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John, Whoa! PMJI, but don't do it! And I like the 1024-32 board (was sorry to give mine up). You'd have to pick up one used, since it was discontinued by Truevision some months ago. It does not have video out, although it can be run in a 756×486 interlaced mode that can be encoded or transcoded with an external box. Do not, in any way, compare this product to an Ill Pro or MGA. Uh-uh, no way, uh-uh! Unfortunately, you can't run it non-interlaced for these video-compatible resolutions, so forget that fancy monitor, unless you're going to run non-video resolutions and use an external high-res scan converter. Best bet otherwise is a long-persistence 15-35 kHz scan analog RGB monitor. Since there is no video input, there is no genlock or way of syncing for a quality video out signal. Also, according to Pete Birkel, the ADI programmer at Truevision, the 3D Studio R3 driver is still not completed (definitely a back-burner item). If you need a high-res Windows desktop, you might consider coming up with the bucks for the Targa 2000. That ships in March or April with 20M on board – 4M VRAM for a 2-page 24-bit Windows display, with separate output of 640×480 NTSC & S-Video out. It includes video-in-a-window, ability to record video-out-of-a-window, real-time 60fps capture & playback to your system's SCSI hard disk with built-in JPEG compression. 3DS drivers are included. Kevin Krell – Computer Support Associates