My new XPS 9500 FHD (2020) gives me terrible eyestrain, why?

krr55

CriticDanger

Had the same issue with Dell XPS 15 9500.

Dithering.exe gives no any visual difference at all.

Below steps helped me a lot:

I realized that reducing color saturation using Intel UHD Graphics Control panel gives significant eyestrain release. (Looks like less saturated colors affecting dithering somehow). Try to adjust brightness and contrast here also.

Pre-installed updated Intel Graphics command center was giving me black screen when trying to adjust color Saturation.

You need to download UHD Graphics Control panel from Microsoft store and uninstall Intel Graphics command center.

I have installed Night shift extension to Microsoft edge to reduce too harmful white color background effect causing significant eyestrain also. ( Feels better when I read text on a white background surfing web). Using black color and adjusting color temperature changes bright white to light grey .

But still cant find same options for Microsoft Word and pdf documents. ( Bright white gives eyestrain even I reduce brightness both ways)

CriticDanger

krr55

I found it online and I installed it (It wasn't in the microsoft store) but it seems it's just a driver, cannot open it to change options.

I think you might have a different laptop version, mine has the nvidia graphics card.

krr55

CriticDanger

Here is the link: https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NDLCLMMTMRC

Looks like they removed it from store. But strange, shows not available in browser but still active in the Microsoft store application (Most probably because it is already installed). Anyway try to find it online.

My version is 3.3.0.0

"The Intel® Graphics Control Panel can be opened from the Windows Start menu or using the shortcut CTRL+ALT+F12"

CriticDanger

krr55

I see. It says it's not available for download and that shortcut doesn't work.

I think I don't have it because I have a nvidia card.

ensete

Have you downloaded the correct ICC profile from the manufacturer and configured Windows Color Management to use it?

CriticDanger

@ensete

I don't really know what you mean…how would I do that..?

ensete

CriticDanger

Here are the steps

Download the ICC profile for your panel: https://www.notebookcheck.net/uploads/tx_nbc2/FKR1K_LQ156N1.icm
Click on the start menu in Windows 10 and type "Color Management" and select it when found
Click on the Advanced Tab
Click on the "Change System Defaults" button at the bottom of the window
Click the "Add" button on the window that pops up and browse to the ICC profile you downloaded in Step 1
Select it and click the "Set As Default Profile" button
Click on the Advanced Tab
Click the first drop down on that screen (Device Profile) and select the ICC profile you downloaded from the entries in the drop down list. Leave everything else as is
Make sure the "Use Windows Display Calibration" checkbox is checked
Click Close
Click on the "Devices" tab
Make sure the "Use my settings for this device" checkbox is checked
Click Close
Reboot

See if that helps. This has turned an unusable monitor into a pain free monitor for me, so give it a shot.

Edit: It looks like that laptop has built in Color Management, I would turn that off and follow my steps above. You can right click on the desktop and in the menu click the Dell Premiere Color option, and find an option to disable it. Or try some of the other color presets and see if they make a difference.

There are a lot of complaints about the color rendering of that laptop online so that could be the root cause of your issue with it. My migraines can absolutely be triggered by color rendering. I am not discounting anyone else's experience but for me, going down the dithering rabbit hole was a complete red herring, it made zero difference ever.

CriticDanger

ensete

I had already uninstalled dell premiere color, I followed your steps, but unfortunately it made no visible difference for the screen :/

ensete

Donux There is no universal "this works" or "this doesn't work". It's super individual

karthi3219

Donux

I am getting horrible eye strain on Ryzen with Radeon. Laptop is HP Victus. If external monitor is connected with HDMI port, laptop uses the Nvidia graphics card. That is tolerable. But if you connect the external monitor through type-c port and docking station, it is horrible since the laptop is using the integrated Radeon graphics.

degen

karthi3219

Ditherig, the program we usually associate with Intel integrated graphics, now claims to disable dithering on some integrated AMD graphics. Ditherig 2.0, integrated AMD - LEDStrain Forum

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