On 2007-09-05 12:22:51 +0100, said:

Thus spake Andy Hall ) unto the assembled multitudes:

How the fans of CFLs fool themselves. I've fitted 24W CFLs supposed to
be equivalent to 100W incandescent bulbs. The light from them is about
the same as I get from a 15W incandescent bulb.

I've found them to be suitable for exterior use in lanterns, but that's
about it - nothing inside. Too dim and the sickly light.....

Has anyone tried LED lamps? I bought, as a trial, a couple of GU10 LED
spotlamps to fit in a five-unit ceiling fitting (the other three units are
GU10 CFLs). They give quite a bright output for only 1.2W consumption each
(the CFLs are 7W consumption). They are rather more directional than the
CFLs (not to mention having a rather 'cold' quality to their light). For
me, the jury's still deliberating...

Therein lies the problem. The fluorescents are bad enough in terms of
producing a rather dim and bilious light. Having something that makes
cold and bilious is even worse.