“Why do I keep having to replace these new-style bulbs that claim to have a ten-year life span?”
BS. I started converting three years ago and finished the whole house about 8 months ago. I have not had to replace any of the LEDs.
I thought Steve_Seattle was talking about CFLs, not LED. In my experience, everything bad said about CFL bulbs was right on, particularly the bulb life. I never had a CFL go anywhere near the life they advertised, and often, they didn’t last much longer than regular incandescent bulbs, which really infuriated me.
LED lights, however, are a completely different ball of wax. They actually are tuned (wavelength wise) to something pleasing to the eye!