Colorimetric Characterization of Three Computer Displays (LCD and CRT)

Abstract

The colorimetric characterization of two flat-panel LCD displays, an SGI 1600SW and an IBM prototype, was evaluated and compared to that of a flat-screen CRT display, the Sony GDM-F500. The results showed that both the SGI and the Sony displays could be characterized using the traditional gain-offset-gamma (GOG) model. Some improvement for the SGI display was gained by using three 1D LUTs in place of the gamma correction step. The prototype IBM display however exhibited a significant failure of additivity and could not be characterized as well as the other displays at this time.