North American market observation: LED lighting quality is higher, but the proportion of consumers in the market to buy CFL is still high

90% of Americans use LED and compact fluorescent lamps (CFL, Compact fluorescent lamp) to replace the traditional incandescent lamp lighting to reduce expenditure. Recently, the market research for American consumers, although LED lighting quality is high, only need to spend 75% of the traditional light bulb power and life for 25 years, there are still 75% of the trial the final choice of tight CFL, while only 25% of people choose to use the LED lamp.

Most of the results of the interviews on the market today show that prices are still a key factor for consumers to reject LED and compact fluorescent lamps. LED priced at $25 to $60, CFL is priced from $1.25 to $18. If the use of the highest level (the most expensive) LED lights, 23 years later, consumers can save $130 in energy costs, the same period of 60 watt compact fluorescent lamp can save $60 for consumers. However, LEDinside pointed out that this kind of research with LED product prices are high, if it is less than $10 to the sweet spot to calculate, LED provincial price much higher energy costs, will be more than CFL payback debt benefits.

Most consumers said that unless the price of these two lamps, or the willingness to change is still not high. 2011 LED prices fell by 20%, is expected in the next two to three years, prices will drop $10.

At present, the U.S. market sales in the forefront of the LED lamps containing EcoSmart ($26) and PHILPS A19 ($25) of the environment light, because the light brightness and light adjusting function and light color and the white flag lamp and halogen lamp alike, so suitable to replace the 60 watt bulb traditional.

Of course, not every LED bulb lighting quality is good. Consumer reports found that some poor quality LED bulbs are not stable, and the light often becomes dark, such as the price of $20 MiraclELED. It is recommended that consumers choose the LED product with the energy label to avoid buying the inferior goods.

In fact, part of the LED lighting products, showing dark and uneven light color and lighting unusual, is a major factor in consumers disappointed in the bulb, most of these are in Chinese production by traders, a specific brand name sales agents.

Normally, a 60 watt LED bulb, the lumen number of at least to reach 800 LM, so as to achieve the standard lighting brightness. Lighting light color to at least 2000K, 3000K can reach as white as the halogen white color, 5000 to 6000K color will be more blue. Lamps and lanterns outside the label will be attached to these details, the United States DOE also has a standard to require manufacturers to do these basic specifications of the logo, to help consumers buy LED bulbs.