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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