Re: Blue Displays and Visual Acuity [END of Thread]

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ]

We're drifting pretty far OT. Let' s end this thread for now.

73,

Eric  WA6HHQ
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-----Original Message-----
From: "Jim Miller KG0KP" <[hidden email]>
Date: Wednesday, Jun 17, 2009 12:52 pm
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Blue Displays and Visual Acuity
To: <[hidden email]>

Anybody remember the first CRT computer terminals?  They used GREEN
characters.  Later amber was prettier, but the green ones were first, maybe
for a reason.

73, de Jim KG0KP

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Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 2:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Blue Displays and Visual Acuity


> On Wed, 2009-06-17 at 12:24 -0700, [hidden email] wrote:
> Alan wrote...
> If I recall correctly, the human eye is most sensitive in the
> yellow-green part of the
> spectrum... 565 nanometers is the peak, but that doesn't necessarily mean
> "greatest
> visual acuity" I guess.

> As someone with short sight I find that yellow - green is much clearer
 and sharper at a distance than blue or red.

> This makes some sense since the refractive index of my glasses (&
 Eyeballs) as well as the sensitivity to light is based on the middle of
 the the visual spectrum

> If you want Blue because it looks pretty, then go for it but it's not
 'better'.

> 73
 Brendan EI6IZ

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[Steve Ellington]

How's display color off topic?
Steve Ellington
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Blue Displays and Visual Acuity [END of Thread]

> We're drifting pretty far OT. Let' s end this thread for now.
>
> 73,
>
> Eric  WA6HHQ
> Elecraft list moderator
> _..._
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Jim Miller KG0KP" <[hidden email]>
> Date: Wednesday, Jun 17, 2009 12:52 pm
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Blue Displays and Visual Acuity
> To: <[hidden email]>
>
> Anybody remember the first CRT computer terminals?  They used GREEN
> characters.  Later amber was prettier, but the green ones were first,
> maybe
> for a reason.
>
> 73, de Jim KG0KP
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brendan Minish" <[hidden email]>
> To: <[hidden email]>
> Cc: <[hidden email]>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 2:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Blue Displays and Visual Acuity
>
>
>> On Wed, 2009-06-17 at 12:24 -0700, [hidden email] wrote:
>> Alan wrote...
>> If I recall correctly, the human eye is most sensitive in the
>> yellow-green part of the
>> spectrum... 565 nanometers is the peak, but that doesn't necessarily mean
>> "greatest
>> visual acuity" I guess.
>
>> As someone with short sight I find that yellow - green is much clearer
> and sharper at a distance than blue or red.
>
>> This makes some sense since the refractive index of my glasses (&
> Eyeballs) as well as the sensitivity to light is based on the middle of
> the the visual spectrum
>
>> If you want Blue because it looks pretty, then go for it but it's not
> 'better'.
>
>> 73
> Brendan EI6IZ
>
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