randomdiatribe
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If anyone could help me with this it would be great. It seems that new technology in screens causes me eye strain, headaches and nausea.
I first noticed this when I had to replace my laptop. My previous Dell model caused me no problems, yet I tried two new ones in 2018 and after about 45 minutes of using both my eyes were in agony. The new one was a Dell Inspiron gaming laptop advertised as having an LED screen, whereas my old one which caused me no problems was LCD. In the end I bought an older, cheaper laptop, and all was fine.
The next time I noticed problems with a screen was when I purchased the latest iPad Pro in September 2018 as a gift for a family member. The screen on this was advertised as being "10.5-inch Retina display with ProMotion, True Tone and wide colour". Any time I tried to use it, I got the same symptoms as with the new laptop. Not an issue really as it belonged to someone else.
Now the real problem. We decided to upgrade our TV, going for the Sony AG8 55 inch with OLED screen. I can't even tolerate being in the same room as it, let alone watching the thing. Whenever it's on, the whole room appears hazy and nauseating. Even when I make a point of looking away, I get eye strain and headaches when I spend more than an hour in there. I tried turning the brightness and contrast down, to no avail. Factory settings had both on max.
I should note that I work with computers all day. On "older" screens in my home, which would include 4 TVs, 3 tablets, 4 laptops/computers and several phones, I'd have no problem looking at them for several hours at a time.
I don't know why these new screens are so intolerable to me. My fear is that pretty soon it's going to become a staple in all mid-range and higher technology, which is probably already happening if they're putting unsuitable monitors on £500 iPads.
I first noticed this when I had to replace my laptop. My previous Dell model caused me no problems, yet I tried two new ones in 2018 and after about 45 minutes of using both my eyes were in agony. The new one was a Dell Inspiron gaming laptop advertised as having an LED screen, whereas my old one which caused me no problems was LCD. In the end I bought an older, cheaper laptop, and all was fine.
The next time I noticed problems with a screen was when I purchased the latest iPad Pro in September 2018 as a gift for a family member. The screen on this was advertised as being "10.5-inch Retina display with ProMotion, True Tone and wide colour". Any time I tried to use it, I got the same symptoms as with the new laptop. Not an issue really as it belonged to someone else.
Now the real problem. We decided to upgrade our TV, going for the Sony AG8 55 inch with OLED screen. I can't even tolerate being in the same room as it, let alone watching the thing. Whenever it's on, the whole room appears hazy and nauseating. Even when I make a point of looking away, I get eye strain and headaches when I spend more than an hour in there. I tried turning the brightness and contrast down, to no avail. Factory settings had both on max.
I should note that I work with computers all day. On "older" screens in my home, which would include 4 TVs, 3 tablets, 4 laptops/computers and several phones, I'd have no problem looking at them for several hours at a time.
I don't know why these new screens are so intolerable to me. My fear is that pretty soon it's going to become a staple in all mid-range and higher technology, which is probably already happening if they're putting unsuitable monitors on £500 iPads.