Everything looks better on a Mac

MacAddikt · MacAddikt #1 (**permalink**)

01-20-2003, 12:12 PM

Is it just me or does anyone come across this? I work on a WIN2K Pro machine at work and I also have a WinXP box here too and they both hurt my eyes after only a few hours. When i get home, it seems i can be on my mac for hours on end without straining or hurting my eyes at all. the lighting is actually better here at work than it is at home, and yet the Mac is still better.

rman · rman #2 (**permalink**)

01-20-2003, 02:46 PM

i agree

StealthMode · StealthMode #3 (**permalink**)

09-23-2003, 06:54 PM

I agree also, I can't stand using m pcs anymore because of the eye strain. I'd rather use my mac any day. And it's not because the res is to high either. I used to think my display was great, till I got my mac, then that all changed

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Graphite · Graphite #4 (**permalink**)

09-23-2003, 07:30 PM

I agree it just seems to flow so perfectly. The horizontal lines in aqua and brushed steal, both help your eyes. where as vertical lines would make your eye site try to close and center its points (causing eye strain)... though, I don't think Windows has vertical lines.. and i don't think apples eye pleasing qualities has anything to do with horizontal lines.

dziner · dziner #5 (**permalink**)

10-07-2003, 12:54 PM

Completely agree with all of you. I'm on WinXP at work and OS X at home. It's so nice and comforting to go home and look at everything on OS X. MS Word looks horrible on my PC, yet when I launch it on my Mac it looks very nice. Fonts look much nicer in OS X too. Even though I'm using XP - the folders still look the same way they did back in 98 or 95. You'd think they would update stuff.

StealthMode · StealthMode #6 (**permalink**)

10-10-2003, 01:31 AM

They did, all the icons look like candy now!

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chaotic light · chaotic light #7 (**permalink**)

01-02-2004, 07:57 AM

I really can't stand the new cartoony look of windows XP, despite the fact that I end up using windows machines more often. However, I wish OS X looked more like the new netscape. The new Netscape is sleek...high tech looking...beautiful. Dont get me wrong, OS X is nice. But being a sci-fi geek it looks more like a piece of designer art then it does a futuristic computer interface.

And when are we gonna have a 3d OS?

Murlyn · Murlyn #8 (**permalink**)

01-02-2004, 04:08 PM

But then we'll have artists saying, OS X is nice, but being an artist it looks like a sci-fi geeks paradise and I wish it looked more artsy. You can't please everyone I am afraid, but that's why there are programs like shapeshifter so that you can please yourself

chaotic light · chaotic light #9 (**permalink**)

01-02-2004, 07:50 PM

Shape shifter? Do enlighten me...

Murlyn · Murlyn #10 (**permalink**)

01-02-2004, 07:56 PM

This page can do better than I

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/13335

MacAddikt · MacAddikt #11 (**permalink**)

01-03-2004, 11:55 AM

theres also a thread about it here

Fahrvergnugen · Fahrvergnugen #12 (**permalink**)

01-04-2004, 04:30 PM

I found once I moved to an LCD monitor eyestrain decreased significantly (Win or Mac)...

JohnXE · JohnXE #13 (**permalink**)

02-19-2004, 09:51 PM

Sounds like you also might use a CRT at work and a flat panel at home. I use a flatpanel for both Mac and PC and neither bother me at all, but when I use a CRT it pisses me off to no end.

witeshark · witeshark #14 (**permalink**)

03-12-2004, 11:31 PM

I guess I have good eyes cause no monitor bothers me - but everything looks better on a Mac!

