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Old 02-13-2015, 11:16 PM   #36
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Originally Posted by Stealth22 View Post
CFL's are ok, but LED's last for years, and they use a fraction of the energy.
I just want to clarify what you meant here- you do mean that both CFLs and LEDs use a fraction of the energy of incandescent bulbs, right? Because your post seems to indicate the LEDs use a fraction of the power of CFLs; which isn't true unless you mean 9/10.

I just hear people saying that frequently, and the savings of LED over CFL are minimal compared to either over incandescent. Given LEDs are still about 5 times the purchase price, the savings just isn't there yet. Most of my CFLs last around 5-7 years, so even buying another round of CFLs while waiting for LEDs to come down in price is worth it.
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