Daver, thanks for the link. I dont know what it means but no matter how I set the brightness or contrast, the first box is never visible. Probably means I should just get a new monitor. Bryster, I did a render with Gamma correction set and it definately made it brighter. I think if I change some of the colors, I'll be able to keep the mood that I want as well as having a brighter render. Thanks for the input!