mr_t25
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vision, monitors and settings
This may sound silly or it may sound familiar to those who sit in front of screens for a long time.
I have a 17" Belinea screen running at 85 htz, nice and flicker free. Problem is, I dont always give myself the breaks I should to stop myself going blind. I find that esp at night, looking continuously at the screen, the screen gets brighter or glows more, and the more you think about it or look at it, the picture gets more glowier (if there is such a word!). This may sound stupid but I cant describe the feeling.
Anyway, what I was going to ask was a few things.
1. I set my contrast and brightness to both 50/100 which is more on the darker side, but by kids turn them up when they use it which I think is bad. What is an ideal setting?
2. Can a large slimline TFT screen make the slightest difference and improve definition and not spoil my eyes.
3. Because I tend to read a lot, is there a software that can automatically scan everything on screen and read out aload the content by audio on my speakers, so that I only have to listen? I could copy/psate into a program, and then get it to read it aload, but thats more hassle.
I have a 17" Belinea screen running at 85 htz, nice and flicker free. Problem is, I dont always give myself the breaks I should to stop myself going blind. I find that esp at night, looking continuously at the screen, the screen gets brighter or glows more, and the more you think about it or look at it, the picture gets more glowier (if there is such a word!). This may sound stupid but I cant describe the feeling.
Anyway, what I was going to ask was a few things.
1. I set my contrast and brightness to both 50/100 which is more on the darker side, but by kids turn them up when they use it which I think is bad. What is an ideal setting?
2. Can a large slimline TFT screen make the slightest difference and improve definition and not spoil my eyes.
3. Because I tend to read a lot, is there a software that can automatically scan everything on screen and read out aload the content by audio on my speakers, so that I only have to listen? I could copy/psate into a program, and then get it to read it aload, but thats more hassle.
85Hz, nice and flicker free you must have a 10 70 50?
ASKER
10 70 15, but close enough :)
How do you rate yours?
How do you rate yours?
ASKER
10 70 15, but close enough :)
How do you rate yours?
How do you rate yours?
Its personal preference but I think the 50 is a lot better, It uses the same diamontron tube as the more expensive but hugely impressive Ilyama monitors. The 15 is ok, but it lacks the clarity and sharpness of the 50. But I suppose the 15 is significantly cheaper.
ASKER
I paid something in the region of about £170 ($280).
mine was about £300. You can check in latest (cheap) UK Belina prices at http://www.msquared.co.uk/17inch.htm
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1)Contrast should always be set to maximum.Your eyes will actually work harder if they can't easily distinguish between light and dark areas.
The hardware limitation on brightness should be just below the point at which the raster itself (the dark area surrounding the active video - if you have the picture adjusted to full screen you can't see it) begins to lighten.There are internal factory-set adjustments to limit brightness from getting to this point,but I think they're set by the same guys that measure screen size.As far as YOU are concerned,brightness is a subjective value - whatever seems right to you.Keep in mind you're basically staring at a light bulb.Too bright may saturate your rods and cones,too dim and your eyes will have to work harder to discern the information 'encoded' in the light.
2)The LCD screens I've seen do seem to have a 'softer' output.Due to the way they generate images,they are by definition not as harsh as a CRT display.You may want to check out a cheaper Passive display (as opposed to Active or TFT) - they're dimmer,but the lack of contrast may offset this.
3)Gotta pass on this one.Don't know of a specific program that can translate every/anything on the screen,but I wouldn't be surprised if they exist.