Quote - > Quote - My experience is that they're not dissimilar on similar items.  I think Poser may handle layered transparency a little better and soft shadows a little worse, but that's entirely subjective.

Well, that's actually good to keep in mind, then, when I play around with both. Thanks.

And, my experience is the opposite.  I find DS render times to be much longer on EVERYthing, and DS taxes the processor much harder.