Very nice research project TK, though I’m yet to cast my votes, if the poll is still open ?
Seeing the way it is going in advance is helpful, for some tactical decisions, which I won’t do, that would be wrong.
Now, are the two preferred choices actually going to be available (remembering the XPL-HI might cost 20% more, on the total delivered cost of the whole thing if not absorbed by Lumintop), which some may not have appreciated, though it was clearly stated ?
Assuming there will be a choice of 2 (I hope).
Still, it’s fun, and anything would be better than XPG3s (seems to be recognised).
A shame proto2 has these. Any more feedback on it ?
Whilst we wait.
PS: why does an XPL-HI cost so much more than an XPL ? Perhaps the dies are cherry-picked from the best batches.
Samsung 5000k would be my vote. Seems like it would suit this host really well
Edit: Not a fan of the ranked choice voting. I wouldnt want any XPG in it, yet had to still include a vote for it. Also same with color temp. Wouldnt want anything higher than 5500k or lower than 4000k, yet had to vote for them…
This voting means that if you vote for them to have last place, you’re voting that any other option would be better. That’s… how ranked choice works. Just because you had them on the list doesn’t mean you’re voting “for” them.
This ballot says: Anything except XP-G. It votes “for” the first three, and votes “against” the last two.
If someone wants, they can further differentiate, stating which of the first three they like best or which of the last two they dislike most, but it’s not necessary. The ballot style allows a lot of flexibility in expressing one’s views, and the Condorcet vote-counting methods use all that data.
On a side note, Condorcet-based methods are not to be confused with IRV (instant runoff). The ranked-choice ballot looks pretty much the same, but IRV ignores most of the data and produces weird results. It gives the voter the illusion that the nuances of their views matter, but it’s a false illusion.