LED panels are the fastest way to get plenty of even, calm light: in the kitchen, in a home office, in the garage or along a shop corridor. The trouble is that one name covers very different fittings – from ultra-slim squares for suspended grid ceilings to sealed workshop panels. This guide answers exhaustively the question of which LED panel to choose: surface-mounted or recessed, the 60x60 or 120x30 format, how many lumens you really need, what UGR means and why the driver decides how long your panel will live.