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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      4 months ago

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

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      4 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.