This seems like a good topic for this time of year, and is sort of tech-ish. Over the last few years, we have been bombarded with LED Christmas lights. They started out as the little icicle lights, and now they seem to be the main thing sold in strands for Christmas trees and house decorating. I've noticed this year that there are an increasing number of them even in the big C7 and C9 sizes, and that the selection of mini through C9 is pushed off to the side. Am I the only one who hates the "too bright" look of these, and the flicker? it seems to me they flicker about as bad as an old CRT monitor at 60hz. Some of the LEDs are actually piercing and painful if you happen to stare at them at just the right angle. I never was even a fan of the mini lights. I've always preferred to use incandescent C9 around the house and on outdoor bushes, with incandescent C7 on the tree indoors. Anyone else particularly annoyed by the LEDs and prefer the old-style lights - especially the C7 and C9 bulbs? We are already being forced to save energy all year long, can't they leave the 3-4 weeks around Christmas alone?! lol Right now, I'm taking the same approach with these that I am with incandescent 60 watt light bulbs - buying up a lot of them.
Allen B. -- Allen Beddingfield [email protected]
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