Are some monitors easier on the eyes then others?

[Sathlin]

Are there any differences when it comes to tn or ips, refresh rates, etc.. etc.. that would make some combination easier on the eyes the others.

 

Playing a few hours, i start to get eye strain, yeah i should look away and rest my eyes here and there, but just wondering if the tech of a monitor makes a difference as well.

 

Still using a 2 1680 x 1050 monitor here, and it is about to die soon.

With so many new things with monitors coming along, not sure when to buy a new one, but would like to get one before xmas.

 

Thanks all.

[Connor]

I personally find monitors with a higher pixel density to be less straining. I particulary like the 27" 1440p density.

[Jaybird]

Higher pixel density, higher hz, and a good medium size as well as good color can help ease the eyes. That said, ISP monitors will fall into these margins

Edit: if found that wearing glasses and looking at a monitor really strain my eyes. However, with out glasses or with contacts I can look at a monitor much longer. This has to do with the curvature of the glasses lense, as the lense is not perfectly conformed to the shape of your eye.

[AustinKZombie]

IPS has better colour reproduction but a lower max frame rate of 60hz. TN panels colour is a bit more washed out if you will but has a much higher max refresh rate of 144hz so for my I own one of both a TN for gaming and an IPS for colour work. But there is no magical monitor that has less strain on the eyes you could pick up a pair of GUNNER optics gaming glasses that actual do work from my experience 

[C_Mike]

IPS has better colour reproduction but a lower max frame rate of 60hz. TN panels colour is a bit more washed out if you will but has a much higher max refresh rate of 144hz so for my I own one of both a TN for gaming and an IPS for colour work. But there is no magical monitor that has less strain on the eyes you could pick up a pair of GUNNER optics gaming glasses that actual do work from my experience

Or a pair of VC eyewear glasses. Slightly cheaper than gunnar

[eLucid]

@Sathlin

 

You're probably sensitive to pulse width modulation dimming. There's lots of monitors in the market that are LED PWM dimming free. 

 

You can read more about it here. http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/articles/pulse_width_modulation.htm

 

Higher pixel density, higher hz, and a good medium size as well as good color can help ease the eyes. That said, ISP monitors will fall into these margins

Edit: if found that wearing glasses and looking at a monitor really strain my eyes. However, with out glasses or with contacts I can look at a monitor much longer. This has to do with the curvature of the glasses lense, as the lense is not perfectly conformed to the shape of your eye.

 

How exactly? Smaller text = more strain on the eyes.

[MinotaurGrumps]

Yes some actually are. Monitors with Flicker free technology and Low blues, and other features to remove straining your eyes. Ex: Like BenQ's senseye technology.

[Deftin]

Ive found pixel density to be the biggest factor in terms of eye strain, closely followed by refresh rate,

 

Check out F.lux as well, the change in colour is a little jarring until you tweak it/get used to it but it does help with 'dry-eye'. It can cause some wacky issues to pop up when gaming however (Dark Souls 2 light sources will flash, giving the whole game a 'Dark Fantasy Rave' feeling )

[Jaybird]

@Sathlin

 

You're probably sensitive to pulse width modulation dimming. There's lots of monitors in the market that are LED PWM dimming free. 

 

You can read more about it here. http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/articles/pulse_width_modulation.htm

 

 

How exactly? Smaller text = more strain on the eyes.

Not saying smaller text, I'm saying text is smoother and easier on the eyes.