[Ben Mugged]

Except for the obvious global warming BS this technology looks promising and is available now.

[BurbankKarl]

Are LEDs still $30 a bulb?

[Ben Mugged]

[JustRight]

On sale now for ONLY $99.00.

[r9etb]

and reduces CO2 emissions by 9,070 pounds over its life

The question is, of course, what is "its life?" There's a huge market difference if the LED costs $30 but lasts 1 year vs. 10 years.

[CarrotAndStick]

I’d just want it in my laptop and extend the battery life to 10+ hrs. That’ll put a smile on my face.

[HamiltonJay]

Far more viable than the CFLs... But again, not all lighting types are effective for all applications. Insane that governments are trying to ban things that technology will eventually outmode.

with 95% lower cost of use over its lifetime, these LED’s will replace incandecents where its practicle.

[P-40]

made in the USA

People make stuff here? :)

[hughesm1]

I have seen them and they have such a high color temperature that it is strainful to the eyes for prolonged periods of reading. Same as with most CFLs.

[discostu]

A hundred bucks for a lightbulb?! I don’t care how little electricity it uses there’s no way I’m paying $100 for a lightbulb. A total replacement in my home would cost nearly 4 grand, my first car only cost 5.

[Aquinasfan]

There's enough mercury in a single CFL to contaminate 7,000 gallons of fresh water, and if Americans continue to purchase CFLs -- then throw them away in local landfills -- the United States will soon be facing an unprecedented burden of toxic mercury in rivers, streams, croplands and oceans.

Haven't heard that before. If true, that's very bad news.

[Cyber Liberty]

Get back to me when they aren’t that nauseating blue color.

[lepton]

Using just 10 watts and a single LED component made in the USA, the LED light uses just 1/10th the electricity of an incandescent light bulb

That is a nonesense statement. It uses 1/10th the electricity of any type of light bulb whatsoever that uses 100W, including a 100W LED array. It uses 2/3rds the electricity of a 15W incandescent light bulb, not 1/10th.

The real question is what is its comparative light output, and will it make you blind or give you migraines?

[hophead]

How many ______ does it take to screw in an LED lightbulb?

[Ron/GA]

The prime market today is commercial. A $99 consumer bulb doesn’t make much sense. BUT, if you have to send a janitor/maintenance guy to replace a bulb every few months, the payback on the $99 is great pretty much covered in the first year or two.

[ElkGroveDan]

I’ll be convinced that it’s a good product when they are able to blow them off the shelves absent any government mandates.

[VOA]

bump

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

In “light” of our previous discussions about the mercury in CFL bulbs ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1835838/posts ), I thought that you’d be interested in this thread. Here’s a quote from the article:

“The mainstream push is towards compact fluorescent lights (CFLs), but consumers are not being told that CFLs contain toxic mercury. There’s enough mercury in a single CFL to contaminate 7,000 gallons of fresh water, and if Americans continue to purchase CFLs — then throw them away in local landfills — the United States will soon be facing an unprecedented burden of toxic mercury in rivers, streams, croplands and oceans.”

[VOA]

...and California is considering a state-wide ban.

The guy/gal that figures out how to replace all the current street
lights in the Los Angeles Metro area (presuming they give big
lifetime energy savings over the current lamps) will be making
a great contribution to the country.

But I hope they don't dimish the beauty I've experienced
when flying into LAX at night and looking down on one of the
greatest non-natural light shows ever!

[Cicero]

The sources says it’s a clean, white light. That could mean a lot of things, unfortunately. Has anyone tried this? Is it really white, or does it turn all the colors in the room blue or green or some sickly color, like a cheap flourescent bulb?

[RightWhale]

These LED lamps make my teeth hurt. Perhaps it is the flicker, or perhaps it is the unnatural color.