I am mixed in my love for them. I understand that they are a vast improvement in efficiency over incandescent and halogen bulbs. And they have made great strides in being able to closely replicate the warm, high-CRI light of incandescents. But their longevity is greatly over-stated. I've had many LED bulbs fail with fewer than 1,000 hours on them. Failures in streetlighting applications are evident everywhere. And I despise daylight colored light sources EXCEPT for use in commercial or medical settings. I think most consumers don't understand the concept of light color. I was in Lowe's and the sale clerk was helping the customer pick out a replacement A19 for their exterior lighting and he erroneously said the daylight ones were brighter. I hate hate hate daylight bulbs used in things like chandeliers, porch lights, exterior floodlighting, and lampposts. The cold daylight wrecks any ambiance of quaint streets and paths lit by 2,700-3,000K light sources. Again, I think most people don't even understand or recognize this difference but it drives me crazy. So that is one reason I really don't like LEDs because they have made daylight bulbs too common.
