Friday, August 21, 2009

CFL versus LED-based Bulbs

CFL (Compact Fluorescent Lamp) have been very popular at Costco and Wal-Mart. They are heavily subsidized by the local public utility companies such as PG&E in the West Coast. Due to subsidies, they're good deal for the consumer. However, many inexpensive imported CFL didn't last as advertised due to attempts to save every penny out of their cost, from manual labor to cheap PCB (printed circuit board) made out of paper. What has been you experience with CFL life?

Many web sites such as Eco-Geek or EDN.com have regular articles and associated comments on CFL. There're a lot of hated-it and love-it, so what is the truth? Please comment on your personal experience with them.

But what about the economic aspect of CFL versus P-30 series of LED-based light bulbs? The P-30 series seem to have higher price tag so does it make economic sense to replace CFL with P-30 series bulbs?

For an extensive comparison between CFL and P-30 bulb, please send an email to the.led.expert@gmail.com for the report in PDF format.

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