SogniX · SogniX #15 (**permalink**)

03-13-2004, 11:54 AM

Guys with eyestrain,
my guess is you are all using CRTs,
Try changing the refresh rate and doing a calibration on it.
Also stay away from cheap CRTs - there's a reason why they're so cheap. :p

My problem is that I think I need glasses!

rman #2 (permalink)
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Member Since: Jun 11, 2003 Location: Mount Vernon, WA Posts: 4,905 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro 2.6 GHz Core 2 Duo 4GB RAM OS 10.5.2	01-02-2004, 04:08 PM But then we'll have artists saying, OS X is nice, but being an artist it looks like a sci-fi geeks paradise and I wish it looked more artsy. You can't please everyone I am afraid, but that's why there are programs like shapeshifter so that you can please yourself ---> Join the Mac-Forums Folding team: use 37954 as your team number. View Mac-Forums Folding team statistics (More Info) Don't forget to use the User Reputation System
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Member Since: Jun 11, 2003 Location: Mount Vernon, WA Posts: 4,905 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro 2.6 GHz Core 2 Duo 4GB RAM OS 10.5.2	01-02-2004, 07:56 PM This page can do better than I http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/13335 ---> Join the Mac-Forums Folding team: use 37954 as your team number. View Mac-Forums Folding team statistics (More Info) Don't forget to use the User Reputation System
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MacAddikt #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 30, 2002 Location: Sunny So Cal Posts: 2,118 Mac Specs: G5•2x1.8•1.5•320•8x+/-	01-20-2003, 12:12 PM Is it just me or does anyone come across this? I work on a WIN2K Pro machine at work and I also have a WinXP box here too and they both hurt my eyes after only a few hours. When i get home, it seems i can be on my mac for hours on end without straining or hurting my eyes at all. the lighting is actually better here at work than it is at home, and yet the Mac is still better.
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Graphite #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 25, 2003 Location: Tropical Island, Jealous? Posts: 5,279 Mac Specs: MacPro 3.0Ghz 16GB RAM, 4x256 Vid, 30''cinema display	09-23-2003, 07:30 PM I agree it just seems to flow so perfectly. The horizontal lines in aqua and brushed steal, both help your eyes. where as vertical lines would make your eye site try to close and center its points (causing eye strain)... though, I don't think Windows has vertical lines.. and i don't think apples eye pleasing qualities has anything to do with horizontal lines.
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dziner #5 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	10-07-2003, 12:54 PM Completely agree with all of you. I'm on WinXP at work and OS X at home. It's so nice and comforting to go home and look at everything on OS X. MS Word looks horrible on my PC, yet when I launch it on my Mac it looks very nice. Fonts look much nicer in OS X too. Even though I'm using XP - the folders still look the same way they did back in 98 or 95. You'd think they would update stuff.
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StealthMode #6 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	10-10-2003, 01:31 AM They did, all the icons look like candy now! Stealth -
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chaotic light #7 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	01-02-2004, 07:57 AM I really can't stand the new cartoony look of windows XP, despite the fact that I end up using windows machines more often. However, I wish OS X looked more like the new netscape. The new Netscape is sleek...high tech looking...beautiful. Dont get me wrong, OS X is nice. But being a sci-fi geek it looks more like a piece of designer art then it does a futuristic computer interface. And when are we gonna have a 3d OS?
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chaotic light #9 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	01-02-2004, 07:50 PM Shape shifter? Do enlighten me...
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MacAddikt #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 30, 2002 Location: Sunny So Cal Posts: 2,118 Mac Specs: G5•2x1.8•1.5•320•8x+/-	01-03-2004, 11:55 AM theres also a thread about it here
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Fahrvergnugen #12 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	01-04-2004, 04:30 PM I found once I moved to an LCD monitor eyestrain decreased significantly (Win or Mac)...
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JohnXE #13 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	02-19-2004, 09:51 PM Sounds like you also might use a CRT at work and a flat panel at home. I use a flatpanel for both Mac and PC and neither bother me at all, but when I use a CRT it pisses me off to no end.
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witeshark #14 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 09, 2004 Location: Miami FL Posts: 2,860 Mac Specs: G4 1Ghz OS X 10.4.7	03-12-2004, 11:31 PM I guess I have good eyes cause no monitor bothers me - but everything looks better on a Mac!
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SogniX #15 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	03-13-2004, 11:54 AM Guys with eyestrain, my guess is you are all using CRTs, Try changing the refresh rate and doing a calibration on it. Also stay away from cheap CRTs - there's a reason why they're so cheap. :p My problem is that I think I need glasses!
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