8-bit and 10-bit options

TheChivalrous77 · Jan 5, 2020

Hello,

under the video fidelity options I currently have the recommended auto-detect setting activated, with a color depth of 8-bit. But under the video modes setting I have “allow HDR10” enabled.

Will the xbox automatically switch to 10bit when Im playing an HDR game?? And if I were to have the color depth set to 10bit, will the xbox automatically downscale to 8bit when playing an SDR game??

thanks

:)

Frathos

8 and 10 bit color options have nothing to do with HDR...they are there so you can select the option that best matches your HDTV color resolution. Here's an external link to an article that you may find helpful and/or for more details:

https://dgit.com/4k-hdr-guide-51429/

Tomm_A

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Tomm_A

Hello Richard Jr Dagenais,

Greetings!

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

Based on the description, your query is related to the settings if you can get HDR with your current monitor that you will be using to connect to your Xbox console. Let us check and see on what we can do to help resolve your concern in a timely manner.

To use HDR on your Xbox Series X and your monitor, you need to make sure that both devices support HDR10 and have the necessary settings enabled. You can also check if your monitor has an HDMI 2.0 or 2.1 port, which is required for 4K resolution at 120Hz with RGB (4:4:4) chroma subsampling.

If your monitor supports HDR10 and has an HDMI 2.0 or 2.1 port, you can enable HDR on your Xbox Series X by following these steps:

Connect your Xbox Series X to your monitor using a high-speed HDMI cable.
Turn on your Xbox Series X and go to Settings > General > TV & display options.
Under Video modes, make sure that Allow 4K, Allow HDR10, and Allow variable refresh rate are checked.
Under Resolution, select 4K UHD.
Under Refresh rate, select 120Hz.

You may also need to enable HDR on your monitor’s settings, depending on the model and brand. You can refer to your monitor’s manual or online support site for more details.

For your reference, see: Xbox recommended TV settings for HDR | Xbox Support

We look forward to your response. Kindly let us know, if there is any misunderstanding or clarifications of our description by sending us a reply.

Sincerely,

ChiefJoboo

I can not find much info on that TV but it seems most likely due to the price, that it's using fake 10 bit color in what's called "8Bit + A-FRC" to get that many colors. This is not technically 10 bit color but 8 bit color that has a screen feature that
blinks between two colors in a pixel to approximate the color that 8 bit can't show.

On the other hand, some TVs actually have to make you enable UHD color on each HDMI input before it will show 10 bit color if it's true 10 bit color. My Samsung required me to do that. Look around in the TV options with your remote to see if that's the case
in the menu, then reboot your console by unplugging it for 30 seconds. It should show 10 bit after you enable that option, if there is one.

ComedyInK

Delete the installed disks from the HDD, then install the HD Pack, then reinstall the game to the HDD

8-bit and 10-bit options