Joel_BC
Super Self-Sufficient
My sources are telling me that LED bulbs offering good output (bright and comfortable light), durability, good warranty (5 years), and affordability will be widely available in North America within the next few months. In terms of "affordable", I'm being told $10 and under for a screw-base ("Edison-style") bulb, equivalent to a 60w incandescent. Something that will simply fit your existing sockets. (That would be $10 or under in the U.S. - possibly a little more for us up in Canada.) Of course, they estimate these bulbs can last 20 years or more, but who really knows?
The brand name that people are most often recommending as the one that will best fit the bill of the above description is Cree.
A true relacement for an ordinary incandescent bulb needs to rate high on the "color rendering index" (CRI), which is a measure of a light source's ability to reproduce the colors of various objects faithfully, in comparison with natural light. It's been the most challenging aspect for incandescent replacement, so the prices have been slow to come down.
Also - as many of us are used to 100w incandescents (or compact-fluorescent equivalents), I've inquired and been told those too will be getting affordable and widely available... possibly not long after the 60w ones.
The brand name that people are most often recommending as the one that will best fit the bill of the above description is Cree.
A true relacement for an ordinary incandescent bulb needs to rate high on the "color rendering index" (CRI), which is a measure of a light source's ability to reproduce the colors of various objects faithfully, in comparison with natural light. It's been the most challenging aspect for incandescent replacement, so the prices have been slow to come down.
Also - as many of us are used to 100w incandescents (or compact-fluorescent equivalents), I've inquired and been told those too will be getting affordable and widely available... possibly not long after the 60w ones.
