Related
I know this has probably been asked to death, but the suggested results returned nothing...
Did a titanium backup, and a rom manager backup Via clockwork..... But now i cannot decide on which ROM to use!
It also doesnt help that when im reading specs... i have NO idea what 70% of it means, so its hard to base my own decision. So.....
Which ROM do you use? What are its best features? Is it a noticeable difference from Stock to Custom? Are they buggy? I have so many questions, but dont wanna be a bother... So maybe if you could just give me benefits of the one you use, that would be great.
Thank you
So long as you've got your backup, just go ahead and try some of the roms that are out there. If you don't like a particular rom, flash another.
Personally I like the Sense based roms, I have tried others but I keep going back to Sense. I'm currently using InsertCoin which based on a Desire HD rom, small fonts compared to the Desire, but other features including Skins (themes), HTCSense.com phone finder (which doesn't always work).
Are you wanting to try a non Sense based rom? There are plenty out there to play with, MIUI, Cyanogen, Gingerbread roms too.
In this forum, there is a thread which compares all the available ROM's (I'll post the link once I find it)
As @UKseagull mentioned, try different ROM's , You might find a suitable one for you !
Jeeezus ****ing christ. There needs to be a sticky to say that a rom is a rom that YOU, the user must decide on. It is not about what we think, it is about what you think. Your own PERSONAL PREFERENCE!
This is prob the 10th thread this week about that same topic.
GoogleJelly said:
Jeeezus ****ing christ. There needs to be a sticky to say that a rom is a rom that YOU, the user must decide on. It is not about what we think, it is about what you think. Your own PERSONAL PREFERENCE!
This is prob the 10th thread this week about that same topic.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Why are you so angry if someone asks a perfectly in place question?!
There are really many roms for the Desire, and I am _sure_ most of them are not stable.
So, if a newbee asks which rom should he try, an experienced flasher could point to the most stable rom. One with Sense, one without. This is very valuable information.
Why should EVERYBODY flash 10 roms before he/she finds a stable one?!
When I was flashing roms on my previous winmo phone, I was ALWAYS responding to such questions to my best knowledge.
And, yes, there are many same threads, because MANY people want to know about this and cannot find ANY info.
So, in short, either answer the man or shut up!
Sike-1 said:
I know this has probably been asked to death, but the suggested results returned nothing...
Did a titanium backup, and a rom manager backup Via clockwork..... But now i cannot decide on which ROM to use!
It also doesnt help that when im reading specs... i have NO idea what 70% of it means, so its hard to base my own decision. So.....
Which ROM do you use? What are its best features? Is it a noticeable difference from Stock to Custom? Are they buggy? I have so many questions, but dont wanna be a bother... So maybe if you could just give me benefits of the one you use, that would be great.
Thank you
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm using InsertCoin at the moment which is a ported HD ROM and seems really good. If you want to stick with non HD then LeeDroid is great.
Links to both in my signature.
sudkcoce said:
Why are you so angry if someone asks a perfectly in place question?!
There are really many roms for the Desire, and I am _sure_ most of them are not stable.
So, if a newbee asks which rom should he try, an experienced flasher could point to the most stable rom. One with Sense, one without. This is very valuable information.
Why should EVERYBODY flash 10 roms before he/she finds a stable one?!
When I was flashing roms on my previous winmo phone, I was ALWAYS responding to such questions to my best knowledge.
And, yes, there are many same threads, because MANY people want to know about this and cannot find ANY info.
So, in short, either answer the man or shut up!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
He's angry because it's like the 10th time people ask the same (stupid) question over and over again. In the development part you can find plenty of topics about roms. Some of them are stable, some of the are not, you can read it all in their specific thread. Read, read, read, that's all you have to do here. I'm a noob too and I've been reading like 4 weeks here before I decided to flash a certain rom (leedroid), and it works great.
