Will 256mb vram make a diff

I'm considering the iMac 20 inch. The stock config is fine for me since ram is easy to upgrade aftermarket. But the video ram makes me wonder. Is it worth it?
I primarily will use ilife, iwork, and some photo manipulation software. iPhoto is doesn't have enough editing capability for me (ah...if it only had unsharp mask and highlights and shadows it'd be perfect) So I'd be using either elements in emulation or the lightroom beta. I don't do much gaming. I haven't found a game I'm interested in buying in a bit over a year. So it appears that phase of my life is done.
So...what do you guys think? Buy and off the shelf iMac or do BTO to get the 256mb vram?

Thanks gang. I posted this question in a couple other forums and the response is running something like 10 to 1 to get the extra VRAM. ...and several have also brought up increasing RAM at the same time. You're right...it's expensive, but not too much of a markup as there used to be in the past.
I was basing my decision to go stock on fear...if I didn't like the machine or it didn't work, I could take it back to an applestore for return (with restock fee) or switch it out if it's broken out of the box. But if I customize it...it's mine. I'll have to repair it if I'm unfortunate enough to get a bad one. Even when I brought this up on the other forums, the response was to still get the VRAM and memory.
Thanks again

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My System Profiler indicates a ATI Radeon 9600 Pro, but it doesn't have the Dual Link since this is an older G5 with only 64MB of VRAM.
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