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From: kim@amdahl.amdahl.com (Kim DeVaughn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Another A2000 Question (LP monitor smear?)
Message-ID: <16335@amdahl.amdahl.com>
Date: Fri, 16-Oct-87 17:42:52 EDT
Article-I.D.: amdahl.16335
Posted: Fri Oct 16 17:42:52 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 18-Oct-87 02:11:42 EDT
References: <177@tahoma.ARPA> <1767@dino.cpe.ulowell.edu> <1792@cadovax.UUCP> <1894@gryphon.CTS.COM>
Organization: Amdahl Corporation,  Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Lines: 25
Keywords: LP, long-persistence, smearing?
Summary: beauty is in the eye of the beholder ...

In article <1894@gryphon.CTS.COM>, richard@gryphon.CTS.COM (Richard Sexton) writes:
> 
> Note that its only the CONTRAST that counts, not the COLOR value. For example
> cyan and beige are very different in hue, but quite close in (?) luminous
> output, and this combination (and others) does'nt seem to flicker much.

Actually, the color does matter somewhat, as the eye's sensitivity to, and
visually perceived persistence of different colors varies.  As I recall,
the sensitivity is greatest in the green, which also has the lowest visual
persistence (I may have the color wrong).  This can also vary from person
to person.

I've found that for myself, a medium steel gray, with just a slight pinkish
cast background, and black letters gives me the least flicker for text-based
applications like editors, terminal emulation, etc.  Adding a greenish cast
causes noticable flicker much sooner than does adding red or blue.

/kim

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