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    XPS 1645 RGBLED screen momentary flicker?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by AtlasApollo, Mar 7, 2010.

  1. AtlasApollo

    AtlasApollo Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,

    I just received this machine, and so far so good.

    There is some screen behavior that has me a bit confused though and I'm hoping someone here might have thoughts or advice about it.

    Every now and again, the screen gets just a bit dimmer for just a very brief moment, not much, just a bit, and pretty quickly, and then comes back to normal. It almost looks like it wants to go into it's "power saving" mode or something, for a moment, and then back out.

    I'm not sure what to make of it...

    Please share your thoughts.

    Thanks,
    Mike
     
    AtlasApollo, Mar 7, 2010
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  2. Shonak

    Shonak Notebook Geek

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    Just realised this earlier this evening. I believe there is a thread on this already..RGB flickering or something like that.
     
    Shonak, Mar 7, 2010
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  3. AtlasApollo

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    Thank you! I will look for it...

    Are you having this also?
     
    AtlasApollo, Mar 7, 2010
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    Are you talking about the hole screen dimming after not using the mouse or kb for a few minutes? If so, that's a Windows setting.

    A lot of people have experienced a "flickering" backlight when not at 100% brightness.
     
    RootPhisher, Mar 7, 2010
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  5. AtlasApollo

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    Yeah, it looks like it "blinks" for a moment, though not fully to black, just a little bit, and once every so often. Is this the behaviour people are seeing?
     
    AtlasApollo, Mar 7, 2010
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    nikolay.t, Mar 8, 2010
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