Found the name - they are Philips ewCove lights. They were displayed under a cabinet in the lighting store but I suppose they are meant for cove lighting. Not sure if it matters. My kitchen is still very much a work in progress but the LED lights got installed. When I first turned them on, I freaked b/c the light was so weak. Then I realized the dimmer knob was nearly off. I turned them up and they shine nicely. Taken without flash at night. Yes, I know I need to replace those upper cabinet shelves with glass :) Im pretty sure the xenons pucks I had in my old kitchen were brighter. But these are certainly bright enough for my purposes. They have a low profile, are adjustable so I can direct the light on the backsplash or on the countertops or somewhere in between. They are absolutely cool to touch, don't require transformers and are dimmable. I have no clue how long these will last so thats the only question mark I have about them now. Hope that helps.

Yes, there will be a difference in that the light will be whiter. I don't think all light sources need to be of the same color. I used neutral white under cabinet lighting (environmentallights) and LR6 can lights. As for other choices of LED, you could take a look at www.environmentallights.com. They have warm white under cabinet lighting as well. Note that there are a number of other resellers who carry the exact same LED strips. - superbrightleds.com, phototonier.com, ... HTH

There is some great info over in the lighting forum if you do a search there. What do you consider expensive? I am also picking out UC lights. I have about 11 linear feet of uppers in 3 sections. For hardwired dimmable LED it's going to cost me about $650. I'm far from an expert on this, but I have asked a lot of questions trying to find a less expensive option. Dimmable is the expensive part. To start you must make sure the product you are looking at is dimmable, not all are. You also need a power supply, and electricity for each area if there is a gap in cabinets, since you are talking hard wired that means wires in the wall to each place and a junction box. You also need a driver, I think those also come dimmable/non-dimmable, and they are expensive. Plus a compatible dimmer, which are also expensive as far as switches go. That's as far as I got researching because by the time I got that far I could already tell the environmental lighting product was less expensive for my project, plus they have been recommended here and have good support (you can send then your plan and they will send you back a plan/parts list). Some products are more inclusive, for example the ones I'm using from environmental lighting has lighting bars that include a driver. A lot depends on the system you are using. If you can't find what you need in the lighting forum, try posting about the specific product you are looking at.

Can you post a photo, please? What sjhockeyfan325 described is pretty common. Leaving the wiring exposed sounds pretty lazy or sloppy to me.