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Originally Posted by Gaina  I do a lot of Art and Crafts and I need to work with Daylight Bulbs so I don't know how they are going to cater for those people (and the people wth S.A.D - has anyone thought about how light affects them?). |
As it happens I was diagnosed with SAD a number of years back and because of that I have a lightbox. They don't use incandescent bulbs, they use flourescents which you can buy in full spectrum if you want, but they're no more effective for light therapy. My lightbox uses a total of 75w for three tubes and that puts out 10000 lux. Some lightboxes are coming out now which are made from LEDs. So, no, it shouldn't be too much of a problem.
I first tried low energy bulbs about 8-9 years ago and was very unimpressed, not going back to them for several years. They've improved a lot since then. I don't find they take ages to switch on, with most it's instantaneous. I don't get flicker. Most of the bulbs in my house now are low energy and I don't find them any hassle. That said I'm not very happy about them containing mercury and being hard to recycle because of it.