Am4TIfIsER0ppos 19 hours ago

Yes! LEDs are the wrong color, flicker, and are directional plus they burn out in just as much time as a good old incandescent but cost more than 10 times the price and when that happens you can't just dispose of them in the regular household garbage (actually one could). They are only better than the compact fluorescent that were all the rage for a while.

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antonyt 18 hours ago

Err LEDs do not burn out at all in the same timeframe as incandescents. If this happened to you, the LED bulbs were defective.

itishappy 13 hours ago

Or the use case. LEDs are quite sensitive to heat, so use in closed or inverted fixtures will decrease their lifetime dramatically.

nradov 15 hours ago

Well that's the problem. There are a lot of low-quality, defective LED bulbs being sold. Consumers don't have an easy way to find good ones. Just paying more or looking for a trusted brand name is no guarantee of quality.

antonyt 14 hours ago

This is true of all consumer products, not LEDs specifically. LED lighting has been mainstream long enough now that you can find plenty of information on which specific brands and models are decent.

My personal anecdote is that I have yet to have any Philips LED bulbs die on me. The oldest ones I have are from 2012.

Am4TIfIsER0ppos 12 hours ago

>> this happened to me

> no it didn't

Whatever.

Light bulbs once had a cartel making them worse. LEDs probably do too but now we have fewer manufacturers.

antonyt 11 hours ago

>> this happened to me

> no it didn't

If this is how you think the conversation went, I suggest you reread both your own initial comment as well as my reply.