LED bulb. Excuse the white balance as my phone camera has no setting for LED.
I was once an enthusiastic supporter of CFL bulbs, with their promise of long life. It didn’t take long before I determined those claims were bunk, leaving me with a pile of hazardous waste. I can’t say I pined for the says of incandescent bulbs but I was anxious to find something better than CFLs.
Then a few months ago I saw that Costco was selling deeply discounted LED bulbs. Normally $12, they were on sale for $6. Now that would normally be a lot of money for a light bulb but the promise of going 22 years before replacing it seemed to make it worthwhile. I bought one bulb for our den as a test and then bought a half-dozen of them for our bathroom. Why the bathroom? Because when hung upside-down, CFL bulbs burn out about 5 times as fast in my experience.
After having the bulbs there for a month I have to say that I think LED bulbs put out the best light I’ve ever seen, including incandescents. It’s crisp and bright, and only uses a fraction more power than a CFL.
The bottom line is that I’m never buying another CFL bulb if I can help it. From now on it’s all LED.