arista
12-04-2010, 03:15 PM
This has been in all the papers now.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/04/11/article-1265185-0917B2E6000005DC-479_468x300.jpg
Annoying: Emma Clements said Phillips low-energy bulbs
switch the channels on her Virgin Media box
"They rang their supplier, Virgin Media, and were told the problem
could be because of the Philips low-energy light bulb fitted nearby.
But while changing it helped, the couple say the channel still flips
from time to time even though
the nearest low- energy bulb is now in another room.
Experts say infra-red light from modern fluorescent bulbs
can be 'mistaken' by electrical equipment for commands from its remote."
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1265185/Low-energy-light-bulbs-flicking-television-channels-random.html#ixzz0ktoFStBg
I hate these New Low Energy Bulbs
they do not give enough light.
Stinking New Labour has now banned
our old type light bulbs.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/04/11/article-1265185-0917B2E6000005DC-479_468x300.jpg
Annoying: Emma Clements said Phillips low-energy bulbs
switch the channels on her Virgin Media box
"They rang their supplier, Virgin Media, and were told the problem
could be because of the Philips low-energy light bulb fitted nearby.
But while changing it helped, the couple say the channel still flips
from time to time even though
the nearest low- energy bulb is now in another room.
Experts say infra-red light from modern fluorescent bulbs
can be 'mistaken' by electrical equipment for commands from its remote."
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1265185/Low-energy-light-bulbs-flicking-television-channels-random.html#ixzz0ktoFStBg
I hate these New Low Energy Bulbs
they do not give enough light.
Stinking New Labour has now banned
our old type light bulbs.