[thelist] [ot] what is Color Temperature ?

> Although I have never heard of a knob or setting on a monitor that can
> adjust CT, perhaps what your co-worker meant that some setting on your
> monitor can change the quality of light emitted from it to a warmer,
> less harsh and less glaring quality.
> 
> in layman's terms, i think you could reduce the wear on you eyes with
> the brightness and contrast knob.

Actually I was playing around with the monitor here (newer Gateway) after reading the initial post and in fact I can adjust "color temperature" between 5000K and 9240K.  the lower setting gives the monitor more of a red/warm feel and the higher setting gifves it more of a blue/sharp feel.

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