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Subject: Re: ot. what monitor is best to use if you get eye strain.

Author: gerold daniels

Date: 19:49:29 01/22/05

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On January 22, 2005 at 20:39:51, John Merlino wrote:

>On January 22, 2005 at 20:23:28, gerold daniels wrote:
>
>>good evening watch tv no problem work on computer 10 hours and the eyes
>>get tired. what is the best size. are there any new monitors that don,t
>>cause eye strain with long time use. thx in advance.
>>
>>gerold.
>
>In my own personal experience, the problem comes from the age old "don't sit too
>close to the TV or you'll go blind!" warning that your parents always used to
>tell you. The simple fact that the computer monitor is only a couple of feet
>away from you puts more strain on your eye muscles than if it were a more
>reasonable (TV viewing) distance of about 6-10 feet.
>
>So, if your problem is that your eyes (and, in particular, your eye MUSCLES) are
>getting tired, then there's not much you can do about it except not spend as
>much time at your computer (or, at the very least, take FREQUENT breaks). If the
>problem is that you are squinting or having trouble seeing what's on the
>monitor, then you should get as big a monitor as possible, preferably a
>flat-panel plasma, and pick a resolution that is comfortable for you.
>
>But, to answer your question in a sideways monitor, it's not really the monitor
>that is causing the problem. It's your "long time use" that you refer to.
>
>jm

thanks for the advice i think i will get a flat panel plasma. maybe it will
help some.

gerold.



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