Blue Light

[BuzzU]

Do any of you have a problem with blue light from your monitor burning your eyes? It's become a problem for me in the least few months. My vision isn't good anymore, so I sit kind of close to my monitor. It feels like my eye (blind in one eye) is getting sunburned and just like a sunvurn it hurts the worse later on. I can't sleep when i've had a long day in front of my computer.

Anybody find a fix for this problem? I know they have glasses that block blue light but I already wear glasses. Wearing two glasses doean't work very good. They also have a filter that can be put over the monitor screen. Mine is 27" and here's one that will fit. Anybody ever try one?

 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CRPWX93?tag=track-ect-usa-94002-20&linkCode=osi&th=1

[speed-of-heat]

I am not troubled by blue light, but i would seriously recommend you go to see your optician and let them know the symptoms you are having rather than trying hacks ... most "blue light science"  really isn't "Visible blue light and position statement | AOP"

[Hiob]

12 minutes ago, BuzzU said:

Do any of you have a problem with blue light from your monitor burning your eyes? It's become a problem for me in the least few months. My vision isn't good anymore, so I sit kind of close to my monitor. It feels like my eye (blind in one eye) is getting sunburned and just like a sunvurn it hurts the worse later on. I can't sleep when i've had a long day in front of my computer.

Anybody find a fix for this problem? I know they have glasses that block blue light but I already wear glasses. Wearing two glasses doean't work very good. They also have a filter that can be put over the monitor screen. Mine is 27" and here's one that will fit. Anybody ever try one?

 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CRPWX93?tag=track-ect-usa-94002-20&linkCode=osi&th=1

You can reduce the bluelight in the windows settings. Just go to settings - monitor/display/screen (or similar) -> nightmode. You can adjust the level of bluelight reduction there. Note that the picture will of course get yellow/red tinted if you overdo it.

[BuzzU]

Thanks guys.

[Hiob]

5 minutes ago, BuzzU said:

Thanks guys.

I'm not 100% sure if the setting will effect DCS - you need to try for yourself!

[BuzzU]

I'm going to try now. It was turned off. I do like the way the forum looks now. It was always too bright. Now it has kind of a tan color and is easy on my eye.

 

I think i'll try the screen filter too. It's only $50 and takes a second to install.  It just hangs on the monitor.

Edited January 30, 2024 by BuzzU

[Lange_666]

Yes it does.

Also, modern glasses can have all sorts of filters these days (at a cost off course).

[Hiob]

3 minutes ago, BuzzU said:

I'm going to try now. It was turned off. I do like the way the forum looks now. It was always too bright. Not it has kind of a tan color and is easy on my eye.

 

I think i'll try the screen filter too. It's only $50 and takes a second to install.  It just hangs on the monitor.

You can change the forum to dark mode, are you aware of that? Look at "theme" at the bottom of the page

[BuzzU]

I was aware but I forgot. I forget everything at my age.

 

I actually like the tan better than the black. The black is way better than the white though. I have the setting at 57. I'll have to try everything again after getting the monitor filter. DCS looks fine for me at that setting. I'll have to see if my eye burns in a couple of hours. I'll still get the filter even if it doesn't burn. Just to be safe. I only have one eye left. I was ready to give up using my computer. So, I have some hope now.

[TheFreshPrince]

"A long day in front of the computer" is bad for everyone and hurts my healthy eyes as well, I doubt that blue light blocking will fix this. Modern monitors with a high refresh rate and blue light filters are better than old monitors, but still not healthy to sit in front of PC for too long. Especially when you have only one eye that needs to do all the work. Also DCS is very demanding for concentration, so limiting the time and taking breaks is probably the better option. 

[diego999]

Most monitors have an "eye saver mode" (that's how mi Samsung calls it) you can try.

[BuzzU]

My monitor claims blue light protection but I don't see a setting for it. It doesn't seem to work very good.

 

I never had this problem before. I could sit in front of the monitor all day with no effect. I didn't even know what blue light was. So, something has happen to my eye or the monitor lately.

 

I get my SS check Friday and will order the monitor filter. I also want to buy a Winwing HOTAS but I want to see if the filter works first. Right now i'm sitting really far from the monitor and wearing sunglasses. I could never fly this way, so my last hope is the filter.

[Marshallman]

LG screens reduce it via settings and can be set to auto.

If it isnt the screens, Monitors its the damned phones!!

Regards

[Hiob]

It really doesn't matter though. It is all the same in effect. The emission of blue spectrum light is reduced. Wether you do it by windows or by the in-build monitor setting. (Or a filter).

The advantage of doing it by software is that you have fine control over the strength of the effect.