Windows 10: Windows auto reduces the bit depth to 8 bit for my 32 bit depth monitor.

As you can see from the above screenshots, Windows 10 reduces the color depth to 8 bits for my 32-bit depth monitor. I don't think or know if its going to make a difference at all but if it is there and it can work then why not use it?

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Color bit depth is at 6-bit on Display properties of Windows 10 pro

Try the below suggested steps and check if the suggested options are available to change the Color bit Depth value

1. Right click on the desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel.
2. Expand the Display, and then highlight the Change resolution.
3. On the right side, check if there is 8 bpc listed under
   Output color depth.
4. You may select 8 bpc and restart the device to witness the changes.

Muralidhar

Microsoft Community Moderator

 

Color Bit Depth is Stuck at 8 bit - Display adapter mode says 32 bit

Build 17.rs_prerelease677.180520-0940 is my current release. There was an update that failed and changes were rolled back.

In Settings:

Now in the Windows Display settings says "Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (recommended)"

Click on "Advanced Settings" Both monitors say "Bit depth: 8-bit"

Click "Display adapter properties (either monitor)"

AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series Properties opens.

Click "List all modes"

"1920 by 1080, True Color (32 bit), 60 Hertz" is selected!

The Display, Desktop, Photos, Movies are in 8-bit 256 Color mode and look really bad!

How to fix this?

Windows has problems responding at times.

I rolled the Display driver back to a previous release... Had to reset the computer because it froze.

On reboot it is on the rolled-back driver level, but still wrong.

 

Why is my laptop monitor color depth 6 bit

Hello,KhalifaAbdulmalik

The color depth of your monitor depends on the type of LCD panel and the graphics card settings. The color depth is the number of colors that the monitor can display, given its hardware. The most common normal color depths are 8-bit (256 colors), 16-bit (65,536 colors), and 24-bit (16.7 million colors) modes.

Some monitors use 6-bit color to achieve faster response times, but this reduces the overall range of colors that the monitor supports. To compensate for this, some monitors use a technique called dithering, where nearby pixels use slightly varying shades of color that trick the human eye into perceiving the desired color.

Some information about the HP Omen 15-ax250wm laptop’s screen color depth. According to the product specifications, the laptop has a 15.6-inch, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS display with a brightness of 252 cd/m2 and a sRGB coverage of 51%. From the observation results of some threads in the HP community, it seems that the Laptop itself can only support 6-bit display. If you need more color bit depth, such as 8-bit or 10bit, you may need to consider connecting an external monitor (but This depends on whether your graphics card can support outputting images with higher color bit depths)

All in all, such a display by hardware design is an expected behavior, and I hope the above explanation can make you understand these principles better.

If you have any other questions, please feel free to let me know.