Is there any Compact Fluorescent Light bulb with good light quality?

I started replacing my lamps with CFL bulbs recently. I got the Sylvania Daylight Extra, which says "white and natural". I'm all for energy savings, but they give out morgue-like lighting. So I didn't replace the ones in the living room, only the ones in my closets and bathrooms. My brother commented that my bathroom now looks like the one in the movie SAW.
Is there any good quality energy efficient light bulbs?

Answer:
Yes. You don't want bulbs marked "daylight" or "natural". Look for ones marked "warm white" or "soft white".

They may be rated in "Kelvin" or "K". You want 3000 or less. 2700K is good and easily available. See:

http://shopping.msn.com/prices/shp/?item...

http://www.epinions.com/content_34156292...

http://www.sylvania.com/consumerproducts...
go to consumerreports.org read the research , it's a pay site but well worth the money.
In New Zealand, the Consumers' Institute tested 8 CFLs:
- Allume
- Ecobulb
- Elite
- Falcrest
- Luxtek
- Osram Dulux EE
- Philips Tornado

They recommended the Ecobulb and Philips Tornado.
These 100W-equivalent bulbs produced respectively 29 and 21 percent more light than a 100W incandescent lamp.
I just bought 5 of the GE brand bulbs, and really like them. They are dim initially (like any other fluorescent bulb), but brighten in 20 seconds or so.
Box of 5 = $13

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