[comp.sys.amiga] 16 million colors?

steelie@pro-charlotte.cts.com (Jim Howard) (04/04/88)

In article <37323R38@PSUVM>, R38@PSUVM.BITNET (aka Marc Rifkin) writes:
> And now the PVA graphics card for the A2000 gives 24 bitplanes (at, I
> assume 640x400 or higher in overscan), so then the Amiga can display
> ALL YES ALL 16 million colors at once.|_
Intresting, considering to display 16,000,000 different colors at once
would require a monitor of at least 4000 x 4000 resolution, assuming
each pixel will only be one color.  :^)

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richard@gryphon.CTS.COM (Richard Sexton) (04/06/88)

In article <2766@crash.cts.com> steelie@pro-charlotte.cts.com (Jim Howard) writes:
>
>In article <37323R38@PSUVM>, R38@PSUVM.BITNET (aka Marc Rifkin) writes:
>Intresting, considering to display 16,000,000 different colors at once
>would require a monitor of at least 4000 x 4000 resolution, assuming
>each pixel will only be one color.  :^)

No problem. I have heard that atari intends to release a 4K by 4K monitor
for $300 in the fall.

Really.

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