Arrid, they say there's a retard in every family and that if you don't think so, it's probably you... Guess what buddy... its you.
There may only be shitty LED systems on the market now, but that has nothing to do with LEDs themselves... LEDs are very easy to DIY, so that bull about cost is, just that, bull... Specially if you look at it over time, factor in replacement HID blubs and over all power used/saved...
You ever wish you could look back and say you remember exactly when the future became the present? Its right now, this is it. LEDs have started to replace HIDs in a very shabby way ($900 for a UFO, wtf?), but that will change. HIDs are dinosaurs and in a world that is using more and more energy everyday, 600w and 1000w HIDs are going to be too expensive.
I always say, grow however you want, but I think people who bash LEDs are either really dumb or are trying to keep people using a method that is detectable. You have a 1000 watts of power turning on and off every 12 hours and wonder, how did they suss me out??? Derrr.... Do people who grow with HIDs also put big signs outside their grow rooms? You got a picture of your big neon "Arrid's Grow" outside that HID setup you got going???
-Loki