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- From: bmontgom@morgan.ucs.mun.ca (Byron Montgomerie)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: 1996 Amiga Home Computer?
- Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Date: 8 Jan 1996 19:24:07 GMT
- Organization: Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Message-ID: <4crr0n$sde@coranto.ucs.mun.ca>
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- Johan Zeylon IN/SA/BIB (etxzayl@cate1.ericsson.se) wrote:
- : In article g4m@coranto.ucs.mun.ca, bmontgom@morgan.ucs.mun.ca (Byron Montgomerie) writes:
- : >This assuming that the AGA enhancements involve a speed increase as well.
- : >There is also the fact that the PPC amigas will have a PCI slot for expanded
- : >graphics anyway, but 24 bit for the low end without a PCI wouldn't be all that
- : >bad assuming a marketable price.
- : >
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- : The human eye can't tell the difference between more than 16 million colours.
- : So more bits is a pure waste. No matter how good your monitor is.
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- : /Johan
-
- The paticular 16 million the eye can see and the 16 million the computer can
- generate and our monitor display are not the same. Aside from that though, the
- amount of accuracy that you do get with 24 bit is good enough for most people
- as a general feedback for what they are doing and a pleasing palette.
-
- Regards,
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- BM
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