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John, It sounds like we're in the same boat! If I understand what you're saying, it sounds like you prefer 256 color Ham-E to the 262,…? color Ham-E mode because it plays faster? I'm guessing that that's because when there are more colors available and more colors on screen, then each frame has more changes than the same animation with less colors. If this is so, how does 256 color mode compare with straight 4096 Ham as far as appearance goes? When working in the 262,… color mode, how small do your movements end up being to keep full speed animation going? Is it a severe limitation, or merely something to be careful with? I typically work in 352X440 Ham mode and only rarely have speed problems. Have you ever compared Ham-E with DCTV? I've heard some discussion about DCTV's composite output being poor when compared to the Ham-E RGB. But since many people (myself included) want to record the output on a VTR anyway, a better comparison would be a comparison of DCTV's output to a composite encoded output from Ham-E. For my purposes, the DCTV seems to be a better buy assuming the composite appearance is as good and animation speeds are the same. All else being equal, the only draw back for me would be that DCTV can't be Genlocked. I don't yet have a digitizer and that's a plus in the DCTV column. But, appearance and playback speed definitely take priority. Any info you have would be appreciated. Thanks, Terry T.