This is the truth I’ve realized after going from a flat screen to a curved screen and then back to a flat screen. Looking at a curved monitor trains your brain to see a warped image at close range. After some time, a flat image at close range will look like it’s curved outward. Curved monitors are a fad that provides no real benefits.
2 Likes
I was thinking about getting one, hearing it was good for eye strain, but then I heard of people experiencing this. Seeing curves when looking at a phone etc.
No thanks, my eyes are messed up enough.
This doesn’t quite wash when the distance away from your eyes is closer to equidistant. I get that some people may not respond well to them, and have preferences, but saying flat is better doesn’t make much sense to me. Flat certainly gives you better OLED options and lets you get away from flat/curved apples to apples comparisons to make the evaluation harder.
I would agree it doesn’t make a huge difference though, when I had 2 32" 1800R I found it a fairly mild curvature at the distance it was, about 30-36" away at the back end of a desk, just beyond arm’s reach.
But studies do not yet support the statement that curved causes fatigue.
1 Like
What happened is the curved monitor trained my brain to see the curved image about 3 feet in front of my face, so I didn’t see a warped image closer or farther away than that.
I’ve been using a curved monitor for years and it’s had zero impact on how I see other screens.
3 Likes
I use a curved at home and a flat at work and haven’t had any issues.
2 Likes
Ill never use a flat monitor ever again. The eyestrain relief alone is enough to have one.
Bought my first curved ultrawide in 2016 and have been using one since. Zero issues.
1 Like
I’ve never bought into the curved monitor hype. I’m happy with a normal flat panel monitor.
I prefer curved, zero issues. Everyone’s eyes and visual anatomy differ, though. The warped experience probably has other factors that cause it as well.
Studies would have to be done like: size of your eyes, retinal damage, if you wear glasses/contacts, blue light sensitivity, lighting in your room, monitor settings, resolution, etc. A certain combination of these factors might be triggering it.