Best monitor settings for eyes?

[The_Doctor]

Yes well of course I don’t actually know about those sites myself you understand, it’s just what I’ve read. (I don’t tell lies either)

Doc

[earther]

@'The Doctor'

Of course the other thing to consider is … what your actually viewing. Sites heavily laden with flash and animated graphics would be harder on the eyes, and those “rude sites” are very bad for your eyes … why you can even go blind look at them.
Some nights I have that much trouble making out what’s on the screen at all, but that is usually cause by having to long a break away from the monitor and to much liquid refreshment while on the breaks.

Doc

I also heard that flash could trigger an epileptic seizure.

[earther]

@'website'

I would set the Refresh Rate as high as you can.

Just what is a refresh rate and where do I go to adjust it?? Learning something new everyday . . .

[MarcusJT]

Just what is a refresh rate and where do I go to adjust it??
Desktop–>Properties–>Display–>Advanced–>Monitor

There should be a listbox of refresh rates, if not, ensure that a specific monitor driver has been installed instead of the generic “plug & play monitor”. Also, depending on which video card you’ve got, you might find another set of refresh rate controls elsewhere nearby.

Personally I don’t use anything less than 100Hz - even though you might not be aware of any flicker at 85Hz, your eyes/brain can actually see it, and it will cause unnecessary strain. Interestingly enough, your peripheral vision is more able to pick up the flickering - you can see this for yourself by turning your head (left or right, doesn’t matter) and look at something approx 30cm away from the side of monitor, so that the monitor is in your peripheral vision. If you’re using a refresh rate of less than about 100Hz you should see the screen flickering in your peripheral vision. Ramp up the refresh rate until you can’t the flickering when you do this test. If your monitor goes higher than 100Hz, then use it!

One more thing - your mileage may vary depending on the quality of your monitor and video card (and monitor cable), but generally speaking as the refresh rate increases, the quality of the image decreases (i.e. pixels start to blur). You may find that this doesn’ t affect your particular setup, but make sure that you don’t use a stupidly high refresh rate to elminate flicker while simultaneously blurring the pixels, since this will also strain your eyes!!! lol

[Sla]

@'earther'

I also heard that flash could trigger an epileptic seizure.

It’s actually called a Photosensitive Seizure…go play a flash based game on yahoo or zone.com, and there’s a link to “photosensitive seizure warning” on it…or just do a search on google for more info…

[irvinehosting]

I recommend getting an lcd monitor. There is no flicker. Also make sure you have enough light in your work environment.