blink41 Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Hi guys, I've successfully installed leo on my pc, but the only thing is that it hurts my eyes. I explain : my flat panel is a low cost one, and if I adjust the brightness and contrast on it, it just makes the colours worse, so I found a solution : I set the brightness to 0% and the contrast to 0% in the nvidia control panel, but it's just on windows. Since this control panel doesn't exist on the mac, I can't adjust the brightness and contrast to get good colours. I played with the calibration settings, and I found some settings that doesn't hurt my eyes, but the colours are really really horrible !!! If you guys could recommend me some "tools" that can do the same as the nvidia control panel on windows, I guess it would save my poor eyes... I just started the computer 10 mins ago, and it already hurts ! Thx in advance ! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/149850-it-hurts-my-eyes/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawiinci Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Hi guys,I've successfully installed leo on my pc, but the only thing is that it hurts my eyes. I explain : my flat panel is a low cost one, and if I adjust the brightness and contrast on it, it just makes the colours worse, so I found a solution : I set the brightness to 0% and the contrast to 0% in the nvidia control panel, but it's just on windows. Since this control panel doesn't exist on the mac, I can't adjust the brightness and contrast to get good colours. I played with the calibration settings, and I found some settings that doesn't hurt my eyes, but the colours are really really horrible !!! If you guys could recommend me some "tools" that can do the same as the nvidia control panel on windows, I guess it would save my poor eyes... I just started the computer 10 mins ago, and it already hurts ! Thx in advance ! system preferences - display - colours - calibrate (words could be different) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/149850-it-hurts-my-eyes/#findComment-1059863 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blink41 Posted January 28, 2009 Author Share Posted January 28, 2009 That's what I did, but I end up with crappy colours, the colours are totally different from windows ! Thanks anyway ! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/149850-it-hurts-my-eyes/#findComment-1059875 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konami® Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Try also Shades, it is a pretty cool application to control the brightness of your monitor. Read More About it Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/149850-it-hurts-my-eyes/#findComment-1059886 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blink41 Posted January 28, 2009 Author Share Posted January 28, 2009 maclancer, thank you for answer, but I'm running it, and I can't get a good result... That's really strange !! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/149850-it-hurts-my-eyes/#findComment-1059906 Share on other sites More sharing options...
icemanzh Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Hi guys,I've successfully installed leo on my pc, but the only thing is that it hurts my eyes. I explain : my flat panel is a low cost one, and if I adjust the brightness and contrast on it, it just makes the colours worse, so I found a solution : I set the brightness to 0% and the contrast to 0% in the nvidia control panel, but it's just on windows. Since this control panel doesn't exist on the mac, I can't adjust the brightness and contrast to get good colours. I played with the calibration settings, and I found some settings that doesn't hurt my eyes, but the colours are really really horrible !!! If you guys could recommend me some "tools" that can do the same as the nvidia control panel on windows, I guess it would save my poor eyes... I just started the computer 10 mins ago, and it already hurts ! Thx in advance ! Try through Universal Access in System Preferences, maybe you can at least get a temporary solution... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/149850-it-hurts-my-eyes/#findComment-1059925 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blink41 Posted January 28, 2009 Author Share Posted January 28, 2009 Just tried it, and it only allows me to set a higher contrast, what a shame, all I want is a lower contrast ! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/149850-it-hurts-my-eyes/#findComment-1060038 Share on other sites More sharing options...
osx86ho Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Along qith adjusting your actuall settings on the monitor try the calibaration once again, this time paying close attention to the gamma setting. Usre the calibaration wizrad to give you a darker picture n ot just a calibarted picture of what it should look like. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/149850-it-hurts-my-eyes/#findComment-1060207 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blink41 Posted January 29, 2009 Author Share Posted January 29, 2009 Thanks, but I made a lot of different profiles, and none of them give good results. The good point is that it doesn't hurt my eyes, but the colour are ugly Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/149850-it-hurts-my-eyes/#findComment-1060876 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zapzupnz Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Thanks, but I made a lot of different profiles, and none of them give good results. The good point is that it doesn't hurt my eyes, but the colour are ugly System Preferences > Display > Color > Calibrate ... BUT! Set Expert Mode. Then you have no excuse for ugly colours, because it lets you define them. :-) Expert Mode, remember it. And if you still have problems, you're not doin' it right. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/149850-it-hurts-my-eyes/#findComment-1063396 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blink41 Posted January 31, 2009 Author Share Posted January 31, 2009 Thank you, I tried the expert mode, and I can get good colors and everything, but still, it hurts my eyes. I'm sure that is because of my screen, it doesn't do this on another screen. Thanks anyway ! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/149850-it-hurts-my-eyes/#findComment-1063526 Share on other sites More sharing options...
westwaerts Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 if your screen is as horrible, as you describe it here, its a case for repair or replace. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/149850-it-hurts-my-eyes/#findComment-1066239 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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