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Why Are LED's Better? (Comparing different types of light bulbs) | Basic Electronics

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Why are LED's better? There's a lot of hype around LEDs of different types and, in our opinion, it's deserved! Josh compares some of the most popular bulb types on the market and discusses their strengths, weaknesses, and why LEDs, while not perfect, generally are the best option. To see this topic covered as a written tutorial, check out our site: https://www.circuitbread.com/tutorials/why-are-leds-better-comparing-different-types-of-light-bulbs We rate each bulb with a handy chart and have a full comparison at the end of the video. 0:00 Introduction 00:36 Incandescent 03:38 Gas discharge 08:42 Fluorescent 11:24 CFL (Compact fluorescent lamp) 13:49 LED (Light Emitting Diodes) 17:55 Full comparison chart -- Subscribe to CircuitBread for more videos on basic electronics! For electronics tools, tutorials, equations and more check out our site: https://www.circuitbread.com And check out our Friends of CircuitBread, who offer special discounts, product samples, resources and more to our users: https://www.circuitbread.com/friends CircuitBread is joining the fight to help people more easily learn about and use electronics. With an ever-growing array of equations, tools, and tutorials, we're striving for the best ways to make electronics and electrical engineering topics more accessible to everyone. Connect with CircuitBread: Instagram ➤ http://instagram.com/circuitbread Facebook ➤ https://www.facebook.com/circuitbread Twitter ➤ http://twitter.com/circuitbread

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