Philips Gets the Last Laugh on Light Bulb Wars

April 20th, 2011 by Tina Casey

After all that fire and brimstone over the impending phase-out of incandescent light bulbs, lighting giant Philips has stepped in to pour oil on troubled waters. The company has just launched a new energy efficient light bulb that looks and acts just like an incandescent light bulb. At a 28 percent energy savings, the company’s new EcoVantage light bulb is designed to satisfy 21st century federal energy efficiency standards while preserving the classic 19th century styling

Now that the dust has settled, it looks like certain light bulb loving politicians are due for their Emily Litella moment, as in, “Never mind.”

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About that Philips LED Prize bulb, its quality issues, and how Philips won the US Govmt prize for it: Dunday com

The lobbying, the evading of rules, the poor quality of the bulb on testing – as referenced with competition rules, patents, lobbying finance records, the prize committee’s own lab test document etc
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Thanks for sharing this review about this “modern, energy-efficient, light bulb”! Thanks. How much are those by the way?
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I use Led bulbs that I got online from goldengadgets.com An equivalent 100 watt bulb uses just 7 watts (saving over 90%) and cost $20.00
Anonymous

I’m so unimpressed.

Replace a 100 watt incandescent with a 72 watt incandescent when you could replace it with a 26 watt CFL for less than $3. And get a 8,000 hour life bulb.

Notice how Phillips doesn’t talk about the life expectancy of these bulbs?

And pick up on the “halogen technology”? Does that mean that these bulbs are going to burn very hot and be shade-scorchers?
- Tina Casey
  
  Anonymous, the point is to introduce new technology to people who would otherwise not be too interested in checking it out (and sell more light bulbs than your competitors).
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Call me crazy, but I think that too big a deal was made of the incandescent phase out anyway. The new LED or CFL bulbs aren’t all that expensive, and besides, there aren’t that many lights bulbs in most people’s houses that really get all that much use.
- Tina Casey
  
  John, you’re not crazy, I don’t think anyone particularly cares except the people who stand to gain by ginning up a public controversy.