They give off horrible light but when you put them in hard-to-reach places, it’s wonderfully convenient not to have to change them as often. And you can leave a hall light on without affecting the bill much.
“They give off horrible light”
Honestly, I don’t notice too much of a difference in the type of light emitted between the CF and the incandescent ones. The first generation ones were terrible, very noticeable flicker. But they’ve gotten a lot better.
The only difference is for the indoor floods I use in the kitchen, the light takes like 30 seconds to get fully bright.