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Taryn Passed away. Thanks for being a part of us, even if it wasn't always on the best of terms. 1987-2014 Level: 204      Posts: 4599/14742 EXP: 121753667 For next: 1596151 Since: 09-01-09 From: Seattle Since last post: 10.1 years Last activity: 9.8 years
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Danika 6230     Level: 141 Posts: 1158/6235 EXP: 33300278 For next: 819736 Since: 10-23-09 Since last post: 1.2 years Last activity: 1.2 years
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I love them... they came with my small Christmas tree that I bought this year 
Too bad they're only white though... would've been cool to have multicolored lights... but maybe next year I will  ____________________
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Lain's post №313 Oh yes.
Less power, more light. Although I still would rather use 'normal' white lights on indoor Christmas trees. I just like the warm light that comes from them. :p ____________________ |
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Danika 6230 Level: 141 Posts: 1162/6235 EXP: 33300278 For next: 819736 Since: 10-23-09 Since last post: 1.2 years Last activity: 1.2 years
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I only have lights up in one window this year... a rather old set my mom used to use, too
I'm thinking about buying more LED Christmas lights next year ____________________
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Joe Common spammer 🍬 Level: 111  Posts: 1179/3392 EXP: 14501958 For next: 366402 Since: 08-02-07 From: Pororoca Since last post: 12 days Last activity: 1 hour
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• Colors that never fade or scratch off • Way more light output relative to power use Cons: • Seizure-inducing 60Hz blinking • Blue, purple, and sometimes green lights are unpleasant if not downright annoying • Different manufacturers use electrically and physically incompatible bulbs All in all, they're nice, but they have definite disadvantages. I'd like to see those issues worked on before I replace my boxful of mini-lights. ____________________ |
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Pistolero Mike Member admittedly, wandering around in a state of abject confusion is my forte Level: 17 Posts: 7/45 EXP: 20274 For next: 4469 Since: 12-26-09 From: Georgia. The state, not the country. Since last post: 12.2 years Last activity: 12.0 years
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| Aren't they also supposed to have a significantly longer lifespan than regular light bulbs?
I bought a box of them almost a year back. Not for Christmas, but to string in my room for no apparent reason. They're still in the box, because I'm lazy. ____________________ Admittedly, wandering around in a state of abject confusion is my forte. |
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Paulguy's Post configuration The flicker drives me nuts (Fixable, if they wanted to) but I like everything else about them. I think if they tried, they could make a filter that produces the same "warmth" from them as the incandescent ones do. ____________________ |
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Eh, I'm not so sure. I guess I just like the old style lights even if the LEDs are supposedly "better". One of the houses in our neighborhood has some of them and they are incredibly bright compared to normal lights, almost to an annoyingly bright point. ____________________ |
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| You can apparently buy some that have 'soft white' light, similar to old Christmas lights, but I'm not sure just how similar it is. The ones I've seen have been bright almost-blueish white. I have a set that rotates through being white or blue and fades back and forth, so the blueishness of the white isn't as strange. I like that they don't give off much heat at all. I just hope that they come out with some that have a similar shape to the mini-lights of old, because they're cute. We're supposedly changing to LEDs for the big tree in the house, because replacing the dead bulbs was going to cost >$90 anyway, but I don't know if we'll do it any time soon. My SO's mother has enough Christmas stuff to open a store, so she has enough lights lying around to use anyway. It would feel kind of stupid to go out and buy new lights at this point.
I hate driving and seeing houses that have a combination of old lights and LEDs strung in succession, as if they're the same things, but the colours are completely off. It looks really strange, and it's distracting. :< ____________________ o.O |
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Post #2781 - 12-27-09 06:44:38 PM Originally posted by JoeMine don't seem to have these problems. Maybe I just don't notice the flicker (sure as hell notice it on a CRT), but they don't bother me at all. I don't know what this is about incompatible bulbs - they last long enough and are durable enough that there's no need to replace them, and I've never even seen an LED string with replaceable bulbs. 
I have 8 strings, software-controlled through solid-state relays, that I use for mood lighting and trippy rave effects (synchronized to mplayer). They're great for lighting up at night when regular lighting is too bright; it's just enough to see. Then I can sync up a Wiimote and switch them on and off from wherever. It's quite awesome. ____________________  why not? |
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Originally posted by HyperHackerI guess you just happen to have more reliable ones than I do. Mine need replacement bulbs (mostly green), and there's no way to fix it. (Lucky me, the ones I have aren't the replaceable kind.  ) Plus, being able to replace bulbs also means being able to rearrange the colors so that five multicolor strings can become five single-color strings.  ____________________ |
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Taryn Passed away. Thanks for being a part of us, even if it wasn't always on the best of terms. 1987-2014 Level: 204 Posts: 4621/14742 EXP: 121753667 For next: 1596151 Since: 09-01-09 From: Seattle Since last post: 10.1 years Last activity: 9.8 years
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We just have indoor lights. Saves trouble especially since we'd need to use a ladder to get to the window outside...
