High Intesity Discharge lighting?

Question

How are HID lights different from fluorescents? Also, do they go by a different name? I did a search for them and didn't get many hits.

Answer 1

you mite try xenon lighting that is one of the gases used in common HID lights ie the lights you would see on a higher end car such as bmw or a benz. And they are much brighter then fluorescent over a much greater area and do not be fooled by those HID bulb kits for 20 bucks or so those bulbs only last a few months and then you'll find ur self driving with no headlights or one headlight u need the whole assembly should cost around 200 or 300 bucks it includes some hardware and the bulbs of your choice  xenon being blue i believe but be carefull when going for diffrent colors some areas do not allow variation in the color of headlights

Answer 2

Pretty much the same except different structure. :D

Answer 3

as a matter of fact since light is a wave maybe they both have different frequencies in which they travel.