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NiLuJe · 12-27-2022, 02:04 PM

Grayscale eInk screens have only ever supported 16 shades of gray (which, yes, is technically 4 bits, but that doesn't mean what you think it means

).

The only (mainstream) exception was the original Kindle, which only supported 8 shades of gray (or possibly even 4).

12-27-2022, 02:04 PM	#411
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,507 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Grayscale eInk screens have only ever supported 16 shades of gray (which, yes, is technically 4 bits, but that doesn't mean what you think it means ). The only (mainstream) exception was the original Kindle, which only supported 8 shades of gray (or possibly even 4).