Post #791841 by Prikli Pear on Fri, Dec 14, 2018 7:50 AM

Skip, I agree. Most people don't pay attention and/or don't care. I like deep blue lights, but those blue-white LEDs were the worst of all worlds. Actually, I've gotten to the point where I hate "warm white" as well. After learning about photography and white balance to assist The Wife in her business, I need something closer to a natural daylight balance to be comfortable. It takes paying attention to the light temperature of the bulbs one buys, which isn't something most people bother with.

One thing the old C9 strings are good for (and they're still available new, so not all of the incandescents have gone away) are wrapping tropical plants in the winter. Pair that with a frost cloth, and my bananas and citrus and (hopefully someday soon) avocados weather freeze events intact. That's not something LEDs can do. Of course, we only have intermittent flirtation with winter here. That's not really a solution for climes further north.