As in, desgined to fail early? I highly doubt that.
Even if it were true, lightbulbs still last longer and are way cheaper. Whether I have to replace them every six years or every five years doesn’t matter as much.
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bieren@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
Fucking lights bulbs are designed to fail and we are okay with it. Why would anything change with phones.
lennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.de 2 days ago
swelter_spark@reddthat.com 1 day ago
Light bulbs originally lasted basically forever, is my understanding. The wires were thick enough to not break with use. Then they were made thinner so they’d wear out eventually and users would have to buy more.
mesitoispro@ttrpg.network 2 days ago
Are light bulbs still designed to fail?
I’m pretty sure the Veritasium video mentioned a historical cartel for light bulbs, but I thought it was something that didn’t exist any more.
AlsaValderaan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
Modern LED bulbs tend to overdrive the LEDs to a point where they last about as long as incandescent bulbs in my experience. It also allows them to use fewer LEDs, driving cost down. They could last so much longer…
I do like to buy high power ones (100W equivalent ones), open them, and lower the drive current by increasing the driver shunt’s resistance. I haven’t had a single one of those fail. (Don’t do this unless you’re a professional, mains power stuff can be fatal!)
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
Because it’s not right?
Because it’s fraud?
Because fuck these asshole companies?
Take a pick why