Light and illumination. Why LEDs have not taken over the world yet (qikr.co)

They don't mention (or show) the Philips EnduraLED models. Those are, by far, the non-incandescent lights with the most pleasant light quality that I've seen. They're still quite spendy, though.

http://www.usa.lighting.philips.com/lightcommunity/trends/en...

I didn't know this about CFLs: "The compact lamps have the low-quality Chinese electronics that often burn out faster than the bulb itself."