Another update.

I closed the door to not allow outside light and that makes a huge different. I am in a room that gets similar light as a basement would. I am finding that I am feeling fortunate for this. Basically no outside light and cold white leds driven by constant voltage is the my best bet at 144hz with intel graphics. The constant voltage leds flicker in my opinion but with my screen operating a 144hz the flicker is at a similar speed it feels.

If I change the speed of my refresh rate, 120hz for example, the strain returns.

Am still getting a constant current driven led strip with highest CRI I can find at 6500k or higher, may try 7000k. I think 3014 or 2835 smd is the best for me. I think I may have found some on Alibaba or aliexpress. They seem to be able to plug right in to a constant current supply and that to me guarantee flicker free operation verses the constant voltage strips. Always ready to learn I am wrong though.

Crazy world, this things we call modernity where artificial light makes my screen so much more friendly to me. I kind of want to jump inside my screen now with the led back drop. like the buttons look like I could pick them up and squeeze them. its kind of awesome. just what I was looking for though. they were a bit drier with the outside light.

Also, side not. I read that LED light allows the human body to produce vitamin D. so I realize that led light is not perfect. but if I am working in a room with only led light available for the foreseeable future. It made me feel a bit better.

I just wonder if AMD integrated graphics would be any better than intel for Windows being that my screen seems to work with freesync, an AMD technology.

added incandescent lights as a backdrop in front of the leds. That helps even more.

I am not able to find constant current led strips. I think what I am going to do is buy the leds that go in the panel of a led monitor or tv and use them in my computer room. They are constant current and I found a tutorial online. If anyone has tried this or thinks this may be a bad idea. I am all ears.

I am having the hardest time finding constant current leds.

another interesting tid bit. With the intel integrated graphics installed. If I put in my graphics card with no amd drivers installed for the graphics card. The experience is much better. this is AMD RX 570.

My monitor has freesync on, low input lag on, and is at 144hz

I guess this is the most comfortable I have felt in thinking that I had to maintain my own system. I could look at the screen and get lost in it. I mean I think what I am learning here is that its not Windows 10 for me. at least I don't think.

I can only tolerate incandescent lighting, so that's all I use

I have had the best luck with nVidia cards, I was only able to tolerate the Intel 5500 graphics after installing the correct ICC profile for the monitor I was using.

I use Windows 7

OMG guys, I'm ... do some back reading here.

The AMD cards are TERRIBLE due to inability to disable FRC. Your best best are nVidia cards on Windows 7, specifically anything GeForce 970 or older.

Your second best is Windows 7 and Intel integrated, but only SOME Intel integrated. The 6700 with Intel 530 Graphics is especially ok, as far as Intel integrated cards go. Others are nowhere near as nice.

Your culprit here is likely FRC, or "temporal dithering". Also make sure you select the correct ICC color profile for your monitor.

Happy to answer questions, but this is all covered here with a little reading. 🙂

I use windows 10. Just received a new monitor. Its an Lg 6 bit with frc. Still using the amd card. This is my best monitor yet for eye strain. First panel ever from LG. The frc or eye strain happens mainly with deep blacks while scrolling fast. For example, with the Amazon page.

I have had horrible luck with invidia but it may have been my lighting or the samsung panels used. But invidia installed on both win 10 and linux was not an improved experience over amd when i had those cards.

Since frc is the ussue, if i can get a ten bit panel that does not use frc, that should in theory solve the problem correct? Regardless of card

    This monitor with Linux Mint is quite magical. I took the amd video card out and just booted to linux mint and it has helped. i just wonder what a monitor without FRC, and LG panel, and on Linux Mint.

    Here is the model number for the monitor: 32MA68HY-P

    I am trying to install intel grapics on Mint right now. Not sure if it is necessary but seeing if it will help.

    just learned a way to install amd graphics on linux mint and I must say this is phenomenal.

    It was literally a one word change. From ubuntu to linuxmint.

    Talk about a 6 month relief. there is still some strain but I think it is because the monitor uses FRC.

    The question for me is should I try to get a 10 bit native panel or a an 8 bit native panel with out FRC. I talked to a representative from Benq. He said the gpu I have support 10 bit direct x. I may shoot for a 4k just to see if it helps.

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    I also may get an NVidia graphics card to see if it helps but so far its good to have options. I can do linux mint with intel or amd graphics and I am okay. i dont feel like I am taking a beating for working at my computer. I especially like the way that when I type the amd graphics give me no strain. So combing over text is the norm and I am happy about this.

    Wrightpt1 Still using the amd card.

    What card is that? (model number)

    I have had horrible luck with invidia

    Which ones didn't work? - Your profile mentions Nvidia 1050, is it this one?

