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PSA.. it& #39;s not a good idea for long term health to use displays that utilise PWM/have flickering backlights.
Since March, I have been using a Samsung 42" TV (Q60R) as my main display for work, gaming, everything really. It uses PWM (so it& #39;s not flicker free). (1/8)
Since March, I have been using a Samsung 42" TV (Q60R) as my main display for work, gaming, everything really. It uses PWM (so it& #39;s not flicker free). (1/8)
I& #39;ve had it for more than a year now, and it is an absolutely fantastic display, one of the best you can get in that size. For the past week now, I started having a heavy feeling in the head, that would sometimes worsen to be a headache. (2/8)
I took medication which helped, by suppressing it. I started taking longer breaks than usual, took some days off work as well, but overall there wasn& #39;t much improvement. Until I recollected that headaches/migraines due to PWM might be the factor. (Google & #39;PWM headache& #39;) (3/8)
For some reason, when buying this TV, I never factored PWM into my decision. I stopped using the TV altogether, and started using the laptop display + iPad in sidecar mode. Until now the laptop was permanently in clamshell mode. (4/8)
It& #39;s been just two days, and not only have the headaches stopped completely, the forehead feeling has almost gone away.. so I& #39;m pretty sure what the cause was... prolonged exposure to a PWM display. My point is, try hard to get a flicker free display! (5/8)
Here& #39;s me in March 2017 saying the TV using PWM could be a reason (OG tweet isn& #39;t visible, but I& #39;m going to assume it was a headache issue).. and I didn& #39;t heed my own advice! https://twitter.com/rushvora/status/845021722625556480">https://twitter.com/rushvora/... (6/8)
I& #39;m going to have to get an external display for multiple reasons, productivity, gaming (PS4 & Switch display), etc. Pretty much decided on the LG 27UK650, I had this when I was in the US, and it still seems to be one of the best options now. (7/8)
FWIW, monitors are usually flicker free. I say usually, because you still have to make sure of it. So yes.. if you have a display that uses PWM (a LOT of TVs do)... might not be a good idea to use it as a monitor, or continuously for an extended period. (8/8)
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