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Still Using Halogen Lamps? Are You Mad?
One suspects that this may be due to the fact that when the ban on incandescent lighting technology was first conceived, the only viable alternative was Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) and these are no way acceptable as substitutes in terms of performance for regular halogen spot lights.
But of course a lot has changed in the intervening years (the phased withdrawal of incandescent light bulbs began ... What To Look For When Buying LED Spotlights
The reasons are threefold:
Conventional incandescent lighting is being globally phased out and is therefore becoming increasingly scarce and will soon not be available as a domestic lighting option at all.
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The most well known low energy alternative to incandescent lamps are Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs), but there are a whole host of problems with CFL bulbs that essentially condemn the technology as a blind alley, ... Replacing Halogen Lamps With LED Spotlights
e. very bright and directional.
Replacement options commonly include GU10 LED bulbs for mains voltage, MR16 LED for 12v lighting and the new GU24 base introduced for low power consumption light bulbs (this was originally intended to delineate CFL bulbs before LED technology started parking its tanks on the low energy lighting lawn).
Light bulbs can be categorized a number of different ways:
technology used (halogen, LED, etc);
power rating (also often used as shorthand for brightness); ... How To Get The Best Home Lighting
CFLs (Compact Fluorescent Lamps) are what they sound (and look) like, small fluorescent tubes and most are about 4 times more efficient than equivalent brightness incandescent bulbs.
LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) are in fact a pair of ... What To Look For When Buying Low Energy Light Bulbs
So what should you be looking for as you poke around the lighting shelves and find them now devoid of the old familiar light bulbs of yore?
For a start, low energy light bulbs currently come in two main forms: the fairly common CFL (Compact Fluorescent Lamp) which has been around a few years already; and the, as yet, less well known LED (Light Emitting Diode).
In terms of purchase price and availability, CFLs are the cheaper option and having been around longer ... 
