i330 Configuration

[celticmagick333]

I was wondering what controls the amount of colors the i330 can support (i.e. it can only support 256 colors)? Is it the screen's capabilities, a chip within the device, or is it a software control?

It would be nice if it were a mere software upgrade to allow the ability of 64k colors (hoping that Samsung is cheap and uses the same type of color screen for all their Palm powered smartphones, including the new i500).

Thank you in advance for any input.

Best Regards,

Jason

[PFK]

Chances are you can't upgrade due to the following. 256 is a number that appears all the time in software development. It is 2 to the 8th power which maps to 8 bits in a computer byte. That means, each pixel on the screen is goverened by a number between 0 - 255 with each number a different brightness of the pixel. Using RGB (Reg Green Blue) which is the three pixes close together, you can only adjust color in 256 discrite steps.

[celticmagick333]

Thanks for the reply.

Best Regards,

Jason