Using two bytes per pixel in a color image. Up to 65,536 colors can be represented in the color palette. Most graphics formats provide 8-bit color or 24-bit color; however, graphics cards generally ...

I have heard countless times, you dont need to set your desktop or play your games above 16bit, you simply can not see them, or there is no actual visual improvment that is visible by the human eye.

It depends on what video card you have. If you have a 2MB S3 Virge DX or something like that, you might want to stick with 16 bit color because you might be waiting for a second or two for the screen ...

Embarking as the first active HDMI switch supporting video-data transfer rates up to 3.4 Gb/s, the STDVE003A supports full 16-bit color depth for a true HD picture. The device integrates an equalizer ...