Question about dream recall

[CookieMonster]

Hello, you guys . I've been lurking on this site for some weeks and recently i had my first two ld's. They were totally awesome Now, my question is, can a tv or a computer screen affect dream recall? Lately i have not been able to recall any dreams, so i searched for 'dream recall' on this site and read something about screens being bad for dream recall (I'm almost always on my pc before i go to sleep).

[Saturos]

I am pretty much always watching TV or on the computer before bed, and I don't find it has given me any problems.

[KingYoshi]

Yeah, on my laptop 24-7 (well almost). I'm on it just before bed every night and I leave it on throughout the night as well. It doesn't hamper my dream recall. The only problems that I find with a t.v. is sometimes, when I am in a lucid and my t.v. is turned up too loud I can still hear it in the background and that makes a connection with my normal body. This can cause for short lucids, or very fuzzy, unclear vision in my dreams. I certainly wouldn't think that watching t.v. or a computer screen before bed would effect your recall though. Good Luck to you!

[Bizarre Jester]

people say that it's bad to use the computer or watch tv an hour before bed. The main reason is you might lose track of time, and go to sleep 4 hours later. If you're on dream views, it might actually help.

[Snowy Egypt]

people say that it's bad to use the computer or watch tv an hour before bed. The main reason is you might lose track of time, and go to sleep 4 hours later. I've never heard that one before. Here's a question for you; Has being on the PC affected you? If it doesn't, then you're fine. Things like this vary. Like Saturous, I have no trouble with recall if I watch TV or if I'm on the computer before bed. The TV being on sometimes influences my dreams, so I find that it can help me.