ever feel like you've been being lied to?

[solarbird]

So I was poking around for new LED decorative bulbs - specifically, clear bulbs, because the selection there has been a problem for a while, and no frosted bulb looks good in a ceiling fan. Just for example. And I stumbled across something on Amazon, or more specifically, two somethings, both made by the same company originally: LED filament bulbs,

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[quen_elf]

Do you particularly need the bulb to be small? If not, you can get that already

[solarbird]

I've been seeing incremental improvement i more standard-LED efficiencies, yeah. And the daylights are indeed pretty good - I haven't been happy with CFL daylights other than Ott, and they seem to have gone away, at least around here. I still have a little cache of them which I use in one fixture specifically just because of that.

I've been mixing LEDs and CFLs lately for cost reasons, and I'm a bit glad I've been doing it that way because if we're getting this latest round of efficiency improvements? Then I'm glad I didn't go whole-hog to LEDs immediately. And, of course, these decoratives mean I can finally populate the chandelier in the hallway with LEDs if I want. I'm _very_ happy about that. (I'll use the 2w instead of the 4w (nominal) for there, of course.) All this will mean a fixture that we don't use at all because historically it draws more power than our server room will become usable without regrets! I'm really pleased for that

[caladri]

This is very cool! I hate CFLs and am glad that there are obviously-fraudulent alternatives which are nonetheless so imperceptibly-fraudulent as to be indistinguishable from the real thing! :)

Also, I think that "meter" as a thing which is used to measure other things is always "meter", never "metre".

[solarbird]

That is quite possible, I am actually a terrible speller and only appear literate with the aid of spellcheck and Anna.

[solarbird]

I mean, I've asked Anna how to spell three words this morning because I could not spell them well enough to look them up.

[solarbird]

I note this is only a problem in English. I spell pretty well in Japanese because there are no characters which mean "insert random vowel noise here, maybe" unlike in English, where all these characters have that meaning:

• a
• e
• i
• o
• u

English is a terrible, terrible language.

[fiddlingfrog]

Hi, I just saw your entry on the LJ homepage and wanted to say thanks so much for reporting on these bulbs, they look awesome (the photos are greatly appreciated.) I've got no use for them right now in my apartment but I think my parents will really love them.

[solarbird]

Thanks! (On the homepage? Really? Wow. :D )

I have some antique fixtures, and also some modern antique-style fixtures, which are really benefitting from these bulbs. Extra safety, top of the line energy efficiency, ten times the lifespan, and the expected traditional look! And all for $6-$8 a bulb. I keep looking for a downside and I'm still not finding one. Other than the lack of dimmer compatibility if that's important for you. (It's not, for me.) So... yeah! LEDs are awesome. :D

[fiddlingfrog]

Yup, it was number seven on my personal list (after my blacklist of three-hundred odd removed a bunch of comms and journals I've no interest in.)

I know it can be difficult to get a good picture of the actual "filaments" burning, but if you could add a shot like that into the post it'd be really handy for showing these off to other people.

[solarbird]

Actually, now that my full-manual-capable camera is working again, I can! Here you go.