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How close do you sit to your monitor?
2006-07-07, 8:18 PM #1
I'm just wanting to get a general idea how close people sit in relation to your monitor, just sitting in a normal position, and if you sit closer or further away when you play video games or do other tasks. I've noticed that if I sit closer to the monitor during gaming, I usually do better, but that might just be coincedence. Other than that, I sit a little further away when I'm just surfing.
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2006-07-07, 8:19 PM #2
I slouch back. Maybe about 2 feet away.
2006-07-07, 8:25 PM #3
Originally posted by JudgeDredd:
I'm just wanting to get a general idea how close people sit in relation to your monitor, just sitting in a normal position, and if you sit closer or further away when you play video games or do other tasks. I've noticed that if I sit closer to the monitor during gaming, I usually do better, but that might just be coincedence. Other than that, I sit a little further away when I'm just surfing.

I pretty much do the same, sit close for games or programming, lean back (usually) if it's not important
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2006-07-07, 8:38 PM #4
Originally posted by Rob:
I slouch back. Maybe about 2 feet away.


I quoted Rob.

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2006-07-07, 8:39 PM #5
I like being up close and personal. So I can kiss it. Hmm hmm. *kissles*
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2006-07-07, 8:39 PM #6
i sit avg. at a desk, but since its a laptop I always bring it into bed and just laydown while I check myspace and here and my mail and just general stuff. i mean it feels like the same distance if i was sitting, so I dont think its so bad, cuz at least im comfy this way...*years later when I go semi blind, i'll look back at this*
2006-07-07, 8:43 PM #7
I sometimes slouch forward for some reason when I'm drawing or typing something. Maybe about 2 feet away though most of the time.
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2006-07-07, 9:21 PM #8
I just measured...2 feet on the dot.
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2006-07-07, 9:23 PM #9
Technically you should be at arm's length from the monitor for health reasons but I tend to get a little too close when doing something like graphic design or when reading something.
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2006-07-07, 9:25 PM #10
It's sad to think how many hours of my life I must have spent (and will spend) sitting in front of a computer, staring at a screen. Kinda scary, to think about all the other things I could have done.
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2006-07-07, 9:49 PM #11
Originally posted by SavageX378:
Technically you should be at arm's length from the monitor for health reasons but I tend to get a little too close when doing something like graphic design or when reading something.



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2006-07-07, 9:54 PM #12
foot and a half, or two


i can make a fist and put it flat to the monitor while having a straight arm
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2006-07-07, 10:19 PM #13
I use a tv, so I can sit on my bed and use my computer...

...

Of course I'm kidding. But I'm like, 1-1 1/2 feet from my monitor at all times.
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2006-07-07, 10:25 PM #14
Around 2 feet
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2006-07-07, 10:28 PM #15
1 1/2 to 2 ft away.
2006-07-07, 10:59 PM #16
About 0.5 metres away.
2006-07-07, 11:01 PM #17
.002332 miles
2006-07-07, 11:17 PM #18
depends what i'm doing. gaming, depends on the game. some i'm close(example - Tiger Woods, but thats mostly cause i over exaggerate my "swing," so i need more reach with the mouse.) some i'm far(example - Oblivion.)

browsing i'm generally leaned back, say 2.5 feet, sometimes three. if i'm tired, and trying to read something, like 1 foot or less.

working in photoshop, 1-1.5 feet.
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2006-07-07, 11:32 PM #19
According to this... thing...

80 centimeters.
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2006-07-07, 11:34 PM #20
Originally posted by Uberslug:
1 1/2 to 2 ft away.

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2006-07-07, 11:36 PM #21
probably 2-3 feet.
2006-07-08, 3:38 AM #22
[QUOTE=Uberslug and Freelancer]1 1/2 to 2 ft away.[/QUOTE]

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2006-07-08, 4:03 AM #23
Originally posted by genk:
foot and a half, or two


i can make a fist and put it flat to the monitor while having a straight arm

I like this measuring technique, and I'm the same distance.
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2006-07-08, 5:10 AM #24
Nose squished against Monitor.

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2006-07-08, 5:29 AM #25
between half a foot and three feet.

my chair is swingy.
2006-07-08, 7:57 AM #26
Usually slouched back when reading or other unimportant stuff, because it's a nice comfy leather swivel chair. The tips of my fingers can just brush the screen from where I am now. When I'm gaming I'll lean forward, though. I feel disconnected from the action if I'm not close to the screen. Same goes for console gaming, too. I've always got a little pool of slack controller wire by my feet.
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2006-07-08, 9:22 AM #27
Originally posted by maevie:
I like this measuring technique, and I'm the same distance

My fist is about half a foot away if I do that. I like to lean back and relax :)
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2006-07-08, 10:53 AM #28
3.2596589650985904869045860506459086409865094 feet.
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2006-07-08, 12:09 PM #29
Somewhere between 2 and 3 feet. I can put my arm out and still not reach the monitor with my fingers outstretched.
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