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	title of this thread your message Koen, you I did know that it was the coating,but some how my explanation came out wrong. Anyway I wanted to comment more on a few points. Stephen, LED wonderful-ness has yet to be proven in my book and I stick to my guns on the point of their not being consumer-friendly yet. As noted above they are pricey, and in my experience don't give a good quality of light or ligh intensity. The ones my company sells from Phocos and Steca are loaded with LEDs but the over all light is bland, dull and seems not to travel well. I could get into a discussion of the intensity of light wavelengths and color etc, but that would overload the forum for sure. I'm not saying that LED don't have promising future but what I am saying is that right now options are few, expensive and not up to snuff. I also realize I never mentioned Halogen or Xenon lights. These work with a filament that excites the electrons of the gas. They are more efficient than a typical incandescent, but not a good as a fluorescent. However they produce a nice bright task light and are great for use in work areas like kitchens. Some types are dimmable with halogen being warmer toned and xenon cooler. Watch out for transformers, though. These bulbs usually use them and transformers are power vampires! Thanks for the update on tonal CFls I'd heard ofthe dimmable ones but not the toned ones. that's goot to know! associated web images (optional) associated web link (optional) your email your password create a forums account \| you forgot your password?