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List:       kde-linux
Subject:    Re: [kde-linux] How to change the color depth as a user?
From:       "Sebastian J. Bronner" <waschtl () sbronner ! com>
Date:       2002-02-14 4:47:48
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On Wednesday 13 February 2002 16:31, John Andersen wrote:
> You mean you've come up with a reason to use less than the maximum
> possible color depth?
> I can see differing users wanting differing resolutions,  but why would
> anyone want less than, say 16m colors?

Often, when pushing a card's memory limit, reducing the color-depth, 
increases the maximum possible refresh rate.  For this reason, I run my old 
computer at 16 bits instead of 24 (1152x864) so that I can get 72 Hz refresh 
instead of 60.
-- 
Sebastian J. Bronner
waschtl@sbronner.com
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