I'm so enamored of CFL, I can wait for the price drop in LEDs.

Well it looks like the smart peeps at Purdue maybe able to bring us more cost effective LEDs sooner that anticipated which is good news. I hope they are dimmable because many CFLs are not which I find to be of great annoyance. And some people say not to use CFLs in bathrooms due to the steam...I have two in my bath placed by the previous owners...it is going on 3 years I have lived in my place and so far so good.

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/07/led-lights-technology-breakthrough-purdue-university.php

We recently bought LED strips for our under & in cabinet lighting in the kitchen. It was a little expensive, but WELL worth it! It's actually white...not grayish blue or pink like the CFL bulbs we have everywhere else in our house. Also, LEDs do not get hot which makes a big difference in the kitchen since they are so close to the work areas. It costs about .25 cents per month to run them, even if they're left on all the time (and they are dimmable too!). We have been told to expect to get approximately 50k hours of use for the white LED - even longer life from colors. Considering how fantastic LED lighting has worked for us, we will probably replace our CFL bulbs with LED when they expire.

*Amy--That's great news! I think that I'm leaning toward trying LEDs for some of my lamps--the ones that I use all the time. Also good to hear that that light is closer to the incandescent color that we're all used to. Does anyone have any suggestions for specific brands they've purchased?

Too expensive. I wonder if they are eco friendly?

I am all for LEDs, since CFL has mercury in them--I know many people are just dumping these because they either don't care, or don't know that they can be properly recycled at special places you may have to look into--keep trying, because there are places to go, NOT just at curbside recycling.