How to Position Bias Lights to Eliminate Glare and Mirror Reflections
Stray light bounces off glossy screens and causes headaches. How to aim LED strips and diffuse backlights for pristine optical contrast.
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Placing ambient lights in front of or directly overhead of your monitor causes blinding glare reflections on the screen glass. Proper bias illumination must be cast exclusively behind the monitor plane.
1. The Physics of Bias Illumination
Illuminating the wall directly behind your display raises the ambient room luminance to match the screen's average brightness, preventing pupil dilation fatigue.
2. Preventing Wall Hotspots
Mount LED strips at least 5cm inward from the monitor edges so light diffuses softly across the wall rather than creating harsh, distracting bright spots.
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