That story explains why I dislike led lights

  • Alexstarfire@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    You know incandescent bulbs flicker, right? Same with CRTs. The bulbs flicker at ~60Hz. CRTs at ~30 fps.

    I’m not saying flickering isn’t a problem but don’t act like things didn’t flicker before.

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      10 months ago

      Fluorescent lights are the absolute worst with the flickering, and they have been around for decades. I actually prefer LEDs because they seem to be able to output a wider range of light, instead of making everything look yellow, which is where the “warm glow” comes from.

    • 𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      10 months ago

      Incandescent bulbs don’t visibly immediately transition to a harsh on/off state like LEDs do when operating at the same frequency.

      Incandescent bulbs are still burning and emitting light during that brief period of “off” time, and CRTs have a similar “effect” that allow the interlaced lines to display smoothly on the screen AFAIK, although I will admit CRT flicker is much more noticeable