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Glossary Digital Television / Term

Color depth

The number of bits used to represent the color of a pixel and thus how many colors can be displayed. Color depth is typically 8-, 16-, or 24-bit. 8-bit would give 256 colors. A high color pixel requires at lest 24-bit color (1.1164 billion colors).

Permanent link Color depth - Creation date 2020-05-31


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