I recently retrofitted all my fluorescent lights with LED's. I LOVE them. Yes it was pricey but NO heat and lower electric bills. Had I known at the time that fluorescent bulbs faded fabric I'd never have had them installed, but I do like these. I am in the process of replacing ALL the bulbs in my house with them. I got them at earthled.com. Pretty good prices although there are a couple sizes I've not found yet. I also have track lighting with 50W LED. I'd sweat like crazy under them. I replaced those 5 with the led type. HUGE difference. I too have an OTT light by my chair for doing handwork. LED is the way to go - for now. Course technology will come up with something even better - and more expensive. That's progress I guess.