What other sources are saying:
“The new fluorescent bulbs aren’t just better for both your wallet and the environment, they produce better light.” - Popular Mechanics , May 2007
“One of the top bulbs for reading and illuminating faces, the best-in-test n:vision was “nice, pleasing, and good overall” – Popular Mechanics, May 2007
“The n:vision TCP Home Soft White, for example, was deemed a ‘warm, pleasant light”. The TCP SpringLight/Soft White was “almost warmer than incandescent.” – The New York Times, January 2008
“Although not all CFLs will last their claimed life, our testing has show that most should last much longer than incandescent bulbs and pay for themselves in energy savings.” -- Consumer Reports, April 2008
For additional reading on CFLs, please click on any of the following links.
http://realestate.msn.com/Improve/Green/Article2.aspx?cp-documentid=6022543>1=10932
http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/080212/0360880.html
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2008/02/20/HOVOUV7BH.DTL
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/08/green-basics-compact-fluorescent-lightbulbs.php
http://www.ehow.com/how_2079367_pick-compact-fluorescent-light-bulb.html?ref=fuel
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/14/business/14light.html?scp=4&sq=Compact+Fluorescent+Lamps&st=nyt
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/10/garden/10lighting.html?scp=8&sq=Compact+Fluorescent+Lamps&st=nyt
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/05/070518-cfls-bulbs.html
http://green.yahoo.com/blog/climate411/78/dangerous-cfls-don-t-believe-the-hype.html