How far should I sit from my monitor?

So I just picked up this 24-inch HDTV monitor, right? I’m sitting about five feet away from it and was wondering—is that actually gonna mess with my eyes or anything? Should I back up even further?

feralmarlin8 said:Just picked up a 24-inch HDTV monitor for my setup. I'm standing. I'm standing about five feet away from it right now—should I back up any further, or am I technically out of the danger zone?

Why bother standing up?🤷
Mine's a 24-inch setup too, though I’ve got it positioned about two and a half feet from my face. Honestly, if I didn't lean in closer to actually see anything, I'd be completely lost—turns out being legally blind makes for a pretty terrible ergonomic setup.🤷

fadedcrane36 said:Why the hell are you sitting so far back?🤷
Mine’s a 24-inch too, but I’m sitting maybe 30 inches away from the screen... and honestly, even then, I have to lean in because my eyesight is absolute garbage..🤷

Man, I don't know, I've got this 24-inch HDTV and you're probably using some old-school LCD. Seriously, when I was sitting too close to it, my eyes felt like they were actually gonna explode for two days straight. Once I backed off a bit, the pain finally stopped.