POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.off-topic : World Community Grid : Re: World Community Grid Server Time
18 May 2024 14:43:42 EDT (-0400)
  Re: World Community Grid  
From: Mike Raiford
Date: 9 Mar 2009 14:35:06
Message: <49b5615a$1@news.povray.org>
Darren New wrote:
> Invisible wrote:
>> LEDs are indeed efficient, but the main problems currently seem to be 
>> making "white" light with them, and illuminating large areas.
> 
> I think the main problem is they last *way* too long, and until 
> manufacturers can figure out how to make them burn out frequently so you 
> have to replace them, they'll have all kinds of problems keeping them 
> from coming to mass market.
> 

That's simple. Overdrive them ever so slightly. They'll eventually die 
off. When enough of the LEDs in the fixture die, people will buy more.

Although, I'm more for a light that lasts for a very long time. Less 
crap in the landfill is always a good thing. Too bad we can't adjust 
society to one where money is not the central element.

-- 
~Mike


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