It probably can. There's nothing physically limiting the CRT itself from displaying as many greys as a normal B&W TV for that matter. It's mainly a limitation of the analog board/logic board of the original Mac. (that and an intentional design choice by Apple for the old Compacts. The original Mac couldn't handle more hen 2-bit video, so they stuck with that aesthetic with the SE/30 since it would save money I guess)
I think the only big difference between the CRTs in compact macs and that of similar TVs was the much darker screen appearance. (probably to ensure properly display of black pixels?)
I noticed the yoke connector is still attached to the analog board which means that the Xceed probably can't use higher refresh rates as that's still governed by the analog board.
I kinda wished they managed to fit a color CRT into a compact mac similar in design to the SE/30. The Color Classic is fine and dandy, but it's significant departer in appearence then that of the older compacts. If they simply made it a slightly larger version of the SE/30 (to accommodate the longer CRT length of a color tube I guess.
) then it would have been much more desirable to use in my opinion.
As it stands the Color Classic looks like a smaller version of a Performa/LC all-in-one design and that must makes me want to skip it in favor of getting an actual Peforma/LC all-in-one.
I think the only big difference between the CRTs in compact macs and that of similar TVs was the much darker screen appearance. (probably to ensure properly display of black pixels?)
I noticed the yoke connector is still attached to the analog board which means that the Xceed probably can't use higher refresh rates as that's still governed by the analog board.
I kinda wished they managed to fit a color CRT into a compact mac similar in design to the SE/30. The Color Classic is fine and dandy, but it's significant departer in appearence then that of the older compacts. If they simply made it a slightly larger version of the SE/30 (to accommodate the longer CRT length of a color tube I guess.
) then it would have been much more desirable to use in my opinion. As it stands the Color Classic looks like a smaller version of a Performa/LC all-in-one design and that must makes me want to skip it in favor of getting an actual Peforma/LC all-in-one.