I use LEDs in some fixtures in my house and sheds; the quality of the lighting is sometime deplorable. I don't care whether the packaging says it is in the same range as an incandescent, my eyes can see the difference. Many times, it doesn't matter. Sometimes it does.
It matters in miniature lighting. I have yet to find a good LED headlight on a locomotive. Too bright, too white.
It matters in holiday lighting. I absolutely refuse to use LEDs for Christmas, for example. They are cold and ugly. None can match the warm cheer of C-6s, C-7s, C-9s, or even the plug in miniatures.
I am willing to pay for the extra juice to have good looking lighting where it counts.
And, whether it be the LEDs themselves of the circuitry that powers them, I really object to a bulb that is supposed to last "22 Years!" dying in fewer weeks, especially given the hyper-inflated prices. I am not willing to pay for that.
