Yes, my experience with LED bulbs from a swath of manufacturers is that they have only slightly better longevity than the old incandescent bulbs in reality, no

Yes, my experience with LED bulbs from a swath of manufacturers is that they have only slightly better longevity than the old incandescent bulbs in reality, no matter what the theoretical lifetime claims are. This is at least better than the CFL situation. At least in my house they had an absolutely horrific failure rate. The whole shift to CFLs had to have been an environmental disaster. I still buy LEDs because I like the light from them, but man, I'm basically paying 10x the price (I like the 100-watt equivalent bulbs) for the same quality bulb. It's depressing.