I covered and am moving these completely out of the room Wednesday. Helps a ton.
The motherboard, video card, modem and router, i also had a dehumidifier that i unplugged. Removing these or covering up the leds on them them up has had the most effect thus far. I think they are the source for me.
My monitor has an led on it. I may remove it if i cant completely disable.
I use black electrical tape to cover my LEDs. Blocks the light completely and can be easily removed.
What are they doing with all these leds. i wish i had been more aware earlier, that these are the culprit. so much pain and misery could have been avoided. The drivers, screen, OS, lights are all fine. its the leds in the room combined with looking at a monitor. take the leds out and the monitor. seems not so bad. I have not taken all of my leds out but most are covered. can wait to get the rest out.
I just cant believe this. there needs to be a warning on the product stating leds should not be within a certain foot range of viewing range while using a monitor. its ridiculous. Or led electronics manufacturers should be able to put a flickering led on a product. everything must be driven with a DC current. Still in that stage of capitalism where consumers are treated like garbage i feel. all hail to those mighty corporations. Im all about progress. but lets not destroy ourselves in getting to where we need to go. Cant help but feel that is how capitalism has become. Us or them.
Wrightpt1 On a sidenote, how do you like the LG 32MA68HY-P? Resolution seems low for that screen size to me. I'm thinking of trying a 1440p and 4k monitor in store soon as my vision is getting better, and then buying one of myself. Primary use would be programming and photo editing. I rarely game anymore.
With 1080p at 27" I can see the individual pixel grid. WIth my 2015 Macbook Pro (2880x1800 at 15.4") I can't.
I can see the pixel grip on 1080p at 27" as well (BenQ EW27250ZL), but I'm not bothered by it. 1080p at 32" would be way too in your face I imagine. I'm surprised they even made/make 32" monitors at 1080p.
Wrightpt1 I agree. Please write your locate, state, and federal officials and express your concerns. Write any Consumer Protection Board you can find. Write manufacturers and tell them you will not be purchasing their products as long as they use LED's
Nothing will change unless we make ourselves heard
JTL I mean the screen is okay, I am not sure if i can see the pixel outlay, maybe I am not looking hard enough. It def works better with the displayport. much better in terms of color depth i feel like.
Since I moving my tower, i have to stick with an hdmi, a fifty foot one at that and I didnt get one with a repeater or anything on it so not sure how it will be for the long term. But so far, it has been a good monitor. i feel like its a quality picture in terms of it having visual appearance that is not supreme but is subtle and stable unlike the Samsung monitors which risk all for the visual appearance it feels like.
But i cant speak to if i can see the pixel grid. I do wish the resolution was higher for sure but have really never used a 4k for an extended period of time so honestly am not sure what i am missing which may be a good thing. I am happy to answer any other questions about the monitor. sorry for the abstractness of the response.
Wrightpt1 Moved everything out today and its awesome. I still have some strain and i think its from the screen. its very, very subtle. I think its from the refresh rate.
Here says that a refresh rate needs to be above 70hz and I have one only at 60hz.
https://ergonomics.ucla.edu/injuries-and-prevention/eye-strain.html
I am trying the higher refresh rate and a panel with no dithering. who knows if this will help though, the dithering i mean. but after experiencing this monitor with everything moved out. I have to say that I cant recommend the monitor. only because of the refresh rate. just wanted to add. if 60hz monitors do not bother you, then it seems fine.
Edit: ignore this post. let me spend more time on it. still trying different things on it.
degen even plasma TVs? but if anything it'll probably not be because it's big but it's because it's plasma i guess...
and I have a question then, you've never tried gaming monitors? what is it about that that makes it "gaming compatible" exactly, that's different from a normal flicker-less monitor?
Want to give the final word on the 32" LG 32MA68HY-P (6-bit with dithering), cant say i recommend it. There is something going on with the blacks. I feel like i can feel it trying to work to hard to attain the black levels. Redoing the icc proflie with a different gamma helped, but it would take a pro to get it just right.
i disassembled my new midi keyboard and painted all the leds(one on each key!) black. it seems like everything I want to buy is completely covered in leds now
reaganry Yeah, it is awful. I'm a firm believer that LED's are simply the latest dangerous product that have infiltrated the marketplace, and it's going to take time before thier harmful effects are better understood and they are finally banned.
History has a long list of dangerous products being put to commercial use. Arsenic used to be a primary component of wallpaper. In Victorian times literal poison was used as a makeup to whiten skin. Lead was routinely used in plumbing for drinking water, and well into the 20th century lead was used in paints, varnishes, and most disturbing of all, leaded gasoline. Literally vaporizing a nuerotoxin and pumping it into the air. Lead solder was used to seal cans of food. Asbestos was considered a miracle product when it came out ans was used in everything from roofing shingles, house siding, insulation, brake pads, even blankets. The first plastics contained formaldehyde. When radioactivity was discovered manufacturers started adding Thorium to toothpaste.
I am firmly in the camp that LED's are simply the next in a long list of dangerous products that have been commercialized, and we are unfortunate enough to have to live through the time it will take for the wider population to recognize their hazards and have the removed.
necropost, but.. i just started a thread on LED-hating for musicians https://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=222614
I too cover all the LED's with tape. The first step when a new item is plugged in is grab some duct tape and add layers. I need some of the black electrical tape...
