I've been using LEDs the last 5 years (Costco warm white strands with a plastic covering shaped like traditional mini lights covered with cut in crosshatching).
The light is brighter than the old incandescents we had. After 5 years, no bulbs have burnt, and the light is nicely distributed. Plus they take practically no power (40 watts/100 for the incandescents, 7 watts/100 for the LEDs).
What's not to like? It's pretty much the task LEDs were designed for
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Sam