[MissKalunji]

Indeed very interesting thread...

I've tried the Front Page slideshow and gave up on it when i realize how many queries this could add. Sometimes 10-20 queries EXTRA which was unacceptable for me. Imagine yourself standard vbadvanced is about 10 queries add 10-20 for a total of 30 queries?

I tried to find a pirated vbslideshow to see how it was before buying i was sceptical also because of the price couldn't find none and ended up buying it. Nearly a year later i have to say that it is the best. I didn't have any problem installing it was fairly easy and even when i needed answers to any kind of question i got support on the spot via pm or even on his forum.

there is two downsides
- I agree on the Ioncube, i wish it didn't require it but with theives now a days most are using these.
- and i do prefer the Front page Slideshow design, i wish with Vbslideshow you could change the look and feel yourself with a few coding. But that's about it.

As for Lionel being rude i believe it would be mostly some people expect the world from a coder, expecting him to be there 24/7,let's be real he also has a life. I've also noticed from his board some people request help from a third party add ons that they would want to had to vbslideshow and no matter what Lionel says they end up leaving mad for misreading etc.

My Advice? yes read and search. but if you want something just "install and run" and easier on your server. Vbslideshow is for you.

If you rather have something that looks fancier and you have time to play around with it to get the results and queries is not an issue for you then Front page slideshow it is.

Keep in mind you GET what you PAY for.....nothing that comes with vbulletin is cheap....