Re:Ask HN: How do you prevent eyestrain with daily computer ...
by grae_euler on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @02:01AM
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General advice:
-Get a decent monitor (not necessary, but I prefer the wide curved ones like this[0]) and increase the font size. I never went back to my 12" laptop screen after I discovered larger monitors with big font.
Specific to day time use:
-Try and avoid glare. You can place your screen in front of a large source of light and turn up the screens brightness.
Specific to night time use:
-Use applications like Redshift or f.lux to reduce blue light as much as you can.
-Reduce the brightness of your screen.
-Try and get ambiant light, such as a difuse lamp or something, behind your screen to illuminate the area surrounding your work space.
-Get a decent monitor (not necessary, but I prefer the wide curved ones like this[0]) and increase the font size. I never went back to my 12" laptop screen after I discovered larger monitors with big font.
Specific to day time use:
-Try and avoid glare. You can place your screen in front of a large source of light and turn up the screens brightness.
Specific to night time use:
-Use applications like Redshift or f.lux to reduce blue light as much as you can.
-Reduce the brightness of your screen.
-Try and get ambiant light, such as a difuse lamp or something, behind your screen to illuminate the area surrounding your work space.
These usually work for me. Best of luck!
[0] https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z18siG3rrBg