Quote - You "must have" Vue5i for the GI/GR lighting; they give you the Near Photorealism Experience you looking for...lol

Not necessarily. Check out this image from Erka's gallery:

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=608725&member

In fact, surprisingly, a number of his renderings don't use GI or GR. I wouldn't have thought it either!

-Chipp