How to set Color Quality to 256 bit but computer (WinXP) only allows 16 and 32 bit?

Question

My Pc Specs
Processor: Intel Core Duo
Motherboard: ECS
Video Card: 256 bit GeForce FX 5500
Sound Card: 5.1 Sound Card
Memory: 1 GB

Answer 1

You are mixing up quite a few video card measurements, that I am quite sure of. However, you didn't use enough of them so we can guess at what you actually meant!

All we know is that it's a 256 "something", and it's a GeForce FX 5500. In this case, the 256 could refer to

* amount of memory onboard (which indirectly affects the resolution and colors available for the video modes) in your case, the 5500 does usually have 256 MB onboard
* memory interface size (though for the 5500's memory interface is 128-bit
* core processing width (256-bit at a time, in this case)

However, having 256MB does NOT mean you have 256-bit color. Far from it. You see, memory affects the resolution MODES available.

For example, let's start with the simplest, 1 bit, or black and white. how many bytes do you need to display it? Well, depends on the resolution. 640x480? 1280x1024? Higher or lower? Let's just pick 1280x1024. That gives me the resolution, and since each pixel is one BIT, divide by 8 gives me number of BYTES needed to display 1280x1024 in B&W

If I have 8-bit color (2 to 8th is 256 so that's 256 colors), then each pixel is ONE BYTE. So to display 8-bit color at 1280x1024 is, well, 1280x1024 bytes. (about 1.2 MB, if you do the math)

If I have 32-bit color (4 bytes per pixel), then you multiple the previous result by 4, and you get 4.8 MB of memory needed.

Remember though, 32-bit color means each pixel now has 2 to the 32nd variations of color. You can't really tell the difference between the colors at 32-bit color, so it's a waste to go any higher than 32-bit color, and nobody implements color settings higher than 32-bit.

Answer 2

The spec that you are referring to is not describing the color output, but the memory bandwidth of your video card. Your memory bandwidth is 256-bit. But, the color output of today's video cards are up to 32-bit, which is 16.7 million colors. Monitors can only support 24-bit or 32-bit video cards. Even if 256-bit colors was possible, it would be pointless.

Answer 3

youve mistaken 256 mb of video card ram (memory ) for color bt s Set it to 32 bit its the highest

Answer 4

1.
On your desktop or on the Start menu, right-click the game or other program that you want to run in 256 colors, and then click Properties.

2.
Click the Compatibility tab.

3.
Select the Run in 256 colors check box.


Note

• The screen will revert to your default color quality when you close the program.


• If your software program appears in a small window in the center of your screen, you can increase its size by changing your screen resolution temporarily. Follow the procedure above, but in step 3 select the Run in 640x480 screen resolution check box. Your screen resolution will revert to its previous resolution when you close the program.

• The Compatibility tab is available only for programs or games located on your computer's hard disk. It is not available if the program is stored on a floppy disk, compact disk, or a network.

Answer 5

you're able to do this's 2 techniques. a million. this would properly be a shotcut technique. on your guy or woman pc, top click and click properties on the pop up menu, then click on settings. There you will see colour high quality, click on the arrow to choose from the record of colour high quality techniques u'd desire, then turn on your determination via clicking on the ok button. 2. Yo may additionally do this via stepping into the process the administration panel, visual attraction & subject concerns, exchange show screen decision (in case you have abode windows XP on your pc). then stick to the stairs in a million above

Answer 6

256 colours, that's 8 bit not 256 bit

I have 5200, there's no such option, card certainly capable but no such option, you need to temporarily switch to an older video card to do that, presumably this is for an old DOS or Windows 95 game.

Answer 7

Right click desktop somewhere, >properties> settings....but not sure what you mean by 256 bit color..