My TV irritates and bothers my eyes and I suffer from something called Cluster Headaches. The headaches come and go over the years and are back. They're back...I had not had them for a couple years and then I purchased my first HDTV in May. I have had 3 different Panasonic Plasmas, a 42" ST30 and (2) 50" ST30 and now a Samsung 51" D7000. All these TV's have made my eyes feel bad when I look at them. I sit about 8 feet from the TV. I have tried lowering the contrast, sharpness,playing with the brighness and moving the couch back further etc. I have Direct TV- I've even tried lowering the resolution on Direct TV to 780 instead of 1080i. It helped a little but not enough.
I always have lights on when I watch TV at night and never watch in a dark room at night so suggesting backlights are not going to help me. That is not the issue. The TV bothers my eyes during daytime when the sun is out and the room is not dark.
What TV should I try now? LCD? Is it Direct TV HD causing this or is it that High Definition bothers my eyes no matter what form?
My Dad and my Father in Law both have TVs that don't bother my eyes. Dad's is a 780 resolution LG LCD TV through the cable company's fake High def and my Father in Laws TV is a Magnavox LCD through Uverse. Their Tv's don't bother my eyes...
By the way, I went to my Optometrist and got a new prescription for glasses, and I went to my Neurologist because my Cluster headaches have returned and he suggested for the eye irritation that I get glasses that shield my eyes from infrared. I ordered some glasses but they have not arrived yet.
What would you do if you were me? I can't give up HDTV even though my wife suggests going back to the old 32"CRT in the bedroom..Yuck!!!


I always have lights on when I watch TV at night and never watch in a dark room at night so suggesting backlights are not going to help me. That is not the issue. The TV bothers my eyes during daytime when the sun is out and the room is not dark.
What TV should I try now? LCD? Is it Direct TV HD causing this or is it that High Definition bothers my eyes no matter what form?
My Dad and my Father in Law both have TVs that don't bother my eyes. Dad's is a 780 resolution LG LCD TV through the cable company's fake High def and my Father in Laws TV is a Magnavox LCD through Uverse. Their Tv's don't bother my eyes...
By the way, I went to my Optometrist and got a new prescription for glasses, and I went to my Neurologist because my Cluster headaches have returned and he suggested for the eye irritation that I get glasses that shield my eyes from infrared. I ordered some glasses but they have not arrived yet.
What would you do if you were me? I can't give up HDTV even though my wife suggests going back to the old 32"CRT in the bedroom..Yuck!!!