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I had that problem too at first with my LCD (Viewsonic VP171s, very nice LCD BTW that I'd recommend) when I first bought it. I was pretty bummed out at first, but after just paying $600 for it, I sure as heck wanted to spend some time playing with it. I eventually figured out that using DVI was causing the eye strain, as the image is just simply too sharp for my eyes. Went back to plain VGA, and that softened the image enough so that my eyes could handle it. Also turned on Cleartype, and adjusted the brightness down. I still get that eyestrain though with most LCDs, including laptops...seems like some people's eyes just can't handle the sharpness that LCDs have.
No doubt though, CRTs are still better at producing colors. Things look slightly washed out on the LCD, and it's not subtle. About the only advantage I got out of mine was saved space. Not being able to use DVI killed most of the supposed advantage of an LCD on the eyes, and the colors aren't great. At least I don't get any ghosting.
Originally Posted by PinkFloyd I've got an LG L1720B 17 inch and my eyes just cannot get used to it at all, sure the colours are better than my old CRT monitor but there's just something about this LCD that's giving me bad eye strain... the native resolution is 1280 x 1024 but text and stuff is just way too small for comfort..... I prefer 1024 x 768 but if you run the LCD at that resolution the quality is not as good.. to be honest I wish I never bought it and would gladly go back to a high quality CRT any day. If anyone is interested in a Mint LCD with 2 years and 9 months warranty remaining then give me a shout! No dead pixels / boxed / brand new condition. |
I had that problem too at first with my LCD (Viewsonic VP171s, very nice LCD BTW that I'd recommend) when I first bought it. I was pretty bummed out at first, but after just paying $600 for it, I sure as heck wanted to spend some time playing with it. I eventually figured out that using DVI was causing the eye strain, as the image is just simply too sharp for my eyes. Went back to plain VGA, and that softened the image enough so that my eyes could handle it. Also turned on Cleartype, and adjusted the brightness down. I still get that eyestrain though with most LCDs, including laptops...seems like some people's eyes just can't handle the sharpness that LCDs have.
No doubt though, CRTs are still better at producing colors. Things look slightly washed out on the LCD, and it's not subtle. About the only advantage I got out of mine was saved space. Not being able to use DVI killed most of the supposed advantage of an LCD on the eyes, and the colors aren't great. At least I don't get any ghosting.