Thank you for posting this information, sushipup. Let's see whether any of the spammers/shills weigh in now. :-)

I didn't buy the CD because I didn't want the thread kit that ran the whole thing up to almost $150 with tax. I have enough thread and do hand cross stitch with every DMC color known. I discussed this with the dealer and told her the colors were off according to what the statues colors are and why I didn't want the thread kit, just the CD. The CD embroideries were licensed by the convent who owns the Hummel rights and digitized from the original paintings done over 60+ years ago...paintings probably have never been cleaned although archieved so you know the colors are off, especially on skin tones. The figurines are painted with oxide glaze colors I prefer.

Hi Udarell- Thanks for both your posts-- and I've read the articles too! Your point about looking at the EERs is a good one. Given that the SEER (and other ratings) can be misleading by themselves in trying to draw specific conclusions, they should be useful for at least a comparative analysis of the same company's products. My point of view is that if a manufacturer publishes a figure in its literature for a given model, I believe it should also be shown for other tonnages of that specific model, not just the for the one that has the highest rating and "looks best" on paper. So 5-ton SEERs (I had to look some figures up on ARI Certificates) are lower than 3-ton ones for the same models. I think it's sneaky to mention only one-- and I don't see any good defense to why they exclude information. If I'm trying to compare SEERs or EERs for different models or different manufacturers, I cannot easily do so-- and I just want to have that info as one component in my decision-making process.

Joy, Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful treasures!!.....I snagged a WHOLE BUNCH!!!!!.... : )) FlutteringBy