10 Bit Panel
I tested u3415w it s a 10 bit monitor with nvidia quadro k1200 via displayport.
10 bit panel. It was defined in 2012 as a standard for bit depth of 10 or 12 bits for 4k and 8k tvs. This means a 10 bit image can display up to 1 07 billion colors while an 8 bit photo can only display 16 7 million. An 8 bit panel is capable of producing 256 shades of one individual colour. Deep color also known as 10 12 and even 16 bit color is both a a major image quality enhancement and a load of hype.
In more technical terms an 8 bit file works with rgb using 256 levels per channel while 10 bit jumps up to 1 024 levels per channel. Nvidia support said that my graphics card supports 10 bit but the problem is the monitor. Samsung s js9500 series led lcd tvs sony s x930c and x940c series lg s eg9600 series oled tvs panasonic. An 8 bit panel has far less range than a 10 bit color depth screen and can t show the same rich variety of color gradations resulting a duller more washed out and overall plainer looking image.
Yaseen abdalla wants to know what 10 bit color means in an hdtv s specs. A 10 bit panel is capable of 10 bit colour depth 1 07 billion colour palette as opposed to an 8 bit colour depth 16 7 million colours. The rec 2020 color space. Amazon s choice for 10 bit monitor viewsonic vp2468 professional 24 inch 1080p monitor 100 srgb rec 709 14 bit 3d lut color calibration for photography and graphic design black 4 4 out of 5 stars 606.
The rec 2020 color space is a range of color. It is defined as the variety of billions of colours your tv can display. The lack of variety shows up most typically in dark and light areas. 10 bpc mode can t be enabled in nvidia control panel.
Done right the new tvs would have 10 bit panels and every step in the electronics chain from the hdmi input to the panel would all be 10 bit.