Not only does HQV processing implement some of the most advanced algorithms for video processing, but the internal data paths support 10-bits-per-channel with full 4:4:4 color sampling. (The term '4:4:4' refers to the fact that the color information can be input at full horizontal resolution, and 10-bit data paths provide 1024 steps of brightness and color.) The result is the ability to render over 1 billion colors.  In comparison, conventional video processors that only have 8-bit data paths result in the ability to render only 16 million colors. Simply put, by maintaining more bits in the data, HQV products can preserve all the fine detail and dynamic range found in the original source.