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The CFL light is harsher and not nearly as pleasing as the light
available from an incandescent.

The ones that I've tried that are screw in replacements take a long
time to warm up. I just bought 2 at HD for the kitchen. At night,
it takes at least a couple of mins for them to get to anywhere near
acceptable output. For the first minute+ they are like a night
light. Oh, and btw, you wouldn't know how fast they reach any light
output, because it's never specd.

Plus most can't be dimmed, and those that can are only dimmable over a
narrow range.

So, I'm not so sure the observation about conventional electric ovens
vs microwave is so far off. I'm not saying they can't be a good fit
for certain applications.


I just replaced the two most often used bulbs in my house with them. Warm
up is not an issue as the lights are on timers and we are often not in the
room when they go on. I'll replace one more bulb.

In the past, the color rendition was plain UGLY green. That has been
overcome. The bedroom, where we often use a dimmer, will remain
incandescent. Like most things, they have a place but no every place.