TrantaLocked I keep as far as I can. I even recommend getting 2x of the same desk, so you could place monitor far away and increase scaling. Also, disable all sensors, install ditherig.exe and pick explicitly sRGB color profile on monitor. Also set wifi transmit power to lowest. All these remove all dizziness. Also, do not use windows 10, use windows 11.
Recommendations for new monitor
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Donux Yeah maybe. I'm still trying to figure that out. I was using my Samsung 2494 CCFL LCD for about a year with no eye strain and then it randomly developed a green hue and color banding a few days ago and I decided to put my Acer VA LED back to the right position. But even then I still feel like I've been having more issues after my last post. Could EMFs actually be involved? What kind of EMFs can monitors produce?
Anyway, I opened up my Samsung 2494 monitor, blew on the video processing PCB and reseated the internal display cable on both ends, and miraculously the green hue and color banding are completely fixed. First time I have ever been successful in a monitor repair or modification attempt.
I am very happy about this repair success because I have used this type of Samsung CCFL LCD for my main monitor for over a decade and really do not want to switch until I can buy an affordable OLED/MicroLED monitor where there is no chance of backlight color temperature being a problem. I have given up on all of the modern LCD panels because it always seems like something is wrong. My Samsung is just nicer to look at. It has the typical greenish backlight temperature and a coarse grey colored matte coating. Despite being tech from 2008 and having PWM, it's really good.
I do still think I'm having circulation issues in that side of the room regardless of the monitor. I will probably need to buy a second fan and place it in the corner facing the direction the existing air current goes.
There are some OLED monitors now at the size I would want. Any of them actually good? With them now reaching around $500 open box, $100-200 OLED monitors may not be that far off in the future.
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Has anyone tried Xaomi 4k 27 inch monitor ? This is as I understand direct from Chinese brand, which is the only one that is marketed not just flicker free which means nothing, but they write DC dimming (hopefully not partial).
Donux Has anyone tried Xaomi 4k 27 inch monitor ?
There has been possible concern raised about recent Xiaomi monitors on this forum
simplex I have inspected their website and to be fair they did not mention any where that this is flicker free, or if its DC dimming. Only mention is TUV low blue light. So if they do mention this on other products, and do not mention on this one, then clearly it is not flicker free.
I hope someone could provide feedback on Xaomi 4k 27 model where they claim it is flicker free TUV certified and it is DC dimming.
Donux this is flicker free, or if its DC dimming
My monitor was DC dimming, but FRC had artifacts ( vertical columns ) which flicker left-right each new frame
Also, TUV low blue light hardware solution seems better option: in this case blue spectrum peak shift from 445..450 nm to 460..465 nm (new LED chip type used) or new coating used ( filter/reduce blue light intensity )
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JTL It is still important to assess the product end to end, i.e. from actual communication by the brand to the actual symthoms. Regarding flicker free I was more considering that in combination with DC dimming, which seams to be specifically written for this Xaomi brand, others do not get that into technical details. But I am researching this too, by simply writing email directly to the company to get answers.
simplex Yes true, native bit probably also should be researched on this. But I like to research step by step in order to assess this specific product. But also, even if there is a lot of misinformation, sometimes consumers themselves doing a bad job in reading the specifications. I want to believe with some homework, maybe few emails to support of the company, it would be than stop this all over the place trial and error and have rigorous questions to ask, in order to determine if product is right for you. Once we have this, we are all set. Simply extract this data from the company, and off you go, buy the product. This way you will derisk your purchase as much as possible.
Select one among these three monitors: Viewsonic Samsung Philips
(Fast-IPS is best, there is no one willing to produce VA monitors now, and TN is just white-ish.)