Bit depth and banding

The colour depth of processing or display, often given as '1.07 billion colours' (10-bit).

Unit: bit
Standard: ISO/IEC 21118 ('number of colours')
ISO 21118: ISO 21118 optional

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Bit depth / 'number of colours'(bit)

Weak signal. Panel or DMD effective depth and processing quality (banding) matter, and reviews catch banding.

Marketing traps

Bit depth / 'number of colours': '1.07 billion colours' usually describes the input or processing path. DLP reaches its grey levels by dithering.

Across the catalogue

Bit depth / 'number of colours'

3 of 24 projectors list it

Highest

BenQ TK710STi30 bit
BenQ W580030 bit
BenQ X3100i30 bit

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Deep cut

Bit depth / 'number of colours'. Rec.709 SDR is 8-bit in most delivery; HDR10 is 10-bit; Dolby Vision allows 12-bit. 10-bit HDR at 4K60 4:4:4 won't fit in 18 Gbps HDMI (see inputs).