diff --git a/teensy/RA8875_t4.cpp b/teensy/RA8875_t4.cpp
index b9a91da..7818d74 100644
--- a/teensy/RA8875_t4.cpp
+++ b/teensy/RA8875_t4.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ void RA8875_t4::_initializeTFT()
   delay(1);
 
   // colorspace
-  _writeRegister(RA8875_SYSR, 0x0C); // 65k
+  _writeRegister(RA8875_SYSR, 0x00); // 8-bit (0x0C == 16-bit)
 
   _writeRegister(RA8875_HDWR, 0x63); // LCD horizontal display width == (v+1)*8
   _writeRegister(RA8875_HNDFTR, 0x00); // Horizontal non-display period fine tuning
@@ -242,6 +242,11 @@ void RA8875_t4::fillWindow(uint16_t color)
   _waitPoll(RA8875_DCR, RA8875_DCR_LINESQUTRI_STATUS, _RA8875_WAITPOLL_TIMEOUT_DCR_LINESQUTRI_STATUS);
 }
 
+// *** Remove this and convert to native 8-bit? Or make it inline?
+uint8_t _color16To8bpp(uint16_t color) {
+  return ((color & 0xe000) >> 8) | ((color & 0x700) >> 6) | ((color & 0x18) >> 3);
+}
+  
 void RA8875_t4::drawPixel(int16_t x, int16_t y, uint16_t color)
 {
   // FIXME: bounds checking
@@ -255,7 +260,8 @@ void RA8875_t4::drawPixel(int16_t x, int16_t y, uint16_t color)
 
   // Send pixel data
   writeCommand(RA8875_MRWC); // write to wherever MWCR1 says (which we expect to be default graphics layer)
-  writeData16(color);
+  //  writeData16(color);
+  _writeData(_color16To8bpp(color));
 }
 
 uint32_t RA8875_t4::frameCount()
diff --git a/teensy/teensy-display.cpp b/teensy/teensy-display.cpp
index 3d510ec..c3fb964 100644
--- a/teensy/teensy-display.cpp
+++ b/teensy/teensy-display.cpp
@@ -15,13 +15,14 @@ extern const unsigned char interface_glyphs[256];
 #include "globals.h"
 #include "applevm.h"
 
+#include "images.h"
+
 #ifndef RA8875_HEIGHT
 #define RA8875_HEIGHT 480
 #endif
 
 #include <SPI.h>
-//#define _clock 50000000
-
+#define _clock 20000000u // FIXME bring this up - it's under the default now
 
 #define PIN_RST 8
 #define PIN_DC 9
@@ -30,9 +31,6 @@ extern const unsigned char interface_glyphs[256];
 #define PIN_MISO 1
 #define PIN_SCK 27
 
-#define SCREENINSET_X (120)
-#define SCREENINSET_Y (10)
-
 // RGB map of each of the lowres colors
 const uint16_t loresPixelColors[16] = { 0x0000, // 0 black
 					 0xC006, // 1 magenta
@@ -63,7 +61,7 @@ RA8875_t4 tft = RA8875_t4(PIN_CS, PIN_RST, PIN_MOSI, PIN_SCK, PIN_MISO);
 TeensyDisplay::TeensyDisplay()
 {
   //  tft.begin(Adafruit_800x480);
-  tft.begin();
+  tft.begin(_clock);
   tft.fillWindow();
   
   driveIndicator[0] = driveIndicator[1] = false;