Cost aside, I never really cared either way about cfl or led. My issue with led is that the bulbs are incredibly hit or miss. It's about a 50 50 chance they start flicking within a year, and that they die within 3. The electric savings over incandescent is nice, but the tech is annoying.
I did like CFLs. I know they're toxic, but those fuckers lasted forever and had a nice spectrum of you bought a quality brand
I always hated how CFL's had to "warm up" when it was cold outside. They were dim as fuck until they were on for a while and heated up.
Yeah, there is that. It's not my choice for a quick use bulb like a garage, shed, closet, etc. but once they warm up they're good. And they don't flicker like LED does.
I must have gotten lucky. I used N-Vision CFLs for years (CFL, what a fad overall), had decent color and light. I've been using Sylvania reduced eye strain 100W equivalent LED bulbs and I'm still on one that's lasted a couple of years running 14+ hours a day. No flicker, no blue bump in spectrum. I got a bunch on clearance a few years ago.
Yeah, you definitely are. My work has a combo of the long florescent tubes and LEDsocket bulbs. We've run the gambit on brands and it's literally 50 50