[chappy]

Honestly, if you are new to WinMo, there's not a real reason to start with something older then move up. I would suggest flashing either MightyROM War or Impact.

There's no difference in the flashing process, and you might as well spend time with the newer versions of things if you are going to flash a custom ROM at all. I'm not saying flash the newst roms as they come out, but War and Impact are pretty stable, and it's a good way to see what's the latest and greatest.

The reason I'm going against what most would say is common sense, is that 95% of the chefs here use the latest and greatest in their ROMs.

I'd say within a few weeks to a month or so, there won't be any 2.1 ROMs left. The only real difference between Sprint/VZW 2.1 and Sense 2.1 is the weatherclock and some minor menu changes. Might as well get in on the new hotness if you are new anyway. Just my opinion.