Deep Color - simply explained
If you want to buy a new television, you often come across the term deep color. We explain to you in this practical tip what exactly is behind the name.
Deep Color explains: It's all a question of color depth
- Deep Color is currently the best standard for displaying color depths. The color depth indicates the number of possible color values that a pixel can display on a television or monitor.
- The color depth is specified in bits per pixel. The more bits per pixel, the more different colors can be displayed on the television.
- The classic VGA format (640 x 480 pixels) has a color depth of 4 bits per pixel. A pixel can represent 16 different colors. With 8 bits there are 256 colors, with 16 bits 65, 536. With 24 bits there are even 16, 777, 216 different gradations of colors.
- The color depth of 16 bits is also referred to as high color, with 24 bits one speaks of true color. At 30, 36 and 48 bit, we talk about deep color.
What is the advantage?
- Deep Color currently offers the best possible display of colors. Due to the large number of possible color shades, the colors not only appear more natural, the contrast also becomes significantly stronger.
- However, the effect does not only affect the colors. Deep Color also shows grayscale colors more intensely and appealingly.
- In order to transmit content to your television using Deep Color, not only must your television support Deep Color, but also the transmitting device, such as the BluRay player. Consoles like the PlayStation 3 also support Deep Color.
- An HDMI cable with HDMI version 1.3 is required for the transmission. You need at least one cable called "HDMI High Speed". Deep Color cannot transmit cables with "HDMI Standard".
