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I recently found out that it's better to have some ambient light behind your monitor. Mine's a 27 inch IPS panel. I'm happy with the colours but the blacks are of course terrible. Supposedly a little LED strip on the back of the monitor can both improve the contrast (or more like fake it) and reduce eye strain. I did just a little bit of research and it seems like 6500 is the best option but that just sounds so cold and bright.. not exactly what I want in my room at night. Does anyone here use that? Would going with a warmer colour be much worse?
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Mar 22, 2024 04:20
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Dr. Video Games 0031 posted:The point of the backlight is to give an aura of diffuse light around your monitor, and I don't think the exact color temperature matters much. If you were to view dark content in a pitch-black room, you'd very easily see the IPS glow and bad contrast. If you view dark content in a bright room with a light in front of the monitor, then the IPS glow and bad contrast may be a bit harder to notice but the light may will interact with the panel in a negative way (such as a glare, or a haze spread by the matte finish). Backlighting is the compromise option. The image will be a bit less hazy, while your eyes won't dilate as much and the bad contrast will be a bit more hidden. And perceptually, the screen will being darker than the surrounding environment instead of brighter (as in a pitch-black room) helps too. Thank you! This makes sense. Do you use some sort of backlight too?
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Mar 22, 2024 04:55
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Dr. Video Games 0031 posted:I don't use LED strips or anything because my current desk/shelving situation would make them not so effective, but I do have an LED lamp positioned nearby at such an angle to spread some soft light around the room without shining any directly onto the panel. Rexxed posted:I've got a 6 foot LED strip adhered to the back of my desk. It's USB powered and has an IR remote (the controller is near the USB plug but it's on the edge of the desk where I have it). The one I got has adjustable color temperature and while I used to keep it pretty high color temp I've been leaving it on a softer white recently so I don't stay up so late. Since it's 4am right now that's definitely working... Thanks guys, will probably pick something up next week
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