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).

  • @[email protected]
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    13 months ago

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

    • @[email protected]
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      33 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
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        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
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      13 months ago

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