• Admiral Patrick@dubvee.orgEnglish
    341·
    2 months ago

    This isn’t what Christmas looks like. It’s what a vape shop looks like. Or, worse, a gaming PC.

    😆

    My only gripe with the LED ones is that they always seem to have a high-frequency flicker which gives me a headache. Other people have told me they don’t notice it, but I do. I wanted to replace the clear incandescent ones with LED but couldn’t deal with the flicker.

    • Brokkr@lemmy.world
      141·
      2 months ago

      It is either a 30 60 or 60 120 Hz flicker, depending on how they built the electronics. It is 30 60 Hz if they didn’t include an inverter and 60 120 Hz if they did.

      Without an inverter, it will be off for 50% of the time. With an inverter, it will always be on, but sometimes dim.

      With better electronics, it will be steady on, but that’s not common in christmas lights.

      • 9point6@lemmy.world
        8·
        2 months ago

        Not strictly always true, if the lights have any kind of dimming capability (like many of the ones with automated patterns) you’ll likely be dealing with PWM which means the time spent lit can vary significantly

      • Robomekk@lemmy.ca
        4·
        2 months ago

        Wouldn’t that be 60 Hz without a rectifier, and 120 Hz with one? If the voltage crosses zero twice per cycle, but goes negative only once.

    • Max-P@lemmy.max-p.me
      8·
      2 months ago

      But capacitors are so expensive, it’s like a whole 10¢ extra to filter it out so it doesn’t flicker!

    • Vaggumon@lemm.ee
      5·
      2 months ago

      I have 1,000% light perception, I notice the flicker on almost every LED I’ve ever seen.

  • Gerudo@lemm.ee
    14·
    2 months ago

    Hopefully this gets some other manufacturers on board. 25 a set adds up quick, but I’m willing to slowly buy some over the next few years cause these look amazing.

  • Canadian_Cabinet @lemmy.ca
    121·
    2 months ago

    Hopefully this doesn’t mean the end of the yearly Christmas light adventures. They were my favorite videos!

  • acosmichippo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    31·
    2 months ago

    i got giant ceramic multicolored C9 LED lights from amazon and absolutely love them. never liked the tiny lights.

  • Beacon@fedia.io
    48·
    2 months ago

    But then in the middle of the video he completely ignores the problem of LED flicker!!!