do you do it with the lights on?

**jeh** · 02-13-2005, 06:55 AM

do you watch your movies with some light on in the room or do you prefer total darkness?

i watch all movies on the projector so i prefer total darkness in the room.

**bamputin** · 02-13-2005, 08:08 AM

easier with the lights on ..

**bikeman** · 02-13-2005, 08:18 AM

My wife likes the lights on. I like the lights off. Guess which one we do.

David

**curtis** · 02-13-2005, 08:55 AM

In the very least.....with the lights dimmed.

**Cliff_L** · 02-13-2005, 09:18 AM

Is there any truth to the old wives tale that "watching TV w/the lights off is bad for your eyes?"

In any case, in addition to a ceiling fan w/a light fixture, we have some recessed lighting in the four corners of our room so that's what I usually keep on while watching TV/movies. It almost provides for an indirect lighting kind of feeling in the room.

**Eddie Horton** · 02-13-2005, 09:27 AM

When we're just sitting around watching TV the lights stay on, but when it's movie time they get turned off.

**Ben_Wood** · 02-13-2005, 09:56 AM

Ditto what Eddie said.

**Kpt_Krunch** · 02-13-2005, 01:03 PM

We need a dimmer option here. I installed a dimmer switch when I wired the lights in and the lights are not 'off', but you certainly couldn't read by them either (including finding things on a remote control).

So, I voted lights on, but it's a lot closer to dark than light

**bamputin** · 02-13-2005, 10:17 PM

i think there is some truth to that wive's tale. something about retina and too much contrast?

**jamesg** · 02-14-2005, 01:18 PM

Found this link, FWIW.

More research to be done....

http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_105.html

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