On Tuesday, 24 January 2017 11:13:33 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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tabbypurr wrote:
On Sunday, 22 January 2017 15:11:57 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
tabbypurr wrote:

Linear fluorescent used to be a fairly good option if done properly,
not some ugly bare switchstart fitting on the ceiling. Now LED
strips are better as they're more controllable, lower cost, less of
a pain to get & stock. Both are diffuse light sources, giving
clearer vision, especially useful in a kitchen.

I'm not convinced LEDs are as easy to look at directly as a
fluorescent tube.

In decently designed lighting the bare lamps are not directly visible.


Any cover over the light source is going to reduce the light it produces.

It's quite common to have exposed fluorescent tubes in places where it is
simply working light.

Most people know no different. Concealed fluorescents can make genuinely good lighting.


Once you decide that what the fitting looks like - and the quality of the
light it produces - LEDs are often not the best answer. Yet.

They have advantages for kitchen use, under cupboard in particular. Watch the light quality, it's very variable and sometimes not the CCT claimed.


NT