Flicker, eyestrain or headache when using a monitor with LED backlighting?

[frans_waterlander]

<p>There you go again, Andrew: "Translation: I (Frans) can't supply the information you require because it would provide the information necessary to disprove (again) my observations." That's exactly the kind of lack of common courtesy I'm talking about. And your loaded questions are more of the same. As soon as you apply real common courtesy, I'll answer those questions, but it will require you to convince me that you are willing to mend your ways.</p>

[ellis_vener_photography]

You two boys need to go find yourselves a motel room. Either that or a cage for your shovel fight.

[digitaldog]

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<p>But they <strong>won't</strong> and if you don't like the product, you can always pay US$200 more for the next model up...</p>

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<p>Which provides a slightly wider gamut and higher displayable colors, slightly larger display of pixels (1920 x 1080 vs. 1920 x 1200), higher cd/m2, yes, higher refresh and costs (list price) a mere $180 more. The P232W is an <strong>entry level</strong> offering in the P series! Big deal. IF you don't like the spec's, move up or buy another product. <br>

One can purchase an Audi A4 or a VW Passat which are very similar but have different prices and options but are from the same company. Again so what? You asked a very general question about LED backlit displays and got half a dozen answers (including mine: no issues), you don't like the possible but unknown affects of one NEC unit. Don't buy one. </p>

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<p>Either that or a cage for your shovel fight.</p>

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<p>Someone needs to knock some sense into this guy, good suggestion Ellis. </p>

[frans_waterlander]

<p>B&H has been my prefered store for many years and I haven't had a single issue with them. So I was a little disappointed when they told me that if the low 180Hz frequency backlighting pulse width modulation (PWM) of the NEC P232W-BK-SV would cause issues for me, they would not pay for return shipment. Their rationale is that the monitor is supposed to work at that frequency and as such is not defective and I can't disagree with that. They are right, but not as flexible as I would have liked. B&H has definitely become more rigid in their attitude; a couple of years ago they would replace at their expense any monitor that I would find personally unacceptable for backlight bleeding, something that is not even specified. Oh well, the times they are achanging. So I decided to not even bother and bought the next higher up model, the P242W-BK-SV (with 8,000Hz PWM) from B&H. Great monitor. Calibration is easy and at 4900K and 105 nits I get a great match with my prints illuminated by the 4900K SoLux bulbs.</p>

[ryan_mcgarry]

<p>A lot of the feedback on this blog is awesome. I'm helping develop this site http://flicker.boards.net/ and I was wondering if any of you wanted to help with info on certain tv's or computers that made eye strain worse or better. E-mail me at HypersonicHunter@gmail.com if you want to help out.</p>