I was really surprised the first time I saw banding in a 24-bit gradient image, I spent many years thinking it was impossible. But I'm still not sure if that's

I was really surprised the first time I saw banding in a 24-bit gradient image, I spent many years thinking it was impossible. But I'm still not sure if that's an inherent limitation of 24 bits, or whether my display is not capable of displaying all 24 bits with full fidelity. The LCD manufacturers are using tricks to squeeze the last couple of bits out of panels that aren't up to the task.