diff --git a/Components/6847/6847.cpp b/Components/6847/6847.cpp
index acc31c600..b5910bc28 100644
--- a/Components/6847/6847.cpp
+++ b/Components/6847/6847.cpp
@@ -140,18 +140,38 @@ MC6847Base::MC6847Base(const Outputs::Display::Type display_type) :
 	crt_.set_display_type(Outputs::Display::DisplayType::CompositeColour);
 }
 
-void MC6847Base::pixel_line(const int line_begin, const int line_end) {
-	if(line_begin < LineLayout::EndOfLeftBorder && line_end >= LineLayout::EndOfLeftBorder) [[unlikely]] {
-		crt_.output_sync(LineLayout::EndOfSync);
-		if(display_type_ == Outputs::Display::Type::NTSC60) {
-			crt_.output_colour_burst(LineLayout::EndOfColourBurst - LineLayout::EndOfSync, ColourPhase);
-		} else {
-			crt_.output_default_colour_burst(LineLayout::EndOfColourBurst - LineLayout::EndOfSync);
+void MC6847Base::sync_and_burst(const int line_begin, const int line_end) {
+	Numeric::if_includes<LineLayout::EndOfColourBurst>(
+		line_begin,
+		line_end,
+		[&] {
+			crt_.output_sync(LineLayout::EndOfSync);
+			if(display_type_ == Outputs::Display::Type::NTSC60) {
+				crt_.output_colour_burst(LineLayout::EndOfColourBurst - LineLayout::EndOfSync, ColourPhase);
+			} else {
+				crt_.output_default_colour_burst(LineLayout::EndOfColourBurst - LineLayout::EndOfSync);
+			}
 		}
-		crt_.output_blank(LineLayout::EndOfLeftBorder - LineLayout::EndOfColourBurst);
+	);
+}
+
+void MC6847Base::pixel_line(const int line_begin, const int line_end) {
+	sync_and_burst(line_begin, line_end);
+	Numeric::clamp<LineLayout::EndOfColourBurst, LineLayout::EndOfLeftBorder>(
+		line_begin,
+		line_end,
+		[&](const int begin, const int end) {
+			crt_.output_level<uint32_t>(end - begin, border_colour_);
+		}
+	);
+	Numeric::if_includes<LineLayout::EndOfLeftBorder>(
+		line_begin,
+		line_end,
+		[&] {
+			pixels_ = reinterpret_cast<uint32_t *>(crt_.begin_data(256));
+		}
+	);
 
-		pixels_ = reinterpret_cast<uint32_t *>(crt_.begin_data(256));
-	}
 	if(pixels_) [[likely]] {
 		Numeric::clamp<LineLayout::EndOfLeftBorder, LineLayout::EndOfPixels>(
 			line_begin,
@@ -297,24 +317,43 @@ void MC6847Base::pixel_line(const int line_begin, const int line_end) {
 			}
 		);
 	}
+	Numeric::if_includes<LineLayout::EndOfPixels>(
+		line_begin,
+		line_end,
+		[&] {
+			crt_.output_data(256);
+		}
+	);
+	Numeric::clamp<LineLayout::EndOfPixels, LineLayout::EndOfLine>(
+		line_begin,
+		line_end,
+		[&](const int begin, const int end) {
+			crt_.output_level<uint32_t>(end - begin, border_colour_);
+		}
+	);
 	if(line_end == LineLayout::EndOfLine) [[unlikely]] {
-		crt_.output_data(256);
 		address_.apply_hsync();
-		crt_.output_blank(LineLayout::EndOfLine - LineLayout::EndOfPixels);
 	}
 }
 
-void MC6847Base::border_line(const int, const int end) {
+void MC6847Base::border_line(const int line_begin, const int line_end) {
+	sync_and_burst(line_begin, line_end);
+	Numeric::clamp<LineLayout::EndOfColourBurst, LineLayout::EndOfLine>(
+		line_begin,
+		line_end,
+		[&](const int begin, const int end) {
+			crt_.output_level<uint32_t>(end - begin, border_colour_);
+		}
+	);
+}
+
+void MC6847Base::porch_line(const int, const int end) {
 	if(end == LineLayout::EndOfLine) {
 		crt_.output_sync(LineLayout::EndOfSync);
 		crt_.output_blank(LineLayout::EndOfLine - LineLayout::EndOfSync);
 	}
 }
 
-void MC6847Base::porch_line(const int begin, const int end) {
-	border_line(begin, end);
-}
-
 void MC6847Base::sync_line(const int, const int end) {
 	if(end == LineLayout::EndOfLine) {
 		crt_.output_sync(LineLayout::EndOfLine);
@@ -402,10 +441,14 @@ void MC6847Base::set_mode(
 		address_.target_row_ = repeated_rows(mode);
 		if(is_2bpp(mode)) {
 			mode_ |= Mode::BPP2;
+			border_colour_ = colour_select ? Colours::colour1[0] : Colours::colour0[0];
+		} else {
+			border_colour_ = colour_select ? Colours::resolution1[1] : Colours::resolution0[1];
 		}
 	} else {
 		set_32bytes();
 		address_.target_row_ = 12;
+		border_colour_ = 0;
 	}
 
 	// TODO: apply my net understanding, which is now this:
diff --git a/Components/6847/6847.hpp b/Components/6847/6847.hpp
index c4d12d0bb..d9f61ac00 100644
--- a/Components/6847/6847.hpp
+++ b/Components/6847/6847.hpp
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ constexpr uint8_t repeated_rows(const GraphicsMode mode) {
 struct MC6847Base {
 	MC6847Base(Outputs::Display::Type);
 
+	void sync_and_burst(int begin, int end);
+
 	void pixel_line(int begin, int end);
 	void border_line(int begin, int end);
 	void porch_line(int begin, int end);
@@ -137,6 +139,7 @@ struct MC6847Base {
 
 	Outputs::CRT::CRT crt_;
 	uint32_t *pixels_ = nullptr;
+	uint32_t border_colour_ = 0;
 
 	void set_mode(
 		bool graphics,
diff --git a/Numeric/SegmentCounter.hpp b/Numeric/SegmentCounter.hpp
index 17001a0d8..4218273a0 100644
--- a/Numeric/SegmentCounter.hpp
+++ b/Numeric/SegmentCounter.hpp
@@ -80,4 +80,12 @@ void clamp(const int begin, const int end, const FuncT &&function) {
 	}
 }
 
+/// Calls @c function if and only if [begin, end] contains the event point.
+template <int EventPoint, typename FuncT>
+void if_includes(const int begin, const int end, const FuncT &&function) {
+	if(begin <= EventPoint && end > EventPoint) {
+		function();
+	}
+}
+
 }