[ogig]

67.000$ for a great looking light source seems too much. You can buy small houses at that price point where I live. With real windows, you know.

[evincarofautumn]

It’s also a 660-pound object installed in a drop ceiling nearly a meter thick. You’d need very high ceilings to start with, and you’d better hope it’s installed well. Not to mention that it consumes up to 300W of power.

[kefka]

Well sunlight is around 1kW per square meter energy density, so it doesn't surprise me in the least that this takes .3kW to simulate sunlight.

[scotty79]

I wonder if they could glue their magic scattering pane to a mirror and lit it with a lamp from underneath (from inside the room that's being lit.

... or even make el cheapo version with just bluish tinted mirror.

[toomuchtodo]

LED bulbs started expensive as well. I just bought one for $1.97 (Cree 60w equiv) at Home Depot this evening. Manufacturing efficiencies take time.

[copperx]

That's an incredible price for a Cree. Is it a special sale?

[toomuchtodo]

HD was clearing out the first gen version with the larger heatsink at the base. I went back and bought the entire pallet. The newer V2 generation, with the plastic housing that no longer requires the large heat sink is running $3.97/piece.

I replace bulbs like Johnny Appleseed. I see an incandescent bulb that matches the soft yellow temp? Out it goes, gets replaced with a Cree bulb.

[Retric]

Looks like it's 35,000$ after 50 systems and 1 year.

http://www.energysquad.com/products/coelux-45lc

[ogig]

I see. The article had and outdated price. I still hold my opinion, but good for them if they can keep lowering the cost. The thing does look awesome.