Part V: Displays

Published

August 31, 2026

Work in Progress

Suggestions of all kinds for this book draft are welcome — whether it’s fixing small errors, raising bigger questions, or offering new perspectives. Please share comments through GitHub Issues. To make feedback easier to address, please point to the section you have in mind — by section number or a short snippet of text.

While the display chapters are being prepared, please use this review article.

Characterization of Visual Stimuli using the Standard Display Model, 2024

Joyce E. Farrell, Haomiao Jiang, and Brian A. Wandell

Psychology and Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305

Key Words: Display technology, calibration, modeling, simulation, visual stimuli, psychophysics, pixel pointspread function, spectral power distribution

Display topics

LCD

OLED

CRT