Yeah I had A samsung KS8000 which was touted for brightness at the time. It definitely was too bright for me in a dark room with something like Lion King. You can just take the brightness down rather than adhere to online settings that say 100% backlight only.
OLED is better for focusing on the opposite end of the spectrum, and burn in is a minimal risk on new panels especially if you find brightness between 30-50% more than enough. I still worry just because I like the set. The ability for pixels to be off maintains the look of having a high brightness. Of course, OLED is less consistent in uniformity which may gnaw at you, plus motion clarity is different.
I feel that I can game on OLED and have symptoms subside, then when I am back on LCD/LED they come back. Could help, but it could also be other environmental factors.
Yeah that's my main tv (the Q70r is for the bedroom
). Maybe I'll save up and try out an Oled, would be amazing if it was easier to watch HDR at nighttime.
I've had visual snow since I was a little kid. I'll say I was maybe 5 when I noticed it and told my mom "I think my vision is bad" or so she tells it. No one knew what I was talking about - even saw an eye doctor back then who had no idea and said my eyes looked fine.
I've gotten super used to it. During the day it isn't all that noticeable but in the dark yes I might as well be staring at the static on a 1950s television. It's the worst in the dark (or looking at dark backgrounds) or on all white surfaces like a white wall. Even with the white background here on GAF I can see it but I'm so used to it, I kind of block it out until I think about it.
Really rattled me as a kid because I was convinced I had something wrong with my eyes and could go blind or something but obviously that hasn't happened.
I still don't really understand it - because there's little info online about it, even the wiki page is small. And doctors don't seem to even be aware of it. Is it strictly a visual phenomenon? Is it neurological? Idk.
But yes, it REALLY looks like old television static/snow.
Yeah it can be disconcerting. From what I heard visual snow is from the brain not processing visual information correctly. Like there is a "glitch" or something. I actually had a good doctor who when I described my symptoms said: "Do you also have tinnitus?" and when I said yes he said it was most likely visual snow and informed me about it. According to him it could be annoying to live with but isn't dangerous or bad for your eyes per se.
Have you tried those gamer glasses that supposedly help with eye strain , not sure if it’ll help but I think they block some glare and blue light.
I've thought about getting one of those. I'm in Sweden though and I would really like the brand Theraspecs since they are supposed to be the best, and I think it would be damn expensive to ship them here. Will ask my optician, thanks for reminding me!
Isn't this symptom of some larger issues in body?
It can be. I've been checked up several times and there is nothing wrong with my eyes that could be serious. Dry eye can cause photophobia apparently, and most people with visual snow have it. But I will get checked out for the usual culprits (hypothyreosis, diabetes etc) once corona slows down over here, don't feel like walking into a hospital right now
That game has multiple "style" options, did you try all of them?
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If you still have the game, maybe something like "IBM 8503" , which appears a bit "less bright" to me than the default, or one of the more colorful options, works for you?
I went through them all quickly once, but it was when this thing was at its worst so I will give it another go. I hope one of them in combination with lowering brightness even more can help since I reeaaaally want to play it