Thread 724195309

Does anybody have one of these things? If you live in a country that doesn't get a lot of sunlight, or you're awake predominantly at night, does it really boost your mood? Maybe it makes you willing to game for longer or try out new games? Can it replace sunlight or is it all placebo? I was thinking of buying one since I'm a night owl and have vitamin D deficiencies.

its a fucking lamp

>>724195309 (OP)
skin cancer
take vitamin pills, research your local ones

>>724195372
KEK

>>724195309 (OP)
The last thing you need to do is blast your eyes with extra white light

soviets used to use lamps to give kids vitamin D too, idk if this led shit would work though
may as well just buy the pills goy

just get real vitamin d supplements instead of that placebo shit. that said, no light is more soul-crushing and unnatural than LED's

>>724195309 (OP)
>>724195487
Can you retards not plainly read that the light is UV-Free? How are you going to get Vitamin D from a UV-Free light?

I have one it does work but dont expect much. might help with your sleep cycle and get it back to normal. mine is a mercury lamp but same brand

>10,000 lux
That's about as bright as it is outside on a thin cloudy day. Like it would still hurt to look at the sun with that much light. No way a panel kicks out that much light. Like if you have bright LED bulbs in your home to light it, that is like 200 lux.
>UV-Free
Wouldn't help with vitamin D. You body makes vitamin D by being exposed to UV-B light. Like 5 minutes in the sun will give you all you need.

Also the sun will always trump some light panel when it comes to your circadian rhythm. If you lived in a dark cave for months, or literally do not go outside ever, not even to go check the mail or pick up your taco bell from your door step and have foil taped over all your windows then yeah maybe it might work but if you see the sun like at all then it probably won't do jack. Just having a predictable sleeping pattern with plenty of sleep is going to do you much much better. Some light panel will not be a substitute.

>>724195372
i dont see a hole?

>>724195682
Then what fucking benefit do you expect to receive? It's literally an ipad shaped flashlight

>>724195808
Plant people need light or they get depressed. They can't function in the dark.

>>724195309 (OP)
Let me guess, you need more?

What exactly does stuff like colored light therapy even do? Like I get each wavelength is actually some form of energy and you can absorb that shit, but what's stuff like red light therapy actually supposed to be doing?

>>724196008
Red light wavelengths activates melatonin, blue light does not

>>724196008
its psychological stuff you wouldnt get it

>>724195765
Anon I don't know if you've ever lived in the extreme north, but really short days mixed with cabin fever does fuck with you on a lot of levels.

>>724196195
mmm comfy warm light

Who the fuck buys a light for improved sleep? Your eyes are closed, it's always going to be dark.

>>724195309 (OP)
you can get the same effect from those 2 dollar sunlight bulbs for baby chicks they sell at Tractor Supply

>>724196262
>lightbulb in my room goes out
>realize I haven't had to buy light bulbs in like 10 years
>all I can find at the store are LED bulbs
>too many fucking options
>nigga I just need light!
>grab natural light and go home
>it makes my entire room orange
>probably won't burn out in the next 10 years
>too cheap to replace a light thats working perfectly fine
>I will not be okay with it for the entire time

>>724195372
But I love lamp

>>724195309 (OP)
>light therapy
>LED
Try again.

>>724195309 (OP)
no.
UV is what gives your body is converting to vitamin d, you need specifically a light that generates UV, not a UV free light

>>724196008
It's a natural response from the body
>Shit's bright
>Body becomes more active and prepares for the day
>Shit's dark
>Body starts relaxing and preparing for sleep
You put a bright enough light and you can trick the body into pretending it's daytime

>>724195309 (OP)
>56 leafbux
i thought canadians were the ones who liked nature, going outside, and enjoying their clean and green country?

>>724196551
same but a normal white light. shit is so bright i taped a cardboard 'sheath' over it to cover the bottom of the bulb as a makeshift dimmer

>>724196262
What's even the utility of having light that gets more and more blue?

>>724196286
The idea is that it doesn't have as much of the high end blue light, which tricks your brain into thinking its daylight, and causes your circadian rhythm to get fucky.
If you're staring at something with too much blue light 10 minutes before you lay down to go to bed, your body will sometimes have trouble winding down.
The idea being as the day goes on light gradually decreases, and your body has an external predictable reference to set things like a metabolic cycle, and when to release certain hormones.
Firelight barely gives off any blue light, its on the other end of the spectrum, red, orange, and infrared, and its been a thing humans have used to sleep at night for damn near as long as we've been "human."
The electric light bulb on the other hand, isn't even 150 years old. Its just another example of human technology advancing faster than our biology can keep up.

>>724196551
go back to the store and return it, it's really not that difficult. and when you go back, pick up box of bulbs and read the facts label on the side or back of the box that shows you what the color temperature and lumens is

I've been a big fan of these. $20usd for a 2 pack and you can change the light to whatever color you want. Even make them flicker like candles, sync to the TV or music, and have auto on and off timer features. I've had some for like 10 years and they havent stopped working yet.

