For super video graphics SVGA is a signifier which covers a huge range of computer exhibit display measures which is used in manufacturing of the screens and monitors of computers alike.

The standards of SVGA were patented by VESA, which is the Video Electronics Standards Association.

While using SVGA in comparison with others like VGA (Video Graphics Array) or XGA (Extended Graphics Array) the denoted resolution of SVGA are 800 * 600 pixels.

When the SVGA standards was firstly described it denoted to a resolution of 800 * 600 4-bit pixels (total pixels approx. 480,000) which referred that each pixel has 16  different types of colors. This resolution was immediately broadened to 1024 * 768 8-bit pixel resolutions, which means that there are 256 different colors as alternatives.

As the science disciplines are changing day by day very rapidly, the list of colors is not a relevant because it is now setup by changing analog voltage which shows the different shades of colors. What this means is that the theory of SVGA monitor is able for showing countless colors. In fact, the variety of colors is so large that it can hardly be fathomed by the human mind. The inside working criteria of video card is digital, there is a limited limit of the colors to be placed in it. Similarly, a monitor is able to display any color from the pallet of 15 million but this is not possible in the video card as there is a limit of 256 colors. The monitors developed in between 1990 to 2000 are based on this SVGA technology. As I’ve discussed, the techonology is not as used as what it once was back in the day (It’s almost been 10 years since the year 2000! Time sure flys by…).

When the SVGA technology was introduced the video port between monitor and the adaptor is changed from digital to analog and give an infinite range of effective colors. Because of this, the color profoundness becomes a big part, not only dealing with the construction of the video adaptor but not the monitor. So that the same monitor gives different results when connected to various other types of adapter.

Though SVGA is a term used widely, but it does not have any particular definition related to the bit depth and resolution. In particular, SVGA is utilized to define a display of various capacities mostly ranging between 800×600 pixels and 1024×768 pixels at color depths ranging from 8 bits (256 colors) to 16 bits (65,536 colors). That’s a whole lot of colors, no?

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