Lemnis Lighting has made a price war with two new LED bulbs priced at $4.95 and $6.95 for general lighting, expecting to get more consumers to adopt the switch.
Despite of the low price, the bulbs do have some limitations when compared to their less energy efficient counterparts. The Pharox Blu line is available in 200-lumen and 350-lumen versions, but both give off less light than a 40-watt incandescent, which offers 450 lumens. These bulbs consume less than 5 watts and 8 watts, respectively, but probably won’t offer enough light for general conditions.
Additionally, before the promotion, companies have offered LED bulbs that can give off the same amount of light as 60-watt and 75-watt incandescents, but use 80 percent less power and can last from 15 to 25 years. But the price of those LED bulbs was higher at around $35 and $40.
As a result, considering many customers can’t afford to the expensive bulbs, Lemins releases low enough products to give consumers a try. And it plans to introduce brighter LED bulbs in the 400 to 800 lumens range later this year with prices starting around $10.
