Apple was recently sued because they appeared to misrepresent the number of colours that could be displayed on their monitors. They settled the suit. But it does beg the question of all other LCD monitors on the market.
I recently purchased an LG 22″ LCD monitor. According to an article on About.com, I have to read between the lines to find out whether the monitor is 6 or 8bit. This does make a difference since I do a lot of photography (in case you missed the link on the right). The main reason I made the purchase was the amazing 10000:1 contrast ratio advertised by LG. I was sure this would reveal my pictures in all their true brilliance.
But LG does not reveal the bit-depth of their monitors. They do provide the specification of 16.7million colours, which according to the About.com article, means that I have an 8-bit screen.
Why don’t these guys just publish this information?
