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).

    • Maalus@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Osram literally means “I’ll shit on it” in polish, they are the definition of a shit brand

        • Maalus@lemmy.world
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          3 months ago

          It’s a joke in Poland - what shines and actively threatens you? A lightbulb made by Osram

    • Fuzzy_Red_Panda@lemm.eeEnglish
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      3 months ago

      +1 for philips.

      The problem is most of what the big box hardware stores in the US are selling are junk brands. And they won’t even offer basics like a philips 75-watt-equivalent soft-white led in their stores.

      The junk brand bulbs will fail in my kitchen light fixture after a year (they start flickering). The philips bulbs have never failed for me.

      A properly designed and produced led bulb should last like 20 years.

    • greyfox@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 months ago

      I’ve got several full color Hue bulbs that are the most used lights in my house. I haven’t had a single failure in a decade.

      I was more than a little annoyed when they decided to stop supporting my original controller for them though.