[ou2mame]

i used custom roms on my diamond, but on my pro, i haven't really felt the need to. i installed all the tweaks i found to be the most beneficial, such as battery/performance tweaks, ati video drivers, etc... and the phone works fine for me. i think roms are much more suited for people who don't want to do the legwork required to cook one, and also for people who want the specific features that these custom roms provide. its very easy to flash the phone, so that's not an issue. i say, if you find a rom that has what you want, you're not going to lose anything by flashing to it, except the possible insight that customizing your own rom could bring.

sprint tv kinda sucks, i have to admit. but if you use it, you should find a rom that has it.. as for the sprint banner, its just annoying. it makes the album covers smaller, and it isn't necessary to have an ad on your phone for something they are selling. i think that's a little excessive. you can remove that with one file edit, its not that big of a deal to do it. it took me 2 seconds.

the bloat that sprint ads really isn't that bad when you consider it... there's programs that you probably don't need, and issues such as opera not being able to be overwritten, so if you upgrade it you end up with two versions. luckily, the touch pro has an excessive amount of onboard memory, whereas the diamond doesn't and that space really does matter.