6-bit or 8-bit LCD?

[avijay]

How do you tell whether a LCD monitor is 6-bit or 8-bit? Some monitors dont specify the number of colors it can display.

 

[SunSamurai]

All manufacturors need to tell you. Give them a cll if in doubt.

 

[avijay]

most sales guys don't know what I'm talking about when I ask this question, so how do u find out looking at the specs? for e.g. sony 23" SDM-P234/B. How do i know from the specs if its 6-bit or 8bit, looking at the specs. I've tried asking the sales ppl, and they don't know.

 

[SunSamurai]

The manufacturor, not the sales guys. Look at who makes the products, got their website and look for a number to call for products information.

 

[avijay]

I contacted sony australia as well and those guys couldn't tell me whether the monitor is a 6-bit or 8-bit LCD. any more suggestions?

 

[Tostada]

Sony doesn't say if it's 6-bit or 8-bit, but there are tons of reviews on the thing saying the colors look pretty good, so if it is 6-bit they've done a good job and you can't see the dithering.

I would say that the absence of any documentation saying it's an 8-bit panel is pretty ominous, but there are so many good reviews of the thing you can't be sure. Even the full manual doesn't say:

http://esupport.sony.com/perl/...e=EN&LOC=2&mdl=SDMP234

 

[SunSamurai]

Sony probably rebranded it then. Thats some poor customer service.

 

[Accord99]

Nearly all LCD panels >17" are 8-bit panels. The 23" Sony is based on a LG-Philips panel and is a 8-bit panel and the specifications are here:
http://www.lgphilips-lcd.com/h...eng/prd/prd201_j_e.jsp

One way to tell is to look at the specs of the monitor, if it says 16.2 million colors or FRC, then it's a 6-bit panel. But a lot of time, the manufacturer's don't really specify it accurately.