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Hello,
I am glad I found this forum. Apparently it's not only me that is experiencing issues with modern displays.
I have a Dell Precision 5560 laptop. It has a 4K touch display. The integrated video card is Intel Iris Xe Graphics. The dedicated one is NVIDIA RTX A2000. From what I've read the dedicated card is just a co-processor and just helps the integrated one. At the end, the Intel video card renders on the laptop display or external display. And there's no way around that. The OS is Windows 10 21H2.
When I am using the laptop display I get an eyestrain and a headache. This is from very little usage - 20-30 minutes. Then, the pain could last for hours. I get a similar effect when I use an external display that I usually do no have any issues with. An old Dell - S2340L. I do not see anything unusual on the display of the external monitor (blurry fonts, odd colors) - it looks perfect but it gives me eyestrain after an hour of usage.
As for the laptop display - it feels like my eyes are constantly trying to focus. This is the first 4K display I am using and that might play some role.
Generally - I have had some discomfort looking at IPS external monitors in the past. But there have always been monitors that I am fine with. I have always been fine with laptop displays. Zero strain. I have used Dell, Acer, Lenovo, etc. Usually the setups have been Intel Integrated Graphics and Nvidia card. So, pretty similar. Also, LED bulbs give me eyestrain so I use mainly incandescent bulbs.
The laptop is from work and it has a security software on it. My goal right now is to make this thing work with an external display somehow without giving me eye discomfort. Stuff I tried:
- Installed the latest drivers for both cards and everything else (BIOS, etc.).
- Disabled dedicated NVIDIA video card
- Played with the settings of the Intel card (they are pretty limited)
These were of no help. I haven't tried to uninstall the drivers of the integrated video card - from what I read I won't be able to use external monitor if I do this. Also, I think Windows would install drivers immediately. What do you guys think about that?
Other thing I am currently reading about are eGPUs - external GPUs. They seem to be a pain to setup but if I could use my own video card somehow, I'll be able to resolve the issue I think. Problem with that besides the price is that it's a limited secure machine and I can imagine what would happen if I try to add a video card to it. I see this as a last resort.
I do not think it's worth to try other monitors - the issue is definitely not the monitor. Also, I cannot try the dithering app that is so popular in the forum since it's an unlicensed software. I can only install a licensed software on the machine.
If you have any other ideas - I am open to try anything. Thank you.