Incondescent Amnesia (Score 1)

According to a previous Slashdot article: http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/09/07/07/0716247/Incandescent-Bulbs-Return-To-the-Cutting-Edge , and the impending NYT link; new-incandescent tech is still 10% better than CFL/LCD. And the sad thing is this NEW article today; sighted a quote from Philips; and yet no mention of their own "new-incandescent tech". I wouldn't expect the NYT to remember it's own words; let alone Philips's.

Till this belly button lint examining festival is over; I've stocked up on a life-time's worth of good-ole indoor floods. My house is outfitted with only these fixtures. Indoor floods are very poorly represented by a CFL/LED counterpart which doesn't look like an alien autopsy examination room. For some of us, the 20% increase in lighting-only utility bills is insignificant & meaningless.

Granted I *love* LED tech, but, as-yet ALL the bulbs I've purchased and played with are AWFUL, and more like a dim spot-light; and still the same over-exposed glow. Even the incredibly-expensive LED floods aren't worth the expense (see: www.spectrumlighting.com.au)

Don't get me started on how disgusting our freedom & liberty "loving" Congress is for legislating the death of incandescents. A better AND more efficient technology will win on its OWN merrit, by the market and consumer choice. Look what a disaster the legislated adjustment of the Day-light-savings was, in the name of energy savings.