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The best tip I ever got (other than to use f.lux at all) was to set it to 5800K during the day. It's an almost unnoticeable difference, but makes a huge improvement in reducing my eyestrain.


I've found the lower the value the better for reducing eyestrain. Slowly lowering it down in about 100K chunks it doesn't take long to get used to each step. I currently have mine at 4900/4200 (day/night).


Why so high at night? I do fine with candle setting at 1900K (though I turn my brightness up a notch from lowest).


The night value hasn't bothered me so I haven't given it much thought. I set it to that value when I first started using it as lower just looked weird at that time. I should probably try lower values at night and see if it effects my sleep.


My low setting makes me feel old. 3800 day / 2800 night. However, this is redshift (Linux), not sure it translates 1 to 1.


The new eyestrain preset is 5900K, so good call.


Where do I find that? I'm using the latest f.lux but I can't find all the new features...


Not sure if other platforms are different, but it's here at least on Windows:

https://i.imgur.com/7HWJvMb.png


Fascinating. On my Mac only have a few of those:

http://imgur.com/wycKzdS


Nice, just tried this. It reminds me of the "comfort view" tint on my phone that I forget is on over time.


Setting it to 5700-5800 seems to have made a noticeable a big difference to me, as I'm plugging into my monitor at home right away my screen had less of a bite.


Thanks for this! I just changed the setting and my eyes immediately felt less strained.


I just did this and I have to say I felt my eyes relax a little, and it looks the same. Thanks.




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