Calculating Data Rate with SXGA Display

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To calculate the data rate for an SXGA display, multiply the number of bits per pixel by the total number of pixels on the screen and the frame rate in frames per second. For an 8-bit color system, each pixel utilizes 8 bits, resulting in a total of 24 bits for a 24-bit RGB color display. This straightforward multiplication provides the necessary data rate for the display's operation.

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If you have an x bit SXGA colour display operating at an equivalent frame rate of x Hz, to calculate the data rate would you just multiply these two variables together?

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Simply multiply the number of bits/pixel * number of pixels on screen * number of frames/second
 
mgb_phys said:
Simply multiply the number of bits/pixel * number of pixels on screen * number of frames/second

Thanks! So if you have an 8 bit colour system for example, this means 8 bits are dedicated to each pixel?
 
Generally 8bits/color = 24 bits RGB overall.
 
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Generally 8bits/color = 24 bits RGB overall.

Ah ok thanks. So if you had 24 bit colour, how would you work out the number of bits to each pixel? Or is it just 24 bits per pixel?

Thanks.
 
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