i have had the stock bulbs, phillips 80% ones that were much whiter, now i'm half way through installing HIDs and although the difference in the picture above is impressive, similar to the difference between my stock ones and the phillips, HIDs are another league
HID vs. Phillips "Extreme 80%" halogen bulb low beam
HID vs. Phillips "Extreme 80%" halogen bulb high beam
For reference, those are Phillips "Bluevision" sidelight bulbs, they are supposed to produce white light:
