A myopia epidemic is sweeping the globe

Re:A myopia epidemic is sweeping the globe by alright2565 on Wednesday May 29, 2024 @06:03PM (#40517570)

This is a rabbit hole :)

In short, no, unless you have tens-of-thousands[1][2] to spend on this panel. Rays of sunlight are parallel, an effect that very difficult to emulate.

There are folks who have developed DIY versions, with impressive results[3], but in that case you're trading off way more effort, potentially requiring maintenance, and a lot more space required.

[1]: https://www.coelux.com/en/home-page/index [2]: https://hometronics.com/about-us/press/item/coelux-the-40000... [3]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bqBsHSwPgw

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Re:A myopia epidemic is sweeping the globe by toomuchtodo on Wednesday May 29, 2024 @06:26PM (#40517796)

I’m talking a $100 LED panel from Home Depot, not a full replacement to create a virtual skylight. Is it the appearance of sky or just the light? The light is easy, seeing sky (real or virtual) is hard.

Example: https://www.homedepot.com/p/JONATHAN-Y-2-ft-x-4-ft-Skylight-...

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Re:A myopia epidemic is sweeping the globe by alright2565 on Wednesday May 29, 2024 @08:16PM (#40518699)

I'm aware of those--I have one, except mine is 5x brighter. It's just not the same.

It doesn't cast the gorgeous shadows sunlight does. It creates glare that makes having the panel surface directly visible, no matter how obtuse the angle, unacceptable.

Sunlight's parallel rays make it so that it's not your window that's bright, it's the things that your window shines light on that are lit up. You can look at your window or the sky all day without any discomfort. And that's just not the case for traditional light panels.

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