On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 07:38:58 -0700 (PDT), ransley
wrote:

Check out a cfl vs incandesant test at Popular Mechanics, the HD
Ivision bulb rated the highest and at a par on skin tone to incandesant

Hi Mark,

I have read it and, again, in terms of colour rendering, no CFL can
match the performance of an incandescent or halogen light source.
That's basically the only reason why halogen still dominates the
retail industry given its enormous energy and cooling demands (in
fact, most retail stores are air conditioned twelve months of the year
in large part due to these high lighting loads). You won't find a CFL
within a gunshot of a high-end clothing or jewellery store and there's
good reason for that.

Cheers,
Paul