8bit vs. 6bit

[dsorrent]

How do you know if a panel is an 8bit or a 6bit panel? Like the one used in the ViewSonic VP930b? I didn't see anything on their spec sheet which tells you that type of information?

 

[icebird0]

8-bit = 16.7M colors
6-bit = 16.2M colors (actually much less, but uses dithering to produce that many)

 

[Continuity28]

Originally posted by: icebird0
8-bit = 16.7M colors
6-bit = 16.2M colors (actually much less, but uses dithering to produce that many)

More specifically, the 6-bit and 8-bit refers to each color. So 8-bit red, green, and blue = 24-bit color. 6-bit red, green, and blue = 18-bit color.

24-bit color = 16,777,216 "real" colors or 16.7M as commonly referred.
18-bit color = 262,144 "real" colors or 256K as commonly referred.

As you said, through dithering they increase that amount, but the colors aren't real anymore.

 

[dsorrent]

Ahh, great.. thanks for the info!

 

[Continuity28]

Originally posted by: dsorrent
I didn't see anything on their spec sheet which tells you that type of information?

It doesn't say there, but theres a PDF they have that shows a comparison between their monitors.

One field is named "16.7M colors supported?" or something similar, and the answer is Yes to all of the monitors on the list... I'm assuming they are 8-bit from that.