Dadab12
I have model: 16IRX8H

It's your call and you also have panel lottery even if you get the exact same model version.
What works for me may not work for you. Here is what I do:

Edit: Use it only at 240hz refresh rate on the laptop display. Don't set it to 60hz (some might prefer the opposite)
Use it around 3 feet or about 1 meter away from the laptop display. For me less light in my peripheral vision is better.
The 7i is on a laptop stand with the screen top set up around eye level (basic ergonomics)
My environment is lit as much as possible with natural light not other LED lighting.
I use non-flickering reading lamps as monitor bias lighting in the evening.
Use an external keyboard
Turn off and never use the laptop keyboard backlight as it has strong flicker
A blue blocking colored gel filter is used to make the screen look less harsh
I'm still testing the iris blue light filter app (https://iristech.co/)
I try to do the 20-20-20 routine: https://www.healthline.com/health/eye-health/20-20-20-rule
I am working on liver and kidney health as their is connection between eyes and the rest of the body
(e.g. https://www.carahealth.com/health-articles/traditional-chinese-medicine/traditional-chinese-medicine-the-eyes)

      photon78s

      Appreciate it.

      i actually don’t know what to do. the store i bought it from no longer has the older models and the price similar anyways.

      one of the reasons i wanted to buy a pro 7 was because of your positive experience in regards to eye sight health. can’t say i’m not concerned. so it’s either i roll with it and hope for the best or cancel my order and look for the older model across different stores for roughly the same price or a tad cheaper. hilarious.

      why do you suggest an external keyboard? for what purpose? i’d like to use this laptop across different rooms and even take it out with me sometimes lol

          Dadab12

          I forgot to mention I have more eyestrain when running my 7i at 60hz so I leave it at 240hz. Mine defaults to 240hz out of the box. It should be the same with your newer version. If you could give me the full specs of your purchase, maybe I can confirm some things.

          Edit: also I installed the version 532.10 nvidia studio driver for the rtx gpu not the game ready driver. No particular reason I installed version 532.10 as I'm still exploring older driver versions for potential solutions to reduce eyestrain.

          If the 7i (whichever model) does not work out, in this discussion I have also tested my T480s (bought ebay used for around $200-$300). I run linux mint 21.3 with it now and tested windows 1809 enterprise LTSC on it as well and both feel relatively comfortable. I swapped the LG screen panel it came with for the AUO panel because of my microscope testing. The AUO panel seemed to have less pixel flicker. The T480s I have does not have discrete gpu so no gaming. Their is another version of the T480s with nvidia mx150 discrete gpu. I don't know if the mx150 has temporal dithering issues. In any version, it's a work laptop.

          The forum member DisplaysShouldNotBeTVs mentioned the 2012 Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga with Win8.1 as safe here:
          https://ledstrain.org/d/2686-i-disabled-dithering-on-apple-silicon-introducing-stillcolor-macos-m1m2m3/521

          I use an external thinkpad keyboard first because the laptop is placed on a stand away from me and to raise the monitor to eye level forcing me not to have too bad posture. Second reason is less potential "EMF" (basically electrical interference with your body, sounds weird right?) but that is a tricky and controversial topic even more so than LED flickering.

              photon78s

              I see. Well, I will get a keyboard and a good laptop stand.

              What about a good monitor? I'd like a quality monitor with minimal eye strain. Have you had any experience with the Gigabyte M28u/M32u? Can't zero in on a monitor right now.

                  Dadab12

                  I'm also still looking for a true 8 bit monitor with no FRC. Haven't tried those gigabyte models. I have the LG monitor (see table) but it is listed as 8 bit + FRC.

                    @photon78s Hey, so I'm currently testins the new Lenovo legion and it's a mixed bag. I have lower level of eyestrain, although very much present when browsing and it outside of gaming. I'm using sRGB and been tinkering with the brightness and Iris as well.

                    When I'm playing a game the eyestrain goes up a notch. I also see like tearing/stutters when moving my mouse and looking around. It's not a smooth transition. Similar thing happens when I watch a basketball game on youtube for example.

                    I tried running ufotest and it doesn't run because it says that there is a microstutter detected. What would you do?

                      Dadab12

                      Is your panel refresh rate 240fz or 60hz? The Fn key + r keyboard shortcut toggles refresh rate.

