• screen resolution – Determines the number of pixels. A higher number of pixels displays a better resolution and picture.
  • Refresh rate – Determines how often the image in the screen is redrawn. Refresh rate is expressed in Hertz (Hz). The higher the refresh rate, the more steady the screen image.
  • Display colors – Determines the number of colors visible on the screen at once. Colors are created by varying the intensity of the three basic colors (red, green, blue). The more bits, the greater the number of colors. The following is a list of color depths:
    • 256 colors – 8-bit color
    • 65,536 colors – 16-bit color (High Color)
    • 16 million colors – 24-bit color (True Color)
    • 16 million colors – 24-bit (True Color with 8-bit padding to allow for 32-bit processing)