[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
Hi Raj. :)

Unfortunately, there is no correct answer to that question... I am not you, and consequently, my choice of ROM may not be the best one for you (Hell, i myself keep changing my ROMs more often than most people change socks!!:p:p:p) However, if you want a friendly advice, i have the following to say to you :

If you're new to flashing, and need your phone for daily use, i recommend you wait before flashing ICS till a fully functional ROM is released. :rolleyes:

As for MIUI, i would again advise you to wait for MIUI v4 but still, you can flash the current one, which is still an excellent ROM, especially if you are into theming a lot... as the theming capabilities in MIUI are insane!! MIUI is basically a very good ROM with the UI specifically designed to be modded to infinity...so you'll never get bored theming it. Also it's an excellent ROM even if you just want a functional ROM and are not so much into theming... There are features like the excellent in-built file manger, lockscreen mods, the best FM Radio i have found in any ROM, etc...which you just won't find anywhere else, at least not at the level of sophistication that MIUI has managed! It is a very good all-round package, with many exclusive properties.

There is another option, the AOSP CyanogenMod 7 series, which is basically pure Android 2.3.7 muscle, minus the bloat. Undiluted vanilla Gingerbread experience. To quote a friend of mine - "CM is for power users with endless customizations with the powerful CM7 settings. Seriously. The possibilities are endless." Choose this if performance is your only addiction, and you can also modify the looks on this, although to a much lesser degree as compared to MIUI (NOTHING can touch MIUI when it comes to theming :cool:). It's the fastest and lightest family of Android ROMs available today, and the speed and battery life are supposed to be benchmark standards for other ROMs. While there was only the main CM branch available to us until a few days ago, the options available have recently shot up, thanks to devs like shrome and Sir Lowveld (yeah, that one's special!), who have come up with a port (BlackIce) and a whole new ROM (Reaper) respectively for the Desire S...

As for Sense, there are a ton of Sense ROMs to choose from... but the idea of using Sense is a little different. It is about balance. Excellent functionality, loads of character, and killer looks, all in a stable framework. It is basically the most intuitive Android experience i have personally come across. It's like the phone actually understands what you want...;) it's so easy to use and completely noob-friendly. You can use it right out of the box, without even having to configure anything yourself. Sense is not just a UI...it's a philosophy. It's the way you and your phone communicate. And it's unmatched by anything else on any device or OS out there. But then again, the trade-off is that you have to pretty much use it as it is, without too many "on-the-fly" customization options (although with the new additions like RCMIX Tweaks [and derivatives thereof] and the Endymion Control Centre, that is changing rapidly), and modifications have to be done at recovery-restart level, something all users may not be very comfortable with... It's better to choose the look that you like (Endymion - Stock (with optional theme manager integrated, Coredroid - A Blue-tinged custom ROM, BinDroid - With heavily modded custom looks, etc), and then let it "settle" on you for some time. If you still want me to call out names, and you just want a stable, irritation-free experience, then from personal bias, i'd advise you to go for Endymion...

But the best way to decide which ROM is most compatible with you, is to use them all! Each has its strengths and weaknesses, and none of these ROMs is perfect. Use all of them!:p Stay on each ROM for a couple of days, let the ROM settle-in a little, and then decide which one you want to use on a daily basis. :rolleyes:

Go ahead, experiment. Find your perfect match! :D

And then maybe give long boring answers to questions like these!! :p:p:p