GeoBulb LED Light Bulb: Low watts, high price
Filed under: Gadgets | By: Peter Chubb
Posted on: March 30, 2009 | 1 Comment
We all understand to purchase more energy-efficient devices we have to spend just a few more dollars, so you will be shocked to know that a new light bulb has been developed and will cost a massive $119. For that price, the thing needs to be made from gold.
Times-Standard has said that the GeoBulb LED Light Bulb with is low watts usage and high price has been developed by a Humboldt County company called C. Crane Company, and are calling it “the best light bulb in the world.” The bulb uses just 7.5 watts and produces the equivalent of a 60-watt incandescent light bulb. The bulb has a lifespan of 30,000 hours, or 10 years.
C. Crane Company has been developing the GeoBulb LED Light Bulb for three years now, and is now ready for launch. The company hopes that this new bulb will help to encourage more developers to come up with more energy-efficient products.
The new bulb comes in a choice of three colors, cool, soft and warm. The company knows that the $119 price tag is a bit high and is looking to address it in the future.
Energy saving bulbs are the future and will be the only light bulbs available to is in a few years, as the traditional tungsten light bulbs are now being fazed out.
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I am a big fan of LED lighting. Choose a bulb that fits the application (lumens and color) and you will be happy. Unfortuneatle many manufacturers and vendors overstate (i’m being nice here) their products specifications.
I have purchased many led bulbs and have had mixed reliability.
The good news - some are very reliable. I have five LED bulbs outside that have run dusk to dawn for two years with no problems.
The bad news - some bulbs are VERY unreliable. VERY high failure rates.
I purchased 12 LED bulbs and 7 have failed (8.5W product 47856 from LEDLight.com). To make matters worse they are refusing to replace them now.
Beware of LEDLight.com. This company is selling products that they know are defective. No support for failed LED bulbs. These bulbs are very expensive ($20 - $105) and in some cases last only two or three weeks. They refuse to replace defective bulbs. LEDLight.com is selling known defective products and has bad customer service.