DESIGN PROBLEMS IN VISUAL DISPLAYS. PART II. FACTORS IN THE LEGIBILITY OF TELEVISED DISPLAYS

Abstract

The literature on the legibility of numerals, capital letters, and words on television displays, dating from the late 1940s to the present, is evaluated. Selected studies of such factors as vertical resolution, video bandwidth, and direction of scanning are reviewed in detail. Conclusions are drawn, and recommendations are made for display design and applications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0640571

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People

  • D. A. Shurtleff

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  • MITRE Corporation

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  • Air Platforms
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  • Abstracts
  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Air Traffic Control Systems
  • Availability
  • Brightness
  • Cameras
  • Closed Circuit Television
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Frequency
  • Governments
  • Language
  • Standards
  • Television Cameras
  • Television Equipment
  • Television Systems

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  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Systems Analysis and Design