yes. No delay at all.

David

LED lighting is instantaneous, dimmable and has great design flexibility. I now use under cabinet lighting more frequently than LR6.

All of the above is true, and LED bulbs are expensive up front. In the long run perhaps they are not so expensive. For instance look at this LED can bulb. It's $70 up front, but only uses 6 Watts and they last a lot longer than incandescent so depending on the application and user it may be worth it.

Hi David, thanks for weighing in!

There's something about the initial light when entering the room--to see where I'm walking--that makes me so hate a delay. I don't mind the delay in places where I'm already in the room with some ambient light, and then want to flick on a particular location for some task. I have another question about the undercabinet lights, though I think I'll start a new thread on that one.

Hi housavvy, thanks for your input.
I really appreciate your point about the up front expense. The person at the lighting place we visited said that going LED was like buying your electricity "up front". That you are spending more earlier, and there will be a payback time at which you reach the equivalent. For home kitchens, he suggested that if we're going to be in the house less than 5 years, to do the lower-priced CREEs (the CR6s, if they come out in time) or not LEDs--because the payback for the lower-priced LEDs would be about 3 years, and then it gets longer the higher in price you get.

Balancing all of those things (time before payback, quality of the light, delay in coming on, etc) is key. I do know that having a delay upon entering the room is a showstopper for me personally, so hearing how things are actually behaving in real life is terrific. :-)

Thanks!
Lee

Lee,

Before you start another thread on undercabinet lights, there are already a number in existence, eg
http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/lighting/msg0311421519150.html?35