I have shown you an LED bulb before that looked more like a miniature work of art than an important product that should help stop the effects of climate change and the other day I had to get a load of bulbs for my house and I started looking into these fancy LED things, to see if they actually do save the world from climate change and if they do last as long as people say.
The first thing anyone will notice about them is the price. LED technology is obviously not a cheap thing with bulbs costing about £25 each and if you have 2 or 3 lights in each room that cost will soon add up to a staggeringly large amount. They also give off a quite harsh blue tinged white light, which is ok for kitchens and bathrooms but not that good for bedrooms or the lounge, however Philips have a new range, which they say is brighter than normal LED bulbs and can come in various colours.
On the plus side the initial cost is high but you should get most of that back because the running costs are extremely low a 40 watt halogen bulb can be replaced by 3 watt LED and on top of that they should last for about 15 years! Now that is certainly impressive if its true!
So my overall opinion on them? Give it another year or so and I think we will see LED bulbs become much more common and cheaper to buy, so I wouldn’t rush out and replace working bulbs right away.
