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Originally Posted by snipenekkid
Something else just came to mind, when you hit a site with a black background you might need to turn down the brightness of the screen. I think many of us might actually turn up the screen brightness (which in an LCD is simply cranking up the backlight) in an attempt to bring out the colors.
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That's the problem for a lot of LCD people. They're not a magic bullet for eyestrain. Many, many LCDs are simply way too bright. For best calibration, a lot of computer LCD screens should be at almost zero brightness for best black level detail. Too bright is hard on the eyes also.
My desktop has a CRT - a widescreen 24" (22.5" viewable) Sony FW900. There's a thread miles long on it on [H]ardforum. They have a lot of advantages over LCDs, like better blacks and far, far better contrast ratios. I personally can't really stand the picture quality of an LCD and avoid them if possible for plasma, DLP or CRTs.
A good CRT has very high refresh rates that alleviate a lot of the eyestrain. I definitely get some strain at the typical 60hz that most crummy CRTs had stock (and the general Windows default). I run 1920x1200 @ 85hz on mine and that is perfect. That said, some people's eyes react badly to even a hi-refresh CRT and benefit from a digital display like an LCD.