wide angle LEDs:

Check out:

http://ledsupply.com/

This is a white wide angle (70 degree) LED

http://ledsupply.com/l1-0-w5th70-1.php

Also of interest - is

http://ledsupply.com/l1-0-ww5th50-1.php

which is a warm white 50degree - VERY bright- and mimics incandescent
pretty well - esp. if you "throttle them back" (i. e. run them 10-15ma
istead of rated 20ma).

Of course - they still aren't "global" like true incandescents - but
with the low current drain - you can afford to use several for the same
power budget... and aim them along a path, etc.

best regards
--
randy guttery

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