How come LED Light Bulbs only last for about 2-3 Years?

I’ve bought and replaced a lot of light bulbs, and I noticed that all of them said “up to 20,000 hours” which would be about 5 years given 12 hours of daily use (which we definitely don’t).

  • pseudonym@monyet.cc
    2·
    3 months ago

    Can you recommend which ones to buy? I have the strobe light problem and it is indeed very annoying

    • sparky1337@ttrpg.network
      3·
      3 months ago

      Generally I don’t buy anything else other than Phillips. They’re usually bulletproof if you don’t get the smart bulbs. I’ve not had a Phillips fail in ~10 years. But that’s a sample size of like 30 or so bulbs.

      • Blaster M@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        While I’ve had a Philips fail, it was due to environmental reasons. Otherwise, Philips bulbs have lasted me literal years for hours every day.

        I also run General Electric bulbs, and they’ve also lasted years.

    • snf@lemmy.world
      1·
      3 months ago

      The strobe light problem might also be caused by putting a LED that’s not dimmer-compatible on a dimmer switch