just got an lcd monitor and my eyes hurt

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  • BlackCrayon
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Jun 2003
    • 19634

    #1

    just got an lcd monitor and my eyes hurt

    so yeah, i finally got an lcd. people always say they are better for your eyes, ect. but so far my eyes hurt. i turned down the brightness and adjusted the color temp to 5400 so i'll see if that helps but even the small font bothers me. i've only ever used 17" 800x600 CRTs and now i have a 19" 1280x1024. not sure if im gonna have to go back to the crt or not. any suggestions?
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  • Angry
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    • Oct 2006
    • 359

    #2
    Because it is brioght and hurting your eyes right this second does not make ity any better wor worse for you. You are probably just used to a dull hot colored crt. Give it some time and you will feel the difference. If not? Go back. Why ask GFY? Isn't that a personal decision? lol

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    • BlackCrayon
      Too lazy to set a custom title
      • Jun 2003
      • 19634

      #3
      i asked because i figured someone else must of experienced the same thing and could maybe offer some advice on settings.
      you don't know you're wearing a leash if you sit by the peg all day..

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      • Spunky
        I need a beer
        • Jun 2002
        • 133978

        #4
        You will get used to it after a few days.

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        • Jarmusch
           
          • May 2003
          • 12479

          #5
          Yes turning down the brightness is the 1st thing to do when you get an lcd, by default almost all lcd's are excessively bright. I guess it's to grab the attention of buyers when they're on display at the store.

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          • stickyfingerz
            Doin fine
            • Oct 2005
            • 24984

            #6
            adjust your contrast and brightness to a lower level. Make sure your refresh rate is set correctly on your videocard to match your monitor.

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            • Helix
              Confirmed User
              • Feb 2002
              • 6021

              #7
              you can turn on the clear type fonts, that seemed to help my eyes a bit
              right click on an empty spot on the desktop
              properties
              appearance tab
              effects button
              check "use the following methods....."
              dropdown box select ClearType.

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              • Cyrano
                Confirmed User
                • Apr 2006
                • 926

                #8
                I experienced the same when I switched to LCDs. You'll get used to it.

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                • notabook
                  Confirmed User
                  • Apr 2006
                  • 9748

                  #9
                  I have fucked up eyes and experienced the same as you did. I keep a CRT and LCD on my desk so I could get used to both. Maximum monitor size my eyes can handle is around 19", anything bigger and my eyes start to bleed (not literally but it gives me horrific headaches).

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                  • Jessica Rosalini
                    Confirmed User
                    • May 2005
                    • 151

                    #10
                    You'll get used to it I was the same way at first

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                    • Kimo
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                      • Jan 2006
                      • 11542

                      #11
                      lcd is the way to go fosho
                      ...

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                      • Martin3
                        Confirmed User
                        • Oct 2005
                        • 1529

                        #12
                        I got a 24" Acer, I keep the brightness at 0 and the contrast at 45. Came with the brightness set 100 and that shit was like looking at the sun
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                        • StarkReality
                          Confirmed User
                          • May 2004
                          • 4444

                          #13
                          It's totally normal ! My eyes did really hurt the first few days, I was pretty shocked until a friend told me he had experienced the same. After 3 days it was perfectly fine. Just two things are important: Always use the maximum resolution, since most fonts will be blurry in any other resolution and turn down the brightness, the factory settings seem to be made for people who want to illuminate their houses with the LCD.

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                          • notabook
                            Confirmed User
                            • Apr 2006
                            • 9748

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Kimo
                            lcd is the way to go fosho
                            Personally I think SED is the way to go... too bad they are not out yet.

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                            • Klen
                              • Aug 2006
                              • 32234

                              #15
                              I had same problem until i get pissed off and return to my crt monitor.Then i was start going to gym and for some reason now i have resistance against headache no matter what kind of monitor i have

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                              • marko13
                                Confirmed User
                                • Apr 2004
                                • 7512

                                #16
                                i thought that lcd are better for the eyes... and that's why most of the people buy them... it is first time to hear that somebodies eyes hurts from lcd monitor....
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                                • BV
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                                  • Sep 2001
                                  • 10914

                                  #17
                                  you are probably experiencing the difference between 800x600 versus 1280x1024

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                                  • ChatCash_Rob
                                    Confirmed User
                                    • Apr 2004
                                    • 749

                                    #18
                                    I find keeping the refresh rate as high as it'll go helps my eyes.
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                                    • Hunter_ST
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Feb 2003
                                      • 763

                                      #19
                                      Yeah, you gotta check the refresh rate.

                                      Start -- control panels -- display. sometimes the refresh rate is low -- at 60 mhz or something -- set it to the highest your monitor will allow -- like 80-90 mhz.

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                                      • toddy1999
                                        Confirmed User
                                        • Feb 2006
                                        • 5122

                                        #20
                                        I still have that eyes problem

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                                        • rowan
                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                          • Mar 2002
                                          • 17393

                                          #21
                                          I had some eye discomfort when I switched to an LCD... as well as being BRIGHT everything seemed "smaller" - probably because its native res has a smaller dot pitch than I would use with a CRT. Unfortunately you usually can't just downsize the res of an LCD without the display looking completely shitty, since it has to figure out how to (for example) spread 2 output pixels over 3 LCD pixels.

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                                          • E$_manager
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                                            • Apr 2006
                                            • 13557

                                            #22
                                            Some time will pass and you would feel better i think.
                                            Or may be your eyes feel bad about some other desease?
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                                            • DirtyRider
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Feb 2003
                                              • 833

                                              #23
                                              It took me actually a few days to get adjusted to my 20 inch screen.
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                                              • StuartD
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                                                • Jul 2002
                                                • 29903

                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by BlackCrayon
                                                even the small font bothers me. i've only ever used 17" 800x600 CRTs and now i have a 19" 1280x1024.
                                                Try lowering your resolution to 1024x768... or all the way to 800x600 again if you have to.
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