Studies of the Influence of Display Size and Picture Brightness on the Preferred Viewing Distance for HDTV Programs

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Publisher: SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
Doc Type: Journal Article
Content Type: Original Research
Abbreviated Title: SMPTE J
Volume: 103, No. 8, pp. 517–522
Abstract: The results of two experiments carried out to evaluate the preferred viewing distance for HDTV programs are reported. Although screen brightness and the degree of movement in the scene can influence the choice, screen size was found to be the dominant parameter. The ratio of the viewing distance preferences to the picture height (H) tends to decrease with the size of the display and follows a hyperbolic law. For displays up to 32 in. the preferred viewing distance is greater than 5 H; to obtain preferences smaller than 4 H, displays greater than 70 in. are required.
Publication Date: 1994-08-01
DOI: 10.5594/J06461
ISSN: Print: 0036-1682
Link: https://doi.org/10.5594/J06461
Author(s): Maurizio ArditoRadiotelevisione Italiana (RAI), Research Centre, Turin, Italy 10135.
Copyright: © 1994 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.

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3. Tanton N. E. Stone M. A. , “HDTV Displays: Subjective Effects of Scanning Standards and Domestic Picture Sizes,” BBC Report RD 1989/9. EXTERNAL

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