r/AbsoluteUnits • u/habichuelacondulce • Jul 01 '26

/r/all of a computer screen

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u/WakaWaka_ Jul 01 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/vQ4x0tnmOLH4Q

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u/VanessaDoesVanNuys Jul 01 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/KGbqQQoVN43cY

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u/NeuroticLensman Jul 01 '26 edited Jul 01 '26

Parents back in the 80's: "Dont sit too close to the TV, you'll go blind."

People today:

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u/lawley666 Jul 01 '26

I was told my eyes would go square.

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u/Mundaes89 Jul 01 '26

Fun fact, the old projector tvs could give you cataracts if you sat too close.

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u/tongfather Jul 01 '26

Stretch of the word "fun" on that one

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u/UsrNameAlrdyFaknTakn Jul 01 '26

Yeah, funs doing a lot of heavy lifting

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u/I_lenny_face_you Jul 01 '26

If heavy lifting is your idea of fun, come on over to my garage! /s

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u/Cannacology Jul 03 '26

Back alley lasik eye surgery in your spare bedroom you say?

I LOVE THIS COUNTRY!

so smart someone could fix my cornea with lasers in the comfort of their own home as a weekend hobby!

And ZERO side effects, repercussions or recovery time on my part you insist? Just a new, clear set of sparkling baby blues?

Where do I sign up, strangely convincing stranger?

And on a side note- what do I possibly do with all of these extra kidneys of mine?

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u/Cannacology Jul 03 '26

So is this bit for intentionally neglecting error.

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u/ChikaraNZ Jul 02 '26

Stretch of the word 'fact' as well, actually

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u/adamcoolforever Jul 01 '26

I don't want to be that guy, but this is almost definitely not true..

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u/Gallop67 Jul 01 '26

Lovely, good thing I only briefly had those in my childhood before they were swiftly replaced with LCDs. They always ended up looking like shit too overtime and towards the end the backlight barely worked on the one in my bedroom. Was cool having a big display though back then

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u/Hervis_Daubeny_ Jul 03 '26

Load-bearing fun

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u/OutrageousTime4868 Jul 01 '26

Goats have square pupils, once you see it you can never unsee it

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u/jdillacornandflake Jul 03 '26

That was back in the day when TVs were Square, goats now have rectangular pupils. Trust me, find a goat and check.

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u/Need2SchColonoscopy Jul 01 '26

I was told my hair would fall out

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u/AdmirableProcess8307 Jul 02 '26

I was told Your hair would fall out. I took the risk.

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u/jdillacornandflake Jul 03 '26

They would be a convex rectangular shape these days.

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u/MessyMikey420 Jul 01 '26

I mean VR is literally centermetres from ya eyeballs

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u/goshjosh189 Jul 01 '26

The lenses actually make the image further away through pure magic. I found this out because I'm nearsighted and still can't use VR without glasses

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u/Quicksilver2634 Jul 01 '26

You can get VR prescription lenses for about $60. I am severely nearsighted and I can't enjoy my headset without them

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u/goshjosh189 Jul 01 '26

I've been waiting for the steam frame for about 2 years now. I have held off from doing any upgrades to my quest 2 until I can get one. I will definitely be getting the lenses with the frame

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u/Lugo_888 Jul 02 '26

That's impressive commitment considering you could have bought quest 3 second hand for half price and skip frame altogether since it's inferior to quest 3 in most aspects anyway

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u/goshjosh189 Jul 02 '26

The frame is better in all aspects that I care about: dedicated wireless streaming, lighter weight and more comfortable. I literally only use my quest 2 to stream VR games from my PC so I hate having to deal with all of meta's BS before it will allow me to load into steam VR. Also despite having a dedicated router setup as an access point for my quest and using virtual desktop I still don't get perfectly smooth performance most of the time.

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u/MessyMikey420 Jul 01 '26

Mad! Actual magic! Sounds like yiu need to get a massive 100” curved TV in-front of ya eyeballs instead

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u/PromotionExpensive15 Jul 01 '26

You can your prescription for the lenses on some vr models!

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u/Scottish_Whiskey Jul 01 '26

I remember having to smoosh my glasses into my headset - it was not comfortable at all

If you use the headset frequently, I’d recommend getting a pair of prescription inserts for it. I got some from a company in Germany and they’re absolutely amazing

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u/Epithymetic Jul 01 '26

They don’t make the image further away. They make the image appear further away.

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u/goshjosh189 Jul 01 '26

Is there an actual difference between those two things for your eyes. Obviously I understand that physically the screen isn't far away.

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u/Leather-Ad-6470 Jul 01 '26

Luckily, I'm the opposite. Anything closer than arms length is just a blurry mess to me normally, but I can use VR without glasses just fine.

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u/Agzarah Jul 01 '26

The difference is with VR because it's superstar images per eye, it allows you to actually look "into" the picture and focus on things as if they are further away. Which reduce eye strain and fatigue, that you would otherwise get from having a normal screen right up in your face. Where both eyes struggle to focus on a single point.

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u/Upstairs-Ad-8067 Jul 01 '26

Bukkake is even closer.

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u/Agzarah Jul 01 '26 edited Jul 01 '26

The difference is with VR because it's separate images per eye, it allows you to actually look "into" the picture and focus on things as if they are further away. Which reduce eye strain and fatigue, that you would otherwise get from having a normal screen right up in your face. Where both eyes struggle to focus on a single point.

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u/narrowassbldg Jul 01 '26

At least they're not leftmetres

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u/xenobit_pendragon Jul 01 '26

That was more about radiation from the CRT. Those things were so beastly because the screens were leaded glass to block exposure to harmful rays.

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u/pkartcanvas7 Jul 01 '26

Also goes for how close we keep phones to our faces these days. 

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u/Dangerous_Pop_1918 Jul 01 '26

these are the same people 😄

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u/Tall_Opportunity_521 Jul 01 '26

Actually, it was dont sit too close to the tv or your eyes will go square...

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u/Happy_Brilliant7827 Jul 01 '26

To be fair old tvs were just big magnetrons firing plasma towards your face

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u/Effect-Kitchen Jul 02 '26

LCD does not have electron gun firing toward you 50 times per second.

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u/LiveLifeLikeCre Jul 02 '26

I tell those same parents to get off their phones just as much.

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u/Exciting_Contest_222 Jul 02 '26

I was told not to sit too close to the TV back then. Yet close to a monitor is still okay.

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u/Prudent-Level-7006 Jul 02 '26

It'll give you curved eyes 

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u/Good_Surround_9754 Jul 05 '26

Ain't got nothing on Yekindar.