LED vs HID Lights for Indoor Growing Infographic
Here we sum up the benefits of LED vs HID lights. Whether you use a grow box, mini grow tent, or extra large grow room, LED lights for growing are the clear winner here. Read about the best LED Grow lights for indoor plants.
- Durability – LED’s have less moving parts and are much more shock and vibration resistant than HID
- Lifetime – Up to 100,000 hours for LED, compared to HID’s 25,000 hours
- Color Temperature – LED has many options at up to 6500 Kelvin compared to HID’s 5000 Kelvin max
- Dimmable – Win for LED
- Warranty – 5 Years compared to HID’s 1-year warranty
- Costs – LED’s have higher upfront costs but less maintenance than HID. Over time, LED usage costs less
- CRI – HID’s 5 – 93 compared to LED’s 80 – 95
- Cold Tolerant – LED’s tolerant down to -30 degrees compared to HID’s -40 degrees
- Light Speed – LED’s instantaneous while HID takes a bit of time to warm up
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