The beta testers for Bryce5 seem to be hinting that the info given out by the likes of 'Computer Arts' isn't fully accurate. It is possible, therefore, that Bryce5 may have additional features to those mentioned. What is certain is that you don't know the full specification of Bryce5 yet, and so it makes sense to delay any decision until you do. Then again, there is supposed to be a new version of Inspire coming out (which may be marketed as a 'light edition' of Lightwave) that is supposed to be quite cheap. If this new version is to Lightwave6 what Inspire was to Lightwave4, then it will blow both Bryce and Vue out of the water. I'm not going to rush to buy the new version of Bryce like I have with all the earlier efforts. I'm going to bide my time, wait and see what the users say once the novelty has worn off, and check out carefully what the competition is offering.