LED light possibility

[roguesw]

Hi guys, i dunno if this is the right forum for this topic, but looking at the possibility of LED and its long life and bright output, does there exist a LED alternative to normal house lights?, i am not electrically minded , can anyone tell if this is possible,
would save on power for the house, as LED draws very little power?
all comments welcomed
cheers
Des

 

[Byron Walter]

Roguesw,

Here's the present state of the art:

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....The best white LEDs on the market emit 25 lm/W, which is almost twice as efficient as an equivalent tungsten-filament light bulb, but barely a third as good as a fluorescent tube. To become competitive, the devices need to reach 80 lm/W. To rule the world, 150 lm/W is probably required. If progress continues at the rate of the past 30 years, this will be reached by 2010. That is a big if, but the efficiency of blue and UVLEDs should improve dramatically as better ways are found to build them.

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That's from the 10/3/02 Economist Magazine (hope that a short quote is ok). Now please pardon me while I go play with my KL1/E2.

 

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