LED's are the future
It's what they're installing in all the modern buildings. Flat as you like, nothing toxic, use a fraction of the power and can be ultra bright or any colour you want. Also practically impossible to break.
(IHateSprouts is baking a huge pie shaped like an enormous pie, Wed 10 Nov 2010, 14:30, 2 replies)

excactly :-)
(Robotnik, Wed 10 Nov 2010, 14:41, closed)

^ this
CFLs are just a stopgap. A few years ago I refused to use them as they emitted 'brown' light, they took so long to warm up, and they got very dull after a while.

To be fair, recently they've become much better, especially if you avoid the 10p Tesco ones. Start up is instant and they warm up to full brightness in a few seconds.

In a few years I expect I'll be putting LEDs into all of my fittings though.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 10 Nov 2010, 21:35, closed)