Archive for the ‘Monitor Topics’ Category
Thursday, September 6th, 2012
Working with side by side monitors? Want to keep onlookers from viewing sensitive information on your screen? Or, are you simply tired of dealing with too much glare on your screen? For anyone in need of some serious anti glare protection, the Photodon Adjustable Angle Dual Monitor Hood will effectively block overhead and side lighting. Great for anyone doing intensive computer work: CAD/CAM professionals, photographers, web designers, data entry workers, or anyone with a need to drastically reduce screen glare.
Measuring 8.25 inches deep and fully adjustable from straight across to a 45-degree angle, this hood provides the ultimate anti glare and privacy solution. And it looks great too! The hood is made from durable high-density fiberboard and has reinforced plastic edging for a sleek, professional appearance.
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Benefits of the Photodon Adjustable Angle Dual Monitor Hood:
- Reduces screen glare
- Protects private information in public places
- Reduces eye fatigue
- Shades from room or window lighting
- Customizable to meet your needs
- Professional design
- Easy removal when needed
- Keeps your screens cleaner from dust
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Friday, December 23rd, 2011
Protect your new device screen from scratches with a Photodon Screen Protector before it gets scratched or damaged. Photodon has the highest quality anti glare or crystal clear films available on the market today or will be able to custom cut to your screen no matter what size screen you have.
Fingerprints on your screen can be annoying and distort the screen image. Cleaning your screen is easy with quality screen cleaner and a Microfiber Cloth from Photodon screen care products.
When the sun shines brightly on your computer monitor, making it difficult to see your screen, we have your device covered. Block the light with a Monitor Hood from Photodon. We have both laptop and traditional computer monitor hoods to fit your needs.
You can minimize those annoying static electric shocks when touching a light switch your pet or another person with Staticide Anti Static Spray from the Photodon web site.
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Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011
Block ambient lighting from reflecting off your display with a computer monitor hood!
If you’re in an office setting where the over head lighting can be a little too much, or you sit too close to a window, a monitor hood is a great solution to reduce the glare from reflecting off of your computer screen. A hood is also a great idea for photographers for color calibrating!
A hood also helps keep private information safe from on lookers!
Testing facilities, schools, airports, hospitals, banks, doctors’ offices, anywhere keeping sensitive information on a computer screen will benefit from the privacy a monitor hood offers!
Choose from Apple Monitor Hoods or our Universal Monitor Hoods.
If you have a special monitor set up, we can work with you to build a custom monitor hood!
Learn more about Computer Monitor Hoods!
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Helpful Tips:
To help cut down on screen glare, arrange your monitor perpendicular from windows.
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I’m outta here for now! Thanks for reading!
~Lisa Marie (Photodon’s Social Butterfly)~
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Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
Monitor Hood Benefits:
- 1.) Creating a shaded environment helps to achieve screen color consistency for accurate and reliable color calibration for color-critical applications such as computer graphics and desktop publishing. Photodon monitor hoods mentioned in Photo Techniques Magazine, Sept/Oct 2003, article “Calibrating the Digital Darkroom”
- 2.) Most office environments are lit from above with fluorescent lights, which are great for the reading of paper documents. The same lighting causes screen image washout and a loss of screen contrast. The monitor hood is most effective in reducing this type of ambient (surrounding) light and creates a shaded environment.
- 3.) Light streaming in through windows can cause screen washout, depending on monitor position. Screen washout may only occur for a few minutes a day but sometimes lasts for up to several hours. The length and quality of washouts can change daily and with the shifting of the seasons.
- 4.) A monitor hood provides privacy, especially in areas where computers are side by side, such as in libraries, computer labs, cyber-cafes, classrooms and the workplace. Also, in an area where sensitive materials and documents are handled, such as banks and law offices, a hood will keep confidential information secure in sensitive environments.
- 5.) Reducing the amount of glare on your screen can help reduce eyestrain. Because the eyes play such a large roll in processing information for the screen viewer, any reduction in screen glare can have health benefits including a reduction in eyestrain, fatigue and headaches.
We offer adjustable Monitor Hoods which can be customized to fit your specific needs. We also offer many Hoods to fit iMac, Apple Cinemas, and Hoods for laptops. Visit our Monitor Hood page for more information or to make a purchase. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us! Remember that we’re FaceBook so find our Fan Page and we’re also on Twitter now so feel free to follow us!
