Theres also the fact that wattage is one thing, efficiancy with used wattage is
another. Seeing that fluorescent tubes have been around for decades, and energy
saver type bulbs maybe ten years, I would have to think that the energy saver
bulbs could be a good deal more efficient

Rich

Bigs wrote:

"Victor M. Martinez" wrote in message
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more light. I understand they compare to incandescent lighting, my point
is that
my 14 watt emits more light than a 14 watt fluorescent tube. Big time.

I doubt that. Would it be perhaps that it seems it emits more light simply
because it's in a more compact form?

That could be very possible!