The forum background is perfect for cleaning screens

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the effectiveness of the Physics Forums background color for cleaning screens and assessing display quality. Participants share their experiences and observations regarding how the forum's grey tone interacts with screen imperfections.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Conceptual clarification, Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant notes that the grey tone of the forum is ideal for spotting smudges and assessing brightness uniformity on screens.
  • Another participant agrees, referring to it as a "life hack" for easily noticing screen imperfections.
  • A different participant suggests that the effectiveness may vary depending on the type of screen, indicating that smudges visible on a black background may not be as noticeable on the grey forum background.
  • This participant expresses that if they only viewed the forum, they would not feel the need to clean their screen.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree that the forum's background can help in identifying screen imperfections, but there is disagreement regarding its effectiveness across different screen types.

Contextual Notes

Participants' observations may depend on individual screen characteristics and personal experiences with display quality.

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It turns out the background grey tone on this forum is the perfect shade for cleaning screens. And assessing the brightness uniformity of your display panel. It lets you spot smudges and imperfections easily. I also spotted a dead pixel on my display that will forever annoy me until the end of time now that I know where it is.

Just open dev tools (F12), delete all the page content and press F11 to go full screen for a uniform grey background.
 
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It must depend on the type of screen. I see the gray PF background. But smudges that I see easily when my screen is black disappear completely when I'm looking at the PF.

If all I did was look at PF I'd never have to clean my screen.