Hello and thank you for reading my post,
I'm having problems with eye-strain and am in the market for a new laptop. I currently have a 12" iBook G4, and while I'm very happy with it overall, the screen is just not big enough for all the reading, writing, and number crunching I do as a graduate student. The eyestrain is killing my eyes, they get all red, strained feeling, and my vision goes blurry. I've thought about just getting a larger display, but I hardly use my laptop at my desk (though the Cinema Display is sexy enough to take in bed ;P).
Seriously though, does anyone know exactly what factors affect eyestrain? I realize probably the best thing would be to spend less time on my computer, but that's not really an option. I think clearly the 17" MacBook Pro would solve some of my problems, cost and unneeded power aside.
Also I've read higher resolution is better for eye-strain, BUT at the Apple Store, text on high res MBP was considerably smaller than on the regular MBP. When I adjusted the resolution size to match, everything looked a little fuzzy on the high res. Was I doing something wrong? On my iBook I'm always Crtl+'ing things, and prefer a display that is comfortable for me without constant modification.
Another question is glossy vs. matte, but unlike most, my concern is not over photo editing, color quality, or aesthetics, I just want the one that is best for my eyes. I read somewhere the high contrast of the glossy might be best, but then I read somewhere else the glare is bad for eye-strain. Hmm...
And in case you're wondering, my vision is really not that bad. I wear .5 reading glasses and -.5 driving glasses (both of which are very minimal prescriptions). I have considered getting computer specific glasses and will mention this at my next vision appointment (do any of you have, use, or like these?).
Can anyone give me some advice on this? High resolution vs. regular, glossy vs. matte? I would really appreciate it! Also any tips on reducing eye-strain in general would be helpful as well.
Thank you
I'm having problems with eye-strain and am in the market for a new laptop. I currently have a 12" iBook G4, and while I'm very happy with it overall, the screen is just not big enough for all the reading, writing, and number crunching I do as a graduate student. The eyestrain is killing my eyes, they get all red, strained feeling, and my vision goes blurry. I've thought about just getting a larger display, but I hardly use my laptop at my desk (though the Cinema Display is sexy enough to take in bed ;P).
Seriously though, does anyone know exactly what factors affect eyestrain? I realize probably the best thing would be to spend less time on my computer, but that's not really an option. I think clearly the 17" MacBook Pro would solve some of my problems, cost and unneeded power aside.
Also I've read higher resolution is better for eye-strain, BUT at the Apple Store, text on high res MBP was considerably smaller than on the regular MBP. When I adjusted the resolution size to match, everything looked a little fuzzy on the high res. Was I doing something wrong? On my iBook I'm always Crtl+'ing things, and prefer a display that is comfortable for me without constant modification.
Another question is glossy vs. matte, but unlike most, my concern is not over photo editing, color quality, or aesthetics, I just want the one that is best for my eyes. I read somewhere the high contrast of the glossy might be best, but then I read somewhere else the glare is bad for eye-strain. Hmm...
And in case you're wondering, my vision is really not that bad. I wear .5 reading glasses and -.5 driving glasses (both of which are very minimal prescriptions). I have considered getting computer specific glasses and will mention this at my next vision appointment (do any of you have, use, or like these?).
Can anyone give me some advice on this? High resolution vs. regular, glossy vs. matte? I would really appreciate it! Also any tips on reducing eye-strain in general would be helpful as well.
Thank you