28-Feb-2020, 00:34
(27-Feb-2020, 20:43)David A Wrote: @Flashman ,David, you are one of the people who I listen carefully to on this forum. I find you objective, knowledgeable and not prone to hyperbole. Matter of fact, your voice helped with my decision-making on the ER. So, thanks. I'll be eager to see what changes are ahead, but as you suggest, I am happy right now.
I think there is some burn in but while I think some of the estimates I've read on the time involved (about 100 hours) are probably about right, I don't think the magnitude of the change is as large as some have claimed. I think the basic character is there from the start and I noticed a bit of improvement over the first 2-3 hours after turning it on, but after that the change slowed a lot.
If you like it now, my bet is that you will continue liking it.
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