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To: elmatador who wrote (117429)	3/24/2016 2:05:55 AM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 217774

I found it interesting that all the LEDs illustrated in the article assumed form factors of conventional screw-in incandescent bulbs, presumably using alternating current (a.c.). No mention at all of direct current (d.c.). Why do you suppose this is, when the thrust of the article was to highlight the comparative efficiency of LEDs? ------

To: elmatador who wrote (117429)	3/24/2016 2:09:44 AM
From: Elroy Jetson	1 Recommendation Recommended By elmatador Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217774

South Korea is what's ailing Japan's LED makers. You could read about it in product reviews. The money in LEDs is in displays rather than niche LED lighting South Korean manufacturers threw far more engineering hours into making LED displays and they simply worked. Sony products, the former premier manufacturer of televisions sold buggy LCD televisions which would periodically freeze-up, pixelate, and display other anomalies. Samsung is now the king of LCD and organic AMOLED devices with LG a close second. This market share was earned through an enormous investment in engineering Japanese manufacturers thought they could skimp on. Samsung didn't open their first LCD factory in China until 2013, long after Japanese manufacturers had chosen to produce low-quality products there.