I have an LED light that is an equivalent of 100W incandescent. It is tube shaped and has maybe 8 rows of 7 leds, or something like that, I'm too lazy to get up right now. The rows stretch around the whole circular portion of the lightbulb. Glows nice 'n bright and comes on full brightness instantly
It also consumes a teensy 8W!
You are spot-on, I have led lights on my Christmas tree and they flicker, much more noticeably when walking around the room.
However my 100W equiv. LED light has no flicker whatsoever.
-Ben