When the 75W replacement LED launches in Q4 2011, it will sell for up to $45 per bulb. It would cost a small fortune to outfit a home with all LED bulbs. However, it’s important to consider the ...

Interestingly enough, the SlimStyle easily outperformed Philips' standard 75W replacement LED. That bulb claims a lumen output of 1180, but actually comes in well below that 1100 benchmark.

Philips claims that it is the first bulb to offer the light output of a 75W via LEDs. While it produces the same amount of light, it consumes 80% less power than your average 75W incandescent.

A comparable 75W replacement LED from Philips, for instance, will cost upward of $30-- and it won't come with anything close to the industry-leading 10-year warranty that Cree offers with all of ...