>>724196816
And the sun goes down in the southern most parts of the country at like 5pm in the winter. Plus if you get a lot of overcast with weather its just this dull nasty diffuse grey glow. Depending on your work schedule its a very real possibility that you won't see the sun all week.

>>724197194
WI
FI
LIGHTBULBS

>>724197194
>sync to the TV
My first flat screen was a philips with the abilight, which was just a bunch of backlights that would change color depending what was on screen, and light up your wall. It was genuinely the coolest shit. If you were watching an action movie or something in the dark, and explosions or muzzle flash started going off the wall behind your tv would flash and it made it feel like you were watching a much bigger screen.

>>724197194
LED lights should last 20-40 years, depending on how long you use them per day, assuming they do not overvolt them to make them fail earlier.

>>724197367
They work without it. The wifi link is for customization in the app, voice, and timer features.

>>724197194
>wifi
bro has to log in to his lightbulbs

>>724197552
Its called bluetooth, state of the art tech from 2005. 3rd worlders will just have to stick to candles

>>724197552
Nah nothing like that. The tv, phone, computer, and game consoles are all already linked to wifi, might as well do the lightbulbs too so they all communicate. Lol

what does infrared light even do

>>724198431
makes the wiimote work

>>724198431
makes things warm

>>724197480
Big Clive showed how they are designed to fail early they do overvolt them by using less filaments. You can get a capacitor over it main line then it'll last forever basically. He does a video on it all

>>724197194
not bad, but when you're ready to advance check out zigbee ones so you aren't reliant on the company keeping the app up

>>724198431
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared_astronomy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectroscopy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_vision
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward-looking_infrared

>>724195309 (OP)
Just turn on your ceiling light

>>724196551
This is actual autism FYI. Just take it back and say you got the wrong temperature. Or would you rather just be mad at yourself for 10 years. Which would definitely fit the /v/ narrative.

>>724196262
>2700K
das the stuff

>>724198431
it changes the channels

>>724198607
idk who this clive chap is but I know they overvolt them to reduce the production cost as that is why I explicitly said that. why else would I say that if I didn't already know it was a thing?
exactly how much by, what different companies are doing, and if you are willing to make modifications is a completely different story someone can take into account in their decision making.

>>724195309 (OP)
What you can do with a very strong light is sit under it with your eyes closed for about 20 minutes each day. This will reset your circadian rythm, tho you're just supposed to use a 200w bulb for it. Otherwise you are just going to blind yourself probably.

OP here, thanks for the clarification, everyone. I didn't even consider the UV thing. I was also considering things from a mood-enhancing standpoint, but I guess I shot myself in the foot by opening with that vitamin D thing. For the record, I have one of those standing lamps that has a bendable head, and I can put any lightbulb I want in it, have the lamp next to me and bend the head down so the lamp shines right on top of my head. I guess I'll look for a lamp that might do the trick that way when I use it for 20-30 minutes every day.

>>724196262
I put 4000k all over my house and it's fuckin' perfect.

>>724196551
>I will not be okay with it for the entire time
Did you already throw out your burnt out bulb?
I take the burnt out bulb with me (or take a picture of it) and find the closest to matching it. There should be power (watts) and color (see >>724196262 might also be listed in lumens) listed for each bulb.

>>724200845
the light in the op are meant to shine in your face without you looking at it, nothing to do with vitamin d at all

>>724198431
Fun fact, the camera on your phone can pick up the IR from your remote control. Turn on the camera, point the remote at it, and push a button. You'll see a bright white light because the CCD isn't limited to the human range of visible light.

>>724202902
>Point camera at an applefag
>See their phone spamming the IR face scanner
Scary desu

most of those chink lights dont actually put out that much light. i bought one and it didn't do shit, then I found one on eBay originally sold by a medical company, it made the whole room as bright as noon on a ski slope and had a noticeable impact

>>724196816
Ironically they're also the ones who don't get nearly enough sunlight and need actual UV.
I had a friend in Alaska and the government subsidizes installing fake windows that simulate sunlight so you don't develop a vitamin D deficiency. They also give you free vitamin supplements.

>>724197480
People don't mention this but it also depends on your fixtures. I had a shitty bathroom light fixture that would kill 3 quality LED bulbs every year until I replaced it

>>724195487
>use lamps to give the D to the kids
>your country fucking collapses
Worked out great for them, did it not?

Isn't it cheaper to take vitamin descartes supplements?

>>724203114
You wouldn't see anything. Modern phone cameras all include IR filters.

>>724195309 (OP)
>'uhh can this LED lamp replace sunlight?'
>UV-free
>8k bought in the last month
Good morning, I hate retards so much it's unreal
lmao

Sunlight kills your cells and ages your body
Always avoid the sun