Have been using LEDs for around 6 years now. They have improved a lot over that time. For general lighting I find warm white more pleasant than cool white, & these days prefer the smd strips that others here have used. Fwiw I find that if mounted out of direct line of sight where possible, or behind diffusers they are much less dazzling. I haven't tried them with a dimmer yet though. I've converted several fluoro lights to led simply by removing the fluoro tubes & replacing them with a strip of thin plywood with the led strips stuck onto it.

Cuppa