http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/ Engadget Comments for Incandescent light bulbs be to shelved by 2012 in US http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/Jan 29th 2008 3:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/Dec 24th 2007 6:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/Dec 24th 2007 6:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/Dec 24th 2007 7:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/Dec 24th 2007 9:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/shelved
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"Shelve" is a verb indicating "to place something on an shelf".

Look it up before you make yourself look stupid.]]>Dec 24th 2007 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/Dec 26th 2007 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/Dec 24th 2007 6:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/Dec 24th 2007 6:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/Dec 24th 2007 8:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/Dec 24th 2007 9:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/Dec 24th 2007 10:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/
Four years is nothing. ]]>Dec 24th 2007 11:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/
You are an idiot because:

1) The use of incandescent light bulbs will not be outlawed, the stores simply cannot sell them anymore. So if you buy 300 incandescent light bulbs in 2011, you can still use them to your heart's content.

2) Even if you were right about having to switch all of you light bulbs once 2012 hits (which you aren't), it's not going to bankrupt anyone. A four-pack of CFLs at walmart is 8 bucks. If you have 20 lights in your house now (which is a large number to prove a point) that is 30 bucks. You have 4 years to switch, which is 48 months. You must somehow manage to scrape up a mind-boggling 68 cents per month (includes 8.25% sales tax) to pay for the switch. And let me reiterate, you ARE WRONG.

3)You said, "It's the likewise with the current digital cable." For anyone who has read anything on this topic, this point is pretty obvious.]]>Dec 24th 2007 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/Dec 24th 2007 6:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/Dec 24th 2007 6:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/
There are also OTT-lite lamps. They're low wattage and much nicer on the eyes.]]>Dec 24th 2007 8:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/
The days of the CFL will be short. The light they produce sucks (their color rendering index is *always* below 100, which means worse than incandescent), they're expensive, they contain mercury, they're larger than incandescents. By 2012 we'll all be using high-efficiency incandescents and we'll be starting to use LED's. CFL's are a transitional technology.
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They are *bright*. Really bright. So bright your ornaments end up looking like dark shapes rather than glittering decorations. The "white" light is so very, very white it nearly looks blue. And they seem to vibrate or visually "hum" or something. It's such a solid, continuous light that it bothers the eyes. Maybe someone might know why that is, but I hate looking at them.

So, to recap:

- overly bright
- cold color
- disturbing visual effect
- oh yeah, and not enough power to handle the Star Trek ornaments.

The incandescent holiday lights are nicer.
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http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/cfl.asp]]>Dec 24th 2007 7:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/
These lights have been used in offices for decades.]]>Dec 24th 2007 11:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/
Considering that 100 is the maximum value for CRI, that isn't a surprise. Not all incandescents have values of 100 either.

It's not that I endorse CFLs because I don't, it's that I can't stand stupid statements.]]>Dec 24th 2007 9:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/Dec 24th 2007 11:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/05/070518-cfls-bulbs.html]]>Dec 24th 2007 1:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/]]>Dec 24th 2007 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/Dec 24th 2007 6:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/Dec 24th 2007 6:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/Dec 24th 2007 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/Dec 25th 2007 2:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/


"by the way, I was being sarcastic." -Homer]]>Dec 24th 2007 6:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LED_lamp]]>Dec 24th 2007 6:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/Dec 24th 2007 7:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_fluorescent_lamp#Mercury_emissions]]>Dec 24th 2007 7:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5984213
LED is currently too expensive.
Quite honestly anyone who is buying those Incandescent bulbs now is not that "BRIGHT"! ]]>Dec 24th 2007 6:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/Dec 24th 2007 9:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/Dec 24th 2007 8:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/
Seriously, I use halogen bulbs, on dimmers, at 40% their brightness and they have lasted 6 years. The color temperature is spot on (pun). But the important info here is "dimmable". You can't dim CFLs unless they have a dimmable ballast. Until they make dimming LEDs that are affordable, I'm stocking up on the bulbs.

I see this as another government-industry sham much like the "OMG, the ozone is depleting, quick, ban Freon and jack up the price of recharging Autos, new fridges and AC units!" Suckers...we'll be dead before they realize what fools the US taxpayers are.-some US congressman and CEO in a bathroom stall playing footsies.]]>Dec 24th 2007 10:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/]]>Dec 24th 2007 10:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/
Or maybe they have lighting needs that are not met with the current crop of CF bulbs? Maybe we don't like having to wait for a bulb to heat up enough to display full illumination? Or maybe we have light fixtures that a CF bulb cannot fit into. Maybe we are using CF bulbs where it's considered a "BRIGHT" idea, but we realize that you just cannot shoe-horn them into everything and it will work just fine.
]]>Dec 26th 2007 8:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/Dec 24th 2007 7:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/If I have to, I'll make my own incandescent lights.]]>Dec 24th 2007 7:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/Dec 24th 2007 7:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/
Popular mechanics would like to have a word with you . . .

http://www.popularmechanics.com/home_journal/home_improvement/4215199.html]]>Dec 24th 2007 10:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/Maybe it's just me. But I care about the looks and not just about what's inside.]]>Dec 24th 2007 11:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/Dec 24th 2007 7:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/Dec 24th 2007 7:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/24/incandescent-light-bulbs-be-to-shelved-by-2012-in-us/
Anyway, they can have my incandescent bulbs when they pry them from my cold, dead hands, or perhaps when they come out with CF's or other "approved" bulbs that work on my existing dimmer switches, and emit warm light.]]>Dec 24th 2007 11:31AM