It's a shame that XDA doesn't have a poll similar to the ZTE - which rom poll over at Modaco, a quick look and you can see which are the most popular roms in use at that point in time. http://android.modaco.com/content/z...omisation/329997/poll-what-rom-are-you-using/
The OP asked a question because they probably value advice from the more experienced rom flashers here , those that are willing to give advice will do so. Yes, rom choice is an individual preference but there's really no need for people to reply with derogatory comments, just ignore the thread and leave it to the others that are willing to help.
GoogleJelly said:
Jeeezus ****ing christ. There needs to be a sticky to say that a rom is a rom that YOU, the user must decide on. It is not about what we think, it is about what you think. Your own PERSONAL PREFERENCE!
This is prob the 10th thread this week about that same topic.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
decat said:
He's angry because it's like the 10th time people ask the same (stupid) question over and over again. In the development part you can find plenty of topics about roms. Some of them are stable, some of the are not, you can read it all in their specific thread. Read, read, read, that's all you have to do here. I'm a noob too and I've been reading like 4 weeks here before I decided to flash a certain rom (leedroid), and it works great.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Read? Did you not READ where i said that the specs mean NOTHING cause i dont exactly understand what im "Getting" in a rom? Im pretty computer literate, and have only had my desire (or android in general), for maybe 3 weeks. This is all new to me. Ive sim unlocked and rooted thus far without confusion or asking for help.
Its just the specs. Theres so much **** in them that i dont understand that its hard to pick one. Intimidating sorta.
Thanks to all that helped. I think im going to try leedroid. Its sense based, which i like over vanilla from what ive seen.
I come from LeeDroid which is an awesome Sense ROM. Currently though I use Redux which is senseless. What can I say, I like it minimalistic. I also prefer to decide myself what apps should be installed on -my- phone.
I wish Lee came out with a clean AOSP build... Or I figured out how to use his kernel and build my own.
Anyway good luck.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
I've been using LeeDroid for several months now with no issues at all. If you check his minisite out, he lists all the apps you can safely remove from the zip prior to flashing without damaging it. That way you are only installing the bare minimum required to run a Sense ROM and you then just add the bits you want.
Personally I only run a Sense ROM because I like the HTC dialer, clock and phonebook over the vanilla Android ones. I use launcher pro which just seems to be snappier than Sense with more customising options.
Deifyed said:
I come from LeeDroid which is an awesome Sense ROM. Currently though I use Redux which is senseless. What can I say, I like it minimalistic. I also prefer to decide myself what apps should be installed on -my- phone.
I wish Lee came out with a clean AOSP build... Or I figured out how to use his kernel and build my own.
Anyway good luck.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have the same experience.
Started with Lee (runs flawlessly) and then wanted ginger rom so switched to Redux - very satisfied
Sike-1 said:
I think im going to try leedroid. Its sense based, which i like over vanilla from what ive seen.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Mine is almost two months old and I flashed a rom for the first time last week.
Leedroid runs great but as said earlier it all depends on personal preferences, I also installed Launcher Pro cause i like it more compared to the stock dock etc.
Good luck!
GingerVillian is my recommend
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
Hi,
Messed around with Cyanogen 9 and 10 but not a fan of it.
Thinkinkg of just flashing the original Samsung stock ROM but people told me there are ROM's out there that are a deviation of the stock ROM but have a few tweaks, not sure if this actually exists or not. (I'm a noob to rooting).
Original Camera app
Original Video player app
S-Voice
NO Rogers bloatware
No Samsung bloatware (besides S-Voice, which I don't consider bloatware)
I know these are Samsung / TouchWiz features so I am not sure if it's possible to find a ROM that has this.
Basically I was pretty happy with my GS3 before I rooted it. The only thing I hated was the carrier/samsung bloatware bogging down system resources. I'd rather keep it on (basically) the stock ROM for now if it means retaining the original TouchWiz video/camera/s-voice apps.
Any idea if this is possible?
Sianspheric said:
Hi,
Messed around with Cyanogen 9 and 10 but not a fan of it.
Thinkinkg of just flashing the original Samsung stock ROM but people told me there are ROM's out there that are a deviation of the stock ROM but have a few tweaks, not sure if this actually exists or not. (I'm a noob to rooting).
