2010
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2010.484508
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After-effects of TFT-LCD display polarity and display colour on the detection of low-contrast objects

Abstract: Participants performed a word-non-word discrimination task within a car control display emulated on a thin film transistor liquid-crystal display (TFT-LCD). The task simulated an information read-out from a TFT-LCD-based instrument panel. Subsequently, participants performed a low-contrast object detection task that simulated the detection of objects during night-time driving. In experiment 1, words/non-words were presented black-on-white (positive polarity) or white-on-black (negative polarity). In experiment… Show more

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“…The results of the present study show a typical positive polarity advantage in terms of better proofreading performance for text presented in dark characters on light background (positive polarity) than for text presented in light characters on dark background (negative polarity). This finding is in line with previous research (e.g., Bauer & Cavonius, 1980; Buchner & Baumgartner, 2007; Chan & Lee, 2005; Mayr & Buchner, 2010; Piepenbrock et al, 2013; Taptagaporn & Saito, 1990, 1993). The same is true for the finding that larger character sizes improved text legibility leading to better proofreading performance and higher reading speed (cf., Bernard et al, 2003; Fagan et al, 1986; Griffing & Franz, 1896; Luckiesh & Moss, 1939; Miyao et al, 1989; S.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 93%
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“…The results of the present study show a typical positive polarity advantage in terms of better proofreading performance for text presented in dark characters on light background (positive polarity) than for text presented in light characters on dark background (negative polarity). This finding is in line with previous research (e.g., Bauer & Cavonius, 1980; Buchner & Baumgartner, 2007; Chan & Lee, 2005; Mayr & Buchner, 2010; Piepenbrock et al, 2013; Taptagaporn & Saito, 1990, 1993). The same is true for the finding that larger character sizes improved text legibility leading to better proofreading performance and higher reading speed (cf., Bernard et al, 2003; Fagan et al, 1986; Griffing & Franz, 1896; Luckiesh & Moss, 1939; Miyao et al, 1989; S.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 93%
“…When driving at night, light emitted by displays in a car reduces the dark adaptation of the driver's eyes, thereby reducing the driver's sensitivity to low-contrast objects on, or on their way to, the road. Positive polarity displays should therefore lead to a larger sensitivity reduction for such objects than negative polarity displays, and this is in fact the case (Mayr & Buchner, 2010). A possible solution may be to use red instead of white as the background color because the cones in the human retina are mostly insensitive to the red light emitted by typical thin film transistor-LCD displays.…”
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“…The other is negative polarity which refers to the condition where light characters are displayed on a dark background. Generally, positive display polarity reduces optical distortion and enhances contrast sensitivity, depth of field, speed of lens accommodation, visual discrimination, and visual identification of motion (Bauer and Cavonius 1980, Feng, et al 2008, Mayr and Buchner 2010. Positive polarity displays were rated higher than negative ones when visual acuity and luminance contrast were considered important for a task (Bergqvist 1984), and when pupil and lens accommodation were tested (Saito et al 1989).…”
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confidence: 99%