I have to agree with transient. I use Carrara 5 pro, Hexagon 2.1 (both of which I really like but they both crash so many times!), Blender, Bryce 6.1, Daz Studio 1.5, Poser5, Poser7 & trueSpace 6.6 and they all have their good points. But, although trueSpace 7.5 is not yet available (probably April 30th), you only have to look at some of the videos here:
http://www.caligari.com/products/tru...sp?Cate=BIntro
to see that all the above programs pale into insignificance in comparison. I have pre-ordered my copy and can't wait for the release. Mind you, I can't wait for the next releases of Hex & Carrara either.
I wouldn't "go with the crowd" I use software that I can get results with.