Community | May 11, 2010 | 1 comment

The Home Depot takes LED lighting mainstream with $20 bulbs

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Slowly but surely, LED light bulbs have been getting brighter and more efficient, but price has always been a major factor staying their adoption. Back in 2007, a single 308 lumen bulb cost $65, and the more things changed, the more they've stayed the same. Now, out of the blue, The Home Depot has stepped forward with a cost-effective alternative. For $20, the new EcoSmart LED bulb promises a 429 lumen, 40W equivalent with a 50,000 hour expected lifetime, making it cheaper and nearly as powerful as the 450 lumen, $40-50 design industry heavyweight GE unveiled last month.

Best of all, it's already available for purchase (though backordered) at our source link.

@http://tiny.cc/ledbulb20

Honestly, we're starting to wonder what the catch is.
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