Changing The Video Configuration; Resolution And Color Depth - Samsung SN6000 Series User Manual

Changing the Video Configuration

Your computer includes an TFT LCD or active-matrix display. The
capabilities of the screen plus the video drivers installed on the
computer determine the quality of the image your LCD can display.
The following sections describe the display capabilities of your
computer.

Resolution and Color Depth

The resolution of the LCD is the sharpness of the image it can display.
Resolution is measured by the number of pixels (individual dots)
displayed on the entire screen. In general, the more pixels the LCD can
display, the better the image.
Your LCD screen is either SVGA or XGA:
The number of colors the LCD can display is measured by how many
bits the LCD uses to represent each pixel:
24-bit color uses the RGB color model.
32-bit color uses the CMYK color model which gives better printed
color matching.
Table 7 lists the basic video mode capabilities and maximum colors
supported by your computer.
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The maximum display for the SVGA LCD screen is 800x600,


about 480,000 pixels.
The maximum display for the XGA LCD screen is 1024x768,


about 800,000 pixels.
8-bit color can support 256 different colors.


16-bit color can support 64 K (65,536) colors.


24-bit color can support 16 M (16.8 million) colors.


32-bit color can support 16 M (16.8 million) colors.


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