Quote Originally Posted by Humbert
You would be surprised to know how much they are used in commercial applications. Everything has it's purpose. Residential acceptance usually lags behind commercial.
I am not surprised. Probably light quality doesn't matter in these applications. Also LED has its value in situations where low maintenance and reliability is a more important factor than initial cost. That is the reason why they are used in top of the line cars.

I stand by my opinion that LED as suitable home lighting are a long way off. Good light quality is definately possible but with a cost in efficiency and investment. Best compromise at present are incandescent lights. They are available in reasonable quality. At least here in Europe. I have not seen good ones in the Philippines and would not know about Thailand. And they have that problem with mercury in them and no working recycling. There LED would have an advantage.