Adi,
I remember talking to support people for one of my graphics cards and being informed that there really was not much of a difference between 16-bit and 24 bit since the human eye cannot normally identify that many
colors anyway. How true is that ? <<
The typical human eye has very good ability to detect the difference between two adjacent colors but relatively poor ability to tell absolute color values, in the absence of a comparison - "relatively good and absolutely awful?" The best tonal resolution is in green, slightly less in red and worst in blue. Even though the eye can occasionally detect banding in smooth gradient areas, 16-bit color often produces a pleasing result. Until recently, even the most expensive displays exhibited less tonal resolution than the human eye can detect. A few CRT monitors now approach full 8-bit resolution in each of the three RGB components. You can evaluate LCD and CRT displays for tonal resolution at our web site. Follow the link to these subheadings. http://www.wickiup.com/wickiup/display/index.html Display Quality section --> Tonal Resolution See "Electronic Displays" Wiley - Sherr and "The Reproduction of Colour" Fountain Press - R. Hunt for a more detailed discussion. Ed For the HTML police - there is an advantage to using a neutral gray background in this application. It is a more accurate test if your eyes are adapted to a nominal ambient. -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/