(22 May 2015, 9:01 pm)citaro5284 wrote So, what are the forum members thoughts on the white destination displays as opposed to the amber ones?
I much prefer the white - it's so much easier to identify the number of a bus from a distance as it approaches. My mam was venturing around the "Coast & Country" routes yesterday, and when she got back home last night, she even commented on the fact that the white LED displays were much clearer, especially when compared to "the green ones on those yellow buses" (ie the flipdots).
When I was heading to Stanley on Thursday, I saw one of the new "Sapphire" Wright Streetlites on the 22. The "Sapphire" brand is well-designed and looks very professional, and I love it when it's paired with the white LED displays, but the normal amber side/rear displays didn't half ruin it... Cheaper to get normal amber on the side/rear, of course, but it looks very poor indeed. Compare the three below:
![[Image: 17346616983_7b3bea683f.jpg]](https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7728/17346616983_7b3bea683f.jpg)
Go North East: 5407 / NK15ENW by Daniel Graham, on Flickr![[Image: 17343161254_7edecdd44f.jpg]](https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8857/17343161254_7edecdd44f.jpg)
Arriva North East: 1597 / NK15AAX by Daniel Graham, on Flickr![[Image: 17345243623_d16319530d.jpg]](https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5347/17345243623_d16319530d.jpg)
Go North East: 5372 / NL63XBC by Daniel Graham, on FlickrI know which one I prefer most!
With regards to font types, which was discussed on the Arriva NE section of the forum the other day, how easy do forum members think it is to read the second 'via point' line on the Arriva example, compared to the two Go North East offerings above, when viewing the small embedded version of the image on the forum? I had to get up close to my screen to be able to read the "for bus times", but I needn't even lean in to read Go North East's. I much prefer the design of Arriva's destination set up (as it's so easy to distinguish what the terminal point is compared to the via points), but I don't think it's practical at all as it's difficult from a distance to be able to read the via points, which is why I prefer the font type that Go NE and Stagecoach NE use for the terminal/via points.