A fluorescent lamp emits a spectrum of light similar to that of the sun. I have them any where I need to see things more naturally (Kitchen, Bath, Shop). Take a pair of black socks and navy blue socks. Under incandescent lighting you can barely see the difference. Put them under a fluorescent light, wow, big different. You can see the navy blue one. Office buildings use them for the same reasons. Go to an auto motive paint and body shop. The paint booths walls are lined with banks of fluorescent lights. Fluorescent lights and fixtures are not expensive and in the long run they are less expensive to operate. They are available in all the stores. I just read the specs on OttLite. They are a hybrid fluorescent lamp. I'll stay with my fluorescent lights for the price.