[citation][nom]caedenv[/nom]due to eye strain I went to the good will, bought a $2 lamp that is ugly as hell, and put the dimmest bulb I could find in it. It is behind the monitor, so I don't have to look at it, and it works very well. It is on a switch, so it is easy to turn off for movie night when I don't want to see the room I am in. perfect solution![/citation]I've done something similar with a disused clip-on desk lamp I already had. Did wonders for long-term visual comfort.
[citation][nom]Mark Heath[/nom]I've actually never heard that before :S[/citation]Me neither. I've always read/been told I should be working and playing in a well-lit environment. I'm left wondering what the reasoning for this new philosophy could be.
Incidentally as I was reading I thought, "What an unnecessary new product. There are other solutions that are quite similar that have been on the market for quite some time now, even if they have not been specifically marketed as such. You can get stick-on LED task lights at the hardware store for like $5 or something."
Then I thought, "It's the sort of product that Kevin Parrish would review. Gee I haven't read one of his reviews in forever (I hadn't been to the site in months)...come to think of it, I had completely forgotten he existed until now. Is he still on the TH staff?"
Then I scrolled up and saw in teeny, tiny text that this article was indeed Kevin's. Face, meet palm.