I have a 3 watt LED that I used as a reading light, reflecting off my ceiling it's still bright enough to read by, I also just bought a 5.5 watt LED cluster that is supposed to replace a 60 watt light bulb I bought them from
Sunny Day Earth Solutions when they were at the Mid West Renewable Energy Fair, every single LED they sell is bright, they have a display set up with their bulbs next to a incandescent flood light so you can compare brightness and color and the owner lives with LED's in his own house.