Billions of colors on TB display.

[iBug2]

I'm using switchres on my mac and it's listing billions of colors as an option on this display. When I switch to billions, I don't notice anything different. Is this a hoax or does this display actually support 10 bit color?

 

[MCAsan]

What "this display" are you discussing? If you are talking about an Apple Thunderbolt Display, the specs are:

Resolution: 2560 by 1440 pixels
Colors (maximum): 16.7 million
Aspect ratio: 16:9

http://www.apple.com/displays/specs.html

 

[iBug2]

Yes but those are Apple's specs which are supported officially by OS X. The panel itself may be capable of 10 bit, which according to switchres, is.

 

[drambuie]

The panel is supposedly the same one used in the Dell U2710 monitor, which is a 10 bit display with billions of colors. The problem is that if the TBD's internal circuitry is only 8 bit, then the full capability of the panel cannot be accessed.