Do you like it with the lights on...or off?
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Do you like it with the lights on...or off?
Watching movies, that is!
Call me crazy, but I absolutely can't stand watching a movie with all of the lights out (and that's not just because I'm occasionally taking notes!). Whether or not it's better for your eyes, I really prefer having a few smaller lights on during most any film...action, comedy, doesn't matter. How about you guys?
Call me crazy, but I absolutely can't stand watching a movie with all of the lights out (and that's not just because I'm occasionally taking notes!). Whether or not it's better for your eyes, I really prefer having a few smaller lights on during most any film...action, comedy, doesn't matter. How about you guys?
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no lights.
my TV is near my window, and I get kind of a glare/reflection which is sort of annoying
my TV is near my window, and I get kind of a glare/reflection which is sort of annoying
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Lights off. The darker the better. I don't mind watching regular TV with the lights on, but I hate watching movies that way. My set up is in the basement, so no light from any windows either. The more it's like a movie theatre, the better (well, except for morons yapping on their cell phones, or idiots kicking the back of my seat, of course!)
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I have an LCD projector, so it's always lights off, not necessarily by choice.
If I'm watching a tube TV, I prefer to watch comedies with lights on, and dramas and action movies with lights off. For some reason, comedies always seem funnier with the lights on.
If I'm watching a tube TV, I prefer to watch comedies with lights on, and dramas and action movies with lights off. For some reason, comedies always seem funnier with the lights on.
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Absolutely no light.
I've gotten to where I can't sit down to watch a movie anymore until it's dark outside as well - too much light coming in through the windows during the day.
I've gotten to where I can't sit down to watch a movie anymore until it's dark outside as well - too much light coming in through the windows during the day.
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You folks are crazy for leaving the lights on. Light off unless it's completely dimmed to a point where it's almost all dark.
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Softer lights work for me. I would like to go lights off all the way, but the black level of my monitor is horrible (I watch my movie on PC), and I don't think I'm going to watch my movie with no light unless I had front projection display.
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Originally posted by ToddSm66
Absolutely no light.
I've gotten to where I can't sit down to watch a movie anymore until it's dark outside as well - too much light coming in through the windows during the day.
Absolutely no light.
I've gotten to where I can't sit down to watch a movie anymore until it's dark outside as well - too much light coming in through the windows during the day.