                      What is your OS? Do you have the normal gpu drivers installed or are you running microsoft basic adapter. Did you set 8 bit color depth in Nvidia Control Panel? Have you tried using ColorControl to try to turn off temporal dithering: https://github.com/Maassoft/ColorControl

                      When running https://www.testufo.com/ I get stutter in Brave (despite using 4080 gpu hardware acceleration) but no stutter warning in firefox.

                      What browser are you using when you get eyestrain? Certain apps can cause more dithering type flicker.

                      When playing a game, make sure you are running on mains power not battery. I don't play games anymore but if you are ok with only 60 fps in certain games, I would try setting the max framerate to 60 fps using a setting in Nvidia Control Panel.

                          photon78s

                          It's set to 240hz. I updated the OS to to Win 11 23H2.

                          It was actually starting to get better, sorta. But then I decided to uninstall my GPU drivers using DDU(does it remove the chipset and integrated graphics card drivers? is it even necessary to use DDU?) and installed the latest Nvidia GPU driver. Nothing more. eyestrain seems worse now.It is set to 8bit color depth.

                          For some reason I can not use Colorcontrol when I use Hybrid mode. When it's set to dGPU I can and it says that dithering is disabled. Why do you think I can't use Colorcontrol when it used the integrated?

                          I'm using Floorp, dark theme. I'm having trouble with white backgrounds. Also realized my eyestrain is much better at night.

                          I was wondering if playing around with the drivers can make changes that are irreversible? I read that some users that updated their windows(not sure if it's Mac or Win) and they suddenly began to experience much more strain and couldn't revert to the previous experience.

                              Dadab12 what If you try a Nvidia studio driver instead ? Can you disable automatic color management in windows ? Worst case you could try to run mint version 20 Linux with open source drivers. Could be comfortable maybe ? Otherwise I think older win10 build like 1809 is the safer option compared to win11.

                                I haven't tried the Studio driver. I will try once I exhaust more options.

                                I don't have automatic color management for some reason…? this is what shows

                                monitor

                                  Also, something is wrong and I don't know what happened. Weird changes since I uninstalled my drivers using DDU. Suddenly temps and noise are reaching weird levels just when idling and using a few internet tabs.

                                  Check this out.. does anybody have a clue?

                                  wtf

                                  Dadab12 ACM might need to be disabled in registry I'm not sure. It looks like it's using the Intel integrated graphics which could be an issue. maybe try forcing dgpu? If using Intel integrated you will need to install ditherig program to disable dithering on Intel

                                      jordan

                                      Why do you think is the reason I can't see it without accessing the registry? and for a non tech savvy guy like myself I have no diea how to access it in the registry.

                                      I'm using the laptop on hybrid mode. Is that a normal function that you can't access colorcontrol when it's using the integrated graphics card? I wonder what Photon does in that instance.

                                          Dadab12

                                          ColorControl does not work with integrated graphics. You have to be in discrete mode to use it. I also don't see windows ACM option. I always use nvidia studio drivers out of habit.

                                              photon78s Seems like dCPU with colorcontrol enabled makes a difference. I'm pretty sure. I can focus much better and there isn't this constant feeling of being blinded by everything. But this is during the night time. It's much better.

                                              Even in game. It's pretty nice. But for some reason my fps is signicantly lower. Laptop been acting weird since I uninstalled the drivers.

                                              So I suppose you use the dGPU function during your every day tasks?

                                                  Dadab12

                                                  Glad it is getting better! The gpu it really is designed to run with the studio or game ready driver installed not uninstalled of course. So it's normal gaming fps would be low without driver. Perhaps reinstalling the driver with clean installation would improve fps?

                                                  I have on discrete gpu with color control set to no dithering and at night with my DIY gel screen filter placed over the screen. The laptop display is bright. I set it to 50-70 percent brightness indoors and its more comfortable. Also, the default color temperature at least on my panel is too high/bluish. Maybe try also running IRIS or a blue filter all the time not just at night.

                                                      photon78s Thank you. I'm running the games with the newest drivers ofcourse. It seems like I get the drops because the CPU/GPU overheat. Don't know why.

                                                      My screen also seems bluish.

                                                      Have you used DDU? Do you know if it deletes chipset or any other driver other than the Nvidia one?

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