looking at the osram nightbreaker laser, I am thinking that the ultimate hagogen bulb should be someting that has similar window cut like nightbreaker laser with completely opaque coating. It could be a + 200% bulb with 150h lifespan，and that's it ，not much can be done with it anymore，right? in the near future，all cars will be equipped with LED headlights or similar new light source.So the demand for halogen bulbs will continue to decline, large companies will no longer willing to spend money to further improve them.
Is halogen bulb near the end of its ascension?
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Not really, 3 more halogen bulb types are coming soon.
No, halogen headlamps will still be widely used on new vehicles on a worldwide basis, for simple cost reasons. There are many not-so-rich places in the world where local economics will not support more than the cheapest possible technology.
Well, four new types (H17, H18, H19, H20) were released this year. Will they be the last new halogen bulb types ever released? Maybe, we'll have to wait and see.
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That cost line is what I'm watching, Virgil. So far, good LED or HID lights are still expensive. Until they become cost competitive, they'll be most attractive where space and electrical drain is critical (motorcycles, small modern cars). But if you have a full sized vehicle with plenty of mounting space and alternator power, halogen still looks good to your wallet.
Technologies mature and become more affordable. I will try to be patient.
Technologies mature and become more affordable. I will try to be patient.
Yeah, take a look at what Ford just did with their big, expensive Super Duty truck, sold in a wealthy market. That's another reason why halogens will stick around a while regardless of cost trends: so the automakers can squeeze more money out of more wallets for an "upgrade" (in quotes because it's not necessarily so) to LEDs.
