Quoted: LED technology has already passed Incan (Zenon, Halogen and other gases) technology, beam throw and spill are better and the LED's will last virtually forever.
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I don't entirely agree. LED technology may become more advanced, but I have yet to see a single LED emitter that has the raw power of a light in the Surefire M6 class. The most powerful 5 watt LED emitter I'm aware of, and it's pretty much vaporware as far as getting one, is only rated at 249 lumens, max output. They still have some catching up to do.
Beam throw and spill are as much dependant on reflector shape and texture, as they are on the light source and power source itself. And LED's, in my opinion, still don't produce the quality of light, as far as color is concerned, that a good incandescant light does. I've seen white LED's with many different tints to them, some of them less than desirable.
LED's do last a longggg time, and they sip on batteries compared to incans. They will get better.
I own both, and both do have their place.