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pretty uncommon to come across something that's both aesthetically pleasing and
practical i mean unlike the pink lamborghini i have here in my garage
all those RGB memory modules you bought for the inside of your pc
aren't really all that useful even if you use the flimsy justification of
oh but they warn me my CPU is hot by
turning red but what if i told you there was a way
to trick out your workspace that also has practical benefits
i'm talking about bias lighting and that
doesn't mean a fancy browser extension that highlights articles and social
media posts with a political agenda though that would be pretty neat
bias lighting is simply light that's placed behind your display and is a very
common way that hobbyists make their computer and home theater setups really
stand out on those websites that feature nothing but glam shots of personal
entertainment stations i mean that backlighting makes it look
so dramatic and artsy don't you think
well even if you could take or leave the look considering biased lighting for your
setup makes practical sense for a few reasons
first of all some users report that it reduces eye strain and while it might
seem counterintuitive that adding more light would make things easier on the
eyes the idea is that your computer screen is
often much brighter than your surroundings especially if you're not in
an office environment with oppressively bright fluorescent bulbs
that means that your eyes have to be constantly adjusting between the
brightness of the screen and the relative darkness of what's behind it
leading to eye strain and a feeling of fatigue
bias lighting is supposed to help normalize the amount of light entering
your eyes without overdoing it and
even if eye strain doesn't particularly bother you bias lighting can also allow
you to get the best possible picture out of your display
you see you can partly relieve eye strain by turning on bright room
lighting so that you won't be overwhelmed by your screen but not only
is that an ugly solution it decreases
the perceptible contrast on your display
meaning that dark and bright colors won't have as much detail and the image
will look more washed out overall not to mention the glare that you can
get when you place a light source in front or above a monitor
but since bias lighting sits behind your display it doesn't clobber the screen
with extra light and provides the additional benefit of making images
appear richer due to how our brains perceive them when they're placed in
front of a lighter background so for some folks bias lighting works so
well that it allows them to turn down the brightness of their display without
a noticeable undesirable loss in
contrast or detail best of all while professional solutions
can cost a lot of money diy bias lighting is super inexpensive there are
led based solutions available for between 10 and 30 us dollars that just
stick onto the back of your display the most sensible use white leds at a
color temperature of 6 500 kelvin this
is considered standard in both the pc and cinema industries and is the best
choice if you want to fully reap the contrast enhancing benefits
with that said if you're more into adding a splash of color to your setup
RGB bias strips are also available
whatever you end up buying though i would recommend choosing a kit that can
plug into a nearby usb port that way you
won't have to deal with a messy cable situation when you're watching the next
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