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Preferred viewing distance of liquid crystal high-definition television
1Department of Industrial Management, Oriental Institute of Technology, No.58, Sihchuan Rd., Sec.2, Pan-Chiao City, Taipei County, Taiwan, ROC. dslee@mail.oit.edu.tw
Abstract:
This study explored the effect of TV size, illumination, and viewing angle on preferred viewing distance in high-definition liquid crystal display televisions (HDTV). Results showed that the mean preferred viewing distance was 2856 mm. TV size and illumination significantly affected preferred viewing distance. The larger the screen size, the greater the preferred viewing distance, at around 3-4 times the width of the screen (W). The greater the illumination, the greater the preferred viewing distance. Viewing angle also correlated significantly with preferred viewing distance. The more deflected from direct frontal view, the shorter the preferred viewing distance seemed to be.
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