6120c - number of colors seems to be decreased in ...

Hi all.
It seems like number of colors is being decreasend in the theme background image every time I install a theme. It can be best noticed in gradient-like images where color transition is not smooth.
nokia noir theme may be a good example here - on my 6300 background is nice and smooth, on 6120c it looks like it was just 256 colors or so...
Has anybody else noticed that ? It's really annoying because all nice themes don't look like they should.

but it can only be seen on images used as a background in a theme.
when you set your own background everything's fine - image is displayed properly (no banding, smooth color transitions), but that's not the solution I am looking for.

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