Original Camera app
Original Video player app
S-Voice
NO Rogers bloatware
No Samsung bloatware (besides S-Voice, which I don't consider bloatware)
I know these are Samsung / TouchWiz features so I am not sure if it's possible to find a ROM that has this.
Any idea if this is possible?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Check out the Development Forum. Pick and choose
the development forum and the lingo used in there is bloody daunting to me,
anything you'd recommend beyond just me looking through massive threads for 50 different "stock" ROMs?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1903437
This will get you up to speed on the lingo.
kind of funny how I've already been given 3 suggestions for ROM's in the development forum
yet someone in there has chastised me for daring to post this question in the development forum
Sianspheric said:
kind of funny how I've already been given 3 suggestions for ROM's in the development forum
yet someone in there has chastised me for daring to post this question in the development forum
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Get used to it. Unfortunately for every positive response you get, you get another 9 that complain about something you're doing wrong. Just ignore those posts. Eventually one of the good people from this forum will help you out.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
Dude have you tried an S Voice and Google Now alternative that JUST came out?
It's called Maluuba .
I just installed it and best of all it is FREE!
They have a widget for fast access and I LOVE IT!
Absolutely amazing, easy to use, intelligent, very seamless and beautiful.
Give it a shot. I know you WON'T BE disappointed!
I just use the stock ROM nothing custom, the only thing I did was freeze the Bloatware apps with Titanium Backup... I am a very happy camper
I'm really liking Triune II by Nunhugger. If you stick with The Father theme, its stock looking. Its TW based and rock solid.
Sianspheric said:
kind of funny how I've already been given 3 suggestions for ROM's in the development forum
yet someone in there has chastised me for daring to post this question in the development forum
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It is usually because questions like this don't belong in the Development section. Also "Best ROM" threads are generally frowned upon, but this on seems like it might have some validation and it isn't turning into a pissing contest. I'll keep this one open for now as long as it doesn't stray too far.
xavierpunkreno said:
Get used to it. Unfortunately for every positive response you get, you get another 9 that complain about something you're doing wrong. Just ignore those posts. Eventually one of the good people from this forum will help you out.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Unfortunately you are right about this. OP, just let those type of posts roll off your back. It isn't personal, but if it gets to be just report it and we'll take care of it.
I like using either kyanROM 1.5 or Wanamlite 1.3. Both stock, no bloat.
Sitting on the stock rom at the moment but have been looking around to find a custom rom.
What seems to be the most favored ROM at the moment?
Also is the Camera and all it's features? Panaramic photos, beauty face etc. grouped with the stock rom would or have the other developers been able to implement the camera in their rom?
Wicked ROM.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
Threads asking about "which is the best rom" are generally prohibited on XDA because there is no answer.
Only YOU can decide which is the best ROM for YOU. Features that make a rom great for me might be irrelevant to you. Even if we both value the same features it then depends on how you and I use them differently. And finally it just cones down to taste.
You have to try different ones out and decide for yourself.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using xda app-developers app
Skipjacks said:
Threads asking about "which is the best rom" are generally prohibited on XDA because there is no answer.
Only YOU can decide which is the best ROM for YOU. Features that make a rom great for me might be irrelevant to you. Even if we both value the same features it then depends on how you and I use them differently. And finally it just cones down to taste.
You have to try different ones out and decide for yourself.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Which is why I asked which seems to be the most favored. I wanted to get a feel what everyone else seems to be using without having to flash 3 different roms to find something decent.
The only reason I ask this as there seems to be a ton of roms out there.
thomas.owns said:
Sitting on the stock rom at the moment but have been looking around to find a custom rom.
What seems to be the most favored ROM at the moment?
Also is the Camera and all it's features? Panaramic photos, beauty face etc. grouped with the stock rom would or have the other developers been able to implement the camera in their rom?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Alpha 6.0 by jamison no doubt
Sent from my SGH-M919 using xda app-developers app
thomas.owns said:
Which is why I asked which seems to be the most favored. I wanted to get a feel what everyone else seems to be using without having to flash 3 different roms to find something decent.
