They may be the "way forward".... but not yet !MikeFish wrote:Sorry but LEDs are the way forward. I've gone LED crazy, replacing all the lights on my car with LEDs (other than the xenons). I've also changed all the spotlights in my house for LED bulbs. My son describes the non LED lights as looking "buttery".
The new S8s headlights are all LED too.
I've over 25 years of lighting design and commissioning experience, commercial, domestic and theatre.
I can tell you now that the LEDs you buy now will be completely surpassed within 5 years.
The UK government has completely mugged everyone off over the "low energy" bullsh*t. (and the Europe directives)
The current crop are way over-priced, very limited in true colours (temps), crap output (in lumens/not wattage) and unreliable.
Plus you can't generally dim the one's you'd want to... so your house will probably look like a sterile corner-shop.
Good luck though, you makes your choice.....
(don't even get me started on the low energy fluorescent lamps)
Top Tip: If you value good quality light in your home and want to be energy efficient..... bulk-buy as many traditional incandescent and halogen lamps as you can lay your mitts on.
Then invest in some descent dimmers (not the cheapo rubbish you get in B&Q / Wickes etc) !
You'll be laughing all the way to the bank both in running costs and because of how long your inexpensive lamps last.