TLC ? Who/where is that ?

Andy Dingley wrote:
On Sun, 14 Aug 2005 09:14:00 +0100, Ian Cornish "icornish at talk21 dot
com" wrote:


Most of the "stylish" light fittings on the high street seem to use
halogen bulbs, and are totally incompatible with energy saving bulbs.


"Stylish" doesn't necessarily imply halogen or energy saving.

As tasklights, halogens are excellent and may even save energy - I read
in bed with a 20W bare capsule halogen, whereas years ago this would
have been a 60W bog-incandescent. Although the light output is less
than a compact fluo of maybe 11W, it's so much brighter (intensity in a
given area) that it's a more efficient use of power. To read with a CF
I'd be using at least 11W and probably wanting more.

As to room lighting, then halogens are by and large a disappointment.
Plenty of them for retail sale, but how many people are _really_ happy
with the end result?

If you go along to TLC or somewhere you'll find a large range of
fittings that are perfectly at home with CFs.