365*24=8640 8640*3 = 25920 hours
If someone converts the "continuous hours" value for a LED product into years, they'd get 3 years as a result. Why, that sounds terrible.
Instead, other light manufacturers, make an assumption of, say,
3 hours operation per day, to give a "calendar year" approximation of age. What that does, is multiply the (accurate) 3 year science figure and crib it and make it look like "24 years, of moderate three hour per day usage". Now, doesn't that sound poetic ? If I was Philips, I'd write that on the side of the box.If you always read their "assumptions" section, you'll get an idea of whether the product reliability has really taken a hit or not. Some new Philips bulbs I bought, it looks like yes, the price of the bulb has dropped, but so have the total service hours, so I'm being jerked around it would seem. I'm not getting a bargain. I only think I'm getting a bargain.
Paul