Saturday, July 18, 2015

LED vs T5 : Which bulb is better?

By Michael Zhang


Here at E-Handsome Advertising light box, we suspect that LED light bulbs are the best long term solution for any lighting associated topics. This assessment derives from comprehensive and exhaustive testing done on our end. A side by side comparison of LED lighting systems with fluorescent T5 lighting systems have shown us heavy variations in how these two systems line up which we have published below:

1) Lifespan Fluorescent light bulbs have a rated life span of upto 10,000 hours while LED lights have a rated life span of upto 50,000 hours. Even at the end of its lifespan, LED light bulbs still run at 50% of its capability. To keep up with LED bulbs, the fluorescent bulbs would have to be replaced approximately 5 times

High Efficiency: not affected by shape and size

2) Heat Transfer Fluorescent lightbulbs use heat to generate light while LED bulbs use energy to generate light. We see this time and again regarding our light box where the T5 light boxes tend to get hotter on touch compared against our LED light box which maintain a lukewarm temperature throughout operation.

3) Eco Friendly Fluorescent light bulbs contain mercury and glass which are damaging for the environment. LED lightbulbs alternatively include no harmful chemicals. They also don't give out any UV light which is common in fluorescent light bulbs.

4) Flexibility Fluorescent lightbulbs generally produce a cold blue or white light. LED light bulbs are far more flexible and are available in a good range of colours and are perfect to be used in any lighting environment.

5) Energy Function LED lightbulbs are more energy-efficient matched against fluorescent bulbs. This causes lower energy costs for the final user. While fluorescent light bulbs are a cheaper upfront alternative, LED bulbs provide heavy long-term cost saving benefits.




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