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    Making a backlight twice as bright with software.

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Phil, May 21, 2009.

  1. Phil

    Phil Retired

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    I never heard of this before: The tool Eeectl allows, for example, the Asus 1000HE to make the backlight twice as bright as normal.

    Without the tool the display is 174.7 cd/m² bright, with it's 318 cd/m². So without it's not suitable for outside, with the tool it is. The extra power consumption is 1.3 watt, so not too bad.

    Full description is in Notebookcheck's 1000HE review. (in german, google can translate)

    I wonder if such tools exist for other notebooks, like the Samsung NC10.
     
    Phil, May 21, 2009
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  2. whizzo

    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    http://cpp.in/dev/eeectl/

    only for Asus' EEE series so far, but it might work for other models too. worth a try if you're not worried about the warranty. the display brightness feature probably kills your LED backlights in the long run, so watch out :)
     
    whizzo, May 21, 2009
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  3. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    LED's should last a long time anyways.
     
    usapatriot, May 21, 2009
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