Hello, I have read with interest some of the LED posts on here and am still very undecided if LED is yet the way to go over existing Halogen offerings.
Just as a quick background, I am undertaking a major house renovation and as far as lighting goes we are looking at the use of approximately 40 Downlights throughout the house and outdoor areas. Some of these will be high use such as living areas and others low use such as bathrooms. The house is our "20 year" house so we will be here for a long time to come.
Now my dilemma is cost V reward of LED as it stands at the moment as well as performance. A good LED is in the vicinity of $100 upward per unit whilst a good quality Halogen is in the vicinity of $30 - $40.
I know Halogen will work in high ceilings (We have an old heritage house with 3.5m ceilings) but as for LED perfromance it is a bit of an unknown (To me anyway)
My heart says go LED but my head says not yet as I may end up paying a lot of money and being dissapointed with the result and cost.
My interim solution is I am strongly thinking to go with the most efficient Halogens and transformers I can find (All on Dimmers) and when the LED technology gets up to scratch switch the light units (Hopefully using the same transformers) down the track.
Do the wise men and women on here think this is a reasonable option based on the above?
Thanks