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.

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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!!!)

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tHe lIgHt is sO mUcH bEtTeR!!!)

narrator voice: “but it was not”

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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.

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Some also have terrible CRI. Nothing like giving everything a subtle green or purple tint.

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

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It generally is though. The look of incandescent and halogen is only rivaled by high end LEDs.

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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.

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