The only reason I ask this as there seems to be a ton of roms out there.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Which is another way of asking "which is best". Agsin, these kinds of threads are not generally permitted on xda.
You need to try roms yourself to find out what is right for you.
Try a touchwiw rom then an aosp rom. See which overall platform you like more. That will cut down on the number left to decide from. Then read up on the available features in roms of the platform you like to narrow it down more.
No one can tell you what the best option is. But these threads do tend to accumulate on xda. There are already 2 of them today.
Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
Skipjacks said:
Threads asking about "which is the best rom" are generally prohibited on XDA because there is no answer.
Only YOU can decide which is the best ROM for YOU. Features that make a rom great for me might be irrelevant to you. Even if we both value the same features it then depends on how you and I use them differently. And finally it just cones down to taste.
You have to try different ones out and decide for yourself.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Skipjacks said:
Which is another way of asking "which is best". Agsin, these kinds of threads are not generally permitted on xda.
You need to try roms yourself to find out what is right for you.
Try a touchwiw rom then an aosp rom. See which overall platform you like more. That will cut down on the number left to decide from. Then read up on the available features in roms of the platform you like to narrow it down more.
No one can tell you what the best option is. But these threads do tend to accumulate on xda. There are already 2 of them today.
Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Not sure why you are getting on my case for asking this question, I don't have a bunch of time to sit down and flash rom after rom which is why this thread was created.
I wanted to see what a majority of people were using to get a feel from there.
Again so I don't have to flash a bunch of roms.
It's the same concept of reading a review over phones, I want to see what phones people were using so I don't have to go buy phone after phone to find something I like.
I'm not ASKING people to tell me what rom to get, again I asked to see what they were using so I could look up the rom they were using and go from there.
thomas.owns said:
Not sure why you are getting on my case for asking this question, I don't have a bunch of time to sit down and flash rom after rom which is why this thread was created.
I wanted to see what a majority of people were using to get a feel from there.
Again so I don't have to flash a bunch of roms.
It's the same concept of reading a review over phones, I want to see what phones people were using so I don't have to go buy phone after phone to find something I like.
I'm not ASKING people to tell me what rom to get, again I asked to see what they were using so I could look up the rom they were using and go from there.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No one is getting on your case. Just explaining that these kinds of threads usually end up locked on xda and why "the most popular" rom isn't going to always be the best rom for you.
I told you how to narrow it down dramatically to a couple of roms to choose from so you don't have to sort through all 20 or so.
To answer you initial question though, the most popular rom on the s4 by a HUGE margin is the stock rom. Number 2 in overall popularity is the stock rom with root installed and bloat removed.
If you don't have time to test different roms, then my honest advice to you is to stick with either stock or stock with root because any use of custom roms takes up a lot of time. All the little settings that make a custom rom different from a stock rom take hours and hours and hours of fiddling with to find the perfect set up for your use. And if you ignore those settings options you may as well just stick with stock anyway. Then there are the inherent glitches that come with any custom rom, usually minor, but still requiring attention. And then the regular updates to fix those glitches or to add new features and improvements. Its all very time consuming. So if you don't have the time to test custom roms, you probably won't have the time to maintain one either. This is absolute honesty about this hobby for you.
Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
here, you can look at this list and pick the rom that suits you best...
[GUIDE][ROMS]RUN OTHER CARRIER ROMs on AT&T/TMO/Canadian S4 devices. Here's how!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2295557
---------- Post added at 02:58 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:56 PM ----------
thomas.owns said:
Which is why I asked which seems to be the most favored. I wanted to get a feel what everyone else seems to be using without having to flash 3 different roms to find something decent.
The only reason I ask this as there seems to be a ton of roms out there.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
One rom that works good for one person, does not seem to be a good one for another, you must try them yourself....
here are some good ones...
Wicked
wanam
omega
many
many
many
more...
Hi everyone
I just got a brand new S4 from T Mobile?
What do you guys recommend I install next to it after root?
