6-bit LCDs in notebooks?

I found an interesting tidbit of information while trying to identify the specs. of the Toshiba LCD used in the M1210. It appears that the LCD is a 6-bit display. I was rather surprised and found that other LCD screens on DELL laptops were also speced out at 6-bits.

I did a little more searching and turned up this article regarding LCD 6-bit displays. I was pretty shocked. I didn't know I had a 6-bit LCD.

Check out this Samsung brochure under laptop application LCDs note the number of colors.

Mike

 

I was reading on Ars last night, and 6-bit is common on desktop LCDs as well?

Seems like it's part of the reason why Apple desktop LCDs are more expensive, and are preferred for color calibration reasons.

Seems like if some Apple desktop LCDs were 8-bit and most were 6-bit, that they would pimp that in advertising?

 

I'm thinking this isn't an issue with desktop LCD's. At least not as much as it is on laptop LCDs. If you look at the link I posted earlier, you'll see the desktop LCD sets are listed as being 8-bit implicitly by showing a possible 16.7M colors.

Mike

 

I also wonder what display mode of the Laptop LCDs are (since they are missing in the Laptop section) while it shows in the other section

I believe it is TN pannel, but just wondering...
Any ideas?

 

I don't understand your question. TN is a type of physical characteristic meaning twisted nematic.

 

Most desktop lcds are 8bit. Dont know about laptop screens. As for TN I think he is assuming TNs to be 6bit which isnt true anymore. There are 8bit TNs out there nowadays.