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Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
You can check screen surface reflections by looking into your screen with the monitor off. These reflections, which include an image of yourself, can obscure the screen image you want to see, causing unnecessary distractions. Observe and implement as many of these glare reduction ideas as possible:
- Wear darker clothing. Lighter colored clothing reflects more light, creating a reflection on the screen.
- Place the monitor so that the brightest light sources are off to the side and not directly behind the user.
- Close shades or curtains.
- Turn off overhead lights or any lights that are directly behind the user.
- An individual task light may replace other lights, but be sure that it does not shine onto the screen or your eyes.
- A glare-reducing screen is also an option but be sure it does not affect the overall screen brightness, especially of the on screen whites. Or, if you’re concerned about color calibration, make sure the screen isn’t tinted.
- Tilting the screen slightly downward also helps in reducing reflections but may not be ergonomically correct, unless you raise the monitor up.
- A hood, such as the one offered by Photodon, is a great solution, especially if reducing the amount of light is not possible. (thought I might just throw that in.) A hood can effectively reduce the amount of ambient light from the sides and above from reaching the surface of the screen.
Visit our website for even more ways to help reduce bothersome screen glaring. We offer many sizes of Screen Protective Films, (available in Anti-Glare) and Monitor Hoods.
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Monday, January 18th, 2010
Doctors who specialize in Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) can be found at www.doctorergo.com. This site offers a comprehensive test that asks you questions about your viewing habits and environment, then gives you suggestions to correct any problem areas.
You may not have the correct screen resolution set for your monitor. Consult your owner’s manual and adjust, if needed.
Remember to get up and walk away every now and again! Give your eyes and head a break for a while.
It’s also a good idea to lift your gaze or change your focal point to a more distant object for short, frequent periods. Focus on a picture on the wall (at least a few feet away) or out a window for about 20seconds every 20 minutes.
The color green is said to be a restful color for the eyes to look at. Maybe keep something green on your desk or maybe use a desktop background with green in it.
Don’t forget to blink! It’s important to keep your eyes moistened to help avoid strain and of course drying out.
Please keep in mind that these are only suggestions! We hope that this information was helpful to you.
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Friday, January 8th, 2010
Some screens have the ARAG® (anti-glare) treatment. This specially formulated anti-reflection, anti-glare screen treatment uses a multi-layer process to refract unwanted light away from the user while maintaining the highest quality display image. If you have a highly reflective screen you may want to consider antiglare film which is available at Photodon.com.
An older monitor may become dim and/or out of calibration. Check the manual or monitor calibration software.
If you are running Windows XP, ClearType delivers improved font display quality over traditional forms of font smoothing or anti-aliasing. Clear Type improves readability on color LCD displays with a digital interface, such as those in laptops and high-quality flat panel displays. Readability on CRT screens can also be somewhat improved. I have used it on my CRT flat screen with a noted improvement. In fact, I can read without my glasses. This is a feature of Windows XP that needs to be turned on and then tuned to your needs. It can be done online in your browser window. Just go to Microsoft Page and follow the instructions. It really is simple.
Proper posture and equipment setup are essential to good ergonomics. Use the guidelines from Cornell University, Work-station Ergonomics Check List
to evaluate your situation.
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Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
Staring at a monitor screen for hours on end can be irritating to your eyes causing headaches, fatigue and eye strain. We would like to suggest some helpful tips to make viewing your computer screen a little less of a chore and maybe even help you to be a bit more productive.
A clean screen is easier and more enjoyable to view than a dirty one. Proper cleaning is important, and Photodon offers quality cleaning solutions and microfiber cloths.
Some of the new monitors are overly bright making it hard to view for long periods. Try reducing the screen brightness.
Check the refresh rate of your monitor as it may not be high enough. This will cause a screen flicker which will cause a lot of extra eye strain.
The new flat screen technology helps you head off a lot of problems. With a flat screen, reflection is not as much of a problem, as any light source at extreme angles will reflect away from the viewer. In areas where there are many bright sources of light, a flat screen is a godsend; however a monitor hood will still improve screen image consistency especially in color critical applications.
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