Metal Halides vs. T5's vs. LED's vs. Ecofriendly Bulbs Which is better?

[sphelps]

The only reason not to use LED is financial.

[kien]

Originally Posted by sphelps

The only reason not to use LED is financial.

or you simply do not like how LEDs look :-)

[Douglas]

Tried LED.....Switched back to MH/T5.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by kien

or you simply do not like how LEDs look :-)

Or you like better coral colors..

[kien]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Or you like better coral colors..

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by kien

or you simply do not like how LEDs look :-)

I don't buy it, you'd use them if you could justify the cost

[kien]

Originally Posted by sphelps

I don't buy it, you'd use them if you could justify the cost

Honestly, I don't really need any justification for buying anything in this hobby. The hobby is one luxury purchase after another and to me you just can't justify luxury purchases.

As for the lights themselves, no, if someone gave me 3 mitras today I would likely sell them if my current MH+T5 wasn't broken. If my Halide fixture was broken I would consider using the Mitras but would first look for a replacement MH+T5 fixture.

It really boils down to personal preference does it not? It's like arguing which apple is better, a Macintosh apple or Gala apple. If someone prefers Macintosh apples you can't tell them that they are wrong, or that they would prefer Gala apples if they were cheaper ?