Re: HARDWARE: Open-Source-Friendly Graphics Cards -- Viable?

[Timothy Miller]

Tonnerre wrote:
> Salut,
>
> On Fri, Oct 22, 2004 at 10:57:16AM +0000, Helge Hafting wrote:
>
> > 24-bit color
> > ------------
>
>
> Why don't you use 32-bit colors?  24-bit packed pixels are a pita, and
> a lot of OpenGL hardware doesn't support 24bpp. You might atcually get
> better graphics/performance/etc. if you  stick to 32bpp. Only that the
> framebuffer size increases by 1/3rd.

It's been ages since I've encountered a GPU which could do packed 24.  I 
think when people talk about "24 bit color", they're also thinking "32 
bits per pixel".  Besides, there's the alpha channel.

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