[Warner306]

When the source has 8bit information, output to higher bit information doesn't change color information in those pixels. The additional shades information doesn't just magically appeared out of nowhere.I doubt most of your visually changes you see come from different dithering pattern more than higher bit output anyway.

Sure, it is just padding. But it seems to look better. It is just my perception. I've been told it doesn't matter, but I think it looks better.

Edit: I am always clarifying information in the guide, which is supposed to be more about technical accuracy than my own perceptions. If there are any suggestions for improvement in the description of bit-depths there, I could add it. My technical knowledge is sometimes limited with some topics, so I have clarified several sections over time.

The updates are an attempt to create the most complete madVR guide around because other options on the web are limited or not updated frequently enough to keep up with madVR development.