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.

  • thisNotMyName@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    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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      1 year ago

      tHe lIgHt is sO mUcH bEtTeR!!!)

      narrator voice: “but it was not”

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        1 year ago

        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.