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Re:Chemists discover how blue light speeds blindness by wpasc on Thursday August 09, 2018 @02:15PM (#17726865)
Thank you for your input, but I mostly want to thank you for f.lux. It has been one of my favorite things for a long time. It's silly how long it's taken companies to provide a native blue light filter and your product just kicks ass.

If you guys ever wanted to figure out your app on a smart TV (or apple TV), I know there'd be a lot of thankful people!

Also, I'd love to contribute to the ongoing dev of f.lux (I don't think I've had to pay for it?) How might I?

Re:Chemists discover how blue light speeds blindness by Vesther on Thursday August 09, 2018 @05:17PM (#17728591)
Check out the FAQ for a PayPal donation link:

https://justgetflux.com/faq.html

Huge thanks to the author from me as well!

Re:Chemists discover how blue light speeds blindness by wpasc on Thursday August 09, 2018 @06:21PM (#17729068)
Thanks for telling me :) Paypalling now
Re:Chemists discover how blue light speeds blindness by guru4consulting on Thursday August 09, 2018 @10:51PM (#17730344)
thanks for the link. I have been using flux for years and recommending it to my friends too.. just donated a small amount..
Re:Chemists discover how blue light speeds blindness by robrichard on Thursday August 09, 2018 @09:50PM (#17730108)
On the AppleTV go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Display Accommodations > Light Sensitivity.

Then you can assign it to the Accessibility Shortcut and turn it on or off by triple pressing the Menu button.

Re:Chemists discover how blue light speeds blindness by CardenB on Thursday August 09, 2018 @10:41PM (#17730305)
Can't wait to do this tonight! This will help so much
Re:Chemists discover how blue light speeds blindness by sundvor on Thursday August 09, 2018 @05:11PM (#17728544)
Hook your TV up to a computer running f.lux or similar! I've used a HTPC for the past decade and more, wouldn't go back.
Re:Chemists discover how blue light speeds blindness by tough_luck on Thursday August 09, 2018 @02:38PM (#17727118)
For my Samsung TV I use movie mode and also change colour temperature to warm.
Re:Chemists discover how blue light speeds blindness by rapnie on Thursday August 09, 2018 @03:12PM (#17727449)
I have the "blue light filter" on by default, on my android mobile. Don't know how effective it is, but it will at least help a bit.
Re:Chemists discover how blue light speeds blindness by exhilaration on Thursday August 09, 2018 @05:13PM (#17728555)
On my Google Pixel, this is under Settings > Display > Night Light.
Re:Chemists discover how blue light speeds blindness by daveFNbuck on Thursday August 09, 2018 @10:10PM (#17730184)
In Android Pie, it's also one of the 9 shortcuts you get when you pull down from the top twice on your home screen, right next to airplane mode.
Re:Chemists discover how blue light speeds blindness by copperx on Thursday August 09, 2018 @06:49PM (#17729232)
I just want to remind everyone that LED backlights emit blue light that isn't eliminated by f.lux or similar utilities.
Re:Chemists discover how blue light speeds blindness by herf on Thursday August 09, 2018 @07:44PM (#17729529)
You might want to refer to our measurement project for some numbers:

https://fluxometer.com/rainbow/

Also, you can be below threshold for circadian responses just by being very dim.

Re:Chemists discover how blue light speeds blindness by hohenheim on Friday August 10, 2018 @03:29AM (#17731350)
Looking at your measurement, if I understand it correctly, you are saying that OP is incorrect and flux does in fact reduce the blue light?
Re:Chemists discover how blue light speeds blindness by mediaman on Thursday August 09, 2018 @07:03PM (#17729305)
Can you explain this more? If LED backlights emit multispectrum light (to get a white), and the LCD display filters those spectrum via RGB selection (say, letting less blue through, and more red/green), wouldn't this effectively filter the blue spectrum?

I know very little about this so I'm genuinely curious.

Re:Chemists discover how blue light speeds blindness by abledon on Friday August 10, 2018 @12:04AM (#17730602)
So if a new macbook pro has:

"15.4-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2880-by-1800 native resolution at 220 pixels per inch with support for millions of colours"

What possible laptop alternatives are out there that are better for eyes?