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This days, it seems that I either go worse with my eyes or some settings with contrast and brightness have been changed.
However, I have been searching now for some tutorial on how to adjust contrast and brightness, and I have found already some, on how to use Microsoft Win7 Calibrate Display Color program, but some people don't recommend it.
My monitor control menu shows settings (which are by default) that contrast is set to 80, brightness to 90 and sharpnes to 45, for which I believe are quite high.
I'm usually every day in front of my PC about 6-10 hours.
The biggest problem is, when the night comes, and I have to read some Microsoft Word document, after a 10-15 minutes of reading, eyes starts hurting.
I'm using ASUS VW198 and Nvidia 9800 GT graphic card.
So please suggest to me which should I decrease: contrast or brightness or both?
I used an ICC profile+OSD settings for my monitor from TFTCentral, and then I ran the tests at lagom.nl/lcd-test to check if it was good enough. – Henrik Erlandsson – 2016-10-25T21:07:42.477
1This is personal preference, and depends on things like your eyes, your brain, and your environment. There is no one right answer we can give you. Where are you getting stuck while attempting to adjust it? – Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 – 2013-11-12T23:40:18.243
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Just experiment until it's comfortable. And install f.lux, you'll love it.
– gronostaj – 2013-11-13T01:01:32.433its been said that monitor brightness should be as close to ambient light as possible, that way your eyes dont strain adjusting to two sets of brightnesses – Keltari – 2013-11-13T02:43:48.467
@techie007 Well it's not that I'm getting stuck, but I'm just not sure to what level I should decrease brightness and contrast, because I have heard stories, that low brightness or contrast, also straining eyes. – Johannes – 2013-11-13T10:51:57.700
@gronostaj That sounds good, I will definitely try it, when I catch day when I'm in front of a computer for whole day. – Johannes – 2013-11-13T10:55:58.950
@Keltari These days I will go to get a lamp for a desk, hopefully I will make some balance. Usually I'm programming in the dark, because I have a black background in an environment I'm working. But now when it comes to read some document... – Johannes – 2013-11-13T11:04:11.723