What is the most reliable ROM out there?
Is WiFi Tethering working at this point?
thank you
Update: this is what it has now
Model: SGH-M919
Android 4.2.2
Baseband M919UVUAMDL
Build number: JDQ39.M919UVUAMDL
gottijr said:
Hi everyone
I just got a brand new S4 from T Mobile?
What do you guys recommend I install next to it after root?
What is the most reliable ROM out there?
Is WiFi Tethering working at this point?
thank you
Update: this is what it has now
Model: SGH-M919
Android 4.2.2
Baseband M919UVUAMDL
Build number: JDQ39.M919UVUAMDL
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just FYI, asking about which Roms you should go with will be a quick road to nowhere. Just head to the development sections, read the chagelogs for what you may want, download, flash and test.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
nbeebe24 said:
Just FYI, asking about which Roms you should go with will be a quick road to nowhere. Just head to the development sections, read the chagelogs for what you may want, download, flash and test.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I did that and tried most of them ... before with my old S4
So that's why I'm posting here, to see what more experience ppl might thing that a more reliable rom would be (or setup)
thanks
That is kinda different for everyone though and how they use thier device
Also how you need to try different roms for yourself.
what is good for me might not be good for you.
If you have MK2 on it already might be the only concern.
If you are only try 4.3 or higer roms from my understanding.
And you will have knox on the phone then and no way to get rid of it.
TheArtiszan said:
That is kinda different for everyone though and how they use thier device
Also how you need to try different roms for yourself.
what is good for me might not be good for you.
If you have MK2 on it already might be the only concern.
If you are only try 4.3 or higer roms from my understanding.
And you will have knox on the phone then and no way to get rid of it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm not sure I understand the MK2 issue and the knox? Could someone please explain what that means and how you know if you have it
thank you in advance
System Settings. About phone.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
gottijr said:
I'm not sure I understand the MK2 issue and the knox? Could someone please explain what that means and how you know if you have it
thank you in advance
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Threads asking which roms are the best are not allowed.
Reasking which roms are the best after it's been explained that you shouldn't ask that isn't allowed.
Then asking for answers to questions that have been answered so many hundreds of times in so much unblievable depth that ANY search at all would produce multiple pages of results explaining everything is frowned upon.
Please please please search before posting in the future, especially before starting new threads.
Experience with ROM's does not matter at all in relation to which rom is the best. Only YOU can decide what rom is best for YOU. No one else can help with that process. The most experiences guy in the world might want a really simpel ROM. The biggest novice might want 8 bagillion settings to play with. Or vice versa. This is why such threads are not permitted on XDA.
I promise you that if you search first, and read multiple posts about a subject rather than ask for the answers to be spoonfed to you, that you will learn about this stuff VERY FAST. You will no longer be a novice and will be the one answering someone else's questions in pretty quick time. It's the ONLY way to learn this stuff. It cannot be learned by having the answered handed to you. It's reading posts and seeing how different variations of things have different outcomes that will quickly make you pretty good at this stuff.
It takes more time, but the payoff is much greater. You don't just end up with a mod you want. You end up understanding the mod you want.
Skipjacks said:
Threads asking which roms are the best are not allowed.
Reasking which roms are the best after it's been explained that you shouldn't ask that isn't allowed.
Then asking for answers to questions that have been answered so many hundreds of times in so much unblievable depth that ANY search at all would produce multiple pages of results explaining everything is frowned upon.
Please please please search before posting in the future, especially before starting new threads.
Experience with ROM's does not matter at all in relation to which rom is the best. Only YOU can decide what rom is best for YOU. No one else can help with that process. The most experiences guy in the world might want a really simpel ROM. The biggest novice might want 8 bagillion settings to play with. Or vice versa. This is why such threads are not permitted on XDA.
I promise you that if you search first, and read multiple posts about a subject rather than ask for the answers to be spoonfed to you, that you will learn about this stuff VERY FAST. You will no longer be a novice and will be the one answering someone else's questions in pretty quick time. It's the ONLY way to learn this stuff. It cannot be learned by having the answered handed to you. It's reading posts and seeing how different variations of things have different outcomes that will quickly make you pretty good at this stuff.
