March 2004 | Technical Memorandum NTIA TM-04-412
The impact of monitor resolution and type on subjective video quality testing
Cite This Publication
Margaret H. Pinson and Stephen Wolf, “The impact of monitor resolution and type on subjective video quality testing,” Technical Memorandum NTIA TM-04-412, U.S. Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Institute for Telecommunication Sciences, March 2004.
Margaret H. Pinson 
and Stephen Wolf
Abstract:
This memorandum compares subjective video quality test results from a professional cathode ray tube (CRT) television monitor with that of a consumer liquid crystal display (LCD) video phone monitor. The CRT monitor supported the full ITU-R Recommendation BT.601 resolution (720 x 486) while the LCD monitor only supported Common Intermediate Format (CIF) resolution (352 x 288). The subjective results from the two tests are very similar, with the only significant difference being that the CIF monitor masks impairments that appear in only one of the two interlaced fields.
Keywords: video quality; image quality; subjective testing; CIF; ITU-R Recommendation BT.601; monitor resolution
For technical information concerning this report, contact:
Margaret H. Pinson
Institute for Telecommunication Sciences
(303) 497-3579
mpinson@ntia.doc.gov
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