[HansTWN]

I install a new ROM only if there is something in it I am really interested in. So, on average about once every 2 months. The nice thing about user ROMs is that they integrate new features you would never get with regular ROMs. And if you read the comments of the frequent flashers and hold off flashing until the bugs are worked out after release you are pretty much on the safe side. I get 30% longer battery life then with the official ROM, I have additional functions, and I always can go back.

And we really need to dispel the myth that the factory ROMs are "better" or "safer". Most of them really are buggy and unlike the user ROMs they haven't been paying much attention to user input. As for safety, I use a simple firewall that blocks off internet access from any app I don't specifically authorize.

The case can be made with Honeycomb that the sources have not been released -- that will, of course, impact the quality of user ROMs. But the reason Google hasn't released them is not because users have been running into a lot of problems with user ROMs, but rather because Google wants you to buy new devices and is worried that running Honeycomb on older phones might not work properly.

Everyone can decide for him- or herself. I am not trying to convince you here, I only wanted to clear up a few misconceptions. A lot of user ROMs are much superior to the official ROMs because they go into much greater detail, do more bug fixes, and add a lot of features you will never otherwise see on older devices. Especially on the Galaxy Tab a user ROM will run much much better than the really lame "company" version.

As for the "fun" part --- obviously not the flashing itself, but enjoying new functionality and interfaces on my old device just as if I had bought a new phone.