In 2012, there will finally be a first-rate LED bulb you can afford. In any case, this year you will for the first time be able to afford an LED bulb that's clearly superior to a CFL. It will give off a nice warm glow, work with your dimmer switch, use energy frugally and when you finally replace it after 15 years, you can just throw it in the dustbin. By then, you'll struggle to recollect what the letters "CFL" ever stood for.