October 26, 2008 11:25 AM   Subscribe  Should we buy CFL or LED
bulbs?  We're in the process of replacing all of the bulbs in
the house with more energy efficient lights and the concept of
newer LED units has piqued our interest.  I have 5 can lights
(using PAR bulbs) in the kitchen. One is on a separate switch,
so I put a CFL in it but we've been less than thrilled with it
so far. It's a Phillips bulb and literally takes 2 minutes to
reach full brightness, which is annoying. The LED bulbs are
bright instantly.  Have any of you folks purchased LED bulbs?
Happy with the light output? Noticed any energy savings? There
are many to choose from but since they're a bit more expensive,
we want to make a decent choice. (The ones we've seen aren't as
expensive as the one on ledwaves. Our local Wal-Mart actually
has an entire aisle of CFL bulbs and LED bulbs.) posted by
drstein to Home & Garden (12 answers total) 5 users marked this
as a favorite When I last checked, CFL & LED were similarly
efficient. A look at the LE