LED started taking residential lighting by storm around 2007. Since then, numerous rumors, misconceptions, half-truths, and myths about the technology have spread. LEDs have also been constantly evolving. What used to be true about LEDs in the past may not necessarily be true today. Below are truths about LED lights that lie behind the most popular misconceptions.

LEDs are Blue

One of the earliest misunderstandings about LED is that it is blue and therefore can never be as bright as the white light from fluorescent lamps or even the yellow light from incandescent bulbs. This was true only for the early incarnations of the technology. A few years after LED became mainstream, manufacturers started placing Phosphors over the LED bulbs blue diode to change the color into white. LED bulbs today have tremendously strong lumen output delivered in perfect white light.

LEDs are too Expensive

The initial cost of acquiring an LED light was generally higher than purchasing an incandescent or fluorescent counterpart, which made many consumers believe that it was simply too costly. The cost of LEDs have dramatically fallen since then. Additionally, when you consider all other factors, LEDs price out incandescents and fluorescents. First, an LED bulb typically lasts at least seven times longer, which means you will need to buy replacements less frequently. Second, LED consumes at least 75% less energy than traditional light which translates to a lower electric bill. Considering all three factors (cost, life, and efficiency), LED is currently the most economical option.

LEDs are not Bright Enough

When LED was first introduced, manufacturers used wattage to determine a bulb’s incandescent lighting brightness and then state on the box what wattage of incandescent bulb the LED bulb is intended to replace. Since LED light utilizes energy in a different way, determining an LED bulb’s incandescent counterpart based on wattage became erroneous. Lumens is the right unit of measure to be used for lighting brightness and it has been proven that LED lights can have as much lumens as incandescent lights.

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