Diease caused by gaming...
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DaCocoBrova
Finally bought a new PSP, but then pushed the demon onto someone else. Jesus.
Radiation is a muthafucker...
What display device(s) you use? How far away do you sit from them?
What display device(s) you use? How far away do you sit from them?
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Vennt
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Do you wear glasses/contacts?
If not consider a visit to an optician.
I've known one or two people that have suffered from this with PC use, only to find after testing that they needed some help.
If not consider a visit to an optician.
I've known one or two people that have suffered from this with PC use, only to find after testing that they needed some help.
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Vennt
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Spanker said:
Fixed...
(It's generally not a good idea to dispense medical advice when your credentials are unlikely to hold up to scutiny
)The #1 reason people get headaches when using the computer is using a monitor set to the lowest possible refresh rate. Really. I can't believe how many offices I walk into where the staff is obviously using monitors set to 60Hz. You can tell easily when the screen is displaying white (like many web pages, MS Word, etc) because it looks "flickery". Sometimes I'll ask if they get headaches and if they say yes, I'll tell them how to set it to 75Hz or above which almost every machine I've set is capable of unless it's some crappy eMachines rig or something. Sometimes I don't. It all depends on how much I like the staff and how geeky I want to come off that day.
Moral: On the computer, if you have a tube-style monitor (not LCD, this doesn't apply) and web surfing or working is giving you headaches, check your monitor/adapter settings for the refresh rate.
Freeburn said:Fixed...
(It's generally not a good idea to dispense medical advice when your credentials are unlikely to hold up to scutiny
He's not too far off the mark, though. You can get a headache from staring at CRT for too long without a break thanks, largely, to the way they operate. Adjusting the refresh rate can lessen the severity of the pain, but it's not a solution. It's just common sense to step away for an hour or two to give your eyes a rest.
You should be taking a break from staring at the monitor or TV screen every 15 minutes per hour of usage. Even in a bright room, your eyes get tired of staring at a bright monitor and staying at a constant level of focus, so looking at other things and making your eyes focus and refocus on things keeps them fresh and ready for another hour of powergaming/typing TPS reports.
tahrikmili
Member
neptunes said:Before you go to your optician (which I suggest you do) try adjusting the refresh rate of your monitor, and if you're having problems with that suggest you get one of these...
Reduces glare and it's easier on the eyes. (it's for your own good)
OMG, these things absolutely destroy IQ.. You may as well get a $50 shitty non-flat monitor to use with these..
DIrtyWeasel
Member
neptunes said:Before you go to your optician (which I suggest you do) try adjusting the refresh rate of your monitor, and if you're having problems with that suggest you get one of these...
Reduces glare and it's easier on the eyes. (it's for your own good)
I had one of those things, I found it useless. All it really seemed to do was make my screen darker. It seemed the same as simply reducing the brightness on my monitor, and that way I don't have to have this ugly thing on the monitor.
I agree with adjusting the refresh rate though.
before you read any of these responses, remember that we are offering you advice on a message board...good advice yes, but we offer it knowing that 19/20 times the original poster never listens.
to echo what everyone else has been saying, get yer eyes checked out and/or fuck around with your refresh rate
to echo what everyone else has been saying, get yer eyes checked out and/or fuck around with your refresh rate
Hitler Stole My Potato
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I blame Nintendo.
talking head
Member
i've had it up to here with these damn rickets
FeedMeAStrayCat
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I used to have terrible problems playing TimeSplitters 1 on the PS2. In single player, it made me feel extremely sick to my stomach. In 4 player split-screen, it didn't really bother me much at all.
A few other FPS games from the past (crappy Doom clones (mostly freeware stuff) running at super-high frame rates also gave me problems) gave me problems as well. Nothing I could do about it, I just didn't play them anymore.
And yeah, I get a headache after a while sitting at the computer as well. Especially while at my school's computer labs. I think it's the LCD screens, actually.
A few other FPS games from the past (crappy Doom clones (mostly freeware stuff) running at super-high frame rates also gave me problems) gave me problems as well. Nothing I could do about it, I just didn't play them anymore.
And yeah, I get a headache after a while sitting at the computer as well. Especially while at my school's computer labs. I think it's the LCD screens, actually.