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No matter what device you're watching this on, you're getting the same 16 million colors everyone got in the early 90s. What's up with that? Watch this video Ad-Free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/scienceasylum-your-screen-is-secretly-30-years-old-heres-why Nick Lucid - Host, Writer, Editor, Animator Emily Lucid - Producer, Captions ________________________________ VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS How Computers Do Math: https://youtu.be/sgVosaLhPV0 White Dwarf Facts: https://youtu.be/Gvl6ApJFB7E ________________________________ RELATED YOUTUBE VIDEOS Origin of Bytes (Computerphile): https://youtu.be/ixJCo0cyAuA ________________________________ SUPPORT THE SCIENCE ASYLUM For Direct Support, Merch, and Products: https://www.scienceasylum.com For Alternative Support Options... Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ScienceAsylum Sign-Up for Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/scienceasylum YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXgNowiGxwwnLeQ7DXTwXPg/join ________________________________ HUGE THANK YOU TO THESE SUPPORTERS Asylum Orderlies: Chloë Joan López, Dhruv Singhal, James Smith, Joel Wolhendler, Peter Engrav Einsteinium Crazies: Benjamin Sharef, Dan Sullivan, Eoin O'Sullivan, Jonathan Lima, Joseph Salomone, Kevin Flanagan, Matias Cveczilberg Plutonium Crazies: Al Davis, Compuart, Kevin MacLean, Rick Myers Platinum Crazies: Christopher Bennett, Clayton Bruckert, David Johnston, E. W. Darbyshire, JJS, Jonathan Reel, Li-Ce Hu, Marino Hernandez, Mr. Orn Jonasar, Ulrich ________________________________ SOURCES General History: https://www.dosdays.co.uk/topics/monitors.php https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_display_technology IBM Enhanced Color Display 1984: https://minuszerodegrees.net/oa/OA%20-%20IBM%20Enhanced%20Color%20Display%20(5154).pdf 4-Bit Color: https://int10h.org/blog/2022/06/ibm-5153-color-true-cga-palette/ ________________________________ LINKS TO COMMENTS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvl6ApJFB7E&lc=UgwL5wklHvDBJJOEk_h4AaABAg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvl6ApJFB7E&lc=UgzlTar7TPsae2Uak9d4AaABAg ________________________________ IMAGE/VIDEO CREDITS Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images ________________________________ TIME CODES 00:00 Intro 00:14 Color Pixels 00:46 Human Color Vision 01:10 RGB Color Space 02:05 Screens vs Vision 02:39 Bits and Bytes 03:26 Moderns Screens 03:46 Why 24-Bit Color? 05:22 Closing Thoughts 06:18 Featured Comment