Can you do a quick math problem for me...

[Mr. Ingram's Computer Repair & Shoppe]

Okay. So I am still rocking my first ever custom build I did in Spring 2012 (talk about a quality computer guy ) and I am now looking at doing a full upgrade this holiday season from chair, desk, screen, computer and all.

I have been digging down a rabbit hole of field of view the screen should take up.
"the industry" seems to say between 30 to 40 degrees.
all three of my setups are between 45 to 75 degrees...

So I would like to know what other "professionals" use. Since we all probably stare at a screen about the same amount.

Here is the website:

Screen Density Calculator : NVIDIA Automotive

phrogz.net

Now to get the number I am interested in;

1. blue dot the "visual density".
2. Put in your screens resolution.
3. put in the screen size.
4. put in your viewing distance. (eyes from screen)

now you should get a "view angle H and V... That's what I'd like to know.



Now you may be like "wow Jacob, that's a bit close to the screen, don't you think?" and you are probably right, But I use the 4k screen as 4x 1080p windows... sooo it's basically a multi-screen setup. I roll back about a foot when I watch anything in full screen, and that puts me around 55 degree H FOV.

 

[thecomputerguy]

How you have time for this I have no idea.

For work I grabbed the cheapest 24" screens I had and plopped them on my desk. For home I have 2x27" ASUS 144hz Displays mounted on an arm.

They both show what they are supposed to.

 

[Mr. Ingram's Computer Repair & Shoppe]

How you have time for this I have no idea.

We all have the same amount of time in a day. I am just spending some of it to figure out what will cause the least amount of eye strain, and I believe I have found my measurements, but curious what others are to have something to base it on.

The PPD is an easy number to satisfy, as I like 80s as my low and around 110 and I can't tell a difference. Then according to research papers around 30" is the best focal distance for the eye. and then for the screen size, to cover the eyes FOV the research gets wonky, and that's what I am curious on, to small and you're wasting extra potential from your eyes ability, to big and you'll wear out your neck and eyes from scanning... Most people say between 30-40 degrees FOV for comfort. but I am finding myself in the 40-75 range, which seems incorrectly high. And that's why I am curious what yall use.

 

[britechguy]

Seriously, the best thing you can do is go to a brick and mortar location with the screens you're considering and look at them.

I don't care what the tech specs say. The ne plus ultra is how your eye perceives these devices during use. If your eye happens to prefer or be more comfortable with something with hideous tech specs, who cares? Let your own sensory apparatus make that determination.

It's really no different than TV shopping when it comes down to it. There is nothing like actually looking at the various screens and seeing what suits you best based on the mix of characteristics.

 

[Sky-Knight]

Eyestrain for me is a function of refresh speed, not software settings. But since everything went LED based back lights... it just hasn't been an issue.

The rest is 110% personal preference, and nothing anyone else says or does matters.

 

[GTP]

Eyestrain for me is a function of refresh speed, not software settings. But since everything went LED based back lights... it just hasn't been an issue.

The rest is 110% personal preference, and nothing anyone else says or does matters.

This ^^.
The only eye strain I get from staring at screens is caused by sleep deprivation from playing too much L4D2...

 

[Sky-Knight]

This ^^.
The only eye strain I get from staring at screens is caused by sleep deprivation from playing too much L4D2...

LOL that's not sleep deprivation that's 100% that game. Anyone will go blind trying to spot that smoker before it nails you.

 

[GTP]

I dont find smokers too bad as they always announce their presence. It's those damn spitters that get me everytime.
They always seem to turn up when you're in the middle of a horde or down!

 

[glennd]

This ^^.
The only eye strain I get from staring at screens is caused by sleep deprivation from playing too much L4D2...

The only eye strain I get from staring at screens is caused by c++ code...

 

[britechguy]

The only eye strain I get from staring at screens is caused by c++ code...

I am so very glad I dropped out of the programming end of things just as C++ and its ilk were starting to take over the world.

The closest I get to programming these days is the very occasional VBA script (which can be eye-crossing), writing regular expressions, or writing Windows command prompt or PowerShell scripts.