Halogen bulbs to be banned

I replaced all my halogens with LEDs many years ago. With around 85% less energy being used and lasting about six to eight times longer it wasn't a difficult decision - especially as I was living in a motorhome at the time with everything running from batteries.
 
It seems photographic lights are exempt:

'HL R7 halogens will remain available on the market, and some fluorescents such as T5s.

Exemptions will be in place for lamps designed and marketed specifically for scene-lighting use in film studios, TV studios, and photographic studios, or for stage-lighting use in theatres or other entertainment events.'

www.gov.uk

End of halogen light bulbs spells brighter and cleaner future

Halogen light bulbs will be banned from September 2021 with fluorescent light bulbs to follow, cutting emissions and saving consumers on their energy bills.
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Don’t forget you can get LED for the T5, T8 and T12 form factors in any case.

I think this is great for the long term but then I’m biased since I work on green/sustainable finance for a living. I can understand however that some people don’t like being forced to give up halogens especially if they are much cheaper than LED.
 
LEDs have come a long way. For those of a certain age, I would think that the first public use of LEDs was in the early 70's when you could buy an LED watch, made by Casio I think. They drew so much power, or the battery technology was just as iffy, that you had to press a button to see the time and the LEDs went out after a few seconds; they weren't too bright either. Now they are used as car headlights.
 
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ShinySideUp said:
LEDs have come a long way. For those of a certain age, I would think that the first public use of LEDs was in the early 70's when you could buy an LED watch, made by Casio I think. They drew so much power, or the battery technology was just as iffy, that you had to press a button to see the time and the LEDs went out after a few seconds; they weren't too bright either. Now they are used as car headlights.
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You learn something new every day! Thanks for the info.

For those of you interested in the history of LED watches, here is an excellent article about it.

http://www.uniquewatchguide.com/led-watches.html
 
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The reality was not quite as impressive:

 
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THIRTYFIVEMILL said:
Can we still use them outside pubs?
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Ban covers sales not use. In effect once stocks run out you can’t buy any. You can therefore buy a large amount that can keep you going for years if you wish.
 
With Sinclair, 28 days tended to become several months.
 
I remember my Casio watch with a backlight, and then came indiglo or whatever it was called, made my backlight look pathetic!
 
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