LED light bulbs are the future. They're better for the environment and the pocket book. But for some people, certain LEDs lights — particularly holiday lights—are also a problem. They flicker in a way that causes headaches, nausea and other discomfort. Today, we visit the "Flicker Queen" to learn why LEDs flicker — and what you can do about it.Wondering about other quirks of lighting and engineering? Email us at [email protected] – we might cover it on a future episode!

That story explains why I dislike led lights

  • @[email protected]
    6•6 months ago

    You know incandescent bulbs flicker, right? Same with CRTs. The bulbs flicker at ~60Hz. CRTs at ~30 fps.

    I’m not saying flickering isn’t a problem but don’t act like things didn’t flicker before.

    • 𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏
      3•6 months ago

      Incandescent bulbs don’t visibly immediately transition to a harsh on/off state like LEDs do when operating at the same frequency.

      Incandescent bulbs are still burning and emitting light during that brief period of “off” time, and CRTs have a similar “effect” that allow the interlaced lines to display smoothly on the screen AFAIK, although I will admit CRT flicker is much more noticeable

    • @[email protected]
      3•6 months ago

      Fluorescent lights are the absolute worst with the flickering, and they have been around for decades. I actually prefer LEDs because they seem to be able to output a wider range of light, instead of making everything look yellow, which is where the “warm glow” comes from.