i have tried Dark Screen for a bit and went back to f.lux. i find the "Halogen" presets works pretty good at night. the orange tint is there for a reason. apparently, exposure to 'blue light' is not good at night if you try to sleep. https://justgetflux.com/research.html
Adaptive brightness comes on all modern notebooks. Several utilities exist to do this to desktop monitors.
I was unable to get Dark Screen to install, so was unable to see if it actually did come with adware or it was a false positive.
Is there a consensus on a program? I'm still clicking on the battery icon of my laptop - Adjust screen brightness.
That's one of the reasons I still can't update to Win 8.1, I lose this feature among other more important things...
I just installed f.lux and will try it for a while. It looks like it only adjusts the color and not the brightness though. Is that correct? I wonder if there's an app that does both?
Yes, it makes colors more warm during night hours. EDIT: you can also use Alt-PageDown or Alt-PageUp to dim monitor.
I'm still using Dark Screen. Yesterday I tried ScreenBright and Display Tuner - two programs which supposedly can reduce backlighting (see post #28 ) - but both reported that my monitor is not supported.
Just curious, what settings do you f.lux users use for Daytime and At night settings? I'm currently running 5500k for Daytime and 5200k for At Night I am not too fond using too much of a Incandescent or Halogen look, but I do like that partial Warm color, rather than a super bright 6500k Cold color. My question is, Do you think my settings are good enough to conquer eye strain and the occasional headache?
Cause I'm a mouse guy. If I could type faster with an onscreen kb with a mouse I would. Since I'm a hunt & peck typist it's a close race.
I use F.lux and really like it. I use the Halogen/3400k setting for night and 5000k for day. I also have transition set to slow. It's definitely soothing to back off on the blue light in the evening.
I've been using F.lux (and Twilight for Android) for some time now. It definitely improves night time viewing, and I wouldn't be without it - switching it off at night as a test shows just how harsh a normal monitor can be. Since the question was posed, I use it on default settings and don't worry too much. Glad others discovered it on their own too. Why am I not surprised that MrBrian knew about it five years ago?
I just installed SunSetScreen. I like being able to set the brightness along with color warmth for day/night. SunSetScreen doesn't sync to the dawn/dusk cycle like f.lux. Instead you manually set when you want it to transition from night to day, etc, plus you can adjust the length of the transition time. F.lux has been working just fine for me. The only small issue is there's a noticeable jump when switching from night to day mode even though I have it set for a 60 minute transition. I'll see how SunSetScreen is in that regard.
only thing i dont like about Flux is that it was opening a connection to the internet iirc and i couldn't figure out how to shut it off. also i dont think it allowed you to turn off update checks.
I just tried SunsetScreen and I actually like it more than F.lux. My pluses about the program: 1. Color temperatures feel more natural than F.lux 2. No need for an install, it has a portable version 3. The developer constantly updates it 4. The developer is quick on email response. 5. The program is just as light as F.lux Only drawback (minor): 1. Manual settings are needed for it to transition from Night to Day (As Victek mentioned in post #44)
EDIT: After reading the thread fully, I see that my suggestion may not be the best for everyone since a lot of you like more features. This one is rather basic in that respect, but I prefer the simplicity. Best one, hands down. I apologize if it's already mentioned as I have not followed this thread. Night Mode For Windows (http://floatoverflow.blogspot.ca/2013/11/night-mode-for-windows.html) Prior to that, I used to find similar dark themes for Chrome, Thunderbird, Firefox, etc. Then, messing with different dark reading mode extensions, add on, etc. What a mess that was. Until I found Night Mode For Windows which is a simple tray app that you can choose percentage and covers all programs equally well. Problem solved. Although there are some nice suggestions within this thread that I have not heard of with more features, so I will try those out as well
One cool feature in F.lux is the option to click on the UI and have it go through a day/night cycle so you can see the impact of the settings; not really necessary, but cool nonetheless They both do a good job. By the way, can someone recommend a similar app for Android?
