[THIN] Re: 16-bit color vs. 24-bit color

  • From: "Desmond Robinson" <desmond@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 11:58:15 -0500

does anyone know if any of this is ture of MS RDP 


 
 
 
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-----Original Message-----
From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Claus, Brian
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:54 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: 16-bit color vs. 24-bit color

Agreed...this was presented @ iForum.  

As a general rule:  Always use 16 bit color over 256 colors.  It's
easier on bandwidth and obviously looks better.

____________________
Brian Claus
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-----Original Message-----
From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Jeff Pitsch
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 12:26 PM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: 16-bit color vs. 24-bit color

Alex is correct.  Citrix did a presentation on this at iForum last year.
It was very interesting.

Jeff


On 7/27/05, Evan Mann <emann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hmm, that sounds interesting.  I'm forcing many of my apps to 256
color
> because there is simply no need for anything more, and that's what
they
> were used to on 2000 TS anyway.  Based on this, I should run them all
at
> 16bit anyway, because 'll save cpu overhead and have very little
impact
> on bandwidth?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
> Behalf Of Alexander Danilychev
> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 12:17 PM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: 16-bit color vs. 24-bit color
> 
> This is due to the overhead of down sampling 16-bit to 256 colors when

> running at low color, i.e. Citrix (as far as I know) recommends 16-bit

> versus 256 colors due to better performance on the server and 
> insignificant difference with the bandwidth. However 24-bit WILL
impact
> your bandwidth.
> 
> ALEX
> www.ishadow.com
> 
> >From: "Steve Greenberg" <steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: [THIN] Re: 16-bit color vs. 24-bit color
> >Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 14:31:14 -0700
> >
> >We have been told repeatedly by Citrix that there is essentially no 
> >greater bandwidth used for higher color depth. While I find this hard

> >to understand, reliable sources have confirmed it.
> >
> >
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >
> >
> >Steve Greenberg
> >
> >Thin Client Computing
> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
> >steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> >
> >   _____
> >
> >From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On

> >Behalf Of Schneider, Chad M
> >Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 12:41 PM
> >To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: [THIN] 16-bit color vs. 24-bit color
> >
> >
> >
> >How much more bandwidth is consumed running 24-bit color, than 16-bit

> >color, in general, I know it would depend on how many graphics were 
> >involved.
> >
> >M$ W2K3
> >CTX PS 4.0
> >9.0 PN Agent
> >
> >Chad
> >
> 
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