The new Future of lighting? And I thought it was the LED!

[jnewkid]

Silicon Valley company, Luxim, that has developed a tiny, full-spectrum light bulb, based on a plasma of argon gas, that gives off as much light as a streetlight while using less power. The Tic Tac-sized bulb operates at temperatures up to 6000K and produces 140 lumens/watt, almost ten times as efficient as standard incandescent lamps, and twice the efficiency of high-end LEDs. The new bulbs also have a lifetime of 20,000 hours. See the video for a comparison next to a 400 watt MH There's no mention of mercury or other heavy metals, which pose a problem for compact fluorescents. /.

jnewkid Reviewed by jnewkid on 03-22-2008. The new Future of lighting? And I thought it was the LED! Silicon Valley company, Luxim, that has developed a tiny, full-spectrum light bulb, based on a plasma of argon gas, that gives off as much light as a streetlight while using less power. The Tic Tac-sized bulb operates at temperatures up to 6000K and produces 140 lumens/watt, almost ten times as efficient as standard incandescent lamps, and twice the efficiency of high-end LEDs. The new bulbs also have a lifetime of 20,000 hours. See the video for a comparison next to a 400 watt MH There's no Rating: 5

[katyowns]

that vid made me and the partner go "woooah".

I want to see whats going to happen with this, definitely.

[physicsnole]

That does look interesting.....:rastasmoke:

[jnewkid]

The comparison of 250 to 400 watt was amazing, considering that thing was the size of a little pill.. in a sampler blister pack

Now if they can tune the color tempatures for various applications.
I hope the technology advances, can't wait to see what High Times has in a few years. or even half a year

'my entire growroom is powered by this little pill shaped light!' ha!

[twitch]

wow wonder what those are going to be priced at thats crazy imagine doing a whole grow with a tic tac

[veggii]

wow wonder what those are going to be priced at thats crazy imagine doing a whole grow with a tic tac

I think that is a reality know!!2008
Led has got prolly 1yr or two till they can make 1 single LED emitt
say 25watt,,50watt,, 100watt
So Know the question will be? will a 250watt Luxim
beat a 250watt 425nm/660nm LED???
we know that LED's and the Luxim's beat everything on the Market!
Gadgets: Luxim's 250W Tic-Tac Sized Bulb Blows Away 400W LEDs
:rasta::rasta::rasta:

[THClord]

In Borat voice: Very Niiiice

With technologies like this, both LED and Luxim can survive, b/c both will find their niche.

For example, you could see in the video that it takes 2 seconds for this light to start up. Plus it might be more expensive than LED. So both have advantages so both will survive.