Windows 10: Why are windows10 display colours defaulted to 8bit RGB??

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  1. DAVIDK
    Davidk Win User

    Why are windows10 display colours defaulted to 8bit RGB??


    I've noted that the windows10 advanced display colour depth is defaulted to 8bit RGB, even when a) the display specs are much greater; and b) the related graphics adapter is set for 32bit colours.
    See screenshot attached of the display and graphics adapter settings.

    Posts on various forums and friend/experts have all shown the same characteristic on different displays: clearly defaulted to that value on installation. It's not documented in the user books, and no one knows why. And the best advice seems to be to ignore it.

    So, curiousity questions:
    1. does anyone know why MS has defaulted the display colours to such an abysmally low value when the display and graphics adapter are clearly able to do better?
    2. what consequences does ignoring it have??

    Running windows 10-2004

    :)
     
    Davidk, Sep 2, 2020
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  2. DAVIDK
    Davidk Win User

    Why are windows10 display colours defaulted to 8bit RGB??

    I've noted that the windows10 advanced display colour depth is defaulted to 8bit RGB, even when a) the display specs are much greater; and b) the related graphics adapter is set for 32bit colours.
    See screenshot attached of the display and graphics adapter settings.

    Posts on various forums and friend/experts have all shown the same characteristic on different displays: clearly defaulted to that value on installation. It's not documented in the user books, and no one knows why. And the best advice seems to be to ignore it.

    So, curiousity questions:
    1. does anyone know why MS has defaulted the display colours to such an abysmally low value when the display and graphics adapter are clearly able to do better?
    2. what consequences does ignoring it have??

    Running windows 10-2004
     
    Davidk, Sep 2, 2020
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  3. HELMUT
    Helmut Win User
    Why are windows10 display colours defaulted to 8bit RGB??

    Monitor display panels are typically 8 bit.

    That particular Monitor is 8 bit(6 bits + FRC)

    That is for each of 3 subpixels, thus 24 bits as a whole pixel.
     
    Helmut, Sep 2, 2020
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  4. DAVEM121
    DaveM121 Win User

    Why are windows10 display colours defaulted to 8bit RGB??

    Color Temperature

    It may be that the default colour profile is corrupt:

    • Right click your desktop, choose 'Display Settings'
    • Click 'Display Adapter Properties', in the resulting dialog, click on the 'Colour Management' tab
    • Click the 'Colour Managemen . . .' button
    • At the top check the box marked 'Use my settings for this device'
    • Then click the 'Add' button
    • Choose one of the pre defined settings - Adobe RGB would be a good start . . .
     
    DaveM121, Sep 2, 2020
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