• bleistift2@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      10·
      2 days ago

      The guidelines in Germany say the first line of the screen should be 10cm (4 ½in) below your eyes. I find that uncomfortable, too.

          • MystikIncarnate@lemmy.caEnglish
            2·
            2 days ago

            I’m guessing, but it would logically follow that this is a callback to when computers used text-based interfaces. The old 80x25 character resolution.

            So the “first line” is the top 1/25th of the viewable screen (4%).

            A complete guess from me. I’ve been using computers since the late 80s and this is a new term to me too.

  • CatZoomies@lemmy.worldEnglish
    14·
    2 days ago

    Definitely not ergonomic as others have stated. In good practice when working at a desk (or even gaming), the top of the monitor should be at your eye level. Only your eyes should look downward, not your head. The monitor in general should be about one arm’s length distance from your body - this varies depending on monitor size, resolution, et cetera.

    From my personal anecdotal experience, while one would think that having the monitor’s center at eye level is great, it was uncomfortable during a long gaming session. I would crane my neck up to look at certain things on the UI at the top of the screen when I should have just glanced with my eyes. After I switched to the ergonomic method of having top of the monitor at eye level, it has dramatically improved my comfort and ergonomics.

    • tyler@programming.dev
      2·
      1 day ago

      The top of the monitor shouldn’t be at eye level. Two thirds up the monitor should be at eye level.

      • CatZoomies@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 day ago

        While there will always be variances that depend on the person, most hospitals and health providers recommend the top of the monitor to be at or below eye level.

        “Place the computer monitor straight in front of you, directly behind your keyboard, about an arm’s length away from your face. The monitor should be no closer to you than 20 inches (about 50 centimeters) and no further away than 40 inches (about 100 centimeters). The top of the screen should be at or slightly below eye level. If you wear bifocals, lower the monitor an additional 1 to 2 inches (about 2 to 5 centimeters) for more comfortable viewing.” Source: Mayo Clinic : Office Ergonomics - https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/office-ergonomics/art-20046169

  • Optional@lemmy.world
    5·
    2 days ago

    But srs 2-10 years of that and your herniated disc will explain why that’s a bad idea to you

  • SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world
    7·
    2 days ago

    I tried something like that position when I was younger and much more flexible but after developing calluses in weird places stopped doing that.

    • SolarMonkey@slrpnk.netEnglish
      4·
      2 days ago

      I used to as well. Sitting like a normal person is super uncomfortable for me; cross leg or bust.

      Then I invested in an old hospital bedside table kinda like the one below (the kind on wheels that you can raise and lower with a crank, paid like $10 for it at a thrift shop) and a comfortable chair (if I could afford a recliner I’d use that, instead I just use a regular big fluffy comefy chair).

      I’m still flexible enough to sit like that, but I’m too old for it to not be a terrible idea. The wheeled table allows for a lot more options for sitting abnormally, legs over the arms of the chair, even laying on the couch.

        • SolarMonkey@slrpnk.netEnglish
          4·
          2 days ago

          I’ve never heard of that, personally (and I’m ace-aro, in case you mean for me specifically, not super sure where that actually fits). For me I’m pretty sure it’s because I’m 2 standard deviations below average height for adult women, and furniture isn’t actually made for kids’ proportions, unless it’s for toddler-size kids. My feet don’t touch the ground in 90% of chairs, which puts uncomfortable pressure on the back of my legs, so I have a strong aversion to sitting normally. My short cousins are all the same way.

          I thought this was just the “nerd who spends all day at a computer coupled with a strong nonchalance toward proper etiquette” (possibly neurospicy) stereotype. I could be equally mistaken tho.