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You know I've never considered this, but that's probably one of the only pain points with monitors now. If they can find some way to not make it feel like I'm b

by tsol 4y ago

You know I've never considered this, but that's probably one of the only pain points with monitors now. If they can find some way to not make it feel like I'm been staring at light bulb during the night time I would really be interested in paying premium prices. Screens definitely mess with my circadian rhythm. Otherwise at this point all I'm interested in is a basic monitor

whatshisface 4y ago
If you combine an accurate ambient light sensor with a regular old LCD you can do that pretty well, because you don't need to vary the brightness across the screen to simulate diffuse reflections from an uneven light source to get the effect you want. Also check out those programs that redshift your monitor. Finally, try turning down your monitor's brightness.
Night_Thastus 4y ago
It's not a cure-all, but third-party tools like f.lux can change the colors of the monitor at early morning/late night to drastically reduce the problem. I used to have incredibly sore eyes from late-night sessions, and now that problem is completely gone. Been using it for years and will never go back. It does take a little while to get used to at first, but it quickly becomes natural. Windows also has a built-in tool to do the same thing, but it's not as robust/customizable iirc.
nix0n 4y ago
Blue-light blocking glasses have helped me with this.
NonNefarious 4y ago
The long-overdue move away from inverse color schemes (dark text on a white background) has certainly helped.
marcosdumay 4y ago
Just adding a reasonable control on the brightness is already enough to solve this. Make the monitor's bottom some not too bright white, and it's solved for outside usage too. Liquid crystal displays can actually adapt to almost any circumstance. It's the manufacturer's fault that they force it into "store-bright" and won't let you change.

by tsol 4y ago

whatshisface 4y ago

If you combine an accurate ambient light sensor with a regular old LCD you can do that pretty well, because you don't need to vary the brightness across the screen to simulate diffuse reflections from an uneven light source to get the effect you want. Also check out those programs that redshift your monitor. Finally, try turning down your monitor's brightness.

Night_Thastus 4y ago

It's not a cure-all, but third-party tools like f.lux can change the colors of the monitor at early morning/late night to drastically reduce the problem. I used to have incredibly sore eyes from late-night sessions, and now that problem is completely gone. Been using it for years and will never go back. It does take a little while to get used to at first, but it quickly becomes natural. Windows also has a built-in tool to do the same thing, but it's not as robust/customizable iirc.

nix0n 4y ago

Blue-light blocking glasses have helped me with this.

NonNefarious 4y ago

The long-overdue move away from inverse color schemes (dark text on a white background) has certainly helped.

marcosdumay 4y ago

Just adding a reasonable control on the brightness is already enough to solve this. Make the monitor's bottom some not too bright white, and it's solved for outside usage too. Liquid crystal displays can actually adapt to almost any circumstance. It's the manufacturer's fault that they force it into "store-bright" and won't let you change.