America’s ban on incandescent light bulbs, 16 years in the making, is finally a reality. Well, mostly.

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.

  • thisNotMyName@lemmy.worldEnglish
    23·
    1 year ago

    They are not sold anymore, but whatever is left and working can still be used. Many people also bought a ton of incandescents before the selling stopped (tHe lIgHt is sO mUcH bEtTeR!!!)

    • heeplr@feddit.deEnglish
      111·
      1 year ago

      tHe lIgHt is sO mUcH bEtTeR!!!)

      narrator voice: “but it was not”

      • vithigar@lemmy.caEnglish
        7·
        1 year ago

        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.

        • heeplr@feddit.deEnglish
          0·
          1 year ago

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

          • vithigar@lemmy.caEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

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

        • heeplr@feddit.deEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          nah. in my experience, even cheaper LED bulbs from discounters can nicely replace old bulbs.

          It’s true that what “el-cheapo product” once was done by simply reducing lifetime is currently done with looks.