Most of my problems seem to be related with build 1809 of Windows 10 and some phone updates that have occured at similar time. All devices manufactured after September of 2018 seem to give me some kind of eyestrain, regardless of OS.
History of my issues:
Flashback to:
- 3 years before - Geforce GT 650 Ti with Windows 8 connected to a LED monitor through VGA, through HDMI no symptoms;
- year before - X220, but only when connected through VGA or DP with DP to HDMI converter;
Current problematic devices:
- MacBook Pro Mid 2014, strain after about 20min of usage
- X220 after manual installation of Windows 10 build 1809 - was fine before on 1803, issue persists after installing different OS
- Same story with Y510P and HP 255 G3 (A4-5000)
- HP Envy x360 15 with Ryzen 5 and Vega 8 GPU on build 1803
- MSI GE62 on build 1803 all the time after connecting monitor through HDMI to VGA signal converter - was fine before
- Lenovo Ideapad 330 - running on 1803
Problematic phones - Moto G, Moto E, Galaxy J7 (old), Galaxy A6 (2017), Redmi Note 5 Pro
OK phones - Galaxy S6 (last software update a year ago)
OK computers - PC with GT 650 Ti, y510p, X220, HP 255 G3 & Pavilion 15 (A4-5000 both), some old Dual Core HP notebook on Windows 7
Downgrading does not solve the problems:
- X220, y510p, GE62 seemed to be fine at first, but were somehow irreversibly damaged with update 1809 installation.
Display does not seem to matter - strain persists after connecting to external monitors.
Possibly gen 2 to 4 Intel CPU are safe until update 1809, as well as older AMD APU.