Specsmanship

Specsmanship is the use of specifications or measurement results to suggest or establish putative superiority of one entity over, especially when it is inappropriate. It is commonly found in advertising of high fidelity audio equipment, automobiles, digital cameras,[1] electronic display devices,[2][3][4] and other merchandise.

Specsmanship may identify some numerical figure of merit upon which to base pride or derision, whether or not it is relevant to actual use of the device.

References
  1. Don Williams: "Debunking of Specsmanship: Progress on ISO/TC42 Standards for Digital Capture Imaging Performance", IS&T's 2003 PICS Conference, pp. 77–81
  2. Edward F. Kelley : "What Do the Specifications Mean?", SID04 ADEAC, pp. 15-18
  3. M. E. Becker: International Display Standards: Status & Agenda, SID'06, pp. 93-96
  4. M. E. Becker: Display usability, performance specifications and standards, Symposium on Display Usability: Modelling, Specification, Measurement & Assessment, NPL Teddington, 7 March 2006, co-organised by ORM, SID, UKDN
  • The "Mass" of Pixels or the "Mess" of Pixels? The more pixels, the worse the image. 6MegaPixel.org/
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