> Cree do not appear to manufacture or market the end result (and if they d= id > it would probably be expensive and not offered outside the US) - but the= re is > no reason at all that other manufacturers could not produce an LED-based > PAR38 bulb of similar performance. The problem will be that only a handf= ul > of reputable manufacturers will produce such a bulb that is true to spec = and > offers the reliability (and hence lifetime) that could reasonably be expe= cted. Cree certainly have a largish number of lamps in their catalogue when you f= ollow the links from the home page. They show consumer ready packaging as w= ell. --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .