Monitors - Strain on the Eyes?

[Super-Supra]

I was wondering if having a big Monitor and using it alot of the day put's a strain on the eyes? I'm using a 17" Monitor( not Flatscreen/ It's HUGE) I was wondering if Buying and LCD Flatscreen would lower the amount of strain to the eyes.
We'll will it?

 

[Cobraboy]

Originally posted by Super-Supra
We'll will it?

We'll? We all will it? We will will it?



Depends I the Refresh Rate I assume...

 

[miata13B]

Refresh is a factor, so is the room lighting, how far away you are from it, the resolution of the screen, and the size of text and icons. Everything displayed is a factor of it, ask anyone that has done tech support or similiar job where they sit at a computer for 8 hours a day.

 

[Shannon]

It depends mainly on the Refresh Rate. If you notice that your monitor is flickering constantly, then your refresh rate is too low. Anything under 75hz is too low I reckon. I would think the bigger the monitor, the less eye strain you'd get. Bigger monitors can handle higher refresh rates.

Resolution is another key factor. If you have your resolution set so high that you can't read the icon text and such, you're (obviously) going to experience eye strain.

 

[Super-Supra]

My Resolution is at 1024 x 768.

 

[miata13B]

1280 * 1024. . . I am actually getting to the point where this is too big for me though, I need to get more area on my monitor. Time for a new video card

 

[Shannon]

Originally posted by Super-Supra
My Resolution is at 1024 x 768.

You have a 17" monitor. It should be able to handle an 85hz refresh rate at 1024x768 with no trouble.

 

[rjensen11]

Originally posted by miata13B
1280 * 1024. . . I am actually getting to the point where this is too big for me though, I need to get more area on my monitor. Time for a new video card

Meh, I need a second monitor.... THEN I'll have enough space!

 

[Sage]

I have 1024 x 768 resolution on a 12" laptop monitor... I think I'm set to go blind in about 6 months. (Especially since I'm at the computer about 8 hours a day)

 

[rjensen11]

Originally posted by Sage
I have 1024 x 768 resolution on a 12" laptop monitor... I think I'm set to go blind in about 6 months. (Especially since I'm at the computer about 8 hours a day)

Get an external Apple monitor! Like the 23" flatpannel one!

 

[ALPHA]

Yeh, sell that Dodo farm to Doug then buy one. - How much do those 23" cost?

 

[Shannon]

Originally posted by ALPHA
Yeh, sell that Dodo farm to Doug then buy one. - How much do those 23" cost?

Enough.

 

[Sage]

Originally posted by rjensen11
Get an external Apple monitor! Like the 23" flatpannel one!

Sage is too friggin' poor. Not to mention that it wouldn't really make sense for me to be spending like 3 times as much more money on the monitor than the computer itself...

 

[viperguy]

also depends if you hardly use it during the day but use it during the wee hours of the day in a very dark room...like i do. i got a viewsonic viewpanel 150m and its good as long as double digit hours aren't spent in front of it.

 

[Giancarlo]

Originally posted by ALPHA
How much do those 23" cost?

You shouldn't want to find out. You go to any store and you ask that to someone that works there, he'll just get a couple co-workers, beat you down, and order you to give him all your money.

If you catch my drift.

 

[Sage]

You might as well sell your body off to science if you wanna afford one.

 

[Giancarlo]

Originally posted by Sage
You might as well sell your body off to science if you wanna afford one.

Agreed. There's always that.

 

[rjensen11]

From Apple's website:
Apple Cinema HD Display (23" flat panel)
$1,999.00

 

[milefile]

Since when is a 17' monitor "huge"?

 

[milefile]

My new laptop has a 15.4 wide screen monitor set to 1920 x 1200. The wide screen makes a huge difference in terms of workspace. I notice it especially with Photoshop. I have lots of room to arrange windows instead of having them all stacked up.

 

[rjensen11]

Originally posted by milefile
Since when is a 17' monitor "huge"?

What type of monitor? CRT or LCD? If LCD, then it's not huge, but large. Mostly because its viewable size is 17 inches, rather than a CRT 17" being around 15.2" or so. Plus, most LCD screens are 15", and the only brand that really has huge LCD's is Apple(Thankfully SOMEBODY makes large LCD's!)

 

[milefile]

Originally posted by rjensen11
What type of monitor? CRT or LCD?

Well you'd have to ask SS.

 

[rjensen11]

Originally posted by milefile
Well you'd have to ask SS.

Ohh... sucks.....

 

[rjensen11]

Ahh, okay. I read it. He's probably referring to the depth of the monitor...

Hey Buddy! Try having a 20" monitor on your desk and telling me that a 17" is huge!

 

[Tercel_driver]

Mine is ok.
It doesnt flicker, at least it is not distinguishable (sp?) by the human eye.

Though, I have to set my refresh rate at default, because If I set it at 75 mhz, or change the resolution, the monitor makes a click sound each time it changes resolution and when it boots up.

 

[GilesGuthrie]

Tercel_Driver, if that clicking is a single or double click, then that's OK. It's the relay switching off the electron gun while all the rates are reconfigured. If it's more than two clicks, your monitor has a problem.

60Hz refresh rates create resonance issues with normal lighting, therefore you should use a higher rate. I haven't found eye strain with that though, more common are headaches after a few hours' use.

Super-Supra, I have found that flat panels hurt my eyes more than CRTs, but then I have a pair of VERY good CRTs, so that probably helps. I find that the flat panels are too bright for me, and make it harder for me to process the large contrast of black text on a white background. I tend to set my monitor's brightness very low, because that reduces the light energy coming into my eyes.