Re: The insane progress nobody is talking about

On 2024-06-21, Scott Dorsey <kludge@panix.com> wrote:

Yes, but it doesn't tell them what they really want to know, which is
what the color rendition is like.  With some of the cheaper LED lamps
and even some of the better CFLs, I can't tell the difference between
red and orange stripes on resistors.  It's very obvious under incandescent
or daylight.

When I started replacing lamps here, I picked up a simple spectroscope,
sold as an aid for jewelers, but more of a toy really.  It's more
than sufficient to show that CFLs have a terrible spectrum, a lot
of lines with stark gaps inbetween.  All LED lamps I have checked
display a continuous spectrum, even if there is some banding visible,
in particular at the blue end.

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