I just finished a kitchen remodel and did a lot of research, mostly by Googling and using forums such as this, and looked at lots of setups in lighting stores and in remodeled and new houses in my area. Settled on the Kichler series of low voltage undercabinet modular Xenon lights, with similar spectrum to halogen. We are totally happy with the effect, and their utility. They come in several lengths and number of bulbs per unit, so can be tailored to the cabinet lengths you have. I used everything from the single bulb unit, up to the four bulb unit. They have two position rocker switches, for subtle and bright work light level, but are gang switched to a wall switch for convenience. The light boxes have diffuser glass windows, come in a few color choices, and self contained stepdown transformers, modular plug in wires, and compact plastic junction boxes to hook up the
110v pigtails to the modular wiring. We had the cabinets made with 1 1/2 inch lips, so the one-inch thick light boxes are hidden, unless you are near floor level. The electrician left 110v romex pigtails sticking out under each run of cabinets, all switched to the switch at the kitchen entrance - and tend to mostly leave the boxes on the low light rocker setting (it would have been better located at the sink!) I got the units at Reliance LightingDon't forget potential other lighting needs. We put strings of incandescent rope lights on the top of the cabinets behind the crown moulding to kill the dark areas of the kitchen corners, halogen spots over the sink area, and about 15 ceiling compact low voltage halogen track lights for general lighting. The halogen track fixtures we got from