Myths Busted - LED Lighting

An article that discusses whether or not LED lighting is really that great.

Light Emitting Diodes are just now (in 2005) claiming to double the lumens-per-watt of typical incandescent bulbs. HID (High Intensity Discharge) lamps are still 4 or 5 times higher, and LEDs may never reach that efficacy. LEDs caused the lighting industry to think in new terms, like "wall plug efficiency" and LED marketing has become more clever. Here we discuss a few hopeful ideas or rumors, and some of the reality to support or dispel them.

• LED Lighting - Fact or Fiction (via digg)