diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Magnavox/Odyssey2/O2Hawk.IEmulator.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Magnavox/Odyssey2/O2Hawk.IEmulator.cs
index d5773be982..fa2b4d618f 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Magnavox/Odyssey2/O2Hawk.IEmulator.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Magnavox/Odyssey2/O2Hawk.IEmulator.cs
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Consoles.O2Hawk
 			// update the controller state on VBlank
 			GetControllerState(controller);
 
-			// send the image on VBlank
-			SendVideoBuffer();
-
 			bool frame_chk = true;
 			//Console.WriteLine("----------FRAME----------");
 
@@ -110,6 +107,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Consoles.O2Hawk
 					in_vblank_old = in_vblank;
 				}
 			}
+
+			// send the image on VBlank
+			SendVideoBuffer();
 		}
 
 		public void do_single_step()
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Magnavox/Odyssey2/O2Hawk.IStatable.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Magnavox/Odyssey2/O2Hawk.IStatable.cs
index c6392f48d0..682f0abd36 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Magnavox/Odyssey2/O2Hawk.IStatable.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Magnavox/Odyssey2/O2Hawk.IStatable.cs
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Consoles.O2Hawk
 			ser.Sync(nameof(kb_state_row), ref kb_state_row);
 			ser.Sync(nameof(kb_state_col), ref kb_state_col);
 
-			ser.Sync(nameof(_vidbuffer), ref _vidbuffer, false);
-
 			// probably a better way to do this
 			if (cart_RAM != null)
 			{