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Incandescent light bulbs are officially banned in the U.S. (www.digitaljournal.com)

submitted 1 year ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Incandescent light bulbs are officially banned in the U.S.::America’s ban on incandescent light bulbs, 16 years in the making, is finally a reality. Well, mostly.

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[–] vithigar@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It can be. Cheap LED lights with low quality AC rectifiers are awful. If those are your point of comparison then yes, incandescent light is better (more steady).

Of course that difference goes away if you just get a better LED light.

[–] laylawashere44@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Some also have terrible CRI. Nothing like giving everything a subtle green or purple tint.

[–] heeplr@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

yeah, i was referring to current tech. First LED or those mercury vapor bulbs were basically useless.

[–] vithigar@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can definitely get "current" LED bulbs with bad hardware inside still today. See: Everything made by NOMA.

[–] heeplr@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

You could also get ultra cheap crappy incendescant bulbs in the past.