Originally Posted by
Chris2013
seems the Platinum is likely a better "deal" for the money.
Without a doubt. But it's like so many things, where there are bargain basement offerings at bargain basement prices, then you get a LOT more for a little more money stepping up to mainstream brands, then you step up into "premium" or "luxury" products where there's still definite bang for the buck but you're starting to get diminishing returns, then there's the uber-top-tier that costs a lot more for (usually) not a WHOLE lot better product.