Comments on: Plumen low-energy bulbs by Hulger

By: Kathleen V

Kathleen V — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:44:40 +0000

I have some of the bulbs I use for nightlights around the house, but I am looking for 2 more bulb bases I once could buy at Wal-Mart. Made by Liting Universal Ent. Corp/China. Model: LB-1/ ETL Listed.

By: Dick Rittelmann

Dick Rittelmann — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:54:38 +0000

I wouldn’t get too excited about these having a major market impact. The reason is that they attract attention to the bulb which is usually the very thing you try not to do in good lighting design. Yes there are exceptions, but very few. Lighting is usually about enhancing visual acuity and creating a comfortable lighting environment. The lighting environment degrades rapidly as the brightness / contrast ratio goes up. The B / C ratio between a bare bulb and it’s surroundings is way too much. That’s why shades, recessed fixtures, reflectors, diffusers, and indirect lighting are used. Very intense light directed at the eyes is a well known torture technique. These will be used for decoration, but not for good lighting.

By: Splash Time

Splash Time — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:31:25 +0000

Good day

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Thank You

Jabulani Madlala
South Africa

By: Ed Kirshner

Ed Kirshner — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 11:09:02 +0000

While these bulbs are nicer than the usual ones, you say nothing about their energy use or the amount of toxic mercury in them. These are the two top issues with standard compact fluorescents. Energy savings is the only reason to use them. Dealing with the toxic mercury is one of the major reasons not to use them. Without this basic information, what are these nicer designs worth?

By: Jan Caine

Jan Caine — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:31:00 +0000

I have major tolerance problems with all fluorescent lights, compact or not, somewhere on the migraine/flicker epilepsy line, and have spent my life avoiding them. I certainly cannot read under them .I dread the day when I can no longer obtain incandescents, and I already avoid visiting some friends who have them everywhere (these are the same friends who are happy to eat and drink food from the other side of the world). Am I alone in this or is anyone else out there?

By: El Greco

El Greco — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:18:35 +0000

Brilliant.

No more difficult to produce than the current standard issue..

By: Anna

Anna — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:47:22 +0000

The one that looks like a ball of ribbon would be perfect for hanging fixtures where you’d normally put a large bulb. I’d buy them in a heartbeat.

As for the rest of them - make sure you get someone to manufacture a nice plug / fixture to put them in, so you can hang them “as is.”

Nice!

By: PETER V R

PETER V R — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 22:15:48 +0000

Great idea. Bare bulbs should be beautiful and celebrated.
These are. I love them and would buy them.

By: GZ

GZ — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 03:32:20 +0000

Meh.

Let’s just acknowledge that lightbulbs are utilitarian and this stuff comes off as ‘bored artist trying to justify pet project’.

Also…why settle for the lousy ‘efficiency’ of Compact fluorescents when newer LED bulb/arrays are an order of magnitude more efficient again. Yes, still hiccups in LED land but only a matter of (quite short I’m guessing) time.

By: Alberto Sanchez, MD

Alberto Sanchez, MD — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:30:31 +0000

I would buy those bulbs with beautiful designs without problem, while so far I have not yet bought the current ugly ones at the stores.