>> My laptop is 24-bit graphics modes. However, the physical display 
>> hardware only supports 16-bit colour, and does dithering in hardware to 
>> produce the rest. The end result is, obviously, horrid.
> 
>   The end result would often be more horrid without the dithering.

Undoubtably so. But all the dithering in the world can't really compare 
to having propper shades. (Unless the spatial resolution is *very* high. 
This is how printers get away with it...)

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