I can not specifically say what's good or bad but there's good and garbage out there. I'm trying to put something together here and out it on the forum to help sort through the mired of the good versus the bad. Don't buy in to the sales pitch or the pretty packaging. At least go with a reputable manufacturer. What good is a 10 year bulb if everything goes gray under the light after 5000 hours. The manufacturer of this 10 year bulb, will they be around the next 10 years to pay a claim?
I have great resource that will help us all to muck through. DOE has a great data base where manufacturer can register their wares and must meet certain criterias. Go to
www.lightingfacts.com and poke around. It's a little clunky and the search engine is temperamental. Just because the an LED light or bulb is not listed does not mean it is a bad bulb. It does mean you have your homework cut out for you.
I've attended a conference on LED a couple years ago and there is a lot of great things coming. I highly recommend to start agressively educating yourselves on LED lighting and even lighting design. The rules of thumb for lighting design do not apply to LED. They don't even apply from one LED another. Fundamental lighting design is crucial to LED lighting.
