projector as alternative to a monitor

[bullseye]

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Eyes are wearing out and I am looking for alternatives. Considering
projectors because as I will be looking at the reflection of an image
(instead of a light source that a monitor is), it will reduce eye fatigue.
(Current monitor brightness set at 36 on a 37.9 khz/60hz Sony monitor and
eye fatigue is getting severe)

Does this make sense? Any recommendations?

thank you

 

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"bullseye" <bullseye35@deletetheextrastuff@excite.com> wrote:

>Eyes are wearing out and I am looking for alternatives. Considering
>projectors because as I will be looking at the reflection of an image
>(instead of a light source that a monitor is), it will reduce eye fatigue.
>(Current monitor brightness set at 36 on a 37.9 khz/60hz Sony monitor and
>eye fatigue is getting severe)
>
>Does this make sense? Any recommendations?

Not for a projector; but one as a possible solution for the
eyestrain.

Years ago when I first started working at PCs practically 8 hrs a
day, five days a week {at the tender age of almost 40}, my
already myopic, astigmatic, and early stages of presbyopic eyes
started screaming at me by the end of the day. Through dumb
chance [dumb because it was a day I forgot to bring my readies to
work, and had to use my regular distance glasses] I found that
Photo-Gray treated lenses in my glasses eased the eyestrain
totally. Photo-Grays [dunno about other auto-darkening
treatments that have come along, since I've, dinosaur-like, stuck
with PGs ever since I found this worked] always retain some level
of tint, even inside. Apparently that level of tint is enough to
eliminate the effect of looking at a monitor all day.

As my presbyopia increased over the intervening 20 years, I have
had to add a third prescription to my inventory of glasses,
readies optimized for eye-to-computer-monitor distance [22" in my
case]. Both of my computer readie glasses [primary and backup]
are Photo-Grays.

Consider also, setting your default Windows background color to
cyan [light blue], and do the same for every applicable app that
overrides the default, but allows you to set your own. That,
too, can ease the strain caused by too many hours of looking at
black print on a white screen.

[Mourning the BODD, when yellow on cyan was possible. Now *that*
was an eyestrain-easing combination.]
--
OJ III
[Email to Yahoo address may be burned before reading.
Lower and crunch the sig and you'll net me at comcast.]

 

[Guest]

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bullseye wrote:

> Eyes are wearing out and I am looking for alternatives. Considering
> projectors because as I will be looking at the reflection of an image
> (instead of a light source that a monitor is), it will reduce eye fatigue.
> (Current monitor brightness set at 36 on a 37.9 khz/60hz Sony monitor and
> eye fatigue is getting severe)
>
> Does this make sense? Any recommendations?
>
> thank you
>
>

One of the reasons that you can get eye strain, from Monitors, is from
the slight flickering associated with a CRT type of Monitor.

Have you considered a LCD type of Monitor?? Some (not all) find these
easier on the eyes (because there is no flicker)??

HTH

Regards,
John

 

[Guest]

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I wouldn't go with a projector. I have one and use it a lot, but it is not a
good replacement for a monitor. Go with the LCD panel suggestion.

Tom
"John J. Burness" <JohnJBurnessAT@ieeDOT.orgNOSPAM> wrote in message
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> bullseye wrote:
>
>> Eyes are wearing out and I am looking for alternatives. Considering
>> projectors because as I will be looking at the reflection of an image
>> (instead of a light source that a monitor is), it will reduce eye
>> fatigue.
>> (Current monitor brightness set at 36 on a 37.9 khz/60hz Sony monitor
>> and
>> eye fatigue is getting severe)
>>
>> Does this make sense? Any recommendations?
>>
>> thank you
>>
>>
>
> One of the reasons that you can get eye strain, from Monitors, is from the
> slight flickering associated with a CRT type of Monitor.
>
> Have you considered a LCD type of Monitor?? Some (not all) find these
> easier on the eyes (because there is no flicker)??
>
> HTH
>
> Regards,
> John

 

[Guest]

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I'm not sure if it would reduce eye-strain, nor have I any useful advise
to offer you. It sure would be neat to have a projector though! I've
always mused the idea of having a giant projected display, perhaps up
against an 8' X 12' wall? That probably wouldn't work the way I want it
to, but oh well. I too would like to know if anyone has had any
experience with projectors and projected display setups.


bullseye wrote:
> Eyes are wearing out and I am looking for alternatives. Considering
> projectors because as I will be looking at the reflection of an image
> (instead of a light source that a monitor is), it will reduce eye fatigue.
> (Current monitor brightness set at 36 on a 37.9 khz/60hz Sony monitor and
> eye fatigue is getting severe)
>
> Does this make sense? Any recommendations?
>
> thank you
>
>

 

[Guest]

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Yes.

I have the Dell 4100MP project that I use for my home theater. Pretty good
for regular TV. Great for HDTV. It is also connected to my Dimension 2400
which is my PVR.

It projects on a 120 inch diagonal screen.

The quality of the project PC image is stunning. I can sit on my couch with
the wireless keyboard and it is quite easy to use.

Tom
"jaye" <noemail@nomail.com> wrote in message
news:WGBVc.5709$QJ3.1592@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com...
> I'm not sure if it would reduce eye-strain, nor have I any useful advise
> to offer you. It sure would be neat to have a projector though! I've
> always mused the idea of having a giant projected display, perhaps up
> against an 8' X 12' wall? That probably wouldn't work the way I want it
> to, but oh well. I too would like to know if anyone has had any
> experience with projectors and projected display setups.
>
>
> bullseye wrote:
>> Eyes are wearing out and I am looking for alternatives. Considering
>> projectors because as I will be looking at the reflection of an image
>> (instead of a light source that a monitor is), it will reduce eye
>> fatigue.
>> (Current monitor brightness set at 36 on a 37.9 khz/60hz Sony monitor
>> and
>> eye fatigue is getting severe)
>>
>> Does this make sense? Any recommendations?
>>
>> thank you
>>

 

[bullseye]

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Thank you for the LCD and Photo Gray suggestions. I will look into both.

 

[cray]

I am a beginning web developer and bought a project for around $1000 and project it point black on my wall with an 80 inch wide display. (16:9).

I bought it to reduce my myopia enhancement because otherwise I cannot stay in front of a laptop 8 hours a day without sacrificing my eyes. (my eyes tend to get worse noticably quickly when I do that a few days in a row).

It's been about two months and it's working out alright tho I haven't pushed the limits. Certainly less nearsightedness developing than using a laptop or even my previous 21 inch lcd monitor.

I'm going to move up to 120 or 150" once I get a chance to move to a bigger place. (I freelance from my bedroom, lol, I'm just a student at the moment).