one that are white? Probably not because they are not more expensive than what i buy usually. Do they give the same yellow light? Explain it to me if you can.

I know they are very expensive to initially purchase. I read where alot of people say they do not last as long as the regular bulbs also. In the long run, I am not sure if we really would save or not because of having to replace the bulbs so often.

They are still a bit too expensive right now. I heard it was $50 for a 100 watt bulb.

I am waiting for them to perfect the LED bulbs. They are not yet cost efficient, and they do not last as long as they are supposed to last from what I hear from others who have used them. I can hardly wait for them to come down in price and to be more efficient as far as lasting longer than they do. The CFL's do make a huge difference in the light bill, and the LED's are supposed to use up even less energy than the CFL.

I HATE LED bulbs. I don't care what the manufacturers say about them. They give off so little light it is not worth using them.

Agree with your comments, LED light will instead of all traditional Edison light as soon as possible, now is environmental and saving energy generation. LED light have enough potential. Welcome to contact us if you have this demand to promote LED.

It is all about the two engineering parameters of light. The lux and the lumens. Lumen is the amount of light that is emitted by a source of light and roughly represents the intensity of light. Lux is lumens of light per square foot and represents the spread of light. As you say, Light emitting diode lamps are economical in the long run. But they are suitable only for some general applications, like hallway lighting and outdoor lighting. For specific purpose of living and reading lighting they are unsuitable. That is because even though their lumens are good the lux is not suitable. Another example is runway lighting. Though these lights are visible from tens of miles you will not be able to read from these lights.

I am not aware of such kinds of lights. Maybe I'll switch to that when I have time. I thought, only televisions have LED. I've gotta keep myself updated about modern gadgets. Although there are air conditioning that also saves money compared to standard air conditioning you'll see in the market.

We can not buy incandecent light bulbs any more. The only ones the shops stock are those 'energy saving light bulbs' as they are so described. Though I can honestly say, I really haven't seen much difference in my energy bills. I don't think it makes the slightest bit of difference as prices of everything keeps going up anyway.

Ya from the monitor salesman, many LCD are change into LED monitor, because it safe more electric and allow a more crispy view of image on the monitor.However, change will always cause transition cost, i don think LED light is as bright as the conventional ligh bulb and saving electric light bulb so far.Not all instrument can be used LED, and what happen with all the old LCD if everyone change.

I've covered this topic months ago in great detail in one of my discussions. Feel free to leave a comment, if you wish. Traditional Incandescent light bulbs have been banned here for years already. http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/2395676.aspx Whilst one can save some money on their lighting bill, you have to justify the initial purchase cost & work out how many years it will take you just to break even on the price you paid for it / them. I estimate that I'll be long gone before I break even on one! If it were done in a workplace or a parking lot, for example, you could recover costs very quickly & may even be able to write it off on tax. Most people these days will find it difficult in the present financial crisis to justify buying / investing in these. That's part of the problem... we have all this amazing technology, yet few people can actually afford it. It's not just about the money; people seem to be able to find a few thousand dollars to buy the latest power-hungry plasma television sets, but few feel motivated in investing in something that will actually save them money in the long term. Instant gratification, unfortunately, seems to be the order of the day.

Yes, we use LED lights at home, my husband already replaced every bulb in our house. Since we start saving electricity last month, our bill have dropped to more than 50%. We already unplugged our refrigerator, we buy ice for our drinks and purchase everyday in a nearby market our meals. We only iron clothes which are really crumpled.