Eye Health: Is it better to lower contrast/brightness on monitors in dark rooms?

[optimistic]

Eye Health: Is it better to lower contrast/brightness on the monitor in dark rooms?

Just want to know because half the time, I'm on the computer in a fairly dark room.

 

[jeremy806]

Well, high contrast irritates my eyes, so I tend to keep the light on in the computer room, especially when using the computer for an extended period of time. I always hate when I am in a classroom type setting and people turn the light off to watch something a regular TV set. Higher contrast does not equate to easier to see.

I would think that your eyes will tire quickily, but I do not think that you'll burn out a retina or anything.

<--- not a doctor, no medical education...

Jeremy806

 

[optimistic]

Bump, because I'm in the dark right now, with Max Contrast and Brightness and I'm not sure if this is bad.

 

[knightc2]

It is usually better to lower the settings in a dark room. That is what many older (and maybe newer?) televisions did when the lights were turned out in a room. They automatically sense that it is darker and lower the settings. I can't remember what this feature was called though. Just my 2 cents.

 

[clicknext]

It's also uncomfortable for me to have high contrast in a dark room so I turn it down. Usually when things are uncomfortable, they're bad.