It takes more time, but the payoff is much greater. You don't just end up with a mod you want. You end up understanding the mod you want.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I did some reading before posting, and I could not get my answers after almost 1 hour of surfing over a few pages in different sections. Consider also that I did root and installed custom roms for the last years on at least 10 different phone models. So I'm sure some people here might even have a harder time, understanding some things.
I will respect the forum rules and I apologies for any inconvenience.
Though, it sounds like a very communist rule not to be able to express, what you find as the best rom for you, and why you find it as the best rom, or fit for you.
Wicked v9 just came out. I'd flash that:
Sent from my SGH-M919 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Home screen
Sent from my SGH-M919 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
gottijr said:
Though, it sounds like a very communist rule not to be able to express, what you find as the best rom for you, and why you find it as the best rom, or fit for you.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Its because it often degrades into a battle between one 14 year old who likes X ROM and another 13 year old who loves Y ROM who start fighting about it.
And if such threads aren't contained early, then half the threads on the forum list become ROM comparison threads and nothing of substance ever gets talked about. (Because such discussion will unfortunately never be contained to a single thread.)
And none if it has any relevance to anything. No matter what reasons Joe has for loving his rom, John might hate it for those same reasons. And you might think they are both nuts because a 3rd ROM is the best one ever.
Again, the ONLY way to see what ROM is best for you is to try different ones. It's the only possible way to make this determination.
And it takes a lot more than an hour of reading. Phone modding is not a quickie change. It's an insanely time consuming hobby that will isolate you from friends and family because you'll start to think dinner and a night out and Christmas and stuff like that can wait because you HAVE to flash the latest update to X ROM RIGHT NOW!!!!! Be careful getting into this...it consumes you pretty quick.
Android_Monsters said:
Wicked v9 just came out. I'd flash that:
Sent from my SGH-M919 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I am on wicked v8 and I do notice it's quite nice much less force closes and system (phone) restarts than I am used to after flashing a rom. Smooth and fast. I am just reporting my experience, I like many roms but this one does seem quite smooth and nice and has a cool installer. But ultimately the choice is yours. I can say most any ROM that's on here and available for download should be working very nicely to be released to the public, and should not have a lot if any errors. They don't let junk rom's release here with loads of errors and bugs.
So they all should work good its really a matter of seeing the features you like best and choosing from that. If you really want to compare roms read the comments made by people who use them in that rom's section and see which rom has the most people saying they love it lol
I have the s4 tmobile version running kitkat and I just rooted and put twrp on it.
I was wondering if there is any current roms that aren't incredibly bugged or are just plain stupid.
my baseband version is m919uvufnb4
I only have ever flashed things on my tablet so i am fairly new to phone roms and even tmobile for that matter so I don't know the good developers.
I've been enjoying Insane Kit Kat.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
I've also been using Insane Kit Kat rom. Loving it. go to http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-tmobile/development and you will see posts about lots of different roms. If you are unsure about them then read the forum posts about it and if that doesn't answer your questions then post it in the forum for the rom you have questions about. There are quite a few different roms. Some are modified versions of what is currently on your phone and others are based on other builds. I would recommend if you want wifi calling stick with roms that are based on Touch Wiz.
Please note, threads asking for 'which ROM should I use" are not permitted on XDA.
They inherently degrade into arguments over which ROM is 'best'. And that is an illogical discussion with no answer because no ROM is best.
Only YOU can determine which is the best rom FOR YOU based on your needs and usage. What makes a great ROM for me might be an awful choice for you.
As such the ONLY way to determine the right ROM for you is to read all the first posts of ROM threads to narrow down your options then try a few out. Try out some touchwiz and some AOSP. It's like buying a car. You find 3 or 4 you want to test drive then give them all a spin before choosing.
Plus, you will no longer be new to phone ROMs after this process. You will learn quite a lot from just one round of this. And that is a gift that keeps on giving.