On 1/20/2014 11:11 AM, wrote:
On Mon, 20 Jan 2014 08:15:27 -0500, Hank wrote:


If I am happy with a $1.50 lamp that will last almost forever running
at 75% power, why would I want a $50+ LED that uses almost as much
power "dimmed" as it does full bright and may actually fail sooner.

It seems we have another luddite in our midst.

I have a pretty good mix of different types of lamps in my house. I am
OK using CFLs or LEDs in places where they are appropriate but that is
not everywhere.
Lighting is not that big a part of my electric bill anyway. I use
motion lights virtually everywhere and we don't have that many lights
on around here if we are not right there. Other than specific task
lighting, it is pretty dark here compared to what I see at most
people's house.
The most prevalent bulb here is a 15w "sign" bulb and most are on a
dimmer.

http://cdn3.volusion.com/pgvz3.tq439...os/L-107-2.jpg

As we age, mu wife and I both need more lighting to see better.
We save about $50 a month since switching to LED Seasonally it's 15 to
30%. To me, that's significant.