Is there such a thing as a video card capable of Deep Color?

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Published on 2009-08-06T02:17:54Z Indexed on 2010/05/09 21:00 UTC
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I know there are video cards that display True Color (24 bit color), but are there any video cards that display Deep Color (30, 36 and 48 bit color)?

Further-more are there any display devices that can handle Deep Color?

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