Using Apple's Preview displays a sharper picture

I'm not sure where to post this topic because it really concerns Photoshop Elements 3.0, but hear goes.
I normally use iPhoto 6.0 to organize my photos and have Elements 3.0 set as the default editing tool. In the past this has worked great, but during the past few months I have noticed that my pictures on screen don't look as sharp in Elements as they once used to. The final output to paper or DVD still looked great, so I never gave it much thought at least until this past weekend.
That's when I opened a new picture accidentally using Apple's Preview program. Wow, was I surprised because the picture just downloaded from my camera looked fantastic. It was sharp, bright and had great detail. I then opened it using Photoshop Elements 3.0 and was quite disappointed with the results. The picture had slightly less detail and was not as sharp and the colors were not as saturated.
When I first bought Elements 3.0, I was using Panther and I remember my pictures looking great. The only thing I changed between then and now was upgrading to Tiger in early summer. After upgrading to Tiger I reinstalled all my third party software from the original disks.
So why do my pictures look poorer in Elements when compared to Apple's Preview? Could I have changed something or do I need to make a change?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Keith

What was the answer Keith? I'd be interested to know.
Paul

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