    I am trying to install intel graphics on Mint right now.

    Curious how you would do this and what Intel integrated gpu does it have?
    You can find this info if you're using Linux Mint by running inxi -G

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        What card is that? (model number)

        It is an RX 570

        I had both an Invidia 970 and 1050 and used the lastest drivers. Up to about two weeks ago before switching to AMD. On Ubuntu I could tell the difference in strain from one driver to the next. it was less with the latest but just to know it varies like that is scary.

        I have intel HD graphics 530. I did not install on Linux Mint because I learned about Linux Plasma which is a world of difference.

        Plasma is written in QT5. I am learning that apple writes its own drivers for graphics cards. that is a massive deal. I think I am going to try a mac mini and with quantum dot screen. IPS is great but the VA panel contrast just does me in for writing, reading text.
        I had not idea this would be an issue for me. But if I am able to use a mac. I mean look I am totally against the fanboyism, but if they allow my window to the world to be that much better then who am i to not fall in line i guess. I mean I fought using apple for so long but if I am able to use there product and it gives me an advantage in productivity or ability to work with less effort due to strain caused from other operating systems I am crazy not to.

          I think amd's Vega architecture may be a big deal as long as they support Linux. I dont mean Open source linux drivers. I go to AMD's support site and I can download the driver and install it right there. With Plasma desktop experience and AMD direct support, and monitors Manufactuers' support for freesync. I mean its hard to see how anyone can beat that in terms of providing a better viewing experience with VR on the way. Entire companies working together to provide a solution to the end user similar to what Apple has done in the past. Apple making there own drivers, i read they started doing this in 2015, that is just so telling. Freesync causes AMD and Samsung to work together while plasma desktop environment is basically from what I am reading designed to be used on the mobile device.

          I just hate going to Apple because I feel like not having control over my dedicated GPU is kind of scary to be honest. I just love that. Choose the GPU, with a dedicated driver. but with Apple its a wrapped package with not the latest drivers but ones that provide the best user expereince which may be best for me at this time.

          I think Xubuntu is better than plasma Lubuntu. I am learning that it is more light weight. I am installing Elementary OS to see how that goes.

          Setting Blue to 100, red to 0, green to 0 on monitor on AMD graphics verses intel integrated has really helped me. I know everyone here mainly uses Invidia. This has helped on both Ubuntu and Windows. basically unusable operating systems before for serious use. This is on an IPS LG monitor with 6 bit+FRC dithering. I got rid of my quantum dot and so wish I didn't bc I would have like to try this on that monitor.

          Everywhere I read. Use warm colors. Use warm colors. but I have my monitor temperature at 7k right now. with zero green or red using a display port. give me a break. every human's eye has a preference and I think I am finding mine.

          Does anyone know of a good monitor calibration tool that can be used on both Linux and Windows? One that allows the use to tailor the Icc profile to make profiles that are more blue for instance than red or green. There is a sample one in Ubuntu and in def helps.

          Thanks

            Wrightpt1 There is software out there you can use to make a custom ICC profile, but I don't have any experience with it

            Congrats on finding something that seem to have worked

              Went with x-rite i1 display pro. I read some about icc profiles here but not much about color calibration. Maybe didnt look hard enough.

              I def get diff strain when switching between icc profiles on ubuntu. Android does not have a color mngmt system. Its coming in the O release though so that my smartphone can be calibrated as well.

              Will report back on how calibrating the individual monitor helps verses included icc profiles.

                Wrightpt1 Just out of curiosity, do you know how to "read" an ICC profile to see what it exactly is adjusting?

                    ensete great question. I do not. There was a program i found for Windows that allow one to modify is slightly but when I did, the system did not recognize them as icc profiles. futhermore, i could only edit them slightly.

                    I am anxious to try the spectrometer out today. It seems the X-rite commercial software is a bit more buggy than the spydermonkey software but the X-rite spectrometer has better color accuracy from what I have read. DisplayCal is supposedly better software than both of these.

                    I saw some kits that were over 1000 from X-rite but they used the same spectrometer as the cheaper kits thankfully.

                    The process take approx. an hour and half at least wtih displayCal. For higher accuracy it is longer. When talking with the X-rite tech he said the the higher the white point one sets, the "bluer" the icc profile would be. He said there software went up to 9300K. So that is one way to modify it at least. or how to know what correlates to a more bluer icc profile. We got to this by me saying I wanted a blue tinted icc profile.

                        Wrightpt1 Great info.

                        I'm thinking of buying a ~30-32 inch 4k monitor for myself and a color calibrator so I can get accurate colors.

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