Re: percentage monitors with 256 colours?

by Nick Harrison <nick(at)iii.co.uk>

Date:	Sun, 08 Feb 1998 18:49:27 +0000
To:	hwg-graphics(at)mail.hwg.org
References:	netadvies
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Around 70% apparently have 256 colour depth. (from what I have read)

Gifs can only be less than 256 colours anyway - due to the index colour
palette. The web palette only has 216 complient colours which means you
cant really add any more...

If you DO have more, it wont effect the download of 256 colour gifs, it
just means that they look better!

Im glad I have more though :)

Rgds
Nick.

At 13:11 07/02/98 -0600, you wrote:
>I have no idea about the percentange... however, 256 or less colors is
>much better for file sizes.  Color depth is one of the major factors in
>graphic file size.... Heck, unless I'm mistaken .gif's have to be 256 or
>less colors.
>
>Louis Lubbers wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> What is the percentage of Internet users that still use a monitor that
>> displays 256 colours?
>>
>> Louis, Netadvies.
>
>
>
>--
>Bryan Johns <aka> Green Dragon
>grndrgn(at)the-link.net
>
>

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