Is it possible to get computer monitors that don’t hurt our eyes??
This is a ‘rant’ and not a ‘technology’ post.
With the amount of time that all of us spend in front of our computers, laptops, tablets, etc., I wonder why all them come with the back-lighted LCD display technology? Working in front of our monitors for a few hours hurts our eyes pretty badly and some of us develop headaches, etc. Imagine what long-term consequences are in store for us, if we keep staring at the computer monitors for multiple hours, every day?
It is not that we don’t have alternatives. There are technologies like Color eInk that are not based on the back-lighted technology. These are reflective technologies – Meaning, they are like paper. We can see from them only if light falls on them. They will be dark during nights (without any ambient light). The point is, a technology like color eInk is much better to our eyes, especially for people who work long-term, reading/writing something using the computer monitor.
I do agree that technologies like Color eInk have their limitations, but are we even considering migrating away from LCD? Are we all fine with hurting our eyes everyday in the hope that nothing will happen to our eyes in the long-term? What are we trying to do? Philanthropy to the eye-glasses industry?
There are two issues with the ever-increasing resolutions – The increased contrasts that can hurt our eyes even more and increased power consumption. How much more resolutions do we need? Perhaps our fascination for increased resolutions will stop after we reach 1 million x 8 hundred thousand pixels in a 13″ screen??
Are the scientists across the world doing anything for improving our display technologies and making them more suitable for long-term reading, without hurting our eyes? Or are they working on ‘useful’ technologies like ’10 Gigabit Ethernet to the Desktop’ (One day, this might as well become true – just keep watching)?!!!
What are the entrepreneurs doing? This is a need that people like me (who are everywhere) have. We need a display technology that we can use for a long-time without hurting our eyes. Are you people listening? Instead of manufacturing larger and higher-resolution LCD screens, why don’t you, for once, focus on bringing something that is good for our eyes?
Is there a computer/laptop with color eInk screen? Is anyone aware of alternative display technologies for computers? Please share your views in the comments section below.
wish there was ..