I am interested also, I want cement fiber, DH wants cedar for the new room.
My Dad had the Hardieplank on his old house and they were pretty awesome, he did not have the ones with the woodgrain impressed on them, he had the plain ones. They looked real to me- more real than the ones with fake woodgrain. They also painted well. I only visited him there a few times a year, so I don't know what they were like day to day. He never had to repaint and the house always looked nice on the outside.
Tracey
DD1 3/07 Itching to take over the universe.
DD2 1/14 My mellow little snuggler.