CFL bulbs

[danimal]

CFLs still have all the same drawbacks as regular tubular FLs... their lives are shortened with every flick of the switch (cathode burnout). For locations where you'd want to keep a light on 24/7, CFLs are fine. For locations where the lights are turned on and off several times a day, go with LEDs or halogen bulbs.

Also, be careful with can/pot lights and CFL/LED bulbs. The heat generated by the ballast/heatsink will cause natural air movement, but if you have a sealed/airtight fixture, it won't breath, causing all the heat to build up in the baffle. The solid state electronics in the CFL/LED will fail sooner, even though the "light" itself is still good.

 

[forgop]

After doing a bit of research, I'm leaning toward getting LED's to replace all of my CFL's in my can lights. Home Depot has 4 packs marked down in the neighborhood of 50% off for the Ecosmart brand.

Thinking about getting a few of these: 14-Watt (75W) BR30 Soft White (2700K) LED Flood Light Bulb (4-Pack)-ECS BR30 W27 120 4PK at The Home Depot

Couple it with a 10% off coupon and maybe scoring a gift card at around another 10% off the face value, it's not sounding too bad.