Hi there, regarding the refresh problems with OpenGL enabled: disable "background draw," and you should be fine (i.e. no artefacting). OpenGL support in Vue4 is very slow, though--the software mode is a lot faster, regardless of what VGA you use. It's not an issue with small scenes, but in large ones? OpenGL is pretty much useless. The latest ATI drivers resolved many OpenGL problems, hence ATI cards are preferable to NVIDIA-based boards, right now, for Vue. You can get a decent video board for $100 or less (Radeon7500 / 9000), but signal quality might be an issue with cheaper makes. With Detonator40, OpenGL runs fine on NVIDIA boards with Vue as well, as long as you disable "background draw." But here, again, the make will determine the signal quality. 1280x1024@85 shouldn't be too much of a problem, but you'll have to compare video cards to make sure you won't end up with slight smearing on-screen. ta, -Sascha.rb