LR2 vs Bridge+PS CS4

I just upgraded from PS CS to CS4 and found Bridge was bundled in on the deal. At the same time, I also purchased LR2 since there was a major discount given if it was purchased at the same time as the upgrade.
Mostly, I have been using Bridge + PS CS4 and have only casually looked at LR2. However, I am wondering what LR2 brings to the party since Bridge seems pretty capable at managing images and is very well integrated with ACR and PS CS4.
So, can anyone tell me what the value added is for LR2 over the Bridge/ACR5/PS CS4 combination?

It depends on workflow, your image processing requirements.
I can process images faster in Bridge/PSCS4 than in LR--given LR's slowness,bugs and faulty features, and lack of critical tools that I need and that PS has, or acommodates as plugins. The connectivity between Bridge and PS is much faster than the round trip from LR. But, everyone's needs differ. If you are doing general basic parameter tweaks to your images and only taking the odd image over to PS and back, LR may well be satisfactory.
It is not for me at this time. Like many I like the overall concept of LR. So I give each new version a serious trial--well, all but the obviously bug ridden versions, like 2.2.
I have an established archive system ,DAM, and do not need Library, but have to have it if I use LR, since all I/O goes through it, and that is a major source of LR's slowness. Given that ACR and LR have the same color engine and for the most part the same image development tools, I don't miss any of LR's features--I use Qimage for printing and Proshow Pro for slideshows--both clearly superior to LR Print and Slideshow.
Perhaps someday LR will truly be competitive for my requirements--that certainly was not the case with V2, and at the rate LR is developing, I seriously doubt that it will be by V3, especially if Adobe continues making significant UI and feature improvements in PS/Bridge, as they certainly have with CS4 and Bridge 3.
In your case, since you have both, why not test the two workflows on 100 or so representative images--that's the best way to determine which will work best for you.

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