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Danger781

I have so much glare on my monitor during the day because it's facing a window. I got to thinking about getting blackout curtains or a blackout blind of some sort. Is there anything easier I can do instead?

Lu Tze

Danger781 wrote: »

I have so much glare on my monitor during the day because it's facing a window. I got to thinking about getting blackout curtains or a blackout blind of some sort. Is there anything easier I can do instead?

Turn it so it isn't facing the window.

Danger781

Lu Tze wrote: »

Turn it so it isn't facing the window.

Not really possible where my table is at the moment, unless I complete re-orientate my room!

Lu Tze

Danger781 wrote: »

Not really possible where my table is at the moment, unless I complete re-orientate my room!

Sure why not, its good to change things up every now and again, wall sockets etc. permitting!

Recently changed up my home office, still in progress, but have everything stored in a 5' x 5' shelving unit directly behind where I sit, everything on desk and in shelves within reach with a quick spin on the chair!

wotzgoingon

Danger781 wrote: »

I have so much glare on my monitor during the day because it's facing a window. I got to thinking about getting blackout curtains or a blackout blind of some sort. Is there anything easier I can do instead?

I've had that problem for years and still haven't done anything about it. Black out curtains is the best options as even when not facing a window when it is night time in the game I cannot see anything if I play during the day.

Calibos

Stop buying glossy panel monitors!

I remember the first time my brother bought a glossy panel laptop. Looked the business powered off, an exercise in frustration when you actually wanted to use it though.

Wright

Calibos wrote: »

Stop buying glossy panel monitors!

I remember the first time my brother bought a glossy panel laptop. Looked the business powered off, an exercise in frustration when you actually wanted to use it though.

Sitting in front of a matte here.

It's fine but the colours have been murdered. PC gamers avoid matte typically.

Burgo

Wright wrote: »

Sitting in front of a matte here.

It's fine but the colours have been murdered. PC gamers avoid matte typically.

Don't know anyone who uses a glossy monitor for gaming, the tiniest bit of light and its a nightmare.

Danger781

Mine is matte

Squaredude

Also have 2 matte monitors

Wright

Burgo wrote: »

Don't know anyone who uses a glossy monitor for gaming, the tiniest bit of light and its a nightmare.

Well the hardcore are on TN anyway. But in the case of IPS, coating it with matte is sad, killing the colours like that.

wotzgoingon

I'm rocking a matt TN panel for fast response times. I will have to get a new panel for faster refresh rate. I'm only on a 76Hz.

Wright

wotzgoingon wrote: »

I'm rocking a matt TN panel for fast response times. I will have to get a new panel for faster refresh rate. I'm only on a 76Hz.

Pff noob 144hz or bust :P

Wright

Where the hell are the Z10 boards? Hard to find youtube reviews, almost impossible to find on amazon uk. What gives?

strelok

Burgo wrote: »

Don't know anyone who uses a glossy monitor for gaming, the tiniest bit of light and its a nightmare.

i have a glossy,i hate it. i hate everything about it. my next ten monitors are going to be matte.

glynf

Heh I've got three glossy..but high contrast screens anyway and I tend to have the room darkened anyway when gaming. Also have a 24" matte IPS spot, there is definitely a trade off with regards to contrast and colour vibrancy on it compared to the glossy screens.



has anyone here got a Mionix mouse? Any good? Got a credit for a dodgy Razer Deathadder and can get an Avior 7000 for ten sqiud more.

Digital Solitude

1080p browsing is really weird I'm not sure if I like it, everything looks tiny.

wotzgoingon

Digital Solitude wrote: »

1080p browsing is really weird I'm not sure if I like it, everything looks tiny.

I found text to be much clearer when I changed a few years ago, but I was using a 720p tv.

glynf

Digital Solitude wrote: »

1080p browsing is really weird I'm not sure if I like it, everything looks tiny.

Compared to what res. do you find it tiny? Try 4K if you want to exercise your eyes

Digital Solitude

glynf wrote: »

Compared to what res. do you find it tiny? Try 4K if you want to exercise your eyes

768p. I think there's a problem with how it's displaying, it's like boards cuts off the last two inches either side of the screen, the rest is just empty space.

wotzgoingon

Digital Solitude wrote: »

768p. I think there's a problem with how it's displaying, it's like boards cuts off the last two inches either side of the screen, the rest is just empty space.

That's the way all sites will look on that res. At the side there is empty space. You can zoom in I suppose if you want.

Digital Solitude

Like the screenshot above? Strange... It was edge to edge at 768p Guess I'll have to get used to it.

wotzgoingon

This is mine.

frozenfrozen

glynf

Mines a bit different..posts take up the full width of the page if that's what you mean? Probably some browser setting somewhere..

frozenfrozen

It's the 'use full width' check box in my second picture in appearance settings

ED E

If you use the old beta theme (abandoned now) then it auto fills to full width. Also the menu system is 500x better.

EoinHef

I love the extra real estate now @1440p,going back now would be very hard i reckon

challengemaster

frozenfrozen wrote: »

It's the 'use full width' check box in my second picture in appearance settings

That button does absolutely nothing for me.

MiskyBoyy

frozenfrozen wrote: »

It's the 'use full width' check box in my second picture in appearance settings

I have that enabled too