I would say that the "having to hit the default" problem is solved !
I went to All Programs > Catalyst >
and I clicked something like "restart runtime"
Now, even after a few reboots, the problem is gone. I can go directly to SH3 and SH4. And I believe that I can adjust the contrasts, gamma, brightness and so on... At least on SH3 (didn't try it with SH4)
The intro movies still don't play properly, but with patience, that will be fixed !
Great ideas, Jan !!