Comment on How come LED Light Bulbs only last for about 2-3 Years?
CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 5 days ago
Generally because you’re buying cheaper ones that aren’t built as well. Heat destroys LEDs and the cheap bulbs generally use fewer individual LEDs running at higher power to produce a given output in lumens. More expensive bulbs use more LEDs at lower power to achieve the same light output so that they’re not constantly being overdriven and last much longer.
counselwolf@lemmy.world 5 days ago
What would you recommend?
acosmichippo@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I have dozens of Philips Hue bulbs 6-10 years old and I honestly don’t think one of them has died. I’m sure they have lost some luminance over time, but they still get the job done no problem. I rarely run them at 100% anyway.
quixotic120@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Just fyi for anyone who would care about this: while hue bulbs are built well they are moving towards a model that requires you to put them on “the cloud”, even though they were sold for years and years without that requirement. The update will be mandatory whether you want it or not as part of Philips security being integrated into the app. It’s unclear what will happen if you don’t create an account and sign in at that point
So if you’re like me and put all your iot shit on an isolated vlan without internet access they may not be the best option for you. Or if you just don’t want to support a company that wildly changes the tos years after purchasing their (expensive) product. I don’t want my home shit on the internet, I don’t trust Philips to put enough cash or effort into securing their servers, etc.
The bulbs do work with zigbee though and that seems to be a viable alternative to using their hub/app although I haven’t tested it fully. This also means if you’re using them via HomeKit you’ll need some kind of bridge like home assistant
ThePantser@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I added all my 10 year+ Hue bulbs to a zigbee stick about 4 years ago. I control them with Home assistant and Zigbee2mqtt. They were a bit flakey at first but after awhile now with updates they have been flawless. Best thing is you still get firmware updates through z2m. Highly recommend using Hue bulbs for their long term support and quality. I have had 1 bulb start flickering and Hue actually replaced it, free of charge.
lone_faerie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 days ago
I’ve been using Philips Hue bulbs with Zigbee in Home Assistant for years without issue.
cheese_greater@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Can confirm
hperrin@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I bought three of the gen 1 Philips Hue when they first came out and all three died within two years. I hope they’re better now, but I’ll never buy Philips Hue again.
(And in case you ask, they weren’t enclosed, they were in IKEA floor lamps.)
NJSpradlin@lemmy.world 5 days ago
You sound like you know what you’re talking about… and I just bought a 24 pack of the below linked item to replace the ones that burn out in my house. Could you point me in the direction of non-dimmable long lasting/better quality lights of the below?
sunco.com/…/led-recessed-lighting-kit-6-inch-baff…
ThePantser@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I had one flicker after 8 years and the company replaced it for free. The rest of my 10 year old bulbs are still working fine. I wish they would die though to give me an excuse to replace them with the better color versions. Many of mine are still the old ones with green that can only go to 🍋🟩 lime.
OhmsLawn@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Phillips warm glow are my favorites after watching technology connections. They last, and they look just like incandescent bulbs as you dim them.
CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 5 days ago
I just buy a cheap jumbo pack from Amazon. They’re like 15 bucks and last for years which is good enough for me.
KillingAndKindess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 days ago
Lighting a campfire