On 2006-08-23 20:52:03 +0100, said:

Halogen lamps are inefficient for lighting, but I like the spotlight
effect very much (especially the smaller ones). Is there any way to
recreate that with more efficient types of lighting? I've doubts about
it, at least for the small sizes.

Seb

They are not inefficient at all.

It depends on your criteria and scale of values.

If you measure efficiency as being light out vs. electricity in then
that may well be a factor.

If you measure it in terms of aesthetic benefit vs. cost employed then
they are highly efficient.